Senate votes for two price milk bill in major shift
The Senate approved the two price milk bill 45 to 33, allowing farmers to set marketing area allotments and receive premiums for within allotment milk and lower prices for excess. Proxmire argued it would not raise prices, while Keating warned it would lift consumer costs and reduce demand. The measure faces uncertain House action.
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Senate
New England
Keatting
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Department of Agriculture
Harrison A. Williams
D-Mj
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Samuel 8. Stratton
D-N-Y
Sen
Keating
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Tax deduction for students sent to governor
Both branches of the legislature gave final approval and sent to the governor a bill permitting parents of full time college students over 18 to claim a 400 dollar deduction on their state income taxes.
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Boston
UPI
Detroit Mafia’s $200 Million Annual Reach Revealed
Police Commissioner George C. Edwards testified before a Senate subcommittee that Detroit mobsters gross about 150 million yearly from rackets with at least 50 million more in infiltrated legitimate businesses. He noted 69 gangland killings since 1927 and linked Detroit’s structure to the nationwide Cosa Nostra, while denying reliance on Valachi’s testimony. Edwards remains police chief while awaiting his U.S. Court of Appeals nomination.
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George C. Edwards
Detroit
Senate
Cosa Nostra
Edwards
Joseph Valachi
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Valachi
Jekyl and Hyde
Kennedy
U.S. Court of Appeals
New York
Eugene Giannini
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Tampa
Newark
Buffalo
Utica
New Orleans
Conte Helps To Save Boston Space Lab Plan
In Washington the House rejected by voice vote a move to strip 3.9 million from NASA appropriations for a 56 million electronics research center near Boston. Massachusetts lawmakers defended the item, while opponents warned it would trigger broader budget fights.
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Boston Space Lab
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Boston
House
Senate
Senate Space
Senate Votes To Study Finances Of Baker
The Senate approved a resolution by voice vote to open a Rules Committee inquiry into the finances of Robert G. Baker. The 36 year old former secretary of the Democratic majority resigned after the Justice Department disclosed an FBI probe into his outside business activities. Senator John J. Williams urged action, saying the integrity of the Senate was at stake. The measure passed with both party leaders backing it.
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Baker
IRS Men Uncover Double Bet Racket At New England Tracks
At Boston, the IRS reported a betting racket across several New England tracks involving professional bettors who place twin double bets and route winnings through third parties to hide the real winners. One man reportedly earned 130000 in 19 hits at a single track, with others logging multiple scores above 25000 and five-figure totals.
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Boston
Mass
Internal Revenue Service
New England
IRS
Alvin M. Kelley
Cleo F. Jaillet
Kelley
Racing Inquiry Gains at Boston
The Senate gave initial approval to a resolve calling for an investigation by a special committee into all Massachusetts horse and dog racing laws. The measure follows Gov Peabody’s racing message and stems from investigations revealing wrongdoing in fair racing.
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Boston
UPI
Senate
Spe Cail
Massachusetts
Gov. Peabody
Billion-dollar outdoor recreation bill advances
Washington officials report the House Interior Committee approved a 1 billion dollar outdoor recreation program. It would authorize 480 million dollars in federal grants over eight years, matched by states for planning acquiring and developing recreation facilities. Revenue from user fees and taxes would finance the program later.
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iHouse Interior Committee
Kennedy defends wheat sale to Russia as boon to prices
President Kennedy told Congress that selling 250 million dollars worth of U.S. wheat to Russia and satellites would lift farm prices without altering the global trade balance. He said the sale, legal and to be handled privately via CCC, would spread benefits through the economy while other commodity sales may follow if requested by the Soviet Union.
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UPI
Kennedy
U.S
Russia
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Senate
Justice Department
Commerce
Luther Hodges
Commodity Credit Corporation
Kennedy Land Conservation Fund
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Fident
United States
Hodges
Soviet Union
Nixon Calls Sale Major Mistake
Former Vice President Richard Nixon called Kennedy's wheat sale to Russia a major foreign policy mistake. He said the deal would cost U.S. taxpayers about 100 million dollars and would worsen Khrushchev's position, enabling economic pressure on Soviet satellites.
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UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Russia
Nixon
U.S
Iny Khrushchev
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