House Unit UKs Cabinet Post on Urban Affairs
Washington administration wins a point as the House Government Operations Committee clears a bill to create a cabinet level Department of Housing and Urban Affairs by a 20 to 8 vote. Rep Ogden Reid of New York joins 19 Democrats in support while some Republicans privately expect passage. The plan would elevate the Housing and Home Finance Agency to a cabinet post and empower the chair to guide metropolitan policy and aid states cities and counties. Robert C Weaver, head of the agency, is eyed for the post, a job Kennedy suggested in 1960.
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House Government Operations Committee
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Housing and Home Finance Agency
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Robert C. Weaver
Department For Housing and Urban Affairs
Webb & Knapp Stock Trading Halted by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended all trading yesterday in Webb & Knapp Inc a financially troubled real estate firm. The order affects over the counter trading and trading on the Boston Stock Exchange and covers Roosevelt Field Inc a subsidiary. The firm controlled by William Zeckendorf has faced cash flow problems for over a year.
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Webb & Knapp Securities
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Webb & Knapp
USW Won't Use 3 P.C. Guideline For Wage Talks
USW president-elect J W Abel said the Johnson administration report on steel productivity should not bind wage talks to a 3 percent rise. Abel, who defeated incumbent David J McDonald, urged negotiators to weigh higher living costs alongside productivity. The CAE report suggested major steel producers could support a 3 percent wage increase without price hikes.
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David J. McDonald
Council of Economic Advisers
Gasoline Price Wars debated at FTC hearings
Washington UPI reports two starkly opposing views at FTC hearings on gasoline marketing. Blaine J. Yarrington of AmericanQi Co. called the price wars vigorous competition. Roland Rodman of APCO Ol Corp. argued major companies curb independents, with joint ownership abroad and domestically. Yarrington claimed proposed rules would aid small producers seeking market share.
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