Johnson labor proposals stir contrasting congressional attention
The president's push to repeal Section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act faces a bitter fight despite receiving little press emphasis. In contrast, calls to extend minimum wage and overtime coverage and to reform unemployment benefits would affect millions but attract less immediate attention.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Adam C. Powell
D-N.y
Powell
Wilbur D. Millis
D Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
On This Day in History June 29 1965
Events mark birth of William Mayo in 1861 and notable anniversaries: Henry Clay dies in 1852, Reynolds wins libel suit against Pegler in 1954, US orbits three satellites in 1961, Castro sister defects in 1964. Einstein quotes about mystery and beauty.
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Saturn
Venus
Mars
William Mayo
Henry Clay
U. S
House
Washington
Quentin Reynolds
Westbrook Pegler
United States
Fidel Castro
Mexico City
Power and politics in new African states after leaders’ coups
Max Lerner discusses how new African states rely on police and show troops rather than full armies. He notes foreign policy matters,with Algeria’s Boumedienne as a potential stabilizer, and weighs interests from Nasser De Gaulle and China in shaping post coup influence and development.
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Algeria
Egypt
Ben Bella
Nasser
de Gaulle
China
Algiers
Boumedienne
Commentary on deterrence and negotiation in Asia
William White argues that the Red Chinese and Russians mock Wilson era diplomacy without real power to back it, dismissing US and dissenting senators' initiatives. He contends private Russians ridicule the notion of liberation as a cover for aggression against South Vietnam.
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Wilson
South Viet Nam
When to Operate on a Hernia in a Young Runner
A reader asks about surgery versus a truss for a boy with a hernia. The doctor argues surgery now offers complete relief and reduces risk of incarceration, while a truss only provides temporary control.
County plans curbside parking ban to ease Strip traffic
The county planning commission moved to curb curbside parking on the Las Vegas Strip to reduce congestion. In sports news Gerald Washington pitched a no hit shutout for Highland Dairy in the Municipal Baseball Federation Pee wee League.
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County Planning Commission
Gerald Washington
Highland Dairy
Municipal Baseball Federation
Congo looks to stabilise after five years of upheaval
Editorial notes Congo's struggle since independence five years ago. UN peacekeeping cost and withdrawal are reviewed, with United States aid cited. Rebels backed by the Soviet bloc are clustered in three groups while Congo, rich in copper and cobalt, eyes postwar recovery under Moise Tshombe and the Confederation of Congolese Associations amid tribal tensions.
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Republic of the Congo
Belgium
Times of London
Congo
Crsis
United Nations
U.N
Soviet Union
China
Union Mirere Mining Complex
Moise Tshombe
Pariah
Tshombe
Quotes In the News
A compilation of remarks from public figures. Police Chief Knowlton discusses the motorcyclist riot and injuries. Mayor Wagner honors Bernard Baruch as a global adviser and humanitarian. Civil rights leaders urge Katzenbach to end de facto segregation in northern cities.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Bernard Baruch
Chicago
U. S
Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
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