Congress Still In Session Sugar bill dispute stalls House Senate conference
The House Agriculture Committee rejected the Senate sugar pill version by 13 to 11 and refused to approve a conference unless invited. The near deadlock with the Senate delays adjournment as Congress argues over presidential authority to cut Dominican sugar.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Harold C. Cooley
DNC
Eisenhower
Everett M. Dirk
Sharks No Strangers Off Maine
Fish and Wildlife Service biologist says white sharks commonly visit Maine waters each summer. Leslie Scattergood notes these sharks feed on seals and stay near offshore islands, with human attacks considered remote. At least six white sharks have been caught off Maine this year, one with a full grown seal in its belly.
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Boothbay Harbor
Fish and Wildlife Service
Maine
Leslie Scattergood
Scattergood
Cuba Claims Oil Victory as Refineries Rebranded
In Havana officials announce success in nationalizing oil by replacing Esso Standard Shell and Texaco sites with ICP Fidel Castro Petroleum branding. Pumps and tanks across Cuba are repainted to remove foreign holdings, with Soviet crude oil imports reportedly meeting urgent needs while tanker deliveries reach nearly a million tons in July and August.
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Havana
Cuba
Esso Standard
Shell
Texaco
ICP
Fidel Castro
Institute of Cuban Petroleum
Castro
Iee
Soviet Union
Black Sea
A Good Reputation Sparks Neighbors’ Inquisitive Refrain
A light quip notes that a solid reputation may simply indicate one avoids nosey neighbors, poking fun at social image. The line frames reputation as a shield against probing curiosity in a small community.
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Fea, Corp
Soviets Demand Congo Bases Handed to Lumumba
At U N Headquarters in New York the Soviet Union pressed Dag Hammarskjold to turn over the Kamina and Kitona bases and the Belgian troops still present to Patrice Lumumba. Kuznetsov urged replacement of Belgian technicians with personnel from other countries to ensure Lumumba controls the bases. The move follows Hammarskjold neutralizing the bases for U N use and aims to influence Congo leadership amid Tshombe Lumumba tensions.
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United Nations
N. Y
Soviet Union
Dag Hammerskjold
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Vasily M. Kuznetsov
Hammarskjold
U. N
Kamina
Kitona
Kuznetsov
Lumumba
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
U.N
Electrical Unions Reject GE Contract Offer
Two unions representing General Electric workers reject GE’s three year contract proposal. The IUE claims 70,000 U.S. workers and calls the offer unacceptable while the UE, representing 58,000 in the U.S. and Canada, says it is an atrocity. GE seeks 3% wage rise next Oct 2 and 4% on Apr 2, 1962, with retraining and layoff protections and improved benefits.
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New York
General Electric Co
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
United States
United Electrical Workers
Canada
TUE
Supreme Court Hears Integration Appeals Across States
Three cases push to halt or delay school integration as federal orders frame actions in Texas Louisiana and Delaware. Houston resigns to court orders while Knoxville Pine Bluff and North Miami Beach report mixed progress with first graders integrated. Parents fear classroom disruptions as districts navigate desegregation deadlines and court rulings.
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Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Cou
Houston
Texas
Price Daniel
Louisiana
Jimmie Davis
New Orleans
Davis
Delaware
Knoxville
Tenn
Thomas N. Johnston
Dellarway
Pine Bluff
Ark
Miami Beach
Fla
Dade County School Board
Mammoth Components Signs Lease In Former Saco-Lowell Shops
Components Inc a new electronic components maker signs for 4000 square feet in buildings Seven and One the former Saco-Lowell shops in Philadelphia area initial production to start later this year with potential expansion to follow founders Herman Schneider and John Hartigan bring experience to the infant firm while local help and research work are anticipated
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Marshall
Schneider and Hartigan
Marshal
Edington farmer files night garden raid report
An Edington area farmer, remaining anonymous, set a bed in his tomato patch with a pistol and flashlight to catch tomato thieves. He woke to find more tomatoes missing along with his pistol and flashlight, reported by the Penobscot County sheriff's department.
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Bangor
Penobscot County
Laguna Beach Welcomes Melvin Miller Week Hero
A Peoria foreman nicknamed Melvin Miller arrives in Laguna Beach for a week of chaos and celebration sparked by a prank call from Marine Captain Joe Gestson. A 300 strong airport crowd, a ceremonial key from Mayor Jesse Riddell, and a full motorcade flood Sandpiper Bar as locals and visitors mob Melvin.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
Mel
Melvin Miller
Peoria
Melvin
Joe
Laguna
Joe Gestson
Gestson
Jesse Riddell
Des Moines Insurance
Miller Land Gestion
Sandpipers Bar
Marine Hangout
Candidates Critical of Congress in Heated Summer Session
Washington observers note both Kennedy and Nixon critique Congress as it winds up its summer session. Kennedy vows to revisit stalled legislation and press party unity while Nixon forecasts reliance on a Republican Southern coalition and veto power to shape policy.
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Washington
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Ike
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Tenants Told to Move From Woolworth Building in Biddeford
Tenants in the F. W. Woolworth building at 138 Main Street Biddeford were served notices to vacate by October 31. G A Deery of Woolworths Cambridge Mass said the firm has no definite plans for the apartments and that merchandising remains the priority. The notices cover leased apartments in the three story building while the ground floor store operations will continue. Deery noted several plans for the building are under discussion but offered no further comment.
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F. W. Woolworth
Main Street
Biddeford
G. A. Deery
Woolworth's
Cambridge
Mass
the Journal
Woolworth’s
Deery
Wells Chief Tracks Runaway Lawrence Youth at Beach
Wells Police Chief Elmer Hutchins and the youth's father searched Wells Beach after receiving a report that Donald Lucy a 15 year old from Lawrence Massachusetts had been missing for four weeks. The boy ran from them and resisted before being captured and returned to Massachusetts. In a separate matter Richard Alderson 22 of Naugatuck Connecticut is set to appear in Kennebunk Municipal Court tomorrow.
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Wells
Elmer Hutchins
Lawrence, Mass
Wells Beach
Hutchins
Donald Lucy
Lawrence
Mass
Woodward Residence
Lucy
Massachusetts
Richard Alderson
Naugatuck
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