Kennedy says antitrust law blocked steel price moves
The Attorney General describes the steel price issue as based on an assumption that added wage costs would not raise prices. He testifies that meetings with steel executives aimed to keep prices steady, but denies any formal understanding. The transcript notes the 1940 gas price fixing case and cites the Supreme Court ruling that price fixing lacks immunity.
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Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Equal worth in God’s sight echoes through ages
A meditation on shared humanity cites Romans 10 12 and Plato to affirm that all people are equal before God and deserving of dignity, from the poorest peasant to the wealthiest prince. The piece stresses universal divine generosity and common origin.
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New Frontiers Farm Bill Defeated In House Clash
The House rejected Kennedy’s broad controls laden farm bill amid criticism that mandatory acreage cuts and national marketing quotas would trap farmers in a tight system. Polls show rising sentiment to scrap farm programs as surpluses grow and taxpayers foot the bill for storage.
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Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Texas
Billie Sol
Farm Journal
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Clague retracts recession forecast after Labor secretary dispute
Ewan Clague, longtime Commissioner of Labor Statistics, says his 1962 remark on a 1963 downturn was a misinterpretation of trends. Secretary Goldberg ordered a clarifying statement, sparking charges of political pressure on a noted economist known for blunt analyses.
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Goldberg
Clague
Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Shoemaker Hilariously Rewrites Census Box
A Pergine Valsugana shoemaker answered a census questionnaire by writing I am sitting down in the position box. The quirky reply highlights a literal approach to the form and has drawn local attention.
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Pergine Vatsugana
Census Bureau
Outsiders Plot in East Africa, Robert Ruark Claims
Robert Ruark warns of a planned nationalist campaign in Portuguese East Africa Mozambiq ue to unseat colonial rule. He alleges MANU UDENAMO and allied groups operate from Tanganyika Kenya Nyasaland Ghana with figures like Tom Mboya Julius Nyerere and Adeline Gwambe guiding a covert effort.
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East Africa
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United Nations
World leaders’ erratic moves cloud Kennedy aims
Washington faces puzzling shifts by Khrushchev Adenauer Nehru and Macmillan as Dean Rusk plans European talks. Laos coalition hopes ease tensions while Pathet Lao influence worries allies. Khrushchev’s trade war talk and relations with Red China worsen, stirring U S worries.
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India
Harola Macmillan
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Dean Rusk
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Pathet Lao
Octogenarian Spat Delays Paychecks In Congress
Washington reports an 84 year old Dean of the Senate Carl Hayden and an 84 year old Deputy House leader Clarence Cannon clash over appropriations. They refuse to conference on a 560 million emergency bill delaying agency pay and risking space and disaster funds. The fight centers on where money bills originate and conference chair duties.
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Defending Doctors Aids Patient Says Medical Research Saves Lives
George Sokolsky argues modern medicine and research sustain the aged and sick, praising doctors who provide care beyond the bedside and noting advances from biochemistry to hospital facilities. He recalls personal illness, hospital journeys, and a country doctor who stayed with patients and emergencies.
Nixon’s California bid drags on with party pressure and Birchite fights
Nixon, weary after big time politics, faces internal GOP pressure to run in California. He battles Pat Brown and a faction led by Barry Goldwater and Ev Dirksen while Birchite congressmen press him on anti-Birch stances. The race features John Birch Society figures in multiple districts and a growing moderate Republican bloc led by Tommy Kuchel.
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Fairmont
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Whittier
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Los Angeles
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John Birchite
George E. Borwn, Jr
Tommy Kuchel
Loyd Wright
Roosevelt Split From GOP At Chicago Convention Stalls
A Daily Telegraph piece marks Theodore Roosevelt's break with the Republican Party at the Chicago National Convention as faltering in momentum, contrasting with Colonel's expectations and lessened drive behind the split.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Rebuttal witnesses heard in Logan County deputy killing case
Rebuttal witnesses testified in the Logan County trial of the Rev J N WILBURN charged in the deputy sheriff’s death amid earlier year coal mine disturbances.
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J. N.wilburn
Logan County
Borah Declines Support for Hoover at GOP Convention
Idaho Senator William E Borah says he cannot support Herbert Hoover for re election on the Republican platform adopted at the National Convention.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Herbert Hoover
Churchill seeks U S aid in Middle East crisis
Twenty years ago Winston Churchill was expected to press for greater U S assistance in the Middle East, as Allied leadership weighed military and political options amid escalating tensions in the region.
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Churchill
United States
Middle East
Senate blocks Seaway bill drawing Truman rebuke
The Senate rejected the St. Lawrence Seaway legislation despite President Truman’s strong opposition calling it an economic blunder.
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Harry S. Truman
St. Lawrence Seaway
Earth My Friend Poem Reflects Trust in Seasonal Change
Poem expresses steadfast trust in Earth across seasons. The speaker praises renewal in Spring, color in Autumn, and life through Summer. They acknowledge change as natural and commit to adapting with nature’s flow and elements.
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