Senate votes on security expansion of social program
Washington June 20 The Senate begins voting on a popular plan to expand the social security program. It would add about 10 million workers to coverage, raise average monthly benefits for current recipients, and nearly double future payments. Debates centered on amendments to raise the wage base and adjust years of coverage.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
George
D.-Ga
Lucas
Ill
Lehman
D.-Lib
N. Y
Italian Textile Workers Strike in Milan Over Contract
Italian textile workers in Milan staged a 24 hour walk out on June 20 with about 580000 employees participating in the action. The strike aims to force employers to sign a new work contract and includes both Communist and anti Communist unions.
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Milan
Long seeks foes of Huey for support in re election
Sen Russell Long of Louisiana called for backing from those who opposed his father Huey Long. He urged voters to judge him by his record on issues for the U S Senate campaign. He spoke to radio stations before heading to Washington.
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Russell Long
New Orleans
Sen
Huey Long
D.-La
Long
Washington
United States
Russell Bids For Fights In Orleans
Baton Rouge June 20 Rep Thomas Russell urged moving a potential clash to New Orleans citing declining fighter quality He spoke after Rep Jesse Verret Calcasieu invited a colleague to settle differences outside Verret accused Sen Guy Lockrider Lake Charles of lying before a committee over a Lake Charles school board bill The bill passed the house education committee Verret claimed real estate interests backed the move Lockrider disputed the charge Verret said he would settle with Lockrider outside if needed and warned the rule would hold for 100 years
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Baton Rouge
Thomas Russell
New Orleans
Verret
House
Verret-Lockrider
Lake Charles
House Education Committee
Lockrider
Long predicts aid amendment to social security bill
Long said he would offer an amendment to provide federal aid for disabled persons and expected Republican opposition. He accused the GOP of aiming to cause hardship and said he would return to Louisiana later in the week.
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Republican Policy Committee
Republican Party
America
Louisiana
Negotiations at Masonite in Laurel Break Down
Wage talks between Masonite Corp employees in Laurel stalled as management announced no wage increase. An ad signed by vice president Charles Westphale said demand fell after a five month strike and rising living costs did not justify a raise. Local IWA 4443 president J E Dicey declined immediate comment.
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Laurel Leader
Charles Westphale
Masonite
Board
International Woodworkers Association
J. E. Dicey
Four Japanese to Go to Trial for Open Letter Criticism
Four Japanese will go on trial tomorrow before a United States provost court for distributing an open letter to General MacArthur criticizing the occupation. The letter, read at a Leftist rally on June 3, protests a Memorial Day assault case and is described by Japanese newspapers as written by Communist party members.
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Tokyo
United States
Farley Picked by Affiliated Young Democrats of New York
New York June 20 The Affiliated Young Democrats of New York State chosen former Postmaster General James A Farley as their candidate for governor in November The group not officially linked to the state party but endorsed Farley with acquiescence from Farley who once led the party in New York He helped Roosevelt campaigns but left party control in 1944 Farley later headed Coca Cola Export Corp in 1940
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James A. Farley
Young Democrats
New York State
Farley
New York Times
Democratic State Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
D.-Lib
N. Y
Roosevelt
Coca-Cola Export Corp
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