House Approves 1.60 Wage Hike for 7.2 Million Workers
The House passed 303 to 93 a bill to raise the minimum wage to 1.60 an hour by 1969 and extend coverage to farms laundries hotels restaurants hospitals transit systems canneries and other employers. The measure heads to the Senate amid expectations of broader proposals and a possible 1969 effective date.
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House
Senate
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Labor Committee
Washington
Pennsylvania
Barrett
Byrne
Clark
Craley
Dent
Flood
Green
Holdland
Moorhead
Morgan
Nix
Rhodes
Rooney
Vigorito
Corbett
Fulton
McDade
Saylor
Schneebelli
Schweiker
Curtis
Dague
Kunkel
Watkins
Whalley
Toll
Eady
Driver Hurt Trapped In Rural Truck Crash
Harold Turben, 54, of Union City, was seriously injured when his lumber truck overturned on Mitchell Road. He was trapped in the cab, then freed by a Union City wrecker and taken to Union City Memorial Hospital with concussion, neck fracture concern, broken ribs, and arm injury. The crash caused about $3,000 damage to the truck.
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An, D.3
Corry
Union City
Union City Memorial Hospital
Harold Turben
Elmer Schnke
Turben
Mitchell Road
Boy 8 Fights for Life After Dallas Kidnapping
An 8 year old boy, Douglas G Weaver, is in a Dallas hospital after a kidnapping near his home. His 11 year old sister told police how their assailant beat him with a hatchet and left him for dead. The incident occurred earlier this week and authorities are investigating connections to the attack.
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Douglas G. Weaver
Dallas
Tex
Turncoat Adams Claims Solo Action In Hanoi Tapes
Hong Kong AP report says Clarence Adams a 37 year old Memphis Negro and Korean War turncoat says he acted alone in taping two broadcasts for Hanoi. He visited the Viet Nam Liberation Front office in Peking and volunteered the tapes without advice or help claiming US policy harms Black equality at home.
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Hong Kong
Clarence Adams
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Memphis
Liberation Front
Peking
Adams
United States
Hanoi Radio
Prom tuxedos funded by federal program at Dos Palos High
Dos Palos California federal funds cover 232 dollars to rent tuxedos and provide dinners for 16 prom attendees. Principal Neil Nordstrom says the students come from needy families and the program teaches etiquette and culture. The money, under Educational Funds Title 1, is part of a larger 430,000 allocation for school needs. About 300 students are expected at the event.
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Dos Palos
Calif
Dos Palos High School
Neil Nordstrom
State Department of Education
Sacramento
California Central Valley
Memorial Day Services Planned at Mead Park
Memorial Day observances are set for Memory Lane at Mead Park at 11 am with a 10:30 to 11 am prelude by the Corry Area High School band directed by H. Lynn Rice. Master of ceremonies is Ronald Willman. Rev. C. J. Kranz gives the invocation and Mayor William Peiffer delivers the opening address. Numerous honored guests will be introduced by the MC, including Gold Star Mother Mrs. Loretto Belden and various veterans and auxiliary leaders.
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Memory Lane
Mead Park
Corry Area
H. Lynn Rice
Ronald Willman
C. J. Kranz
William Peiffer
Loretta Belden
Gold Star
Douglas Rozelle Sr
Navy
Hazel Gentilman
Women’s Relief Corps
Roger Grape
VFW Auxiliary
William Roshrng
Coouiettes
Harold Schaefer
American Legion Auxiliary
Samuel Upperman
Charles Guadagno
Richard C. Ross
Company A
112Th Infantry
Pennsylvania National Guard
Willis Harrison
VFW
Guy Davis
American Legion
Joseph M. J. Walton
Jamestown
Paint and Varnish Co
National Advisory Council of the Small
Javits Named 1986 National Father of the Year
Sen. Jacob Javits of New York was named the 1986 National Father of the Year by the National Father’s Day Committee. He accepted the George Washington Medal at a New York ceremony and is noted to have three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
City Works Through Seven Phases Of Renewal Program
A city advances urban renewal with a seven phase plan before federal funding. This week the City Council held a special session on general business for the project. Housing codes are completed and enforcement machinery is in place with Erie County Health.
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Erie County Department of Health
Ky and Thi Meet Under U S Guard in Hue Crisis
In Hue a secret meeting between Lt. Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi and Premier Nguyen Cao Ky was held at the U S Marines Chu Lai headquarters after Thi was flown there under a safety guarantee. U S planes evacuated 45 American and foreign civilians as Buddhist unrest deepened the political crisis in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hue
Nguyen Chanh Thi
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thi
U.S. 1St Marine Division
Chu Lai
AUS
Marine Headquarters
Junta
U.S. Information Service
Thomas Corcoran
Jackie Kennedy Strolls on Coney Island Boardwalk
Former first lady Jackie Kennedy walked the Coney Island boardwalk on Thursday night and ate hot dogs at a local restaurant. She joined comedian director Mike Nichols as guests of Alan Arkin and his wife at the amusement district event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Kennedy
Coney Island
Mike Nichols
Alan Arkin
Judge Blames Government In Suit
Federal judge finds the U S government negligent alongside Eastern Airlines in a 1962 airliner crash near Kenne visibility drop from one mile to three quarters of a mile as the plane from Charlotte, North Carolina, was landing, killing 26. The ruling opens potential damages for 97 related lawsuits. The government plans to appeal.
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New York
U. S
Astern Airlines
Lee S. Kreindler
Matthew T. Abruzzo
Demand Better Burial For Negro Killed In War
In Wetumpka Alabama the family of Pfc Sang Petes refuses the only available cemetery sites describing them as for paupers or unknown people. The NAACP calls for an investigation and the Justice Department reviews the case while Wetumpka officials cite space shortages in their century old municipal cemetery.
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Wetumpka
Ala
South Viet Nam
Pfc
Petes
Montgomery
Brill
Anderson
Oiuny LQ Williams
Washington
Justice Department
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Century Old
Tragedy in Warren: husband kills wife and four children then himself
A former mental patient, Michael Collins, shot and killed his wife Viola and their four children David 7 Andy 6 Viola 3 Silas 4 in a one story Warren home, then shot himself. The bodies were found at dawn with a gasoline can and smoldering rags nearby.
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Warren
Ohio
Michael Collins
Warren City
Collins
Republic Steel Corp
David
Andy
Viola
Silas
Woodside Receiving Hospitals
Youngstown
Suchmack
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Jackie
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