Senate ends filibuster on satellite bill blank
The Senate ended the filibuster by sending the administration's communications satellite bill to the Foreign Relations Committee with a renewal goal of August 10. Democrats hoped for quicker committee action, while opponents could still filibuster once the bill returns.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Barry Goldwater
Unemployment Falls 445 000 in July Amid Mixed Signals
The July unemployment drop to 4 018 000 and job gain to 69 564 000 marked the lowest idle rate since May 1960 at 5 3 percent. The labor force fell to 73 582 000 while 900 000 workers were jobless 15 weeks or more. Secretary Goldberg called the figures encouraging amid talks of a possible tax cut.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Congress
FDA Testimony Links Thalidomide Risk To Chance Discovery
Dr Frances C Kelsey of the FDA testified she learned of possible dangers to unborn children by chance after reading a British medical journal letter about thalidomide. She described requesting more data and noted Merrell and other firms sent staff to investigate in Germany. Sen Humphrey urged stricter licensing so foreign producers report full trial results and side effects.
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Washington
Frances C. Kelsey
Food and Drug Administration
Kelsey
Senate
George P. Larrick
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
FDA
U.S
Larrick
Richardson, Merrell, Inc
New York
England
Merrell
Germany
Humphrey
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Dea
Faubus Wins Fifth Term In Arkansas Primary Victory
Gov Orval Faubus claimed a 52 percent lead early in the Democratic primary tallys, defeating five opponents and signaling a fifth term amid contrasts with segregationist and integrationist forces. Dale Alford and Sid McMath trailed as votes from urban precincts rolled in. Faubus cited industrial gains, better schools and highways, and expanded welfare as his record while facing criticism over the 1957 Little Rock crisis.
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John R. Starr
Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Arkansas
U.s.supreme Court
Dale Alford
Sid McMath
Alford
McMath
Sen
William Fulbright
Winston Chandler
Vernon Whitten
Kennedy Coffelt
David Cox
Fulbright
Chandler
Francis Cherry
Cherry
John L. McClellan
National Guard
Estes Threats Tied to Estes Death in Senate Hearing
Washington AP A government official testified Billie Sol Estes mentioned Henry Marshall's death while threatening to halt a federal investigation of Estes cotton dealings. Wilson Tucker deputy director of the agriculture cotton division said Estes and lawyer Dennison visited his office October 18 and implied Marshall's death tied to the inquiry, though investigators still pursued the probe.
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Washington
Billie Sol Estes
Henry Marshall
Estes
Wilson Tucker
Agriculture Department
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Texas
Arene
Stupiere
Texas Agricultural Stabi
Er Marshall
Tucker
John P. Dennison
Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Subcommittee
Death by Own Action Ruling in Joyner Death
Windsor N C AP A ruling of death by own action was entered today in the death Tuesday of Bertie County Sheriff Thomas Everett Joyner. Coroner Goodwin Byrd, serving as acting sheriff, reported the ruling until a surname is named by county commissioners.
Thalidomide Developments Worldwide Prompt Action
The Associated Press reports estimates of up to 7,000 babies born deformed due to thalidomide with 6,000 in West Germany and 1,000 elsewhere. United States hearings on information gaps, regulatory testing, and possible animal testing requirements are outlined along with international responses.
Finkbines May Leave Country For Abortion
PHOENIX Ariz AP Mrs that any comment on her destiny Sherri Finkbine shared with the world her fear of bearing a deformed child and plans to have an abortion. She hopes to travel to a country where the abortion can be performed and says comments could jeopardize her chance to obtain one. Her husband Robert L Finkbine says they are still exploring options as she has been advised.
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New York
Helen B. Taussig
Johns Hopkins University
Europe
West Germany
San Antonio
Tex
Bexar County Medical Society
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D.minn
U. S
Humphrey
Senate
Phoenix
Ariz
Sherri Finkbine
Arizona
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Toronto
Leslie Hilliard
Food and Drug Administration
London
Britain
Medical Research Council
Phoenix, Ariz
Tion
Finkbines
Wreck near Prospect injures High Point man dies
A High Point man Ralph Banks 203 North View died at High Point Memorial Hospital after a wreck on Prospect Street Extension in Randolph County just before noon. He was a self employed septic tank service operator. His wife Virginia Banks a High Point police officer was not in the vehicle. The truck driven by William Davis Reagan Jr. was returning to High Point when Banks grabbed the wheel.
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High Point
Prospect Street
Randolph County
Ralph Banks
Northview
High Point Memorial Hospital
Banks
Virginia K. Banks
William Davis Reagan Jr
Springfield Road
Reagan
Riot police deployed as Buenos Aires strike begins
Thousands of riot police arrive as a 48 hour general strike against government policies starts in Buenos Aires. Scattered sabotage is reported while the capital remains relatively calm. A tank rigged for septic work overturned blocking a road and injuring two men, Reagan and Banks, who were hospitalized with head abrasions.
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Buenos Aires
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