Civil Rights Bill Faces Dim Prospects in Congress
Washington lawmakers warned that passage of the civil rights bill this year seemed unlikely as procedural delays and political hurdles slowed its progress. The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure on October twenty ninth, but a lengthy report to be filed by November thirteenth delays its advance to the Rules Committee and floor debate.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
House Judiciary Committee
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Jack Miller
Iowa
Midwest
Senate Finance Committee
Pittsburgh retraining plan funded by federal grant
Mayor Joseph M Barr announced a 2 388 000 federal grant will fund job retraining for about 1200 unemployed residents in Pittsburgh. Selections include 500 youths aged 19 to 22 and 600 older workers. Eligible applicants lack high school education or sufficient training to secure work, with emphasis on GOP contribution.
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Pittsburgh
Political Detainees Describe Torture Under Diem Rule
Saigon dispatch reports torture and detention under Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime. A British Embassy typist, Miss Hoang Thi Dong, and thousands of political detainees faced beatings, water torture, blindfolding, and other brutal acts, with executions and gruesome injuries noted as the regime fell.
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Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Viet Nam
Nge Dinh Diem
Nge Dinh Nhu
Hoang Thi Dong
Nhu
Political Adverse Detention Claims and Brookville Plant Closure
An interview fragment describes arrests and alleged torture of a witness during a detention, including forced confession pressure over documents and alleged Communist labeling. Separately Sylvania Electric Products will close its Brookville facility with operations shifting to other division sites as imports rise. about 600 workers affected.
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Sylvania Electric Products, the
Forgalet
Sieyon
Merle W. Kremer
Sylvania
General Telephone and Electronics Corp
Brookville
Kremer
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Dong
Elmview Jersey
Elmview Jersey Dairy
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Erie County
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Pennsylvania Electric Company
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