Textiles Union Urges Crash Program for Growth
The Textile Workers Union of America urged the President’s textile study committee to push a crash program of research to spur dynamic growth. TWUA proposed a permanent federal textile development committee with equal industry labor and public representation to promote new uses markets and facilities for research and information. The union warned against solutions aimed only at saving the industry and called for long term redevelopment and expansion machinery.
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Washington
Textile Workers Union of America
Hickman Price
TWUA
Truck Firm Petitions To Carry Passengers
Cole's Express of Bangor seeks authority to carry passengers in extended cab trucks behind drivers with 3 to 10 seats. The plan includes hauling cargo on regular routes and would avoid conflicts with Bangor & Aroostook Railroad buses. A hearing is set for April 5 in Presque Isle.
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Augusta
Cole's Express, Inc
Bangor
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Presque Isle
Cole
Houton
PUC
Greyhound Corp
Isaac and
Mary Russell
Calais
Greyhound
Russell
Rocket Ship to Fly 4000 MPH, 50 Miles High Aim
Edwards Air Force Base reports pilot Maj. Bob White guided the X15 engine test to 2,650 mph, a new speed record for manned flight, with potential upgrades to 2,800 mph. The craft endured 700 degree skin temperatures as White remained comfortable in a pressure suit and air conditioned cabin.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Bob White
White
Desert
Today's Chuckle Dont Put Things Off Put Them Over
A humorous note jokes about delaying tasks by moving them rather than completing them. It references a fictional figure Father and credits (Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp.) as a source or attribution in a playful caption.
Ribicoff Urges Congress On School Aid Bill Wide Provisions
Secretary Ribicoff urged quick action on Kennedy administration school aid proposing about 2.3 billion dollars over three years for public elementary and secondary schools. States could use funds for classrooms or teacher salaries and special projects to address local educational problems while aid to districts affected by federal activity would continue at reduced levels.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Congress
Kennedy
Ribicoff
Lost Iowa Boy Amid Blizzard Strands Searchers
A four year old boy, Jimmie Frank, vanished in a crippling snowstorm sweeping Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin. Winds up to 50 mph, five to seventeen inches of snow, closed roads and schools, with neighbors blocked from reaching the farm during a large scale search through harsh drifting conditions.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Jimmie Frank
Winthrop
Jimmie
Frank Farm
North Platte
Sidney
Panhandle
Norfolk
la Crosse
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Congo U.N. Position Dips Over Moroccan Troops Return
In Leopoldville the U.N. Congo Command’s bargaining leverage waned as 800 Moroccan troops slated for transfer were diverted to Morocco instead of Leopoldville, with reports claiming they refused to board. Meanwhile 600 Tunisian soldiers arrived as reinforcement and India prepares 3,000 more. The Congo government issued a five point ultimatum to Dayal demanding changes before U.N. forces can return to Matadi.
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Leopoldville
Congo AP
U.N
Morocco
Lepoldville
Matadi
Banana
Rajeshwar Dayal
Congo
United Nations
Dayal
Birch Street School to be Sold to Parish for One Dollar
Beach voters approved expenditures totaling 671,274.02 at Old Orchard Beach town meeting. The Birch Street School, opened 1881, may be sold to St Joseph Parish for one dollar and other considerations. city council action followed March meeting. The Birch street building, begun 1880, cost about 15,000 and served as a branch of Summer Street grammar school.
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Birch Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph Parish
St. Joseph
McArthur
Union and Journal
John M. Goodwin
Haley
Bradbury Street
Spruce Street
Luques
E. W. Staples
John Tuck
Leer
The
Summer Street Grammar School
Thomas Emery
Old Orchard Bead
East Surf Street
West Surf Street
Percy Rich
Frank Lawler
Big Labor Strikes and the Law A Century View
Washington AP argues that major labor strikes prompt calls for laws though current federal rules under the Wagner Taft-Hartley and Railway labor acts already provide court injunctions up to 80 days to pause national emergencies. The piece notes cooling off steps and arbitration as common but often ineffective fixes in steel and transport stoppages.
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Congress
Ladrum-Griffin
Famed Conductor Beecham Dies at 81 in London
London obituary notes Sir Thomas Beecham, renowned conductor of Mozart, Handel and Haydn, died at his London home after a cerebral thrombosis. He had battled illness since February 1960 and canceled Covent Garden performances. Beecham, a creator of many British orchestras and operas, married three times.
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London
Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham
Britain
Mozart
Handel
America
Covent Garden
Sir Thomas
England
Frederick Delius
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Bagley’'s
Gene Sullivan
Ray Laliberte
Iwua
Fea. Corp
Murphy’s
Music Store, Inc
Main Street
Dial
Republic
Connecticut
PFTA
St. Andre
Joseph Plamondon
Hills Beach
Plamondon
William Dussault
Paul
Denison
U.N. Congo
Beach
Delorge Baking Company
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Patrick H.o'connell
Center
O’connell
J. Herman Gelinas
Robert Gelinas
New Hampshire
Maine
Ralph Roberge
New York Harbor
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York Heel Corp
Western Avenue
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