Civil Rights Bill Padded In House Play For Inclusion
Civil rights leaders pressed the House Judiciary Committee to add a fair employment practices bill to the civil rights package. Chairman Emanuel Celler promised to consider it, aiming to finish hearings this week except for a King appearance. Senate signs of progress are limited as Atty. Gen. Kennedy grills Ervin on constitutionality. Keating suggested night hearings to speed things up. The NAACP and its Clarence Mitchell urged votes to back the measure, while the House committee has already approved a fair employment practices bill in another panel, but it faces a hurdles before reaching the floor.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D- N.Y
House
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Kenneth B . Keating
Rn.y
Celler
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Clarence Mitchell
Wasington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mitchell
House Education and Labor Committee
House Rules Committee
Judiciary Committee
Chinese Reds Reject Test Ban Agreement
Chinese officials rejected the U S British Soviet nuclear test ban pact saying it targets China and would block its access to weapons. Peking criticized Moscow for allying with imperialism and opposing China, signaling possible break with Moscow amid the tense Sino-Soviet split.
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Peking
Moscow
New China
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Hina
United States
Russia
Communist Party
Inflation Strains Alleged as Prices Edge Up
New government data show prices rising modestly after a long deflationary period. The June cost of living index hit 106.6, led by sugar, services, shelter, and taxes. Businessmen warn against overreaction while noting widespread price increases across metals, with steel and aluminum raising headlines this spring. Continued discussion expected on Page Five.
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U.S. Steel
Career girl joke twists bacon into ambition
A single captioned quip declares a career girl prefers bringing home the bacon to frying it, playfully flipping traditional gender roles. The line, attributed to Gen Fea Corp, satirizes work and domestic duties in a lighthearted, era-appropriate joke.
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Argentina electing Illia as president in Argentina
Presidential electors voted in provincial capitals today with Arturo Illia, a 62 year old country doctor, set to be Argentina's 29th president. Illia has more than enough pledges to win though final tally not expected until Thursday. He camps at Cruz del Eje 460 miles from Buenos Aires, advocating moderate leftist policies and anti-Communist stance while promising to cancel foreign oil contracts. He maintains not anti Yankee but seeks sovereign governance and daylight operations.
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Argentina
Arturo Illia
Illia
Cruz del Eje
U.S
River Filth Plagues Biddeford Saco Boat Yard
Boat owners and Rumery Boatyard operators along the Saco River report a thick fibrous material floating and clinging to vessels. Rumery says low water mornings reveal the river seemingly fermenting as the nuisance grows since late May, threatening business at the citys newest industry amid ongoing construction and a hard to remove sludge coating on keels.
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Saco River
Biddeford
Earle Rumery
Rumery Boatyard
Rumery
Korea Crisis Watch Amid Signs of Wider Action
The AP reports U S military chiefs avoid alarm as they watch for potential Communist moves linked to Korean shootings. Analysts say Reds push for reckless action amid Khrushchev policy tensions. Civil rights leaders urge Congress to add fair employment provisions to the admin package. Inflation fears rise as statistics concern businessmen. Argentina’s electoral college meets in Buenos Aires to elect Arturo Illia as the 29th president.
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Khrushchev
William L. Ryan
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Buenos Aires
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Delegation To Pact Signing Picked For Moscow
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will lead a bipartisan U S delegation to Moscow for the formal signing of the nuclear test ban treaty. Included are Senators Fulbright Humphrey Pastore Saltonstall Aiken, with Dirksen and Hickenlooper not invited as President Kennedy seeks broad ratification support. U Thant to attend the signing Monday in Moscow.
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White House
J.W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
John ,O. Pastore
Rhode Island
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
George Aiken
Vermont
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
GOP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dirksen
U S Military Watches Korea as Incidents Rise
Washington notes indicate isolated shootings in Korea may not equal an offensive pattern. Pentagon keeps control with U S commanders in Korea as patrols heighten along the 150 mile DMZ. Three American soldiers and a South Korean policeman killed this week near the armistice line. Four North Korean infiltrators die nearby. State Department cites North Korea alignment with Red China and rising aggressiveness.
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South Korea
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Red China
State Department
Richard I. Phillips
Youth Gets Life Sentence For Maine Mur der
Ralph Thomas Park II a 16 year old from Winthrop received a mandatory life sentence for the June 192 murder of Avis Longfellow 15 on a woods road near Lake Cobbosseecontee. The crime involved 40 stab wounds. The Supreme Court denied his appeal and rejected manslaughter options. Park showed no emotion as Justice Reid imposed the sentence and Park was ordered to Thomaston State Prison.
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Ralph Thomas Park II
Winthrop
Avis Longfellow
James L. Reid
Park
Gladys Park
Kennebec County
John de Winter
Ralph T. Park
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
Robert B. Williamson
Thomaston
Lewis I. Naiman
Lund
Reid
Sta
Tute
East Winthrop
Longfellow
Lake Cobbosseecontee
Supreme Court
Naiman
Leonard F. Williams
Law Court
Red Chinese May Apply Heat In Asia Across Regions
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports ominous signs that Red China, angered by Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence policy, may renew war in Korea and push violence in Indochina and Southeast Asia. North Korea backs China in a dispute with Moscow, signaling possible renewed aggression as Beijing presses for national liberation and influence in Asia.
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