Conservative's Conservative Judge Smith Hard To Budge
A Kennedy victory in votes across Virginia and nationwide contrasts with the narrow House leadership struggle. Speaker Rayburn added three members to the House rules committee, chairman Smith among them, in hopes of breaking a conservative deadlock. The 217 212 tally shows how party lines blurred with 22 Republicans crossing over to support Rayburn, signaling a tough path for Kennedy's legislative program.
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Washington
John Kennedy
Howard Smith
Broad Run
Kennedy
Smith
Sam Rayburn
House Rules Committee
Rayburn
William M. Colmer
Mississippi
We Will Bury You and the Iron Curtain Lies
A period piece examines Khrushchev’s threatenings and promotes Radio Free Europe funded by private Americans. It profiles Howard K. Smith and the congressional rules committee. It notes Smith’s conservative Democrat stance, farm life at Broad Run, and tactics used to influence legislative flow.
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Iron Curtain
Soviet Russia
Khrushchev
Europe
Radio Free Europe
RFE
Farm Land Price Boom Said Ended
Washington AP report from 1960 notes farm land values leveled off toward year end, matching July 1 levels. After a long rise since 1941, uncertainty about future federal programs and higher mortgage rates cooled demand, with modest 1960 gains in 11 states offset by declines in Iowa Illinois and Ohio.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Lowa
Illinois
Ohio
Woman rammed same car twice to vent anger
Denver police watched Cherie Roddey, 25, circle a block and ram the same parked car twice in a fit of jealousy over her husband’s car in front of another woman’s house. Municipal Judge Albert Cohen fined her $100 with half suspended.
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Denver
Colo
Joseph Pinson
Cherie Roddey
Albert Cohen
Rodder
Jamaica Produces One Million Orchid Species
Jamaica in the British West Indies produces one million orchid species showcasing diverse flora and horticultural interest across Caribbean biodiversity initiatives.
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Jamaica
British West Indies
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Mason and Dixon Line
Adolph Sabath
Ill
Clarence Brown
Sabath
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Radio Free Europe Fund
The
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Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
SNO White Diaper Serv., Inc
Fund For Future
Building Loan and Savings Association
Central Ave
ATS
Vradelis
Buffet & Hutch
Hard
Jack Benny
Jack Benny Show
Philco
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