US and USSR consider private talks on test ban in New York
Informants say before the Geneva disarmament conference resumes on February 12 the United States and the Soviet Union may hold a private series of talks in New York. Semyon Tsarapkin is in New York as the Soviet chief negotiator. American representation is not yet known. The nations have long debated inspection levels for a comprehensive test ban, with cautious optimism cited by Washington policymakers.
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United States
Soviet Union
New York
Geneva
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
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Washington Post
Post
The
Miller pushes metric switch in United States
Rep George P Miller proposes a three year study by the National Bureau of Standards to assess the impact of adopting the metric system. He notes the shift would affect meat by kilogram gasoline by liter dress fabric by meter and could simplify a before illogical system used in the United States and Britain.
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George P. Miller
D-Calif
Miller
House Science and Astronautics Committee
United States
National Bureau of Standards
Britain
U.S
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Income Tax Evasion Tied to Veteran’s Aid Grievance
Olga Hobeck a 57 year old stenographer from Chicago admits evading income taxes for 20 years totaling about 24000 dollars by listing four dependents on payroll. She says the alleged VA misjudgment in her mentally ill brother Arthur 50 led her to commit the tax fraud while seeking VA compensation. The VA reports Arthur suffered a 1941 Army nervous breakdown and has been unable to work since.
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Chicago
Veterans Administration
Tally
Olga Hobeck
Internal Revenue Service
Hobeck
Arthur
Miss Hobeck
London clubman's quip defines country as damp uncooked birds
A brief humorous line from Chuckle noting that a country is a damp place where all sorts of birds fly about uncooked. The quote is attributed to Copr. Gen. Fea. Cerp.
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London
Cardinal Cushing Confirms $1 Million Cuban Prisoner Ransom
Cardinal Cushing disclosed he raised 1 million dollars to aid the Bay of Pigs prisoners and said he is solely responsible for the collection. He addressed rumors of mysterious donors and stressed the gift did not come from unidentified sources. Castro demanded 2.9 million in cash for the release of 1,113 prisoners after a prior 60 releases.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Cardinal Cushing
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Lucius D. Clay
Robert F. Kennedy
Cartier Seeks Bill To Change Biddeford Borrowing Power
Rep. Robert C. Cartier of Biddeford files two Maine bills affecting city finance and leadership pay. The borrowing measure requires two weeks notice, voter referendum, and excludes tax anticipation borrowing. the notes bill mandes two week public notice and voter referendum before final council action. A salary bill would raise the mayor by 1500 dollars and council members by 240 dollars yearly, taking effect as an emergency measure.
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Biddeford
Maine
Robert C. Cartier
York County
Committee On
Congress Eyes Textile Relief Legislation After Factory Tour
A five-member subcommittee led by Rep. E C Gathings toured J P Stevens Utica Mohawk Mills Drayton Mill and Deering Milliken lab near Spartanburg to study the textile crisis and consider relief. Cannon Mills chairman Charles A Cannon warned of the industry’s grave state as imports and the two price cotton system bite profits. Cooley and Jonas cautioned that weak farm prices and factions hinder any new federal action this session.
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E. C. Gathings
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J. P. Stevens
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Drayton Mill
Deering-Milliken Research Laboratory
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Cannon Mills
Kannapolis
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Charles A. Cannon
Harold D. Cooley
D-N. C
House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
Charles R. Jonas
R-N. C
Congress
Americans to Quit Cuba in airlift after ransom aid
One hundred Americans to depart from Miami aboard a Pan American airliner bound for Havana with ransom medical supplies. The Red Cross and State Department provided details amid postponement rumors as Cuba remains a焦 place of escape for detainees and Bay of Pigs relatives seeking repatriation.
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Red Cross
Icy Front Sweeps Nation With Extreme Cold and Snow
Arctic air and blowing snow grip large regions from the northern Appalachians to Texas and Oregon. Temperatures plunge with subzero readings across Wyoming Montana and Colorado as heavy snow and glaze warnings affect the plains and Northwest. A Tennessee area tornado causes minor injuries and property damage amid continuing unsettled weather.
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Mrs Balkan Dies At 70 In Old Orchard Beach
Mamie Balkan 70 of 30 Staples Street Old Orchard Beach died in a Biddeford hospital. A former American Legion Auxiliary national executive member and Maine department president she ran the Vesper Hotel for 20 years. She leaves husband Louis a daughter Barbara Lappin son Arthur and two grandchildren. Funeral will be in Boston Sunday.
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Fires Ravage Empire State Building Facade and Floors
Dozens of firefighters battled a series of fires at the Empire State Building on Wednesday and Thursday. Crews worked from the 34th Street entrance to contain flames spreading across multiple floors of the 102 story tower.
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Wardwell Home appoints officers and committees at annual meeting
Wardwell home board of managers at 43 Middle Street Saco elected Miss Marion Lowe as president and named officers including Mrs Mark B Black as first vice president and Mark B Black as treasurer. Committees formed for Admissions Household Care of Sick Entertainment Publicity House and Grounds Telephone and more with several members listed for each group.
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Saco
Marion Lowe
Mark B. Black
Stephanie Butler
Carlton A. Burrill
Paul E. Chadbourne
Charles W.,fenderson
Hugh Carson
Laurence S. Garland
J. Burton Stride
Ralph Hawkes
Lawrence Dearborn
Ann Chesley
Walter White
George J. Zink
Harry S. Sawyer
Harry P. Garland
Lloyd M. Andereson
William P. Kirk
Charles W. Fendereson
Jurists Prepare Report On New York Newspaper Strike
A three-judge fact finding board reports today on the New York newspaper strike that shut down the nine major papers for 35 days. Publishers cooperate while Local 6 head Bertram Powers boycotts. board aims to clarify issues to spur settlement. The strike began December 8 with 3,000 printers and has driven $40 million in losses. A federal court review sided with a group of pressmen seeking antitrust damages.
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Bertram A. Powers
International Typographical Union
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City Hall
Ralph S. Locher
Gilslbert J. Seldin
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