Kennedy Plans to Protect Consumers in New Proposals
President Kennedy sent Congress a package of consumer protection proposals costing about 10 million dollars yearly. The plan aims to ensure safe drugs for cosmetics, clearer TV pricing, true loan rates, and meat inspections. He also called for a consumer advisory council and special assistants in federal agencies, plus a 100 post office pilot on consumer guides. Continuous effort to aid housewives and improve truthful packaging noted.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
America
Council of Economic Advisers
Consumers’ Advisory Council
Post Office Department
McCormack Sees Pressure In Fight With Kennedy
Massachusetts election fight intensifies as Edward J. McCormack Jr questions White House pressure after Ted Kennedy announces Senate bid. McCormack cites reports of pressure on Pittsfield delegates. Kennedy camp silent. Both men vow to push to the September primary as President signals only voting participation.
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Boston
Kennedys
McCormacks
Massachusetts
Edward M
Ted
Kennedy
Senate
Edward J. McCormack
John W. McCormack
McCormack
Springfield
Pittsfield
White House
Ted Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Call of Spring Brings Wardrobe Dilemma for Women
A light humor item notes that many women answer spring with a clothes urge. The piece sketches seasonal fashion choices and the cheerful pull of lighter attire as warmer days arrive. An emblematic line hints at fashion trends guiding personal style this season.
Murder Charge Sought Against Hartford Man
State's Attorney John D. Labelle asked a Hartford County grand jury to indict 29 year old Samuel J. Chabotte for first degree murder over a February 12 cap itol Avenue holdup shooting of 27 year old Ronald Gaudreau in Hartford. Gaudreau had moved to Hartford two years ago from Biddeford Maine as the jury deliberations began after a judge's charge.
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Hartford
Conn
John D. Labelle
Hartford County
Samuel J. Chabotte
Ronald Gaudreau
Harford
Capitol Ave
Gaudreau
Biddeford
Maine
Frank Covell
Income Tax Aid Backfires In Fordyce Arkansas
IRS sent a flock of agents to Fordyce Arkansas to help with 1960 and 1961 tax returns. Citizens grew nervous, buying less, and the local chamber of commerce reported a 50 percent drop in Dallas County business after about 30 agents arrived ten days ago. A merchant cited a potential customer saying he would wait to gauge revenue agents actions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Arkansas
Fordyce
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
IRS
Rusk and Gromyko clash in start of disarmament talks
In Geneva US Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko opened the 17 nation talks with sharp exchanges. Rusk urged a 30 percent cut in nuclear armed rockets bombers and conventional arms within three years and proposed 55 tons each of uranium-235 to peaceful use with international inspections. Gromyko pressed total disarmament in four years and outlined a 27 page draft treaty prioritizing gradual international inspection. British Foreign Secretary Home hailed the proposals as imaginative and capable of a breakthrough.
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Geneva
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Rusk
Soviet Union
Nid
Lord Home
Peripatetic First Lady Thrilled At Taj Mahal
Jacqueline Kennedy visited the Taj Mahal in Agra viewing the white marble memorial famed for a 17th century Mughal love story. The First Lady’s sighting described the monument’s square marble platform, 186 by 186 feet base, 100 plus foot walls, and 210 foot dome with slender minarets.
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Agra
India
Jacqueline Kennedy
Taj Mahal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
City Manager Appointed At Portland
Portland names Graham W. Watt as city manager to take duties around April 15 and earn a $16,000 annual salary. Watt leaves Alton after controversy over outsized hiring and city purchases, with 22 Alton police resignations linked to his exit. He succeeds Julian H. Orr, who resigned January 31.
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Portland (Ap
Graham W. Watt
Alton
Ill
Watt
Portland Post
John Heather
Ulanata
Portland
Julian H. Orr
Orr
Weather Breather After Wet Spells Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a pause in severe storms with rain soaking the South from Texas to the Atlantic Coast and cooler air in the Southeast. Snow fell in the West and Upper Midwest with drifts 10 to 15 feet in many secondary roads. snow removal continued in the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota while light snow lingered in the Appalachians.
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Associated Press
Texas
Gulf States
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Delta
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi Valley
New Mexico
Appalachians
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Hopeful Search On For Cancer Vaccine
In Stockholm Dr. Bertil Bjorklund reports a vaccine using killed cancer cell fragments to provoke protective antibodies. A test of 120 Swedes aged 66 to 70 seeks the proper dosage with results due by fall, potentially expanding to 12,000 treated next year and 12,000 controls. Supported by two Swedish insurers and the U.S. Public Health Service.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sweden
Bertil Bjorklund
Immunological Research Laboratory
Stockholm
American Cancer Society
Bjorklund
U.S
New England Officials To Submit Views On Tariff
Governor Reed said the New England Governors Committee on Foreign Trade will draft a statement for congressional hearings in Washington on Kennedy's tariff reductions. The six state study panel, chaired by Reed, examines the policy's regional economic impact and noted three Rhode Island members. Indications of a slight economic effect were reported.
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Rode Island
Reed
New England Governors Conference
Kennedy
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