More Fines Imposed In Antitrust Case
PHILADELPHIA. Chief Judge J. Cullen Ganey sentenced 14 indictments after two days of hearings. Fines against electrical manufacturing companies totaled about two million dollars, compared with a longer session on Monday for six indictments as defense attorneys largely stood by earlier statements.
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Kennedy Proposes Wage Rise to 1.25 Topples 4.3 Million Workers
President Kennedy sent a bill to Congress to raise the minimum wage from 1.00 to 1.25 through annual steps, extending coverage to about 4.3 million more workers in retail and service sectors. Hearings open Feb. 17 led by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell as Kennedy pushes to curb underpaid labor and rising living costs while business groups mobilize against expanded coverage.
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Kennedy
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D-Tex
Adam Clayton Powell
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Senate
Equality Found In US Soviet Missile Power
The United States and the Soviet Union are found to have equal missile strength, with no present missile gap. President Kennedy ordered a comprehensive reassessment to strengthen U.S. defenses, echoed by Eisenhower’s farewell message and civilian Pentagon leaders. McNamara is to deliver findings by month’s end.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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State of the Union
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Robert S. McNamara
White House
McNamara
Weather Forecast Becomes Local Guess
Citizens face a foggy forecast as the weather bureau misses the mark. Snow cleared by noon then melted as sun returned. temperatures rose from 30 to 36 degrees between 11:30 and 1 p.m. Roads may icy tonight with a forecasted 20 to 25 degree low and around 30 by Wednesday.
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Weather Bureau
Stover’s Valentine Candies Ad at Cooper Drug Store
Local ad notes Stover’s Valentine Candies available at Cooper Drug Store located at 9th and Mass. Featuring gift options for Valentine’s Day and seasonal candy selections. Public notice style promoting shop location and product lineup.
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Cooper Drug Store
9Th & Mass
IRS distributes over $4 billion in early tax refunds
The Internal Revenue Service said it is distributing more than four billion dollars in income tax refunds as quickly as possible to boost the economy. Commissioner Mortimer M. Caplin urged taxpayers to file early to speed the process.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Mortimer M. Caplin
Fresh Snows Hit The Plains Area Warnings Are Up
Fresh snow spread from Nebraska to northern Texas and into the Ohio Valley with moderate to heavy falls in Kansas and Oklahoma. Winter warnings cited up to four inches and hazardous driving in northern Arkansas through southern Ohio, while other regions saw sleet freezing rain and rain.
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Snow and slick streets linger in Douglas County
Sheriff Broecker notes roads are clear but slick while Lawrence streets are partly clear but dangerous. Police report 16 city accidents Monday, 25 in two days, as Arthur Henry’s car hit a pole causing $600 damage and minor injuries to Henry and his son.
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Douglas County
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Kansas Highway Department
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Arthur LeRoy
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S. St
Mark
Hazelet
Calmed Yet Grateful After Santa Maria Return
Thirty eight passengers from the liner Santa Maria arrived in Miami by plane, calm but grateful, after pirates under Capt. Henrique Galvao seized the ship for 12 days. The voyage, interrupted one day from Port Everglades, drew world attention to Portugal’s Salazar regime. Passengers, including Edna Chubb and Lucille Gray, spoke of courtesy and pride in the United States as they cleared customs and shared breakfast at the airport hotel. The Floyd Preston family planned to fly to Kansas City Wednesday, with luggage aboard and the ship’s hold carrying their car to Portugal.
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Portugual
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United States
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Pasadena
Calif
Lawrence High School to Add Cafeteria Features This Fall
Lawrence Board of Education awarded the cafeteria expansion contract to Orville Edmonds for 57 704. Construction to begin in March and finish by September will add a north side extension with storage and refrigeration. Equipment costs include 22 349 for cafeteria gear and 4 000 for a new dishwashing unit.
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Servce Equipment Co
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East Heights
Francis Sporting Goods
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Pinckney School
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Joast Heights
Rachel Bolton
WJHS
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No Negro Enrollments Reported at Ole Miss
The University of Mississippi said no Black student has sought registration at the all white school since 1953. It noted only one inquiry of this type after Clennon King, a controversial preacher and former professor, tried to enroll three years ago and was escorted off campus by highway patrolmen.
Annual Soil Group Session Set for February 15
About 1500 people are expected at the 7th annual Douglas County Soil Conservation Service meeting at the I H Fairgrounds. Bankers Awards will be presented by Hale Steele of Baldwin State Bank. Robert L. Smith of the State Water Resources Board is guest speaker. Nine farms revised plans and 56 joined conservation farm plans. The meeting notes extensive 1960 figures including 12 000 acres on soil surveys and 3349 in conservation cropping. watershed work for the Wakara watershed is highlighted. The event also marks board re election for one of five supervisors.
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State Water Resources Board
Kmleek
Board of
District Supervisors
Melvan Wertvberper
Wertzberner
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas
D.C
Board of District Supervisors
Heck
Ho H. Gerstenberger
George H. Butell
Leslie Demeritt
Wilson
Wertzberger
Roy Ht Huhn
SCS
Leonard J. Kasky
Deal Six
David Noe
ACP
Elmer Rappard
Albert Grosdidier
Mabel J. Richardson
Wakarusa
Rayburn hints at deficits not surpluses this year
House Speaker Sam Rayburn indicated deficits may occur this year and next, aligning with Kennedy’s stance that tax cuts are not currently in sight. He said a tax reduction would only be considered if it encouraged business expansion.
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Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rayburn
Kennedy
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Cold and Cloudy
Weather remains cloudy and cold through Wednesday in the northeast region. Light snow will be intermittent tonight and Wednesday with little additional accumulation. Highs Wednesday near 30 and Lows tonight around 20 to 25.
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Westerdas
Snow Tires and Chain Sale at Ray Stoneback’s
Snow tires and tire chains offered at Ray Stoneback’s located at 929 Massachusetts Avenue. Sale features multiple sizes and mounting service. Limited stock and hours posted at the storefront.
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Ray Stoneback
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