Soviet Union Reveals Record 1962 Military Budget
MOSCOW AP reports the Soviet government unveiled a record 1962 budget totaling 169 billion rubles with defense spending rising to 16.7 percent of the total, from 9.22 billion projected for 1961, as Premier Khrushchev's cabinet anticipates ongoing world tensions. The defense estimate reaches 33.4 billion rubles, while the science field allocation climbs to 4.3 billion rubles, reflecting broader militarization alongside civilian production. The Supreme Soviet began its session in the Grand Kremlin Palace and is expected to approve the plan and the rest of the economic program.
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Packaging Laws Needed for Market Basket Items
Senator Philip Hart of Michigan urged new legislation to govern packaging and labeling of market basket items. He announced two more hearings by the antitrust and monopoly subcommittee, saying current laws cannot adequately address findings from consumer, processor, and designer witnesses. Spokesmen for manufacturers will testify.
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Equipment Stolen From Franklin Roosevelt School
Three juvenile suspects sought Wednesday in connection with the theft of about $700 in movie equipment educational films and office machinery from Franklin Roosevelt School 3822 Fortuna. Principal Bill J Wikinger reported the burglars entered Tuesday night by prying a door Patrolman A G Peeler said the suspects had previously broken into the school.
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Missile Shot Lights Up Western Sky
A routine Thor IRBM launch from Ndenberg Air Force Base Calif was seen across California with hundreds reporting strange lights in the dusky sky. The British Royal Air Force participated in the test allowing the rocket to rise through overcast skies creating a fiery orange vapor visible for miles before the Air Force confirmed it as a routine missile launch.
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