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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1961

Page

5

US Forces to End Saudi Airfield Use

The United States will withdraw its military units from Dhahran Airfield after Saudi Arabia declined to renew the 1957 access agreement due to domestic controversy over U.S. ties with Israel. The State Department will halt operations and pull MATS and air-sea rescue units, though relations with Saudi Arabia are expected to stay close.

Washington UPW United States Dhahran Ihe State Department Saudi Arabia U.S Israel State Department Military Air Transport Service MATS

Jobless Pay Bill Passes In Senate Fight Over Byrd Amendment

The Kennedy administration won a crucial Senate showdown as the Byrd amendment to extend jobless benefits was defeated by a coalition of five Republicans and 39 Democrats. The bill funds $927 million in emergency benefits from a four-tenths of one percent state tax levy, placing the program under federal financing. Also, New York departmental store sales rose nine percent nationwide in the latest weekly report from the Federal Reserve Board.

Senate Byrd Kennedy GOP Sens Clifford P. ‘Case New Jersey Jacob K. Kavits Kenneth B. Keating New York Hugh Scott Pennsylvania Thomas H. Kuchel California South House Federal Reserve Board

Engle Urges Quick Passage Of Distressed Areas Bill

Sen Clair Engle D Calif urges prompt passage of legislation to aid chronically distressed areas. He praises President Kennedy's bill for seed capital to spur enterprises and cooperative government private efforts. The measure, passed 63 27 in the Senate, moves to the House. Distressed areas in California could indirectly benefit as poor customers for California products.

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Truckers oppose JFK tax bill in congressional hearing

Truckers and leaders from the Teamsters Union condemn President Kennedy’s highway user tax proposals as endangering jobs and threatening the trucking industry. Officials say the measure would shift 65 percent of the tax burden onto 1.4 percent of motor vehicles, hitting a struggling sector hard.

Washington UPI Kennedy Sidney Zagri Teamsters Union House Ways & Means Committee Edward Kiley American Trucking Association

U N Patrol Sent to Free Missionaries in Congo

U N Malayan patrol moved through Kivu Province to rescue 30 missionaries held by rebel Congolese troops at Kasongo. Missionaries reported being under guard and without food. Nationality unclear. earlier count of 23 thought Americans was unconfirmed. U S Embassy doubts the missionaries are Americans, though two Protestant societies run stations in the area. UN reinforcements arriving, Gurkha forces from India to Leopoldville, Katanga reports repelled leftist attackers. Soviet Union urged full Congo debate at the General Assembly, but President Boland said no weekly meeting.

Leopoldville the Congo U.N U. N USN U. S World Grace Testimony The Evangelization Society African Mission Congo India Katanga Tam‘bo Stanleyville Frederick H. Bo Land of Ireland

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