Tar Heel congressmen press textile import concerns
Congress members from North and South Carolina warned that the textile import problem remains unresolved. They criticized the State Department for inaction, urged the Tariff Commission to consider an offset import fee, and highlighted the impact of two price cotton on mill costs and competition with foreign producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Carolinas
State Department
Department
Tariff Commission
U.S
Roy A. Taylor
N.C
Robert W. Hemphill
Kennedy
T of Commerce
Internal Revenue Service
Small Business Administration
Indi
Whitener
North Carolina
South Carolina
Horace J. Kornegay
Dn.c
Greensboro
Daily News
America
West Berlin Protests Erupt Before Cold War Tensions
West Berliners gathered at the wall spot raising a cross marked We Accuse to condemn the shooting of a refugee. East German guards fired again missing a teen as police cleared Koch street amid anti American chants and a rare harsh West Berlin press critique. Maj. Gen. Watson urged Soviets to restrain East Germans and warned that continuing acts could have grave consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Berlin
Kochstrasse
U.S
Albert Watson II
Fechter
Berlin
Spandau
West
Tariff Commission Accused Of Stall By Lawmakers
Greensboro AP two congressmen from textile districts blame the federal tariff commission for stalling relief for cotton and wool imports. They cite March requests to amend tariff provisions to protect the domestic market as several Carolina firms cut production and jobs. They urge tax reform to aid U S manufacturers facing foreign competition and outdated machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Federal Tariff Commission
Washington
Tariff Commission
Senate
James M. Battin
R-Mont
Carolinas
Jonas
Battin
Loverseas
Randleman Crown Chooses Miss Congeniality and Talent Winner
In Randleman the reigning Miss Randleman won the most talented scholarship with a rendition of I Enjoy Being a Girl from The Flower Song. Contestants named Candy Morgan of Asheboro Miss Congeniality, with finalists Minnie Johnson and Ann Daniels.
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Randleman
Agricultural Shake-Up Is Foreseen
Washington sources say the Agriculture Department will reshuffle high level staff in response to evidence from Billie Sol Estes hearings. Secretary Lorvalle L Freeman reportedly plans replacements for inept aides and may demote others, with decisions tentative or firm and timing still undecided. DDS Horace P. Godfrey said Congress will be asked for more authority to safeguard federal farm aid from shady deals revealed by the Senate Investigations subcommittee led by Sen. John L. McClellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Congress
Kennedy
Secretary of Agriculture
Lorville L. Freeman
Freeman
Horace P. Godfrey
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John L
Foundations Described As Massive By Patman
Rep. Wright Patman said tax exempt foundations have reached massive undreamed of proportions and require an agonizing reappraisal by Congress. He cited the Ford Foundation and Howard Hughes set as examples and said foundations act largely unregulated, answerable only to their own directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Congress
Patman
House
Ford Foundation
Howard Hughes
Edsel Ford
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford
Securities and Exchange Commission
The Man Who Fails Becomes Adviser of Others
A saying notes that a man unable to reach his life goal often adopts the habit of dispensing advice to others. The aphorism implies irony in motivational guidance from failed ambitions.
Rightist Leader Arrested at Antisegregation Rally
Englewood police arrested John Patter, 24, after he refused to stop picketing at an antisegregation rally led by Paul Zuber. Patter, with six companions, carried a Whites Have Rights Too sign and wore armbands with swastika-like designs. He faced disorderly conduct charges and bail, as a 300 strong, racially mixed crowd gathered near Mackay Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
N.J
American National Parity
John Patter
Mackay Park
Paul Zuber
New York
Patter
Elbert Earley
Earley
Zuber
Jamaica, N.Y
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Hemphill
Department of Government
Hugh Q. Alexander
Alexander
Basil L. Whitener
D-N.c
Soviet Union
East Germany
Melvin Lang
Sun Ec House
Ea A
Titanic Witi
al’ Ansel
Pittsburgh Plate Glass CO
East High St
By Geoffrey Gould
Tax Office
H. A. Wood
Guilford County
Perpetual
Savings & Loan Association
N. Main St
High Point
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