Kennedy's Fact Finding Group Moves On In Strike Case
A three man fact finding board meets in New York to speed a report for President Kennedy on a national emergency strike at sea under Taft Hartley. The panel will consult all principals and report by Friday, enabling possible federal injunction and an 80 day cooling off period. Union leaders warn the action may not end the 12 day strike, while ship owners pledge cooperation.
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New York
Kennedy
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Coast
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Ralph E. Casey
American Merchant Marine Institute
Kuwait Faces Invasion Crisis Amid Kuwait Iraq Clash
Kuwait declares a state of emergency as Iraq asserts sovereignty over Kuwait, pledging to defend independence with British backing. King Hussein of Jordan and Saudi Arabia offer support, while the Arab League weighs Kuwait’s bid for full membership and sovereign status after 62 years as a British protectorate.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Emer
Mans Lenin Ben Sea
Iraq
Abdel Aziz Hassan
Kuwait
Britain
Cairo
Soviet Union
League
Kassem
Dardik Ismail
Wait
Abdel Khaled Hassana
Bers
Arab League
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Baghdad
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Abdullah Al-Salim
Sabah
U.A.R
Hassan
Abdel Karim Kassem
Hussein
Jordan
Sheik Abdullah
May costs dip as meat and groceries ease living
Washington AP reports the consumer price index fell one tenth of one percent in May due to cheaper meat and grocery bills, leaving the index at 127.4 of the 1947-49 average with little fluctuation recently. Food prices dropped four tenths, while nonfood items rose two tenths, lifting costs for used cars, gas, medical care, cigars and clothing. about 23,000 metal workers face a one cent hourly pay cut under wage clauses tied to the index, with some workers set for two to three cent increases to offset prior year price gains.
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Washington
Labor Department
Robert J. Myers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Interstate Highway Money Approved in Kennedy Bill
Washington AP Kennedy expected to sign a bill to complete the 41 billion dollar interstate system by 1972. The measure provides 90 percent federal financing, 11.56 billion for the next 11 years, and keeps a four cent per gallon gasoline tax until Sept 30, 1972. It also raises truck use tax and tire, tube, and tread rubber taxes. The federal share is about 37 billion dollars.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Senate
U.S
Mothers See Camp Farewell as Gaining Pets Not Loss
A lighthearted note reassures mothers sending children to camp that they are not losing a son but gaining two turtles a frog and a garter snake. The cartoonish line frames the moment as a playful, tender swap in a Gen Fea Corp context.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Special Maine Plates Soon Available At Augusta Registry
Maine car owners may apply for special lettered plates starting September 18 at the Augusta registry. A total of 25 dollars covers registration 15 and the 10 dollar special service. Applications are first come first served with priority to those in line before 8 am September 18.
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Augusta
Maine
Paul A. MacDonald
MacDonald
Ready
Branch Rickey Stricken On Canadian Fishing Island
AP reports Branch Rickey a longtime baseball magnate and father of the farm system suffered a heart attack on a private fishing island near Toronto. He was flown to a Sudbury hospital. his condition was unknown. Rickey had been visiting Canada with friends for several weeks. plans were made to fly in his wife and Pirates doctor.
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Pittsburgh
Branch Rickey
Canada
Rickey
Ken Blackburn
Toronto
Blackburn
Sudbury
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Pirates
Joseph Finegold
Reunion Brings Varess Siblings Together After 55 Years
Mones Varess of Klerksdays South Africa reunites with sister Mrs Joseph Sneider of Old Orchard Beach and brother Harry White in a Lafayette Hotel dinner party reunion after a 55 year separation. Varess travels three days by Pan American Airways and will stay a month. Attendees include multiple Sneiders and Goldman family members from Portland Saco Biddeford and Long Island New York.
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Mones Varess
Klerksdays
South Africa
Joseph Sneider
Old Orchard Beach
Harry White
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ella Kropman
Lafayette Hotel
East Grand Avenue
Varess
Pan American Airways
N.Y
Mortimer White
Vera
Long Island
Carl Sneider
Saco
Allen Sneider
Biddeford
Phili Sneider
Alfred Goldman
Maurice Goldman
Mary Goldman
Mark and
Risa Goldman
Portland
Stephen Sneider
Jay Sneider
Leslie Sneider
Jeffery Sneider
Sharon Sneider
Castro Demands U S Pay Compensation in Tractors for Prisoners Swap
Havana dispatch reports Fidel Castro insisting on compensation from the United States before accepting a tractors for prisoners exchange and alleging U S plans to torpedo negotiations. In Key West a decision on prisoner talks was expected as John Hooker Jr. tries to bridge between Castro emissaries and the defunct Tractors for Prisoners Committee.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Key West
Fla
Cuba
John Hooker Jr
Tractors For Prisoners Committee
Associated Press
Key
Hooker
Tractors
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
New Approach
Seon
Governors Divided On Education Aid
HONOLULU AP delegates debated Kennedy aid to education as Ribicoff challenged states rights critics and Moley argued the plan banks on politics. Governors voiced concern over Khrushchev threats while pledging party unity on Berlin with an eye to future leadership and funding.
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Honolulu
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Kennedy
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Berlin
GOP
Ribicoff
Connecticut
Moley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FHA Girls Away to National Convention in St Louis
Nine Maine high school girls travel to St Louis for the Future Homemakers of America national convention. National vice president Dixie Lea Brown of Bethel leads the group as they conduct the North Atlantic Region election and serve as ushers at general sessions.
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FHA
Augusta
Maine
Dixie Lea Brown
Bethel
St. Louis
Future
Homemakers of America
Camp Wagon Train Trip Offers Maine to Maritimes Adventure
Openings in trips 2 and 3 in July and trips 4 and 5 in August. Activities include swimming boating fishing sightseeing and hiking with all equipment provided. For an appointment call 4 8840.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Maritimes
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Lewis
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Lawrence Lumb
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Howard Shaffer
David Lumb
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John A. Notte Jr
Rhode Island
Ucation
Stephen L. R. McNichols
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