Airliner hijacked by gunman amid Cuba flight
An armed hijacker on a Miami to Key West route forced a National Airlines plane to Havana after threatening the crew with a knife and pistol. He claimed Trujillo offered $100000 to assassinate Castro but said he would reveal details to Castro. FBI investigates identity and motive as the aircraft returns to Florida.
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MIAMT
Fla
Florida
Cuba
F Pirata Cofresi
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Fidel Castro
Castro
National Airlines
Havana
FBI
Cofresi
Pirata Cofresi
Caribbean and
West Indies
Fipir
Marathon
Florida Key
Francis X. Riley
Miami Shores
J. T. Richardson
Jacksonville
Riley
Trujillo
Key West
Motions for New Trials for Felix Ferina
Kansas City AP reports motions for new trials for Felix Ferina were filed. Details on grounds and potential impact were not provided in the available text.
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Anthony
Tiger) Cardarella
Kansas City
Anthony J. Biase
Omaha
U. S. District Court
Ferina
Cardarella
Felix Ferina
Wage floor raised to 1.25 by conferees in historic vote
Senate and House conferees reach a compromise to raise the minimum wage from 1 to 1.25 dollars by 1963, extending coverage to about 3.62 million workers mainly in large retail stores. The measure preserves the Senate framework and faces a House fight led by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell as the bill moves to votes. The article also notes the Columbia River's 2,650 foot drop and its vast hydroelectric potential, containing about 40 percent of U.S. capacity.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kennedy
Senate
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N. Y
House Labor Committee
Columbia River
United States
Lane’s poultry method trims combs to boost laying
Lane explains a two fold poultry practice using manicure scissors to trim hens combs to prevent freezing and eye distraction. Automatic water and indoor housing aim to reduce wet litter and stress, with hens awakened at 4 am and moved through henhouses over a 22 month cycle backed by Crawford County farm experts.
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Lane
Crawford County
Homely fowl yield top egg production at Lane farm
Robert Lane of Pittsburg Kansas keeps 220 chickens with beaked bills to reduce pecking. His flock averages up to 215 eggs daily with occasional runs near 200. Production reaches 97.7 percent at best, far above 60 percent good.
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Pittsburg
Headlight & Sun
Kas
Robert Lane
Lane
Lane Place
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