President's Pen Next For Minimum Wage Bill
Washington AP reports the Senate approved a compromise minimum wage bill sending the wage to 1.40 next February and to 1.60 a year later for about 30 million workers. The bill expands coverage to non Civil Service federal workers farm workers and others, with a broader reach to medium size retailers, adding roughly 1.5 million workers. The act would boost annual take for a full year to about 3,328 dollars for a 40 hour week. Labor Department estimates show over one million current earners would still be under 1. }
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House
Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
Labor Department
Man apologizes for flying Russian flag over American flag
Edward Lorene a Schuylkill Haven service station operator runs afoul of Blythe Township officials by displaying a Russian flag above the U S flag to dramatize anger over bus fuel payments owed by the school district He is jailed on $500 bail for flag desecration and says he meant no disrespect and apologizes.
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Pottsville, Pa
Schuylkill Haven
Blythe Township
Edward Lorene
Lorene
Gertrude Berg dies at 66 voice of Molly Goldberg
Gertrude Berg a star of radio and early television dies at 66 at Doctor's Hospital after a heart ailment. The Harlem native created Molly Goldberg and drew vast audiences with everyday Jewish family life, balancing stage and screen work and leaving behind a son in law who quips about matzo ball soup. Her funeral will be after sundown Saturday during the Jewish New Year. Burial is planned in Fleischmanns New York.
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Amos
Andy
Miss Berg
National Broadcasting Co
Molly
Mrs. Goldberg
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Mama
Doctor
Sir Cedric
Gertrude
Two Waterford youths charged in auto theft spree
UC Boys continued from Page One stole a 1967 car in Waterford, then a 1965 auto from Ronald Hammond, and planned to relocate items to Union City. A 1967 car crashed, police recovered both Kimmy vehicles, and the pair, charged as adults with auto larceny, await a preliminary hearing after arraignment at Lake Greenlee's court. They had prior incidents including a Memorial Day theft of a boat on Lake Erie.
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Waterford
Union City
Ronald Hammond
R. D
Cleveland
Erie County
Justice of the Peace Lake Greenlee
Lawrence Park
Lake Erie
Rifle Slug Misses Camp Shelter Near Pleasantville Camp
Clyde Pearson and Ralph Horner of Eustis Fla reported a rifle slug nearly hit a building at Pleasantville Free Camp grounds around 2 30 p m Tuesday while they walked toward a cottage. Police and a game protector investigated and said the shot came from within borough limits. the men were about six feet from where the slug entered. Princeton football: Princeton University sophomore tailback Douglas Boe in critical condition four days after a head injury in a scrimmage.
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Clyde Pearson
Ralph Horner
Eustis
Fla
Pleasantville Free Camp Grounds
Arthur Reagle
Jim Lowres
Princeton
N.J
Princeton University
Douglas Boe
Klan Leader Vows Appeal Over Contempt Conviction
Ku Klux Klan leader Robert M. Shelton says he will appeal a contempt of Congress conviction to the Supreme Court if needed. A U.S. District Court jury found him guilty for refusing to provide records to the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
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Washington
Robert M. Shelton
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Shelton
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
Raleigh
N.C
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Tuscaloosa
Ala
House Committee
United Klans of America
Imperial Wizard
Jamestown Firm to Sell 3000 Voting Machines
Allegheny County commissioners approved buying 9000 voting machines from the Jamestown firm Automa tive Voting Machine Company. The Jamestown bid was the sole offer and the price was defended as reasonable. The machines feature a paper counter similar to those used on about 1000 machines now in service.
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Jamestown
Jamieslown
Alleghenyounty
Automat* Ie Voting Machine Company
Pte
Bell IneneeAiee
Peasants Harvest Amid Drought Fears Reported by New China News
The New China News Agency described workers and farmers as carrying out revolutionary activities. It said peasants had begun harvesting and were determined to combat drought and other natural troubles facing some regions near Peking.
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New China News Agency
Today
Peking
County to replace voting machines before November election
Pennsylvania county plans to replace its voting machines with 3,000 units. About half will be delivered in time for the November elections and the remaining units by December this year. The move aims to modernize handling of ballots and improve election efficiency.
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Pennsylvania County
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