Supreme Court curbs railroad union political dues
The Supreme Court ruled that a railroad worker may not be required to pay the portion of union dues used for political purposes. Justice Brennan announced the decision after a decade of litigation, with Justice Harlan dissenting in part and Justice Goldberg recused. The ruling affects about 30 North Carolina Southern Railway employees who argued against funding political activity with their dues. The case returns to the North Carolina Supreme Court to determine what expenditures are political and what share of total spending is political, with unions bearing the burden of proving the proportion. The court urged voluntary internal remedies and noted practical difficulties but said outcomes should encourage negotiated solutions.
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Goldberg
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3000 Federal Troops Deployed Around Birmingham
Federal troops ring Birmingham but hold positions and do not advance as local authorities maintain order. President Kennedy orders a brigade from Fort Benning and units from Fort Bragg and Maxwell Air Force Base to Alabama while urging peaceful settlement and warning Congress may act to preserve law and order. Governor Wallace challenges federal intervention, but the President stresses continued federal efforts to secure a peaceful outcome.
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Maxwell Air Base
Alabama
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Robert Kennedy
George Wallace
Wallace
Governors picks six to new Iowa judicial commission
Gov Harold Hughes nominated six appointees to a new state judicial nominating commission. John P. Bickel, Thornton, and Cravens receive two year terms while Owens and Downey get four years and Larsen and Galetich six years. All terms start July 1 after senate confirmation.
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Harold Hughes
John P. Bickel
Cedar Rapids
R. Joseph Thornton
Iowa City
State Judicial Nominating Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
James W. Cravens
Sanborn
James M. Downey
Louis R. Galetich
Carroll
Paul M. Larsen
Cedar Falls
Edris H. Owens
Newton
Bickel, Thornton and Cravens
Owens and Downey
Larsen and Galetich
Cooper Flight Set Despite Cloud Forecast For Tuesday Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Predicted heavy clouds threatened Gordon Cooper's Tuesday Atlas launch. NASA said morning overcast could still allow lift off between 7 and 9 30 a m CST for a 22 orbit flight lasting over 34 hours. If clouds block camera coverage Cooper would abort after liftoff, though conditions were expected to improve by Wednesday.
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Gordon Cooper
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Iowa House GOP weighs tax plan amid senate amendments
Des Moines Republicans caucused over senate amendments to a tax bill as three options were proposed. The leading plan by Rep. Elmer Vermeer would keep 3 percent sales tax with hotel coverage, add a July 1 withholding tax, repeal personal property tax on household goods, and largely repeal the 6 mills on moneys and credits tax. It also shifts revenue to raise school aid from 10 to 12 million dollars as average daily attendance increases.
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R-Pella
Ways and Means Committee
Harold Hughes
Vermeer
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Rail mergers advance as UP and Rock Island reach accord
Union Pacific and Rock Island announce a three way merger plan with Southern Pacific to acquire Rock Island lines south and southwest of Kansas City after engineering studies. The deal hinges on ICC approval and stockholder votes.
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UPI
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Rock Island Lines
Kansas City
Three Roads
Union Pacific and
Chicago
Omaha
ICC
Automatic Cigaret Vending Bill Passes
DES MOINES AP A bill to legalize cigaret vending machines sailed through the town house 80 19 without debate. The senate previously passed it 36 12 on Feb 25 and it returns for action on a minor house amendment. Currently only remote control machines with clerk assistance are legal in the state.
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Des Moines
Senate
Reading porter faces dismissal over eight dollar union dues
Casey Delatte a 62 year old Reading railroad porter with 38 years of service may lose his job for owing $8 in union dues. A February payment lapse brought an automatic suspension under union rules, threatening termination with no reinstatement if upheld by arbitration.
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Reading Railroad
Casey Delatte
Delatte
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship
Acting To Curb Overseas Outlay in Budget Review
Budget Director Kermit Gordon orders federal civilian agencies to review overseas offices and missions to curb spending. The aim is to improve the U.S. balance of payments by restricting abroad obligations and costs.
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Washington
Kermit Gordon
U.S
Cairo Assails Syrian Leader
Cairo attacks on Syrian Premier-designate Sami Jundi signal little chance of peace between Baath Socialists and Nasserites. Cairo papers label him Baathist front man seeking power, and say his appointment won’t end Syria's power struggle after a week of riotous demonstrations in Damascus and Aleppo.
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Sami Jundi
United Arab Republic
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Syria
Iraq
Aleppo
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