Wage Bill Vote Reversed as House Reconsiders Coverage
Washington AP sponsors press to reverse a roll call overturning 1.6 million small firm workers from minimum wage coverage. The measure previously expanded coverage to about 400,000 workers, with a 1.60 target by 1968 and a 1.40 rise next February. Dent predicts undoing Wednesday’s action. Anderson argues to curb coverage for small retailers and other firms under the $1 million limit. Farm provisions, labor rules, and staged raises are debated as final action nears.
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Washington
House Today
House
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Dent
John B. Anderson
R-Iil
Anderson
David T. Martin
R-Neb
Rail Strike Prolonged in Greece after Talks Fail
Athens Greek state railway workers extended a nationwide two day wage strike for an additional 48 hours as negotiations with the government collapsed. About 2,000 employees continued the walkout despite a government mobilization order.
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Athens
Greece
API Greek State
Council records petition opposing annexation west of Highway 41
The council recorded a petition presented by Herbert Pitt opposing an annexation west of Highway 41. It awarded remodel contracts totaling 32,785 for Merrill Junior High School. An ordinance for a zone change from multiple family to central business on the Merritt Avenue Mount Vernon Street corner was laid over, with plans for an apartment building pending next week.
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Herbert Pitt
Highway 41
Merrill Junior High School
Merritt Avenue
Mount Vernon Street
Six Hurt In Battling Chicago Fire
Six firemen were hospitalized after a spectacular blaze destroyed an abandoned grain elevator on the Chicago River. The 85 year old brick structure collapsed in places as flames fed on wooden silos. Fireboats and hundreds of firefighters fought the blaze, which caused additional fires nearby and drew water from the river to protect homes and businesses.
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Chicago
Armour Soap Co. Works
Exile Leaves China Departing US War Turncoat Adams
Korean War turncoat Clarence Adams arrived in Hong Kong from Communist China, leaving 19 other ex-prisoners of war still in exile. He crossed the Lowu border with his Chinese wife and two children, met by Nicholas Platt, a US consular official, who escorted them to a hotel. Adams said he did not plan to leave until this week and suggested a possible dating error. Howard Adams remains in China.
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Clarence Adams
Hong Kong
China
Adams
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Tenn
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Della
Nicholas Platt
Red Cross
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Tex
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Hawthorne
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Europe
Morris Wills
Fort Ann
Veneris
Foreign Language Press
Peking University
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Platt
Liu Lin-fang
Gladys Peoples
Red China
Cerence Adams
No Tax Raise Johnson Hints At Slow Tax Plan
President Johnson signed a bill to spur railroad car production and used the moment to hint against an immediate tax increase. He noted the government would pull about $13 billion more from the economy via quicker tax collection and higher savings, and questioned the need for an anti inflation tax boost. He urged caution not to go too fast.
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Washington
Johnson
Interstate Commerce Commission
France Expects To Explode First H Bomb in 1968
Paris sources report France aims to detonate its first hydrogen bomb early in 1968. The Pierrelatte plant due next spring would produce highly enriched uranium for a trigger. Officials say the U S refusal to export computers will not stop the program.
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Paris
UPI
France
U.S
Atomic Energy
Pierrelatte
Vietnam Troops Move In To Guard Hue Area
Viet troops moved into Hue to guard the U.S. consulate after a mob attack on the U.S. Information Service Building. About 200 students sacked the two story building, burning books and furniture, with no injuries to Americans. Reports also noted high weekly Allied casualties and rising Communist deaths as U.S. B52s led strikes in four Viet Cong areas.
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Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Information Service
Phan Xuan Nhuan
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ia Drang Valley
Leverich Confident Oleo Bill Will Lose
Sen Earl Leverich predicts the Wisconsin Senate will block an Assembly approved repeal of the colored oleo ban by sending the measure to the Agriculture Committee which he chairs. The bill would tax oleomargarine at seven cents a pound to fund dairy research and a security fund for farmer payments if a plant fails.
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Senate
Wisconsin
Earl Leverich
Sparta
Agriculture Committee
Assembly
Leverich
Bill Assembly
Highway Toll Reaches 313
A Wisconsin traffic toll rose to 313 on the day as a college co ed from Waukesha was killed when her car overturned on Interstate 94 near her hometown while returning from La Crosse State. Another passenger, Patricia Valpano, 21, survived, and six year old Erin M O Donahue of Racine died from injuries after being struck by a car in Racine. William Harkness of Moose Lake Minn died in Lancaster after injuries from April 8. His son George, 42, remains unconscious. No driver identified.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Mary Finger
Waukesha
la Crosse State
Patricia Valpano
Erin M. O’donahue
Racine
Michael O'Donahue
William Harkness
Moose Lake
Mim
Lancaster
Lancaster Memorial Hospital
George
Senators Favor NATO Troop Cut Survey prompts debate on US forces in Europe
An AP survey shows 44 senators favor eventually withdrawing a substantial portion of the 225000 U.S. troops in Europe. Only 15 support reducing to one division now, while 16 avoid public stance and 25 not reached. McNamara signals Pentagon backing for thinning forces.
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Senate
U.S
Associated Press
Iron Curtain
Mike Mansfield
Western Europe
Mansfield
United States
NATO
France
Pentagon
Europe
Terrestary
Robert S. McNamara
Ast
Rest Harbor bid to open for sailors' wives
The New York State Supreme Court was asked to open Snug Harbor a rest home for aged worn out sailors to sail ors wives. Trustees argue that only 8 percent of American merchant seamen were married in 1936 but the figure has risen to about 60 percent and continues to rise.
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New York
UPI
State Supreme Court
Home
Johnson Faces Popularity Slump Amid War and cost concerns
President Johnson grapples with declining public support as inflation and the Vietnam War weigh on ratings. Polls show a drop to 45 percent approval, with broader comparisons to Eisenhower and Kennedy era lows. A Gallup survey hints at a tighter race with Nixon if elections were held today.
Two American Soldiers Die in Separate Korea Exercises
Two U S soldiers were killed during a field exercise in Korea with 18 others injured, seven seriously. A truck rollover in the 7th Infantry Division left six wounded seriously and 11 with minor injuries, while another soldier lost a right foot after stepping on a land mine and had the limb amputated at an Army hospital. A separate incident in the 2nd Infantry Division saw a skull fracture from touching a power line while painting an archway.
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Korea
U.S. Army
Army
7Th Infantry Division
2Nd Infantry Division
Havana Housewives To Cut Power Usage
Havana radio broadcast urged households to reduce electricity use during peak demand as repairs affect multiple plants causing temporary power interruptions. The notice, monitored in Miami, indicated the situation would be temporary and hopeful.
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Miame. Pla
Government Electric Power Agency
Miami
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