Consumer Price Revolt Has Political Implications
Washington report notes consumer boycotts over food prices could reshape politics. Denver housewives sparked action prompting lawmakers like Rep. Roy H. McVicker and Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal to push for proconsumer measures and a cabinet level department of consumers. The administration resists, fearing agency conflicts, while Congress may advance the plan anyway.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Denver
Federal Trade Commission
Roy H. McVicker
Benjamin
Rosenthal
D-N.y
Department of Consumers
Johnson
Food and Drug Administration
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Standards
Congress
Four Women Die In Deadly Fire At Salt Lake City Stairwell
Salt Lake City Utah AP fire investigator says a blaze that may have been set deliberately broke out under a wooden staircase. Four women died and eight were hurt in the flash fire, with victims located at the scene and transported to nearby hospitals. Authorities continued examining the cause and potential suspects as investigators interviewed witnesses and secured the area.
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Eicht
Salt Lake City, Utah
William Kresser
Warren Chadwick
Chadwick
Emergency Aid Rushed To Garry Moore Show
TV writer Cynthia Lowry notes a new one man show trend and describes Tony Bennett’s ABC special with a striking set. She details CBS Garry Moore Show changes as Joe Cates reshapes the program with planned 1947 style specials to boost ratings starting November 20.
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Garry Moore
New York
Frank Sinatra
ABC
Tony Bennett
Bennett
San Francisco
Joe Cates
CBS
Moore
Cates
Perry Cross
Man Killed In Mishap In Quebec Logging Accident
CENTERVILLE AP Roland Thibeault 20 of St Athanese Quebec was killed in a freak logging accident while cutting timber for a Quebec contractor. He died Wednesday in a Machias hospital when a tree his brother felled struck another tree and a piece hit him in the head.
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Centerville
Roland Thibeault
St. Athanese
Que
Quebec
Thibeault
Machias
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Cynthia Lowry
Government
USDA
Turkey
Usda Choice
Delmonico
Tees
Golden Maple
Boston
Steel Utility
Biddeford
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