Congress Presses Kennedy on Firing Aides and Policy Shakeup
Following a May market plunge, Republican leaders urge President Kennedy to dismiss economic advisers described as anti business and to declare a cease fire with industry. They demand a real tax reform plan, equal treatment of labor and business, tougher antitrust enforcement, and less centralization of power.
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White House
Kennedy
Bob Wilson
Calif
California
Republican Congressional Committee
San Diego
Wilson
Congressional
Washington
Poison In Your Home Safety Rules From AMA
The American Medical Association warns about 250000 products at home containing poison and 600000 children poisoned yearly with about 500 deaths. Precautions include locking poisons, not transferring contents, supervising children during cleaning, and disposing of old medicines and hazardous materials safely.
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American Medical Association
The
AMA
Surplus Forecast Fades as Deficit Looms
The article warns that a federal budget surplus is unlikely and a deficit of at least 5 billion dollars is projected, potentially doubling. It cites overestimated tax receipts and higher spending as causes and outlines risks including inflation, a weaker dollar, and erosion of gold reserves and welfare state security.
Right to Steal It Fears in Foreign Aid Bill Move
The foreign aid bill likely to restrict aid to nations that seize American property without fair compensation. Proponents cite prior communist and other seizures of U S assets like utilities and oil firms, arguing governments must pay fair market value and avoid delay.
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United States
Unwanted Millions and the Bamboo Curtain
A vivid account near Lo Wu shows refugees and British guards awaiting a weekly train to Hong Kong. It contrasts Maoist China’s hunger with Hong Kong’s crowded reality, praising British defenses while warning of a looming shift if Mao triggers mass migrations.
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People’s Government of
China
Hong Kong
Canton
Mao Tsetung
Mao Tse-tung
Kowloon
Victoria
New Territories
Mystery Hoffa linked mystery man Probstein ends seven year chase
FBI closed in on David Probstein a 58 year old who vanished after a 1955 phone call as part of a probe into James Hoffa. The investigation centers on Hoffa and Bert Brennan and possible perjury about loans and the State Cab Co and a $125 000 bank account tied to Teamsters Local 299 in Indianapolis. The grand jury has focused on two $10 000 checks and the 1954 125 000 deposit and its purpose for boosting local union power.
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Washington
FBI
David Probstein
Indianapolis
Probstein
Hoffa
McClellan
Sen. McClellan
Bert Brennan
Justice Dept
Jim Hoffa
Fidelity Bank and Trust Co
Teamsters Local 299
Detroit
Teamsters
State Cab Co
Probstein Et al
Grand Jury
Compulsion Objection to King-Anderson Medical Care Plan
The author argues against federal medical care compulsion in the King-Anderson bill, labeling it coercive and financially burdensome through Social Security taxes. He warns of government overreach, regulatory control, and the path toward universal socialized medicine endorsed by the Daily Worker, urging rejection to preserve freedom and financial choice.
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King-Anderson
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
King- Anderson
House
Ways and Means Committee
AFL - Cio
George Meany
Communist Daily Worker
Congress
Whitewash in Estes probe sparks party line clash
House Democrats voted 4-2 to fire Republican counsel Robert Manuel as they shut down a fuller Estes investigation. Manuel had disclosed an Agriculture Department report on Estes, arguing it showed a need for public records and accountability. Republicans decried the move as a whitewash and pressed for broader testimony, including Will Wilson on Texas matters.
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Washington
House
Billie Sol Estes
Fountain Subcommittee
Robert Manuel
Manuel
Estes
Rep
L. H. Fountain
North Carolina
Fountain
GOP
House Interstate Highway Committee
Bill Miller
Senate
John McClellan
Florence Dwyer
Colin Langden
Texas
Will Wilson
Wilson
Congress
Congressman Fountain
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Freeman
Ken Norton
Texas Grand Jury
Henry H. Marshall
Department of Agriculture
Pecos
Dallas
Neiman-Marcus
Billy Sol
Billie Sol
Newapa
Billie
West Texas
Newsman Dog Scandal and White House Dress Controversy
A Washington Department of Agriculture probe targets officials for Estes influence and a broader corruption pattern. The piece lampoons Estes corruption and details fallout including a sanctions against a CPA, plus editor clashes and White House press dress debates at Kennedy events.
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Fire Economic Aides
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Republican Campaign Committee
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
National Association of Manufacturers
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Pressuct
Ha Tsuen
Sha Tau Kok
Sampans
Iron Bridge
Cantofi
Foochow
Mao
Burma
Malaya
India
Belgium
France
Fulton Lewis JR
Tish Baldridge
Pamela Turnure
Miss Turnure
Miss Baldridge
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