JFK Not Pleased With U S Steel Price Hike
U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel announced price increases of about 60 dollars per ton, drawing sharp reactions from President Kennedy and Congress. Justice Department eyes antitrust review as lawmakers call the move betrayal of steelworkers pact and warn of potential action. Kennedy to speak publicly on the issue after learning of the rise at a White House event.
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Illinois
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Roger Blough
US Steel
Teachers Defiant as New York Deliberates Strike
New York City faces a looming school strike as 40,000 public school teachers debate walkout over a starved budget. At a 5,000-strong meeting, 313 votes favored striking. up to 10,000 expected on lines, 30,000 absent. Police mobilized. district says schools open for most pupils but some may lose instructors. The Condor Wadlin Act threatens instant dismissal for teachers who strike. Board eyes court injunction to stop walkout.
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New York
Starvaton
United Federation of Teachers
Charles Cogen
Theobald
Board of Education
Million Cezanne Paintings Recovered in Marseille Car
Eight Cezanne paintings valued at two million dollars were recovered from the back seat of a stolen car on a Marseille street. Police traced the car after it was left with a broken window and false license numbers. An expert authenticated the works, noting they were removed from their frames but remained in perfect condition.
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Marseille
France
Paul Cezanne
Aix-en-Provence
Europe
French Riviera
Rain to touch area with cooler, cloudy stretch
Weak low pressure moves in bringing occasional rain through tomorrow. Tonight stays mostly cloudy and cooler with a low near 48. Thursday highs near 62, followed by a five day forecast with highs around 63 and lows about 41. Official high yesterday was 48, overnight low 48.
Protestant Merge Talks Start Well
Washington AP reports a broad scale effort to unite much of American Protestantism got off to a vigorous start. Four main denominations United Presbyterian Protestant Episcopal Methodist and United Church of Christ formed a merger project and invited three more bodies to join. The two day conference aimed to appraise prospects and consider ongoing consultation to handle unknown factors influencing church union. Leaders voiced cautious optimism that a unified church could become a reality while noting decisions would be deferred to the next meeting.
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Clay to Leave Berlin Job Remain as Policy Adviser
Gen Lucius D. Clay will wind up duties as Kennedy's Berlin special representative but stay as a presidential consultant on Berlin policy. He left Berlin for Washington and will report to the President Thursday then likely return to Berlin briefly before ending the crisis assignment. Officials say the move reflects reduced tension after Geneva talks and deny any deal with the Soviet Union.
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Berlin
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Kennedy
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Dean Rusk
Andre: A. Gromyko
West Berlin
Germany
Rusk
Gromyk
Action in Sea Strike Seen Today by Kennedy
Washington expects President Kennedy to issue orders to seek a court injunction to halt the West Coast shipping strike now in its fourth week. Justice Department lawyers in San Francisco stand ready to file an 80 day injunction as soon as signaled, with Hawaii facing food shortages and Gov. Quinn appealing for White House intervention. The Taft Hartley board’s findings due today could set the stage for the injunction and end to the strike.
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Hawaii
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Ohio billboard ban ruled unconstitutional
Bulletin from Lima Ohio AP reports Allen County Common Pleas Judge John A. Davisen ruled today that the Ohio law banning billboards from interstate highways is unconstitutional. The decision marks a legal setback for the state in regulating outdoor advertising along major routes.
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Ohio
Allen County Common Pleas
John A Davisen
UN Considering Industrial Development Commissioner Post
The Economic and Social Council urged acting Secretary General U Thant to consider appointing a UN commissioner for industrial development. It also asked Thant to appoint 10 experts to study the feasibility of creating a UN socialized agency for the same purpose.
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Thant
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Chuckle Television Side Effects on Viewers
A note on how Today’s Chuckle Television prompts audience habits as people stare at the hi fi while listening, reflecting media conditioning and consumer behavior in a humorous vein.
Reds Won't Give On Test Treaty
In Washington and London officials report a deadlock with Soviet opposition over a verifiable nuclear test ban. President Kennedy plans atmospheric tests in the Central Pacific for about two months, while Prime Minister Macmillan presses for a Fast-West accord despite domestic pressure.
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Kennedy
Central Pacific
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
London
Weissmuller Wife Settles Temporary Alimony Demand
Los Angeles AP report says Johnny Weissmuller’s fourth wife agreed to a temporary support settlement of 25 dollars a week, totaling 850 dollars monthly, during a Superior Court hearing on her divorce petition filed last month.
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Los Angeles
Johnny Weissmuller
Prisoner Deal Hopes Raised In Havana Talks
In Havana the Cuban invasion prisoners' negotiators press Prime Minister Fidel Castro for a reduced ransom. The four-member Miami delegation reported hopeful after a four hour meeting and await a possible second talks. Prisoners captured in the Bay of Pigs were sentenced to up to 30 years with indemnities sought by Castro. The United States has avoided endorsing the deal while a delegation member’s husband is among the captives.
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Fide Castro
Castro
Friends
Principe
Miami
State Department
Virgina Betancourt de Rodriguez
Panel Meet Likely on Kashmir Dispute for UN
UNITED NATIONS AP sources say the U N Security Council will probably meet April 27 for a new debate on the Indian Pakistani Kashmir dispute. The schedule and agenda were reported as provisional by authoritative sources on Tuesday.
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N Y
U.N Security Council
Kashmir
Dayton judge fines nine in price fixing scheme
Federal judge in Dayton Ohio fined nine individuals and ten companies a total of 134000 for a multi year price fixing scheme to sell electronic parts to the Dayton Air Force Depot. The judge blamed stronger global competition and questioned federal business laws. William W Garstang, a former Allen Bradley official in Milwaukee, was singled out for responsibility and fined 5000 dollars plus 12000 for his company.
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Ohio
Car A Weinman
Weinman
William W. Garstang
Allen-Bradley Co
Milwaukee
Wis
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Percion
Women seen advancing in business and science by 1970
A New York symposium on job horizons for women, attended by Gov Rockefeller and about 200 leaders, forecast that women will reach 40 percent of the labor force by 1970 and emphasized the need for women in sciences and engineering. Bernice Fitz-Gibbon urged married women to keep learning and earning over leisure.
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Nelson A Rockefeller
Bernice Fitz - Gibbon
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