JFK Defeated On Wage Bill Halts 3.7 Million Coverage Hope
Washington UPI reports President Kennedy suffers a rare setback as Congress defeats his $1.25 minimum wage proposal. The House approves a $1.15 wage for 24 million workers and 1.4 million in large chain stores with no overtime rule, ending Kennedy’s bid for a gradual rise and broader coverage.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Labor
Arthur Goldberg
Ratings bill killed in Albany assembly vote
A bill to require TV rating firms to disclose contact names or phone numbers and timing of interviews was killed in the New York state Assembly last night. The proposal aimed to verify ratings authenticity by listing respondents and interview dates. In separate dispatches Britain’s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan began a 1 day West Indies tour after arriving from London.
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Albany
McCoy
State Assembly
Soviet Union Orbits and Lands Fifth Spaceship
Moscow Radio announced the fifth Soviet spaceship was put into orbit around the earth and landed safely on Soviet soil. The brief report gave no indication of life aboard and noted the orbit and landing occurred on March 25, 1961.
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London
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Moscow
Thor Delta launches Explorer 4 into high orbit trial
A Thor Delta rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying Explorer 4 to a highly elliptical orbit aimed at 1000 miles above Earth. The mission sought data on magnetic fields near Earth and in interplanetary space while officials planned to run power at full. launch followed Soviet space activity with no human aboard.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Space Laboratory
James P. Heppner
Soviet Union
Western-type writer noted desk broken in delivery
A garbled police note from California mentions a typewriter delivery and a broken desk, suggesting a mix up at a writer’s workspace. The fragment hints at an incident involving equipment damage and notification to authorities.
Miracle recovery after two year old feared dead
Doctors revived Kemal S York after his heart stopped for minutes during acute bronchitis. While comatose with brain swelling and paralysis signs, he recovered to normal by age three, per Journal of the American Medical Association article by Dr M Kemal Yon and colleagues.
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UPI
Kemal
Eee
Peas A Hn Auie
Lhfe Kemal S. York
Wrtten
Journal of the
American Medical Association
M. Kemal Yon
University Oflinois
Yon
St Luke’s Hospital
WG. Pynes
Hope Dims For N Test Ban Accord
Geneva reports say East West nuclear test ban talks have dragged for over two years and devolved into a propaganda struggle. As the 77th session nears, prospects for a full ban look slim with Russia seeking a total ban and the US Britain backing a treaty with inspections. France continues testing during the interval.
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UPI
Russia
United States
Britain
Bag Three
France
Blast injures dozens at Chicago tavern in suspected bombing
In Chicago near North Side a blast ripped through the Hi-Fi Club basement Friday night injuring at least 40 people with five in critical condition. One unconfirmed death was reported, authorities said. Bomb squad deployed as investigators traced the explosion to the basement, shattering glass and tearing through floors as victims were rushed to four hospitals.
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Chicago
UPI
Tovern
Westey Memorial Hospital
Cook County
John Connors
John Connors Said It Was A “Miracle” She Stvedure Did Not Collapse. “Vth
Nels Thorson
Sath
Bill Schumaker
Thorson
Patrick McPolin
Highways Clear in Madison Area Amid Rain Across State
Safe Traffic Patrol reports good travel on Wisconsin highways today though some icing noted in the Mommicuoc area and heavy rain affecting Wausau La Crosse and Hudson. Philippine navy rescued Indonesians after a shipwreck in the Celebes Sea leaving 103 dead and several marooned on an island in Sulurchipelago.
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Safe Traffic Patrol
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Mommicuoc
Wausau
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Hudson
Manila
Safets
Celebes Sea
Philippine
Sulurchipelago
Prison sentence sparks concern for elderly defendant
In General Sessions Count on Friday, Aller Woodhouse 4G’s attorney argued the 10 to 20 year robbery sentence would ruin an old man on release. Judge Benim Gassman called the claim unfounded saying it’s just what is needed.
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New York
Aller Woodhouse
Woodhouse
Benim Gassman
Laos Crisis Raises U.S. and Allied Military Moves
The United States increases forces around Laos as Western allies press a British backed cease fire plan to end Laos civil war. Khrushchev offers no reply while Nehru signals support for a truce. SEATO ministers meet in Bangkok to decide on collective action amid Red advances toward Vientiane.
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UPI
United States
Laos
Russia
Britain
Southeast Asia
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushcchev
Lord Home
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kremian
Nehru
India
International Control Commission
Canada
Poland
Dean Rusk
Bangkok
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Red
Vientiane
Boun Qum
Viet Nam
Congo review ordered by U N secretary general
United Nations secretary general Dag Hammarskjold convened a Congo Advisory Committee meeting to review the Congo situation. Diplomats expect Soviet efforts to confine debate to the Security Council may signal new attacks on Hammarskjold and Congo policy. The General Assembly continues debate and may hear Russia, Ghana, UAR, and Uruguay. The Budget Committee weighs Hammarskjold's $135 million Congo operation request for 1961. A. A. Roschin challenged Assembly competence on money and manpower for Congo.
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UPI
Dag Hammarskyol
Congo
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Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Russia
Ghana
United Arab Republic
Uruguay
Assembly
A. A. Roschin
Wisconsin Young Democrats Rally Against HUAC Attacks
Madison reports show University of Wisconsin students protesting the House Un-American Activities Committee. Speaker Nelson defends out of state students against perceived harassment, praising student activism and urging focus on ideas over witch hunts.
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Mande
WAC
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HCA
Kennedy
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Laces
Wisconsin
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Zain Contre
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