Labor Leaders Clash With Wirtz Over 35 Hour Week
Secretary of Labor Wirtz faced sharp rebuke from AFL CIO leaders over the push for a 35 hour work week. Meany said the administration does not support mandatory hours, while Wirtz defended focusing on poverty alleviation and unemployment. Meany noted ongoing talks with the Maritime Trades Department amid a wheat boycott tied to U.S. grain shipments to the Soviet Union.
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Miami Beach, Fla
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Johnson
George Meany
Afl-Cio
AFL Cio Executive Council
U.S
Soviet Union
Meany
AFL Cio
Maritime Trades Department
Executive Council
U S Chamber Urges Large Cuts in Budget Requests
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged cutting 6.5 billion in new spending authority for fiscal 1964 and 1965 in President Johnsons budget. It called for 1.4 billion from urban renewal and public housing, 700 million from national defense, and 718 million from federal education aid. The chamber leader questioned the budget's transparency and warned it could mislead investors.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Congress
Chamber
Edwin P
Neilan
John F. Kennedy
Securities and Exchange Commission
First Wheat Ship Completes Trip to Soviet Union
The American freighter Esilena, icebound and 12 hours early, arrived at Odessa with 6,500 tons of U.S. wheat for the Soviet Union. Capt. Edward Jungerheld of New York commanded and unloading was to begin within three days after sailing from Hoboken on January 31.
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Us.s.r
U.S
Soviet Union
Edward Jungerheld
New York
Hoboken
N.J
Turkish Premier Inonu narrowly escapes assassination in Ankara
Gunman Mesut Suna fired three shots at Ismet Inonu from about 12 feet as he sat in his official car in downtown Ankara. The 79 year old premier was unharmed, praised security guards, and described the incident on state radio. Suna, foreman at a Kayseri power station, shouted praise for killing him and sought an audience earlier that day.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Inonu
Mesut Suna
Suna
Kayseri
Kemal Ataturk
Tacker
Congress Holds Holiday Rites
Congress observed Washington's Birthday with members reading George Washington's farewell address. The House had no business and adjourned after 59 minutes with no session scheduled for today.
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Washington
Congress
Cadet Paul Lazarus Qualifies for Phi Theta Kappa Memberhip
Jes Ramblin Cadet Paul S Lazarus son of Mr and Mrs Paul Lazarus 218 Jackson St Monroe has qualified for admission to membership in the Phi Theta Kappa national junior college scholastic fraternity. Membership is limited to ten percent of college enrollment. His top grades in the first semester at Wentworth Military Academy Lexington Mo made him eligible and he will be initiated into the Tau chapter soon per Lt Col Cordell Thomas dean
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Paul Lazarus
Jackson St
Monroe
Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa
Paul
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Tau
Cordell Thomas
Heart Surgery Reports from Dallas Tex Evelyn Mur
Heart surgery updates from Dallas Texas mention Evelyn Mur with ongoing medical notes continued on the next page Ten-A.
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Dallas
Tex
Evelyn Mur
Johnson warns Red China on Vietnam visit
Palm Springs, Calif. AP President Johnson cautioned China there is no panic in U.S. foreign policy and warned Beijing it is playing a dangerous game in South Vietnam. Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos urged global leaders to abolish cold war tensions. They spoke at UCLA during a joint charter day ceremony before about 34,000 in a stadium setup.
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Calif
Johnson
Red China
South
Viet Nam
Mexico
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
University of California At
Los Angeles
California
Lopez Mateos
Los Angeles International
University
UCLA
State University
Strong
King Paul in Greece Undergoes Four Hour Operation
King Paul of Greece underwent a four hour emergency operation for a stomach ulcer. Doctors called it a success though papers labeled his condition grave. Dr. Tsamboulas said the king is all right now after waking, kissing his queen and son Constantine at Tatoi Palace north of Athens.
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Greece
Paul
N. Tsamboulas
Legal Battle Over $800000 in Wakefield Cash
In Chicago a court fight looms over the $800000 fortune of dead policy wheel operator Lawrence Wakefield. Rose Kennedy, his companion, seeks the full amount amid IRS liens. Police found $763225.30 in cash plus bonds and bank records in Wakefield's South Side home. Kennedy claims $160000 belonged to her late husband. She faces gambling equipment charges as heirs dispute inheritance under Illinois law.
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South Side
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Rose Kennedy
Bill
Cosin
Internal Revenue Service
Gerald Mannix
Cook County
Illinois
Detroit
Gary
Ind
Wakefield
Ship Fails In Rescue Attempts
NEW YORK AP British seamen from the freighter Ambassador battled towering seas and hurricane winds to reach an Italian liner waiting nearby, but none of the Ambassador’s 35 crewmen were saved. Witnesses recalled the perilous hours, with one man seen climbing and then vanishing into the water.
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New York
Italian Line
Roswell L Gilpatric
Defense
Gilpatric
Oscar Ribari
Leonardo da Vinci
Ribari
Gloria Holenstein
Cool Weekend Weather In Twin Cities
The Twin Cities area will stay cool this weekend with partly cloudy skies and no precipitation. Highs reach the mid forties to around fifty, with light northeast winds easing to variable directions tonight and through Sunday.
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Twin Cities
Second juror chosen in Ruby trial amid tense session
Dallas AP A 39 year old industrial engineer was sworn as the second juror in Jack Ruby's murder trial for the Oswald slaying. The fifth day saw a stormy session as a defense lawyer faced threats and sought a lie detector for jurors while Ruby, 52, conferred with his lawyers and expressed concern to aides.
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Friday
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Santarmat
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
McCoy
Max Causey
Causey
U Thant Holds Private Talks on Cyprus Crisis
U Thant, the United Nations secretary general, conducted private discussions with Security Council diplomats in New York to press for agreement on Cyprus. He met Sir Patrick Dean and Adlai Stevenson as behind the scenes moves continued with an aim to reach results before Monday’s planned debate resumption.
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N.Y
U Thant
U.N
Cyprus
U.N. Security Council
Thant
Patrick Dean
Britain
U.S
Adlai £. Stevenson
Have you ever had your ears pierced joke
Comic quip plays on piercing ears with a pun about bored ears. A light one liner reflecting humor from casual chatter.
Beatles Bid Adieu To Screaming Fans At Airport
The Beatles left the colonies Friday night after a frenzied farewell by about 3,000 screaming teenagers at Kennedy Airport. They had arrived from Miami where they appeared on TV and greeted fans during personal appearances.
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Colonies
Kennedy Airport
Miami
Hola
Bea i
Communists Seize Hamlet as Shelling Rises in Vietnam
In Saigon a Viet Cong raid on a strategic hamlet police HQ led to the capture of the officer in charge and the ransacking of his office. Two South Vietnamese corpsmen were wounded and 14 captured. Elsewhere Viet Cong forces shelled Hau Nghia and Chuong Thien province out posts, leaving three government soldiers dead and 24 wounded. US forces report most Americans in Saigon remain calm despite anti American terrorism.
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Saigon
Adm
Harry D. Felt
U.S
Kien Hoa
Hau Nehia
Goving
Chuong Thien
29 Cuban Fishermen Return From Florida Detention
Twenty nine Cuban fishermen arrived in Havana after eighteen days in Florida custody. They described alleged piracy by the Yankees and were greeted by crowd cheers on the waterfront as Fidel Castro saluted from the shore. Four government trawlers were freed after Florida fines totaling two thousand dollars were paid.
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Cuba
Florida
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