Congress Slogs Through Slow June Despite Few Major Bills
The current Congress is criticized for slow output with only a handful of major bills thus far. Key actions include military draft extension, debt limit lift, feed grain program extension, gold backed currency, equal pay for women, and wartime tax extensions. Unfinished business, notably civil rights, casts a cloud over the legislative outlook. The pace is seen as perfunctory and uncertain for the months ahead.
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United Press International
Babe Goldberg
Noghinee
Congress
House
Senate
Grim Fourth of July highway tolls raise safety warnings
A 350 fatal highway death estimate for July 3 to July 7 sparks warnings as celebrations loom. Readers urged to drive carefully comply with road rules and respect others to curb casualties and honor the national holiday.
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George Washington
Nathan Hale
Pook Revere
Ethan Allen
Patterk Perkrs
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Local Press League Adopts New Rates and Pledge
The Texas based Herald announces rate cards for home delivery and newspaper prices across multiple durations. It lists advance payments, carrier delivery terms, and weekend premiums. The notice also includes a pledge of allegiance text and a July date from Lubbock Texas.
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Wsgaper
Rivera
Conpnany
Farhhock
Texas National
Pepresertatees
Tevas Dattv Press League
Levas Masest
Ohitside
United States of America
Sec
Lubbock
Texas
Medical aid for travelers forms new tourist doctors group
A new International Association for Medical Assistance to Tourists aims to standardize care for travelers worldwide. It will coordinate doctors at embassies and hospitals, forbid fee splitting, and ensure on duty coverage with strict substitution rules.
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Vo Miarcolongo
International Association For Medical Assistance
Marcolongo
Gerth Dor Marcolonia
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Villa Taverna Near Rome Becomes Kennedy Visit Niche
Special correspondent recalls Villa Taverna as a lush private estate near Via Veneto with grand gardens and a high wall. It notes a legend of a WWII armor trade for the villa and briefly mentions Ambassador Reinhardt’s illness during Kennedy’s planned Rome visit.
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Kennedy
Villa Taverna
Italy
Clare Boothe Luce
Haly
Villas Master
Nero Wolfe
Baker Street
Philo Vance
Mae Vila
Pavernmi
Rome
Via Veneto
G. Frederick Reinhardt
United States
Landstuhl
Germany
Goldwater Gains Suburban Backing Over Civil Rights Issues
A study notes Goldwater’s cautious path to integration appeals to Northern suburbs worried about property values and status. It says Kennedy could lose ground in the North if suburban support shifts, while Goldwater gains as financiers and well-to-do voters rally to conservatism.
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Andrew Tully
Wesoneto
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Cape Cod
PD Hay
Congress
Kennedy
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Michigan
California
Bobby Kennedy
South
Kenedy
Dick Nixon
Varue
Texas
John Tower
Das Corner
Hlimeis
Old South
Barbara Hatton Rumored to Marry Again
Rumor suggests Barbara Hatton may wed a new husband, reflecting gossip about her personal life. The remark notes beauty and appearances tied to a beautician's craft, hinting at public interest in her domestic arrangements.
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Barbara Hatton
Roosevelt endorsed for fourth term by Texas labor federation
The Texas State Federation of Labor endorsed President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a fourth term with no dissent at its convention. Inland notes report cotton acreage cuts in West Texas and labor discussions in Terry County using Italian prisoners from a Castro County camp. German submarine losses and revised Nazi shipping destruction claims were noted by British naval observers.
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Corpus Christi
Roosevelt
Texas
F Federation of Labor
Brownfield
Terry County
A. L. Hartzog
Hereford
Hartzog
Castro County
London
Kennedy in the balance as racial crisis shifts popular view
Richard Starnes analyzes how public ratings of President Kennedy waver amid a deep racial crisis. The piece argues popularity hinges on appearance and crowd reaction, not solvable by quick promises, with Kennedy portrayed as a prisoner of public mood and the broader political dynamic.
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Kennedy
Starnes
Mr. Kennedy
MHS
Robert Kennedy
Jimmy Hoffa
New York
Chicao
Washington
Blaze at Dallas Fair Park Damages Two Firms Four Alarm
A four alarm fire swept two commercial buildings in Dallas Fair Park killing one person and causing about 0,000 in damage. The blaze started at Southern Electric Sales Co. and spread to American Sheet Metal Co. damage estimates were given by firemen who controlled the second blaze.
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Dallas
UPTH
Fair Park
Southern Electric Sales Co
American Sheet Metal Co
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