Kennedy pushes unemployment bill with broader coverage and weeks
Sen Kennedy proposes 39 week benefit period and two thirds of state average wage as maximum, extending coverage to all firms. He cites four to five million unemployed and urges federal standards with a re insurance and contingency fund. Co sponsored by Clark, McNamara, Mansfield, Murray, Proxmire, Douglas, Green, Neuberger and Humphrey.
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Washington
Sen
Kennedy
D-Mass
Eisenhower
Gore
D-Tenn
Public Works Administration
Clark
D-Pa
McNamara
D-Minh
Mansfield
Dmont
Murray
D-Mont
Proxmire
D-Wis
Douglas
D-Ill
Green
D-Ri
Neuberger
D-Ore
Land Humphrey
D-Minn
Vanguard Wreckage Recovered After Failed Launch
Pieces of the Vanguard rocket were found on Cape Canaveral sands and in shallow water near the launch stand. Navy experts exam the debris for clues to the blast cause as two more Vanguard vehicles await assembly and Army Jupiter C rockets stand by for a next, potentially larger satellite launch weeks away.
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Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Navy Vanguard
Navy
Army
Missile Test Center
Ports Group Seeks New Director Selection Progress Report
The State Ports Authority aims to name a new executive director within ten days to two weeks after narrowing applicants to two of four from Handy Associates Inc. Interviews occurred in Wilmington and at Morehead City, with names not released. The agency also discussed boosting traffic of tobacco, textiles, and grains through North Carolina ports and set a March 13 meeting in Morehead City.
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Raleigh
State Ports Authority
Handy Associates Inc
New York
Reeves
SPA
Wilmington
Richard S. Marr
North Carolina
Morehead City
Ports Authority
Thieves Take Princess Alexandra Jewelry in Midnight Theft
Princess Alexandra, daughter of the Duchess of Kent and cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, had $4,000 worth of jewelry stolen after two suitcases were taken from her car. The bags were recovered the next day at a railway station after a weekend in the country.
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London
Alexandra
Duchess of Kent
Elizabeth II
Burlington Profits Reported
Burlington Industries Inc, the nation’s largest textile maker, reports a net operating profit of 4 107 000 for the quarter ended December 28 1957, or 44 cents a share. Sales were 170 284 000 versus 177 093 000 a year earlier.
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Greensboro
Burlington Industries Inc
Burlington
Two Jail Breakers Return For Trial In Pem broke NC
Two of five Mecklenburg County Jail escapees are to be returned to Charlotte to face jail break and assault charges. Clarence Tyler and Singletary were found asleep in Indian homes near Pembroke by SBI agents and Robeson County deputies. Only one fugitive, Lowell Burge, remained at large. others were captured in Columbia and are now facing additional charges.
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Pembroke
N.C
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Clarence Tyler
Columbus County
John Richard Singletary
SBS
Robeson County
Here
Lowell T. Burge
Edward C. Henderson
James L. Bridges
Columbia
S.C
Tyler
North Carolina
Singletary
SBI
Walter F. Anderson
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John M. Reeves
Pinehurst
Burlington Profits
Tering
J. O. Summey
S. Main ST
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Ivory
Creomulsion
Jergens
Norris
Lal
Paris
Vale ’ Volve
Kent
Valentine
Cheramy
Westinghouse
Wussy
General Electric
Soecies Ly
Whitman
Schick
Eckenla
Eastman
Eckeuala
Lotiony
Mieke
Shulton
Eome
Zenith
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