Wage Bill Clears House Rules Committee Action
The House Rules Committee approved mini mum wage legislation, sending Roosevelt’s bill to the floor. The measure would raise the hourly minimum to 1.25 in three steps and expand coverage to 3,509,000 workers in large retail, hotels, and laundries. A substitute would set 1.15 an hour and cover 1,400,000 interstate workers.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Rules Committee
James Roosevelt
Calif
Howard W. Smith
D Va
Roosevelt
House Labor Committee
Aeschylus the Playwright Fought at Marathon and Salamis
Aeschylus, born 525 BC, famed author of Agamemnon, served as a soldier in the Persian Wars at Marathon and Salamis, contributing to Greek victory efforts.
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Aeschylus
Agamemnon
Marathon
Salamis
Anatomy Of A Beauty Queen Title Seldom Blinds Lifes Values
An exploration of Miss Universe and Miss United States winners since 1921 and 1950s era. It contrasts fame with ordinary life, noting marriages, careers in acting and modeling, and how most queens return to normal life, with a few becoming notable public figures or progressing in various professions. It includes anecdotes from Hillevi Rombin Arlene Howell Noita Green Arlene Nesbitt and Charlotte Sheffield about marriage family and post pageant careers.
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Olympia
United States
America
Christiane Martel
France
Mexico
Colombia
Luz Marina Zulaga
Japan
Akiko Kojima
Asia
Miriam Stevenson
South Carolina
Carol Morris
Myrna Hansen
Terry Huntingdon
Miami Beach
Hillevi Rombin
Mrs. Schine
Hillevi
Universal-International Pictures
Arlene Howell
Paul Lacava
Nonita Green
Florida
Arlene Nesbitt
New York State
Arlene
Charlotte Sheffield
Provo
Utah
South High School
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young University
Charter No 4613 Le eee 38163220
A charter entry reads 3816320 dollars and sums of 29 189 340 59. The fragment suggests financial amounts tied to charter numbers without full context.
State School Aid Increases
Auditor Litz McGuire estimates 1960-61 General School Fund receipts at 5.098 million dollars, enabling final state aid computations. Total aid to 55 counties will reach 59.24 million dollars, including about seven million for teachers' salary increases, versus 58.76 million current year. Final allocations await work by William K. Hamilton and the State Board of School Finance in Charleston.
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Charleston
Auditor's Office
General Revenue Fund
Litz McGuire
William K. Hamilton
State Board of School Finance
Worried Vacationer Seeks Cop Watch for House
In Tucson Arizona a resident asks police to watch their home during a vacation by leaving a letter postmarked in Tucson.
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Tucson
Ariz
Congo unrest flares as rival groups march in Leopoldville
In Leopoldville 500 followers of Jean Bolikango and 2009 Kalonji supporters protested exclusion from Patrice Lumumba’s government. Police dispersed the demonstrations with tear gas and batons as Congo heads toward independence ceremonies led by King Baudouin.
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Robert Lindsay
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Congo
Albert
Baudouin
Richard Stanley
Henry M. Stanley
David Livingstone
Africa
Katanga
Canakat Party
Conakat
Balubakat
Balubakat Re
Patrice Lumumba
Jean Bolikango
Lumumba
Albert Kalonji
Justin Bompboko
Pineville Lions Sponsor Skidmore Comedy in High School
The Omnibus Players of Skidmore College will perform Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors at Pineville High School on Tuesday July 12 at 8 pm. The Pineville Lions Club funds the show to support sight conservation and local theatre interest.
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Omnibus Players
Skidmore College
Pineville High School
Pineville Lions Club
Erders
Omnibus Players, Inc
Pineville
Drama
Ned Rogers
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