Dissent From Aid Committee Highlights Labor Leadership Strains
United Press International reports AFL-CIO's George Meany differed with nine of ten panel members on foreign aid, suggesting possible drift of Big Labor from mainstream opinion amid recent strikes and court actions shaping labor rights. The piece argues broader use of committee inquiries for major policy questions.
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White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
United States
Meany
Ioan
New York
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Tuna contaminated tuna canned by Washington Packing Corp linked to Detroit deaths
FDA chief George Larrick announced that two Detroit women died after eating a single can of tuna tainted with Type E botulinus toxin. Investigations focus on the Washington Packing Corp. can labeled WY3Y2 over 118X, with further tests clearing other tuna shipments while urging no consumption of cans bearing the code. The victims were Margaret McCarthy and Collette Brown, who shared the can on March 14. The A&P Co plans to resume sales from other packers as recall efforts continue.
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Washington (Ap
George P. Larrick
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Detroit
Larrick
United States
Washington Packing Corp
San Francisco
California Cannery Inspection Service
Margaret McCarthy
Collette Brown
FDA
Packer
A&p Co
New York
Kennedy postpones Rome visit due to Italian superstition
President Kennedy reschedules his state visit to Rome because Italians consider the 17th day unlucky and officials say the trip will be moved two or three days. Officials declined to name reasons publicly but private remarks cite the superstition surrounding starting on the 17th.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Rome
Police Order Lunches for Portland Patrols
Portland police are ordered to bring lunches or eat at current beats. The directive, issued Tuesday, targets officers who had been abandoning posts for up to half an hour to eat at home.
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Portland
Maine
UPI
Oklahoma men charged in Russellville insurance fraud
Two Tahlequah Oklahoma men, Thomas A. Bradshaw and Floyd Matthews, were charged with obtaining 1100 dollars from 88 year old Mrs. J. A. Clifton of Russellville in a false insurance deal. Prosecutor Jeff Mobley said Matthews knew Clifton through a church affiliation.
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Russellville, Ark
Jeff Mobley
Thomas A. Bradshaw
Tahlequah
Okla
Floyd Matthews
Oklahoma
J. A. Clifton
Russellville
Matthews
Eaglet Growth and Spice Trade Notes From Sikkim
A young eagle grows larger than its parents by up to a pound and about a foot in wingspan before bone compression and exercise reduce size. Cardamom is Sikkim’s main export crop per National Geographic Society. Ginger seeds flavor cookies bread curry powder and coffee.
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Sikkim
National Geographic Society
Inmates Donate Blood to Hemophiliac Youth
Oklahoma City AP report says 81 inmates at McAlester State Penitentiary gave a pint of blood each to Fred Wallace, a 16 year old Muskogee hemophiliac, aiding the youth who has received more blood transfusions than any American patient.
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Oklahoma City
Fred Wallace
Muskogee
McAlester State Penitentiary
Carl Bates
Board of Affairs
Two Cubans Killed at Guantanamo Base Reform Repression
Rep. William Cramer reports two Cubans were killed and a third wounded when Cuban soldiers opened fire as they attempted to cross the fence into American territory at Guantanamo Bay. The Florida Republican cited the shootings as proof of Cuban repression and said he just toured the base with the Defense Department.
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Washington
UPI
Guantanamo Naval Base
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
Cramer
Defense Department
Guantanamo
Cuba
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United Press International
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Lawton-Fort Sill
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Ronnie Recer
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Tom Cummins
Security Bank
Glenmore
Glenn
Kentucky
Louisville, KY
Ron Stephens
E Avenue
C. B. Pinkerton, M.D
Lawton Clinic
Gore
Sears
Laree
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