Senate Opens 24 Hour Civil Rights Session In 1960s Battle
The Senate began around the clock sessions to push a civil rights bill, facing Southern filibuster tactics led by Sen. Richard Russell. Lyndon B Johnson warned success is unlikely without debate limits, as House plans debate start on March 10 and overnight work continues.
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House
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Dmass
Mikee Cormack
Joseph S. Clark D-Pal
Capitol
Robert Collins
U. S. Capitol
Army
Man with 25 birthdays marks leap year milestone
In Somerville, Roderick F. P. Lewis, born February 29, 1856, celebrates his 104th birthday by marking only leap years. The retired contractor has a large family with six daughters, four sons, 036 grandchildren and 68 great grandchildren, sharing a cake with about a hundred relatives on Sunday.
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Somerville
Mass
UPI
Roderick FP Lewis
Lewis
New York Leads Nation in 1958 Personal Income
New York State posted the highest total personal income in 1958 at about 42 billion dollars, up 876 million from 1957. Metro NYC rose 32 percent, with City total 710 million of the gain. Westchester and Suffolk Counties also saw large increases while Upstate declined overall. Westchester had the state's highest per capita income at 3456 dollars, followed by NYC and Nassau.
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Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
Tioga County
International Business Machines Corp
Nassau
Schenectady
Americans Muscle Proud But Brain Shy
Portland report quotes Dr. Lee A. DuBridge of Caltech urging more emphasis on intellectual competition in high schools and colleges. He warns that by 1970 a majority of high school graduates will pursue further study, pushing prestige schools to raise standards for top applicants.
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Ore
Lee A. DuBridge
California Institute of Technology
National Assn. of Seconary
DuBridge
Khrushchev Says Soviet May Sign Separate German Peace
Khrushchev stated at a Jakarta press conference that the Soviet Union may sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany if Western talks fail to produce a full all German settlement. He warned Berlin incidents could render WWII agreements invalid and West Berlin become part of East Germany.
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Knutshichev
U.S
Christian A. Herter
U. N
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Leap Year and Feb 29 Birthday Facts In History
Washington (UP) Millions wait four years for a Feb 29 birthday with 118000 Americans and 11000 born into the leap day club today. The extra day arose from calendar corrections by Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory and led to rare Feb 29 celebrations and occasional Feb 28 or Mar 1 observances in off years.
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Census Bureau
National Geographic Society
Julius Caesar
Gregory
Henry VII
Fate of Chessman hinges on California Legislature
In California the fate of the condemned Charles Arthur Chessman depends on the Legislature's action at a current session. Debates include repeal of death penalty provisions, a moratorium, or sending the issue to a November ballot referendum. Governor Brown has granted a 60 day reprieve to Chessman to allow renewed consideration.
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George T. Davis
Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown
Chessman
Rockefeller Hopes for School Aid Fade in Albany
Gov. Rockefeller faces a bleak forecast as Republican sources project an 80 million dollar budget surplus for 1960-61. Legislators expect a far larger school aid program than the governor’s 25 million for schools, with surpluses and a possible $5 tax cut on the table. The Mahoney Cariino plan aims for about 50 million in aid and is expected to pass with little trouble.
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Rockefeller
Monesty
Walter J. Mahoney
Total Assembly
Joseph F. Cariina
Mahoney
Mahoney - Cariino
Milk Co op Urges Research Program to Allay Consumer Fears
The Mutual Federation of Independent Cooperatives proposed a million dollar program focusing on research and consumer education to promote milk from the New York milkshed. It would address antibiotics, cholesterol, dietetics, substitutes, and alleged strontium-90 dangers from radioactive fallout. The plan would require an amendment to the federal milk marketing order and a 0.01 per hundredweight assessment by 30,000 farmers, with hearings and farmer approval.
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New York
Mutual Federation of Independent Cooperatives
Kenneth A. Shaul
Cobleskill
Mutual
Eisenhower Third Step Tour Shows Signs of Strain in Chile
Chilean crowds estimated from 600000 to nearly one million greeted President Eisenhower on his third stop of a four nation tour. Police secured routes as workers waved a Castro picture and then uprooted it, while Alessandri welcomed the US president in a massive, enthusiastic display reflecting Chile’s hospitality and political tensions with communists.
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Chile
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Eisenhower
Andes
Argentina
Los Cerillos
United States
U. S
Santago
Cerrillos
Alameda
Bernardo
Jail Closed as Insecure After Two Youths Escape
Schuyler County jail was closed after two youths escaped and roamed toward Ohio or Florida. Melvin Horton and David Buckley, held on burglary charges, pried a bar from a window and fled around 10 PM, leaving a damaged, rusted cell.
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Maurice F. Dean
Schuyler County
Oho
Florida
Melvin Horton M
David C. Buckley
Monterey
Sunilas
Cincinnati
Dean
Emira
Opening Date for Seaway Set for April 15
Ottawa and seaway headquarters announced the St Lawrence Seaway will open April 15 between Montreal and Lake Ontario if weather and ice permit. The Welland Canal opens April 1, Saint Marys Canal in April, with the U S portion of the system also targeting April 15.
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Welland Canal
Sautt | Ste Marie
Welland
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Seaway Authority
U.S
Family of Eight Found Dead of Asphyxiation
In Thomson Illinois a worker and neighbor found Leroy C. Hensel 59, his wife Dora 53, and six children dead from suspected asphyxiation in a four room house near Ebner. An oil burner was extinguished and tanks empty. Children ages 17,14,12,10,8 and 7. The eight deaths are believed to have occurred about a week earlier amid heavy snow.
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WPI
Mississippi River
Leroy C. Hensel
Dora
Eddie Shuler
Hensel
L. B. Hussey
Carroll County
Shuler
Morrison
Ebner
Illinois
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Billy
Leroy
Susan
Patricia
Jane
U.S. Opens Talks With Cuba on Terms Not Set by Castro
The United States said it is willing to discuss differences with Cuba but rejects Castro's demand for preconditions. A State Department note delivered in Havana invites diplomatic talks on timing location and subjects, while preserving U.S. sovereignty to take necessary actions. It asserts Cuban unilateral actions harmed U.S. rights and interests.
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United States
Cuba
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State Department
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