House Approves Farm Measure and Food Stamp Plan
The House approved two key measures after a late session riot. The food stamp program passed 229 to 189, expanding a poverty relief pilot into a permanent plan amid bipartisan opposition. The wheat cotton subsidy bill squeaked through 211 to 203 after a tense vote.
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Belgian doctors seek deal as strike nears ninth day
Belgium's 12,000 striking doctors held talks with Interior Minister Arthur Gilbertson amid ongoing walkout focused on emergency care. Both sides cast the session as non decisive while striking physicians threaten to resist socialized medical law changes that would set fee scales and expose patient treatment records to government inspection. Some rural doctors resume home visits as cabinet vows to stand firm, hoping doctors will reassess.
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General Begins Final Journey
Washington honors General Douglas MacArthur as his funeral train travels toward Norfolk for burial. Crowds file through the Capitol rotunda in state, paying tribute amid rain and solemn military honors in Trenton Odenton and Aberdeen before the procession to Union Station. The President and First Lady accompany the casket.
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Kennedy Enters Civil Rights Debate In Senate Speech
Senator Edward Kennedy joined the civil rights debate with a vow to vote for the bill. He said his life and his brother John's death gave meaning to choosing freedom over oppression and urged turning power toward peace. Kennedy admitted nerves as a freshman speaker and said the issue would shape the nation in the 1960s.
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Urgent rail talks pressed to avert nationwide strike
Washington AP Secretary of Labor Wirtz urged emergency talks to avert a rail shutdown as five unions and nearly 200 railroads faced a midnight strike deadline. Union chiefs failed to attend an early session, with negotiations continuing through the night and into the morning amid warnings of major economic damage if no agreement is reached.
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Rail unions threaten nationwide strike over rail rules
The association said most trains would be unable to reach destinations by the 12:01 a.m. strike deadline. Efforts to reroute en route trains would be made from transfer points as unions faulted railroads for new rules. Each side warned of a coast-to-coast stoppage amid heightened tension over responsibility.
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North Carolina Tops Nation in School Spending 1961 62
In 1961 62 North Carolina led the nation in public school funding with local expenditures per 1000 personal income at 45.15, well above the national average of 39.70 and the Southeastern average of 40.87. The state ranks 12th overall, with an 18 percent funding increase versus 4.9 percent nationally, and surpasses Virginia Tennessee and South Carolina in average teacher salaries. Charles F. Carroll Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Railroads Embargo All Freight Across U.S. Railroads
Washington AP report says most U.S. railroads embargoed all freight effective 12 19 am Friday as declared by the Association of American Railroads. The embargo aims to address immediate transportation disruptions across the network.
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Ten Year Delay Fails To Quiet MacArthur Interview Dispute
Washington AP reports that 10 year old interviews with General Douglas MacArthur are cited in a bitter dispute over wartime policy. James G. Considine and Lucas of Scripps Howard allege State Department interference tied to British officials and China policy, claiming withholding of the interviews harmed MacArthur’s career.
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Scranton Keeps Door Open To Nomination
Pennsylvania Governor William W Scranton held a news conference to say he is not seeking the Republican presidential nomination though he would consider a contingent role if the GOP convention deadlocks The 46 year old explained he does not intend to run and warned against misreading his stance as a bid to secure the nomination ahead of the July San Francisco gathering
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Interview Is Called Nonsense About MacArthur Interview
Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney dismisses a 1954 purported interview with Gen. Douglas MacArthur as fictional nonsense. Whitney, at his bed side when MacArthur died, denounces claims alleging attacks on generals Taylor Ridgway Hull and Eisenhower, insisting MacArthur spoke highly of all officers. The World Telegraph report prompted Whitney to state the general never disparaged colleagues and praised Ridgway’s Korea assignment.
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