Kennedy era aid plan mocked by Senate panel
Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed Labouisse to rework a Latin America aid plan, criticizing a proposed 51 million dollar program while noting failures in Haiti and Brazil. The exchange touched on Cold War tensions, U.S. policy, and domestic politics as Kennedy era aides faced internal critique and reform pressures.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Labouisse
Latin America
South Viet
South America
Stu Symington
South Ame
Hubert Hur Minn
Haiti
Guatemala
Frank Coffis
Meine
Wat
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Labouisse
D. A. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Brazil
Bng
Rio de Janeiro
Copacabana Beach
John Birch Society
Mechanism to Prevent Multiple Births Studied
Dr. Charles B. Metz of Florida State University described fertilization processes in sea urchins and mammals in a Voice of America forum. He explained how sperm enzymes dissolve egg barriers and how the fertilization membrane forms to prevent polyspermy, noting species specifics and the acrosomal filament role in triggering fertilization.
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Washington
Charles B. Metz
Florida State University
Voice of America
Metz
Eges
Ces
Johns Hopkins University
California Institue of Technology
Wesleyan University
Yale University
University of California
University of North Carolina
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hale
Mass
West Virginians in Congress Voting Loyalty Tested
Congressional Quarterly assessed 32 House votes through May 24 and 15 party line votes. West Virginia's six members split on Kennedy programs, with Hechler and Kee voting yes on all 15. Bailey and Slack largely aligned, while Staggers had the weakest record for the party. Senate choices favored limiting billboard extensions, with Randolph and Byrd backing housing and Federal Power moves.
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West Virginia
House of Representatives
Congressional Quarterly
West
Bailey
Slack
Harley C. Staggers
House
Staggers
Ohio
West, Virginia
Senate
Kennedy
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Randolph
Public Roads
Public Works Committee
John Sherman Cooper
Rky
Byrd
Howard Morgan
Federal Power Commission
West Virginia Delegates Split on FCC Reorganization Vote
In the House, Hechler among six WV representatives opposed a resolution disapproving the Presidents plan to reorganize the FCC. Opponents warned of Congress losing regulatory authority, while supporters argued for needed TV industry regulation. The measure failed 212 to 176. The Mallory case prompted a separate vote on delaying arraignment in DC courts, with a 252 to 104 result.
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Hechler
West Virginia
Federal Communications Commission
House of Representatives
Congress
White House
FCC
Securities and Exchange Commission
Moore
Kee
Supreme Court
Slack
Staggers
Bailey
Mallory
Lesson in English Pronunciation and Word Study
A compact English lesson by W L Gordon covers misuse alerts on stomach usage and spelling quirks, plus commonly confused terms and synonyms. It introduces daily vocabulary with a focus word pervasive meaning spreading through every part and examples.
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Drew Pearson
Fres
Pearson
Citizens’ Foreign Aid Committee
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Khrushchev
Vienna
John Foster Dulles
Berlin
Dulles
East Germany
Soviet Union
David Power
le Powerre
Macmillan
London
Trusk
Rusk
Johnson
JFK
Tamipant
George
Perry Mason
DeWitt Stetten Jr
National Institute of Artheritis and Metabolic Diseases
Ore Nei
West Virginians
Arch Moore Sr
GOP
Thomas Carlyle
District of Columbia
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Saturday Evening Post
Burt
W. L. Gordon
Aluminum ProDucts CO
F” Street
South Charleston
Mra
Gilbert D. Morehead
Bluefield
Virginia
Morehead
Ruth Ellen
Dane
Appalachian Power
Mae
Vom
Appalachian Power Company
Roanoke
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