Records Show Costs of 10 Day Study Mission
Rep. Robert Chiperfield and an aide spent 1356.23 from U S embassies during a 10 day study mission to Venezuela El Salvador and Mexico in 1957. Total cost to taxpayers rose to at least 2446.02. The Knight Newspapers report notes embassies used local currencies bought with American dollars to fund the trip and that the State Department billed Congress for the dollars spent.
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Washington
Robert Chiperfield
R-I
U. S
Venezuela
el Salvador
Mexico
Knight
Don Oberdorfer
Walter Pincus
Chiperfield
State Department
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Sermpp
Knowledge Of Beer Drinkers Saves Life
Paul Wilkinson, a refrigerator repairman who knew beer drinkers, used his knowledge to escape a locked basement beer cooler in a lower East Side tavern. He shut off the beer lines, saving himself after the door closed and he collapsed unconscious, later revived and allowed to resume work.
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New York
Paul Wilkinson
Lower East Side
Wilkinson
Baptists Rebuff Catholic Criticism at Convention
The American Baptist convention, about 1 million members strong, voted down four proposed thrusts targeting the Roman Catholic Church amid the Kennedy candidacy. Delegates urged continuing scrutiny of religion’s influence on public issues, backed church separation vigilance, and supported nonviolent protests against racial segregation.
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Rochester
N.Y
American Baptist Convention
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Church and State
Quinton Ivy
Warren
R.I
Richard Curtiss
Bloomfield, Inc
Fruit Growers To Get Wage Offer
AFL-CIO organizer Norman Smith says San Joaquin Valley fruit growers will soon propose a wage offer to avert multimillion-dollar crop losses from picketing. Pickets seek 1.25 dollars per hour. field workers average 1.00. A cherry crop worth 300000 dollars faced potential write-off as picketing began last Friday.
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Stockton
Calif
Afl-Cio
San Joaquin Valley
Norman Smith
Aflcio Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
Smith
Prince Philip Leaves for Canada and U S Visit
Prince Philip husband of Queen Elizabeth II departs by jet for a four day tour to Canada and the United States. He travels with official entourage and plans meetings with officials in Ottawa and Washington. The visit aims to strengthen ties and foster royal goodwill during the Commonwealth trip.
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London
Prince Philip
Elizabeth II
Canada
United States
Schoeppel Presses Social Security Earnings Cap
Senator Andrew F Schoeppel urged the Senate to shield Social Security beneficiaries from penalties for earning over 1200 dollars yearly. He cited numerous letters about the complicated income limitation, noting a single cent over could forfeit up to 147 dollars for the beneficiary and spouse.
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Washington
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kas
Senate
Schoeppel
Threats of Sitdown Strike at Tokyo Airport Over Eisenhower Visit
Radical Sengakuren students warn of a runway sit-down at Tokyo International Airport on June 19 to block President Eisenhower’s arrival for a four day state visit. Prime Minister Kishi orders strong action if needed and calls for strict security as demonstrations loom at the U S Embassy. The planned protest includes 50 000 members while rival Socialist and Communist groups push opposition to the U S Japan security treaty and its approval by Parliament.
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Tokyo
Eisenhower
Nobusuke Kishi
National Public Safety and Army
Kishi
Afichiro Fujiyama
Fujiyama
Students Federation
U.S
Labor Federation
Sohyo
Methodist Church seeks aid for Chile quake victims
The Board of Missions of the Methodist Church asked 39 236 congregations in the United States to contribute as they can on June 26 to aid earthquake and tidal wave victims in Chile and other countries.
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United States
New York
Board of Missions of the Methodist Church
Chile
Chicago Manager Isn’t Worried
New York AP report quotes Al Lopez calm about Chicago White Sox after a 3-2 squeaker over the Yankees. Lopez notes the team’s 25-20 record mirrors last year’s point, while they sit behind Cleveland in the standings. The item highlights early season concerns versus results.
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New York
al Lopez
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Lopez
Yanks
Cleveland
White Sox
Orioles Rally To Edge Senators As Indians Climb Standings
Baltimore holds on for a 3 game edge over the Senators while the Indians creep within a half game. Lopez acknowledges the team has not played like champions yet but claims the club now has speed power and pitching and is ready to make a move.
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Baltimore
Indians
Orioles
Washington Senators
Lopez
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Sengakuren Student Federation
Sylvania
S. Main
Amos Richardson
Pomona, Kansas
Virginia Breshears
Jack Nelson
Citizens State Bank of Pomona
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