House Edges Toward Civil Rights Bill Amendments
Senate debates a civil rights bill with 100 plus proposed amendments as Johnson presses for action. Discussion centers on a federal penalty provision for force or threats to interfere with school integration, with Rogers urging orderly enforcement and avoiding mob violence.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
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House
Eisenhower
Wiliam P Rogers
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Winds
Edwin E Willis
D-La
Rogers
William M .MacOntioch
Little Rock
Central High School
Carrier Rejected Union Demands Halts Talks at Syracuse Plant
Officials of Carrier Corp. walked out as the United Steelworkers pressed seven demands to settle a 12 day old strike. The union seeks rescission of reprimands for five officials, work rule abolishment, a grievance procedure, recognition of stewards, an April 15 contract deadline, and retroactive benefits. Carrier rejects the demands, a federal mediator is to meet with both sides, and picket lines allow non union workers to pass with deputies reporting no incidents.
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Syracuse
Carrier
Castro Praises Cuban Army Strength in Havana Speech
Fidel Castro told a University of Havana crowd that Cuba’s revolutionary army is stronger than Algerian nationalists facing France. He argued arms spending should not concern outsiders, noting resources are mainly used for tractors and machinery. He rejected U.S. economic threats and warned the struggle would be long and hard.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
University of Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
New York Times
U. S
Puerto Rico
Sudan
United States
February employment rise to show in government report
Washington expects a government report on Tuesday to reveal an overall increase in February employment and an unusual dip in unemployment. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell, in a Sunday TV interview, did not provide figures but confirmed the trend.
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Washington
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Rockefeller Seeks 75 Million Bond for State Park Expansion
Governor Rockefeller proposes a 75 million dollar bond issue on the November ballot to enlarge and improve state park lands and outdoor recreation facilities. Funds would buy parks, support camping, fishing, hunting, boating, winter sports, and park land purchases for cities, counties, and New York City, with 75 percent purchase cost covered by the state aid programs. The plan follows a statewide survey by the Conservation Department and State Council.
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Albany
Rockefeller
New York
New York City
Free Market Call for Fluid Milk Licensing Reform
A state Special Committee on Milk Licensing urged abolishing the milk licensing law to end monopolies and create a supervised free market for handling fluid milk. The report to Gov. Rockefeller and Agriculture Commissioner Don Whickham cites vetoed bills and recommends granting the agriculture commissioner broader power to investigate license applicants and act against unfair trade practices. The committee notes three major upstate buyers Borden's Dairymen's League and National Dairy Products Co. dominate while interstate-simulated haulers face state suit for 41000 in fines.
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Rockefeller
Agriculture
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Everett Case
Calgate University
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Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
PSC
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National Dairy Products Co
Violence nearly erupts as Finch murder trial jurors deadlock
Los Angeles jurors in the Finch murder case faced a bitter deadlock after eight days of deliberations. A male juror allegedly threatened a female juror in the locked room, causing fear and hysteria as others buzzed for help. The panel split 10 to 2 to convict the surgeon Dr. R Bernard Finch and 8 to 4 to acquit his mistress Carole Tregot, with both defendants held in county jail and bail motions expected.
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Finch
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregot
Barbara Jean Finch
Louis Werner
Genevieve Lang
Baliffs
Dolres Jaimez
Eddie Lindsay
Jaimez
Lindsay
Carole
Jeanette Sautter 100, Utica woman dies at home
Mrs. Jeanette Sautter who just marked her 100th birthday last December died Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Caribel Neiman in Whitesboro suburb. She had celebrated a century of life.
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Utica
Jeanette Sautter
Caribel Neiman
Whitesbom
Ike Asked To Intervene In Alabama Riots
National NAACP leader Roy Wilkins and UAW chief Walter Reuther urged President Eisenhower to act to protect constitutional rights amid Alabama violence. Wilkins cited a Bessemer attack on a Black family with iron pipes. Jones, 20, and relatives were assaulted. Police investigate with no arrests yet.
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Associated Press
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Eisenhower
Roy Wilkins
National Assi. For the Advancement of Colored People
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United States
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Montgomery
Ala
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Tallahassee
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Michigan
Kansas
Colorado
Bessemer
Robert Jones
Mattie Mae Jones
Latvina
Jones
George W. Barron
Birmingham
Rescue Efforts Continue as Miners Remain Trapped
In Logan County, rescuers battled thick smoke and rock collapses at Island Creek Coal No. 22 mine Holden. A new fresh air line was extended through tunnels seven and eight toward tunnel four as efforts intensified to reach the trapped miners amid dangerous conditions.
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Holden
No. Four
Elmer Layne
Island Creek Coal Co
Kentucky
Jack
Bartley
W. Va
Todas
Mercy Missions Near Ended In Dixie States
North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges announced rescue flights would conclude as the Red Cross aimed to reach the remaining snowbound families in North Carolina Tennessee and Virginia. The group reported two weather related deaths and teams moved supplies as a weather break allowed access on already open main roads and damaged routes across Alleghany Ashe Avery Watauga counties.
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Red Cross
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Avery
Watau
U S Puts Atomic Defenses To Test in Giant Maneuver
FI CAMPBELL Ky Red-ned military transport planes moved 700 soldiers and hundreds of tons of equipment to Puerto Rico for Exercise Big Slam Puerto Pine. The two week air lift will relocate 18 000 troops and 11 000 tons of gear, with eight thousand from Fort Campbell, amid peacetime drills to test rapid deployment of battle ready forces.
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Puerto Rico
Caribbean Commonwealth
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Utah National Guardsmen
Pennsylania
Pacific Northwest
New England
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McGuire Air Force Base
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Lawmakers Near Upstate Education Aid Compromise
Albany reports Republican leaders near agreement on a school aid plan worth about 12 percent for education, with tax cuts dropped. Gov Rockefeller opposed tax cuts while Mahoney yielded to Upstate favored education aid, as Sunday income tax collections exceeded estimates by 46 million dollars.
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Mahoney
Rockefeller
Carlina
Carlino
Joseph H. Murray
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GOP
Advi Council For the Advancemen of Indus Research
Charges Against Jack Dismissed In City Probe
General Session Judge Gerald Culkin dismissed an indictment accusing Manhattan borough president Hulan E. Jack of conspiracy and charter violations. He allowed prosecutors to refile the case with the grand jury. Jack, a former top elected Black official, had been on leave. his wife expressed relief and gratitude. The probe centered on a $4,400 loan for home renovations between Jack and attorney Sidney Ungar, allegedly tied to housing projects.
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Gerald P. Culkin
Manhattan
Hulan E. Jack
Culkin
Frank S. Trogan
Jack
Almira
Sidney J. Ungar
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