Meany pushes 35 hour week as union push grows
Atlantic City governor George Meany of the AFL CIO said the merged labor movement will seriously consider a nationwide campaign to cut the standard work week from 40 to 35 hours with the same take home pay. He spoke at ILGWU convention and contrasted the plan with the Kennedy administration and Arthur Goldberg. Meany warned NAM against opposing labor progress and cited past labor reforms.
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N. J
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Afl-Cio Executive Council
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Garment
Group Fights For Medicare Without Aid
An administration official says the National Council of Senior Citizens for Health Care through Social Security operates without tax money. The group leads the drive for Kennedy’s medical care plan and ends a two day convention with a pledge to form a permanent organization to push aged welfare issues. The American Medical Association accuses it of using federal funds, but Wilbur Cohen denies any tax or federal funding.
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W. B. Ragsdale JR
Washington
Kennedy
National Council of Senior Citizens
American Medical Association
Senior Citizens Council
Asst
Wilbur Cohen
Carpenter Reflects After Three Orbit Flight Debrief
Space officials debated Carpenter's condition during his final orbit as he prepared for retro sequence commands. Ground stations reported fatigue and possible confusion, while medical observers noted he performed tasks appropriately. Carpenter planned skindiving with fellow astronauts and a homecoming in Boulder after Cape Canaveral events.
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Grand Turk
B.W.I
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
West Indies
John H. Glenn Jr
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Carpenter
Cape Canaveral
Boulder
Colo
Turnouts Reported Hot Day Greets State's Voters
North Carolina voters faced a hot day as off year primaries yielded varied early turnouts. Key races included A Paul Kitchin versus John P Kennedy for the eighth district Democratic nomination while Wake and Buncombe counties showed uneven interest and Durham and Fayetteville reported brisk starts. The statewide contest featured two unknown Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination with results due later.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
A. Paul Kitchin
Wadesboro
John P. Kennedy
Asheville
Buncombe County
Wake County
Durham
Fayetteville
Kitchin
Kennedy
House of Representatives
Richmond
Russian Jazz Expert Welcomes Benny Goodman Tour
In Moscow the Soviet Union's top jazzman Leonid Utyosov says Russians see Benny Goodman as old fashioned yet will give him a warm reception. He notes thousands of amateur bands and a preference for Stan Kenton among Russians. Utyosov recalls early improvised tunes in Odessa and cites his wartime record American Bombers later reissued as Coming In on a Wing and a Prayer.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Benny Goodman
Roly-Poly
Leonid Utyosov
Utyosov
Goodman
Viet Union
Red Army
Stan Kenton
Voice of America
Odessa
New Orleans
Moslems Brace for Threats in Algiers Casbah
In Algiers Casbah the Moslem National Liberation Front urges restraint as European terror triggers fears of a bloodbath. Army gunmen attack aid convoys while Moslem leaders push for action against terrorism to calm tensions and prevent further violence.
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Andrew Borowiec
Algiers
National Liberation Front
FLN
Kassaman
Cas‘bah
Casbah
el Kettar
Greater Casbah
Berlin Wall Hole Blasted Then Sealed as Tense Standoff Grows
Four blasts rocked Bernauerstrasse early today as East German guards rushed to seal a six foot gap in the Berlin Wall. West police avoided blame while East German authorities called Goering a martyr and Western protests escalated. Dr James B Conant toured West Berlin amid the incident.
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Walletween
West Berlin
Berlin
Red Wall
Bernauerstrasse
East Berlin
Peter Goering
Glashuette
Goering
Vopes
Andrei Solovyev
Solovyev
James B. Conant
U.S
West Germany
Film Record Of Orbit Damaged By Sea Water
The film record of America's second manned space orbit was heavily damaged by sea water, possibly unusable by NASA scientists. Water reached the pilot-observer camera as Scott Carpenter's capsule bobbed in the Atlantic after landing 250 miles beyond the planned area. Kodak crews rushed the film to Rochester for development.
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Rochester
N.Y
America
Scott Carpenter
Eastman Kodak Co
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Atlantic
Carpenter
Dry soil near critical point threatens NC crops
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner L Y Ballentine warns of a critical dry spell with tobacco stands poor, replanting rising, corn and small grains hit, pastures failing, truck and vegetable crops suffering, rain not in sight, and hope for a miracle if showers arrive soon.
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Raleigh
L. Y. Ballentine
North Carolina
Ballentine
Weather Bureau
Steep Losses Hit Stocks As Market Dives In Week
The Dow fell 38.82 to 611.88 and the AP average dropped 16.30 to 224.60 as investors dumped shares. Analysts noted a $23.7 billion loss in NYSE quoted value, with volume rising to 22.99 million shares, the highest since May 1961.
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Dow
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Sunday Enterprise preview of primaries and features
North Carolina voters cast ballots in Democratic and Republican primaries. The Sunday Enterprise promises full reports on primary outcomes in High Point and across the state. The issue profiles Lacy Webster in a crime feature, and includes a photo report on Thomasville’s building boom with images by Dick Swaim.
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North Carolina
Enterprise
High Point
Lacy Webster
Frank Warren
Thomasville
Chair City
Dick Swaim
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