Senate votes to end national origins quota system
Washington AP Congress votes to discard the national origins quota system and admit immigrants on a first come basis with a Western Hemisphere ceiling. Senate sets a 170000 annual outside Western Hemisphere quota, 120000 hemisphere limit, and 20000 per country. spouses and children exempt. Kennedy and Saltonstall back the bill, conference to resolve differences, with possible executive flexibility.
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Leverett M. Saltonstall
Massachusetts
United States
Western Hemisphere
U.S
England
Germany
Ireland
Canada
Mexico
Hemisphere
$1 75 Floor For Wages On Shelf
Controversial $1 75 minimum wage bill, blocked from floor by House Rules, advances only on select Mondays under a DC home rule priority. McCormack abstains from next Monday, leaving Oct 11 as next possible date as Congress faces adjournment. The proposal would lift to $1.75 by 1968 for 29.6 million workers and extend coverage to 7.9 million farm and small business workers.
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District of Columbia
House Education and Labor Committee
House Rules Committee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
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Senate
SEC Sues Bank In Springfield
The SEC filed a civil suit in U S District Court against First Bankers Corp of Springfield and two officers seeking a permanent injunction for fraudulent activities. It says investors were defrauded of 60000 dollars by false statements about investment contracts and failure to disclose insolvency and inability to redeem certificates.
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Securities Exchange Commission
U. S
First Bankers Corp
Springfield
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Foliage Glowing In Northern New England
Vermont shows brilliant fall color and New Hampshire improves rapidly as peak color is anticipated by month’s end. Massachusetts leaves are just starting to turn with no major foliage yet. woodlands are expected to hit peak in the first week of October.
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Massachusetts
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New England
Judge Bans Rail Strike for New York Central Lines
A federal judge halted a planned strike by railway conductors and brakemen against New York Central and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroads. The order requires union reps to appear in court next Tuesday to show why a restraining order should not be issued, with potential damages up to 20 million if operations are disrupted. The dispute centers on redundancy of helper conductors and a prior one man board proceeding.
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New York Central
Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie
Richard M. Levet
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National Mediation Board
General Motors Cuts Prices After Chrysler Increase
DETROIT AP GM Corp announced a 72 average reduction in 1966 model car prices after Chrysler raised its prices by 59 to 84. GM's cuts range from 52 to 136 dollars, averaging 72 across all cars. The move follows Chrysler's price hike by 48 hours as Ford awaits action and the industry watches the economy.
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General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Ford
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Public Power Plan For Maine Beaten
The House passed a 1.7 billion water projects bill but rejected a major St. John River Maine power plan. New England projects included 12.5 million for Weymouth Fore and town rivers and Boston Harbor, 5.1 million for Housatonic River flood control, and 340 thousand for Stratford. Maine senators Muskie and Smith criticized the defeat and urged White House intervention to salvage the project.
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Torbert MacDonald
Mass
Robert Stafford
Stanley R. Tupper
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Margaret Chase Smith
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