Kennedy backtracks on aged medical care fight
Kennedy administration shifts stance on Medicare for the aged, signaling a compromise approach after early promises to fight for the program. Secretary Ribicoff meets with the Ways and Means Committee amid a tense debate led by Rep Mills, with opposition from Kerr and AMA backing a limited plan.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington (Ap
Kennedy
Welfare
Abraham Ribicoff
House Ways and Means Committee
KentAs
Kerr-Mills
White — House
Iandles
Kenedy
Kers Mills
Congress
Wilbur Mills
Kansas
AMA
Mundison Committee
Square’ Garden
Mills
Seni
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Fox
iPoawat
Naderut
Rambhioune
Bus Smashes Into Patrol Car Kills 3 New Jersey Troopers
Three New Jersey state troopers were killed when a Royal Blue coach rammed their patrol car on the New Jersey Turnpike. The driver Raymond Peters Jr. claimed brake failure. The crash also injured five others as the bus slid into a dump truck and crushed the cruiser near Passaic River Bridge. Royal Blue officials said the bus ran between Allentown and Newark.
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New Jersey
Kearny, Md
New Jersey Turnpike
Raymond E. Peters Jr
Boston
Royal Blue Coach Inc
Public Utility Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Passaic
Joseph del Frino
Lyndhurst
Milan Simcak
Paramus
Arthur J. Abagnale Jr
Cliffside
Peters
de Frino
Nicholas Bellarosa
Bloomfield
Albert Donahue
Union City
Donahue
Als Donahue
Patol
Royal Blue Coaches
Clinton
New York
Allentown
Newark
Jersey
Kearny
Train Hits Bus in Fog Shuts Down Buenos Aires School
A commuter train struck a school bus carrying over 400 students at a foggy crossing in Buenos Aires, killing at least 48 and injuring 81. Leading surgeons and 250 doctors aided in hospitals as blood supplies ran low. the crossing attendant claimed to lift barriers briefly, believing the track clear. Police detained the crossing attendant, the engineer, and a fireman for questioning.
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Buenos. Aires
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Tacker
More Plants Are Sought in Pennsylvanian Gubernatorial Campaign
McKeesport Pa. AP Richardson Dilworth vows to expand the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority to modernize plants and attract new industry if elected governor. He criticizes postwar Republican administrations for inaction and credits George M. Leader with launching the first major industrial development program, though he says it was delayed by the Senate.
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Mckeesport
Richardson Dilworth
Pennsylvaia
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Philadelphia
George M
Dilworth
Pennsylvania
Stile Senate
Officials Cut Tape For Marine, Girl Adoption Hope
In Park California sympathetic officials moved quickly to ease red tape for Marine Sgt Stanley G Baker and his 10 year old adopted daughter Yukie Fuki Baker. Governor Brown backed the effort and welfare officials ordered a pre adoptive study to permit their reunion in Buena Park within a month. Baker expressed relief and happiness awaiting visa approval once the study concludes.
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Baker
Buena Park
Orient
Yukig
John M. Wedemeyer
Los Angeles
Bakers
Ben Rosenberg
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Reds Send Fourth Soviet Spy Ship to Pacific Test Area
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union dispatched a fourth science ship Voyeyekov near the Johnston Island high altitude nuclear test area to collect data. U S officials foresee a late week nuclear device shot over the Johnston Island region with FAA warning of radio blackout lasting hours.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Pacific
United States
Johnston Island
U.S
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Defense
Pacific Test Area
Defense Department
Christmas Island
A. I. Vayeykov
Pentagon
Connellsville
Paul H. Miller
Connellskov
Yougiogheny River
Prison Population Hits Record High in Early 1962
Pennsylvania’s state prison system reached an all time high in the first quarter of 1962 with 8,285 inmates in April. Paroles rose from 1961 levels while court commitments remained high, driven largely by Philadelphia cases. Several centers operated above capacity including Camp Hill and the women’s institution at Muncy.
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State Parole Board
Bureau
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Mle
State Bureau of Correction
Kenneth
Taylor
Commissioner of Correction
Wefe
Saylor
Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Niaenasthl
Camp Hill
Dallas
Fazerne County
State Correctional Institution For
Muncy
Lycoming County
Satellite System Moves to Air Force for Advent
Washington AP says the Defense Department transfers the Advent military communications satellite system from the Army to the Air Force. The plan includes 40 small satellites in polar orbits, with an equatorial 22,300 mile orbit option, aiming for operation by 1964. Army costs have rose. GE lays off about 600 workers in Philadelphia and Valley Forge as contracts are canceled.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Pentagon
Army
Pjuladelphia
General Electric Co
Hat
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Missile and Space Vehicle Department
Leftists Edge in Peru Presidential Race
Peru's seven-candidate election leftist Fernando Belaunde Terry led unofficial counts with around 33 percent as Odria and Haya de la Torre trailed. Congress could decide if no candidate hits 30 percent plus one. Belaunde proclaimed president-elect on TV amid parades. police maintained order.
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Lima
Perth
Fernando Belaunde
Terry
Peru
Congress
Belaunde
Nist
Manuel Odria
Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
Odria
Lys
Expreso
Haya
el Grafico
el Comercio
Li Prensa
Maya
Renohed
la Prensa
Vnhead
Storm Cost Claims Hit 5 Million Dollars
The Insurance Information Institute says about 5 million dollars have been paid in storm damage claims along the East Coast last March. About two thirds of claims have been adjusted, with many shore home owners delaying reports. The General Adjustment Bureau handled about 40 percent of the total, reporting 17,488 home losses in New Jersey and 5,525 in New York, with smaller numbers in Maryland Connecticut Delaware Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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New York
Insurance Information Institute
Institute
Sail
General Adjustment Bureau Inc
Slack Insurance Companies
New Jersey
Bureau
Maryland
Connecticent
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhastle Island
Pay Phone Progress Silencing Old Chimes Across Nation
AT&T tests a new coin box pay phone in Norfolk removing chimes and bong sounds. An electric tone reports money inserted. Western Electric forecasts production leaps to 60,000 in 1967 and beyond. The redesign combines coins into a single slot with a lever release and central handset.
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Norfolk, Va
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell
At&t
Western Electric
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