Peanut Butter Image Sparks House Testimony and Debate
Washington writer notes peanut butter faces image issues despite popularity. Peanut Butter Manufacturers Association campaigns against surplus allotments and argues six pounds per person yearly exceeds national use. Agriculture Department defends the allotment. Writer suggests boosting image with new delicacy to win wider appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peanut Butter Manufacturers Association
Agriculture Department
Association
George Haufelder
Department
Spain
1 000s Cheer Castro Jeer U S At Rally
About 1 000 people in an overcrowded union hall in InteroI Brazil cheered Fidel Castro and jeered the United States at the opening of a hate America convention. The meeting drew mainly Brazilians. foreigners were scarce. Four alleged U S attendees were named, with one unnamed.
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Interoi
Brazil
UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
International
America
Scott Nearing
Gunter Frank
Guillermo Martinez
Frank
University of Chicago
Rio
U.S
Castro
Rio de Janeiro
Carlos Lacerda
Gunabara
Reds Avoiding Hot Line Talk at Disarmament Conference
Western diplomats report the Soviet Union is avoiding discussion of a US proposed Washington Moscow hot line at the 17 nation disarmament conference. The idea, backed by Kennedy and Khrushchev, aims to reduce war risk via a direct teleype link, but Moscow resists outlining implementation details.
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Geneva
UPI
White House
Kremlin
United States
Washington-Moscow
Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Washington
Moscow
Legislature Praised For Modern West Virginia Road Laws
West Virginia road laws praised as among the most progressive after 1963 measures. SRC acting director Samuels and attorney Ritchie credit Senate and House work and Blatnik hearings. Laws authorize fee simple title, relocation payments, advance condemnation value, and improved hearings. Interstate costs covered 90 percent by feds, others 50 percent.
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Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
George H. Samuels
State Road Commission
SRC
Benjamin A. Ritchie
Senate
House
Samuels
Ritchie
Washington
Civil Service
Control Of B and O Contested In Michigan Court
A three judge court will hear May 21 in Port Huron Michigan on the acquisition of the Baltimore and Ohio by Chesapeake and Ohio. The Justice Department asks the Eastern Michigan court to set aside an ICC approval, arguing insufficient evidence on impact to other railroads while not taking a stand on public interest. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees contends 3000 jobs could be at risk and seeks to preserve the status quo pending the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ICC
United States
Department
Brotherhood
Eight West Virginians Get NSF Fellowships
The National Science Foundation awarded 2,200 fellowships nationwide, including eight West Virginians. Recipients of cooperative graduate fellowships are Richard Caldwell and Laurence J. Campbell of Huntington, Robert F. Weimer of Wheeling, Robert C. Mathews of Charleston, Joel L. Groves of Nicholas County, and Larry C. Headley of Morgantown. Graduate teaching fellows are James M. Burtilech of Wheeling and Robert G. Nunley of Morgantown.
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Washington
UPI
National Science Foundation
West
Cardinal Mindszenty Observes 71st Birthday in U S Legation
Vienna reported Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty quietly marked his 71st birthday inside the U S legation in Budapest where he sought asylum since November 4 1956. Vaticans hopes rise for his freedom possibly to Rome amid ongoing negotiations with Hungary.
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Vienna
UPI
Joszef Cardinal
Mindszenty
United States
Legation
Budapest
Vatican
Cardinal Mindszenty
Rome
Curia
Franz Cardinal Koenig
Vatican City
Osservatore Romano
Hungary
Koenig
Janos Kadar
Negro leaders plan new push to register voters in Greenwood
In Greenwood Mississippi a 50 person march at Leflore County Courthouse was dispersed by police aided by a German shepherd. Rev James Bevel of SCLC announced a 8 30 am EST voter registration meeting at Providence Baptist Church to urge mass registration. James Farmer CORE urged aid from CORE’s national action council for a Freedom Task Force to support LeFlore County efforts.
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Greenwood, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
James Bevel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Leflore
Bevel
Providence Baptist Church
James Farmer
New York
Congress For Racial Equality
CORE
National Action Council
Freedom Task Force
Leflore County
German Shepherd Dankle Fined After Sheep Chase
Exeter police held a dog lineup as one German shepherd named Dankle was fined 14 dollars for chasing sheep. The other four dogs in the lineup were released with no further action.
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Exeter
England
UPI
Dankle
Early Re Entry of Grant Town Mine Expected
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates officials heard that a reduction of critical gases might allow reentry of the Federal No 1 mine at Grant Town Marion County soon. Mine superintendent William Laird reported at a planning session with about 30 supervisors from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. A fire and several explosions sealed the mine last Christmas. Eastern president Eli Goldston affirmed a rising coal demand next decade to meet energy and steel needs. The firm, producing 10 million tons annually, ranks fifth among U.S. coal producers.
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Charleston
UPI
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Grant Town
Marion County
William Laird
Eastern
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Eli Goldston
Boston
W. B. Ross
Pittsburgh
Eastern Coal Operations
A. C. Johnson
DaCosta Smith Jr
Weston
E. H
McNamara Says He Is Not Disturbed By Red Troops In Cuba
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara testified that he was not disturbed by remaining Russian arms in Cuba and warned that political and economic dissatisfaction in Latin America poses the greater threat to hemisphere security. He urged no cut in the 51 billion dollar defense budget despite preferring a cut in foreign aid.
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McNamara
Cuba
Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Latin America
House Appropriations Committee
TFX
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
General Dynamics
Boeing Co
Pentagon
Navy
Boeing
Senate
Kennedy
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Helge Holst
House-Senate
Joint Economic Committee
U.S
Japan
West Germany
Typhoid Outbreak Triggers Zermatt Main Street Work
Swiss army orders main street excavation after typhoid deaths climb to three and hundreds hospitalized. Evidence suggests sewer breaks polluting water. tourists spread illness to St Moritz and beyond as authorities clamp down on guests from Zermatt.
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Zermatt
Switzerland
UPS
Constant Cachin
Zermatt Chamber of Commerce
United States
St. Moritz
Shaw Beckley and Quenon Named Production Managers
Shaw Beckley of southern production and Harry W. Quenon of Melcroft Pa are announced as production managers in the northern and southern assignments respectively.
Highball origin sought as Cognac group launches campaign
In New York a French association seeks the origin of the highball. The CNAP plans a campaign to uncover who first credited cognac with the mixed drink. The ad asks for credit and history from readers and industry observers.
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New York
UPD
French National Association For Cognac Producers
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House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Mazie McHugh
Detroit, Mich
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Maui
Road Commission
Greenwood
Universal Corporation
S. Kanawha St
Jan Martin
Concord
Calif
Netherlands
Sweden
Omar Burleson
D-Tex
Parade Magazine
Afl-Cio
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Highball
Garden Club
Greenbros CO
Philadelphia
Alsa
Neville St. Beckley
Lewis Chevrolet
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