Washington Peace Corps push and briefcase humor
In a lively Washington dispatch the narrator notes Peace Corps efforts in Signal Hill and jokes about new Kennedy era workers burning long hours. The piece details crowded offices, lines at Bobby Kennedy’s suite, and many styles of brief cases seen around the Capitol as a satirical take on early 1960s political bustle.
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Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy Sr
Bobby Kennedy Salamander
Capitol
National Archives
Jobless Aid Action Deferred in Senate Finance Panel
The Senate Finance Committee postponed action on the $2 billion emergency unemployment aid bill to allow amendments. Chairman Byrd and others criticized the House bill’s financing, noting 40 states would pay more than they receive and 10 would gain. The Kennedy administration provided state estimates clarifying the effects, while Byrd warned the plan breaks the principle of using state tax receipts for state unemployment payments. President Kennedy plans to propose nationwide federal standards later.
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Washington U
Senate Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Kennedy
Byrd
Acrobee Rocket Postponed by Unemployment Benefits Delays
The Aeronautics and Space Administration postponed the Acrobee rocket test due to technical difficulties delaying the launch from Wallops Island. The plan involved up to 13 weeks of unmployment benefits and state control of payments, with an estimated cost around $1 billion.
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WA _ INGTON
avyail-Civilian Space Agency
Unem
Wallops Island
National Aeronautics
Space Administration
Indians Starving on Fort Hall Reservation Reported
Fort Hall Idaho reports indicate malnutrition and near starvation among about 2500 Indians. Commission Chairman George Brewer and Tribal Council members discussed scope, with Delores Ganiogue noting around 300 families in need. Local volunteers prepared clothing and food shipments while officials plan further inspection and recommendations.
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Fort Hall
Idaho
Commission
George F. Brewer
Bingham County
Tribal Council
Delores Ganiogue
Ashton
Lawrence B. Lindsley
Harding
America
Brower
Power
Bannock
Frank Church
Petaho
Stewart Udall
Udall
John Carver Jr
Buyers Slow After $1.25 Impulse Level Cited
CHICAGO AP Americans are not spendthrifts but consumers show cash concerns when items exceed $1.25, said economist John K. Diederichs of Armour Research Foundation. He linked the $1.25 impulse to average family income of $5,600, noting depression-era impulse was five cents and credit consideration rises about 100 times the cash impulse.
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Chicago
UPI
John K. Diederichs
Armour Research Foundation
Diederichs
American Institute of Banking
Douglas Will Bid on SOR Contracts
Douglas officials in Long Beach said they will bid competitively for subcontracts on the new superjet cargo plane. Lockheed in Marietta, GA, holds the primary design contract for SOR 1 and 2, but subcontracts and the production contract remain open to other producers.
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Long Brack Douglas
Lockheed Aircraft, Corp
Marietta, Ga
Douglas
Long Beach
Man Kills Wife and 3 Children Then Shoots Self
Kenneth Terrall, 37, an auto parts salesman, bludgeoned his older son Douglas to death, shot his wife Lucille, and killed two other children before killing himself. Police found Terrall dead in the living room with a shotgun between his knees. The wife was at the dinner table, daughter Susan 13 died at the stairs, and five-year-old Ronald fled to a neighbor before authorities arrived.
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Monte Vista
Colo
UPI
Kenneth Terrall
Rio Grande County
W. E. Sharp
Terral
Sharp
Lucille
Susan
Terrall
Douglas
Ronald
Aid Plan Setdown to Latins Aid Plan Setdown to Latins
President Kennedy asked Congress to vote 600 million dollars for Latin American aid as part of the Alliance for Progress. Latin American officials react with disappointment, noting Kennedy did not detail new allocations beyond funds already authorized, while Argentine officials say they expected a Marshall Plan scale commitment.
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Alliance For Progress
Kennedy
Congress
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America
United States
Ooose
Lalready
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Bogota
Chile
Buenos Aires
Latin America
Kennedy seeks budget boost for HEW programs
President Kennedy asked Congress for a 13 million dollar increase in the HEW budget for the new fiscal year to expand student loans vocational rehabilitation and public health and welfare programs. He also sought 2.805 million in supplemental funds for the current year and 2.098 million for the District of Columbia. An additional 25.415 million was requested for the Office of Education for the next year amid broader funding moves tied to education and research.
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Kennedy
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Eisenhower
Executive Branch
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Office of Education
Aigwa
Israel
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