Congress poised to act on minimum wage bill
A congressional showdown looms over proposals to raise the federal minimum wage from $1.00 to up to $1.25 with broader coverage. Kennedy and Mansfield dispute timing while bills in both chambers seek staged raises and extended coverage affecting millions, with labor groups urging passage and business groups wary of inflation.
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Texas
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Scandinavian Princesses Dance at WAIF Ball in Hollywood
Three young Scandinavian princesses Margrethe Astrid and Margaretha danced with film stars at the WAIF ball held at the Beverly Hilton. They arrived with Prince Axel of Denmark and stayed late, enjoying the entertainment program featuring Tom Tryon Cesar Romero and Fernando Llamas. Designer Don Lopez staged a fashion show with notable models including Jeanette MacDonald Barbara Stanwyck and Jane Russell.
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Associated Press
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Norway
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Sweden
Bob Cummings
Fernando Llamas
Cesar Romero
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Jeanette MacDonald
Barbara Stanwyck
Rhonda Fleming
Susan Kohner
Vera Miles
Martha Hyer
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Arlene Dahl
Jane Russell
Miss Russell
Lions Close Out Convention Here Select Clarksburg For 1961 Meet
Six hundred eighty one Lions Club members from across West Virginia closed the 38th annual convention in Bluefield and chose Clarksburg for the 1961 meeting. District governors were elected from Valley Grove Oak Hill Logan Elkins and outgoing leaders were named for districts 2 20N 20 19. Bluefield Lions clubs and nearby groups hosted the event with praise for hospitality and efficient city services.
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West Virginia
Lions
Bluefield
Gover
West Virginia Lions
West Virginian Hotel
Clarksburg
Zack W. Springer
Valley Grove
James H. Shelton
Oak
West Virginia Methodist Conference Shifts District Supers
The West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church announces only one superintendent change among 11 districts. Rev. T. R. Mallory takes over Mew Ma Pelioni. Rev. L. D. Roe moves from Wheeling to Bland Street Bluefield. Rev. Clyde Hensley moves from Bland Street to St. Andrew at St. Albans. Several ministers are reassigned to new congregations across Beckley Bluefield and other districts.
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West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
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Mew
Ma Pelioni
Sthaw
L. D. Roe
Wheeling
Bland Street Methodist
Bluefield
Clyde Hensley
Bland Street
St. Andrew
St. Albans
Beckley
Barrett-Bald Knob
Calvert Kelly
Barrett
Elmer
Wilson
Fayetteville Ct
Howard Winston
Scarbro
Herndon Ct
William
Markley
Herndon
Long Branch Ct
Paul Gravely
Long Branch
Mount Hope
George Porter
Winding Gulf
A. R. Sayre
Sharp Quake Rocks City In California
A sharp earthquake struck Eureka California Sunday evening at 6 20 p m. It swayed light fixtures and rattled the city but caused no damage officials said.
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California
Eureka
Calif
Young Girl Breathes Life Back To Friend
A 12 year old girl Rita Barnhart revived her friend Alterta Sewart 13 after Sewart nearly drowned in Pierce's Run near Wellsburg Brooke County. Sewart sank and resurfaced unconscious while her twin Albert Jr. waited before pulling her from the water. Barnhart performed mouth to mouth resuscitation to restore breathing.
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Pierce
Brooke County
Cpl
D. W. Meyer
Rita Barnhad
Alterta Sewart
Stewart
Albert Jr
Alberta
Miss Barnhart
Third Victim Of Crash Found Near Fort Worth
Lubbock report notes the third body of a Convair B58 crew killed in a thunderstorm crash near here. The three Fort Worth employees were aboard the supersonic jet that departed Kirtland AFB Albuquerque. The craft carried test equipment and crashed seven minutes from Fort Worth.
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Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Fort Worth
Jack Lee Baldridge
Hugh D
Solon Wants Spies Under Just One Man
A pair of senators urged centralizing U2 intelligence oversight under a single chief below the president. Sen. Jacob Javits called for one top official, possibly the secretary of state, to unify all agencies. Sen. Henry Jackson faulted the administration for coordination gaps and conflicting statements.
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New York
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Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Javits
CBS
Gale W. McGee
D-Wye
McGee
Kishi Stands Firm on Invitation to President Biden Visit
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Kishi will not withdraw the invitation for President Eisenhower to visit Japan. Kishi told Mitsujiro Ichii that he will hold fast despite opposition from left wing groups and anti-security pact movements. Demonstrations by Sohyo organizers are feared as Parliament debates the US Japan security accord.
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Japan
Tokyo
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Misenhower Vislt
Mitsujiro Ichii
Liberal-Democratic Party
Sohyo
Eisenhower Attacks Khrushchev at Notre Dame Commencement
President Eisenhower spoke at Notre Dame in South Bend addressing about 7,000 graduates and 20,000 onlookers. He criticized world leaders who use angry epithets while urging youth to lead a civic crusade and strengthen American government in a tense international era.
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South Bend
Ind
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University of Notre Dame
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Hue
Notre Dame
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United States
U-2 Pilot Plea Reaches Wife as Powers Seeks Support
Francis Gary Powers writes to his wife Barbara Gay Powers and father Oliver Powers that he is well treated and in good health while awaiting trial for espionage. Newsweek, citing the letters, notes Powers asks his family to stay strong and continue prayers as his fate in Russia case unfolds.
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Pound
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Milledgeville
Newsweek
Powers
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Koreans Indicted Over Suspected Election Rigging
Seoul prosecutors indicted 23 people including former government and Liberal party leaders on charges of rigging the March 15 presidential election. The case lists nine ex Cabinet ministers, a former national police director, and 13 election planning committee members tied to the Rhee regime and his running mate.
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Seoul
South Korea
Liberal Party
Rhee
Lee Ki-poong
Lee
Hinmel
William Waggy Dies in Charleston at 67
William Waggy 67, longtime supervisor of the Division of Community Distribution for the State Department of Public Assistance, died Saturday night in a Charleston hospital after a five week illness. He supervised distribution of surplus federal foods to about 240000 needy. the number has fluctuated to 1600. Waggy had served since 1940 under seven governors.
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Charleston
Wiliam Waaggy
Waggy
Sate
Department of Public Assistance
Flat Earth Society Claims World Is Flat Says Shenton
Shenton of the International Flat Earth Society argues the world is a flat plate with an ice barrier beyond the edge. He asserts the sun and moon are small luminous discs and that the world has a roof too high to rain through.
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Ap—Sancel Shenton
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Worl Shenton
International
Flat Earth Society
Shenton
BBC
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