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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1961
Page
1
President Kennedy declared at a news conference that he is against reducing the work week to fewer than 40 hours. He warned against arbitrary cuts and said the 5-day, 40-hour week is essential for sustained economic growth while hoping unemployment can drop from about 6 percent to 4 percent or less.
Winnebago County Board selected Pleasant Acres Tuesday as the new name for the county home. Supervisors gave 29 votes to the name, with 7 each for Lakewood and Homewood, the other two finalists from the institutions committee. Committee chair Virginia Nolan said the change aims to raise the home’s popularity.
A 21 year old parolee from the state re formatory was given two concurrent life sentences in Wisconsin State Prison for the robbery and slaying of two men at a downtown tavern on January 2. Joseph F. Weicher Jr. of Janesville appeared before Circuit Judge E. M. Duquaine, who tried the case without a jury.
The United States will demand a slantial and effective control system in any pact with the Soviets to outlaw nuclear tests. Officials say no system is foolproof but the controls must deter sneak violations. Geneva talks with Britain and Russia since 1958 hinge on policing inspections and team makeups. U S experts expect treaty progress to narrow gaps through future research and tech advances.
President Kennedy plans to ask Congress to authorize a broad delegation of powers to himself and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman to craft farm programs directly with farmers. Groups would set their own controls and price supports for crops like wheat corn oats and sorghum or cotton seed soybeans and peanut oil with Congress retaining a veto. Programs would take effect by a two thirds vote of participating growers, or be overturned by a majority vote within 60 days if deemed unsuitable or too costly.
UPI reports Speaker Jacques Flynn objected Tuesday as Herbert Herridge called another lawmaker a bloated load that is going to burst His later withdrawal replaced the remark with a plan to call the rival a low balloon about to explode the dispute underscored a heated House debate.
Milwaukee report highlights job loss and exhausted unemployment benefits as Secretary Arthur Goldberg tours Wisconsin. Officials say state unemployment stands at 7.2 percent, with 30,000 in Milwaukee unemployed, and manufacturing suffers as labor force shrinks. Goldberg promises action and a long term study to restore economic health.
President Kennedy announced the United States has suggested resuming general disarmament negotiations in August after initially proposing a September start. Khrushchev reportedly opposed a six month delay, while Adlai Stevenson works at the United Nations on detailed arrangements. Thompson delivered the proposal in Soviet territory on March 9.
Madison AP reports a US Labor Department official projects Wisconsin will no longer need migratory farm workers in five years due to mechanization of vegetable crop harvest. In 1960 Wisconsin recruited 11,1 000 migrants for 16,000 harvest jobs. about 15,000 workers needed this year. State officials note difficulty filling jobs despite unemployment rises.
Washington AP report shows growing pressure on the Kennedy administration to soften its plan to cut federal payments to impacted school districts. The three year 2.3 billion bill faces opposition as senators urge reconsideration while parochial groups seek access to low interest loans.
In Havana the Fidel Castro regime opened an exhibition of American made arms it says the United States air dropped for insurgents in the Escambray Mountains. Guards denied access to some viewers as crowds lined two blocks from the hall. Simultaneous nationalized stores reported shop breaks in Havana.
Gov. Gaylord Nelson asks a 10 year plan to conserve Wisconsin outdoor resources and a penny per pack cigarette tax to cover a 50 million cost. He calls it a crash program to preserve vast, endangered recreational and scenic assets and to coordinate the plan with a seven member state recreation committee. The budget includes 33 million for parks and forests, 9 million for fish and game habitat, and 2.5 million for youth camps among other items. The cigarette tax would rise to six cents a pack, raising an estimated 9.7 million in 1961 63 and about 260 thousand annually thereafter, totaling over 50 million in the decade.
At UN Headquarters in New York the Soviet Union pressed for an immediate General Assembly debate on the Congo to amplify its critique of the conference form of government in the troubled nation. U.S.-Soviet talks over the agenda collapsed as the sides rejected postponement offers and Belarus and Egypt spoke of regional support for the Congo issue.
Seven children aged 19 months to 11 years died in a blaze that destroyed the Ralph Floyd home near Excelsior Springs Missouri. Firefighters were alerted at 12 19 a m after a late night fire began between 10 15 and 11 30 p m troopers reported. The Floyds found the house in flames on returning home with Arnold Eugene Floyd the eldest child supervising younger siblings. Names listed include Sheila Kathy Wiley Roxy Anne Mona Lov Glen n Douglas and Arnold lal. The cause was not yet determined and the home stood in Wibbard a tiny community four miles east of Excelsior Springs.
Federal Highway Chief Rex M. Whitton told a House committee that by 1972 compact cars will trim gasoline tax revenue by about 8 percent annually, indicating a net loss to the government.
The Associated Press reports two Roman Catholic nuns from St Joseph's Parish Oneida Wisconsin died after being struck by a car while walking near their church. Sister Mary Hubert and Sister Mary Elizabeth died Tuesday night as Sister Mary Dismas was critically injured. the driver was held for questioning.
The State Traffic Patrol said Wisconsin highways were in generally good winter condition except in areas with recent heavy snow where daytime meltwater froze on roadways overnight creating slippery patches.
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy has several Easter outfits under consideration the fashion designer said after fitting two or three costumes at the White House Cassin declined further discussion about the First Lady's spring wardrobe plans.
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