Congress Eyes End of June Spending Scramble
Congress rushes to pass as many of its big money bills before July 1. The House has acted on most annual appropriations while the Senate faces remaining bills and required compromises. Veto threats and partisan divides shape debates over foreign aid civil rights and federal education funds. Noting Democratic fatigue, the National Committee for an Effective Congress cites losses of momentum and quotes ADA leader Lyndon B. Johnson on housing and airport aid concessions.
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National Committee For
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Americans For Democratic Action
Sumner Welles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Archibald Macleish
Oscar Hammerstein II
ADA
Nathan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
New York Arrests Florida Men In Brooklyn Crime Ring
Police in New York arrest six Florida youths for mugging in Prospect Park and for gun law violations. The group, including Wilford Thomas and Ernest Perry, faced charges after robbingWilliam Hill and John Dillon, with $38, a $60 watch, and firearms found at a two room flat tied to the case.
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UPS
Florida
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Stuart
Thomas
Perry
Carter
Clarke
William Hill
John Dillon
Jackson
Top Secret Space Ship Study At Air Force Lab
Reports describe a U S top secret ARPA project to build a 1000 ton space craft propelled by a series of small nuclear explosions. The plan involves detonating atomic bombs behind the ship in controlled bursts to drive acceleration. Details remain under tight security.
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Air Force
Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARPA
John Jay Hopkins Laboratory
General Dynamics
San Diego
Calif
Whale Stranded in New Zealand Cut Free After Cable Snags
A 40 foot, 30 ton sperm whale with a heavy cable around its tail becomes stranded between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. A trawler attempts to tow it back to sea but the whale causes danger, forcing the skipper to cut the line to prevent a sinking.
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Wellington
New Zealand
UPI
Insurance Plot Fails in Janesville Case
In Janesville Wisconsin police charged Odore Hawke after he scattered fishing gear on the Rock River to fake a drowning and collect life insurance. He was convicted and given one year of probation for leaving fishing lines untended.
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Janesville, Wis
UPI
Theodore Hawke
Rock River
Negotiators Edge Toward Climax in Steel Talks
James Marlow reports on stalled steel contract talks as the May 5 to June 30 bargaining window narrows. Both sides push for wage and benefit changes while warning of a potential national shutdown and weighing government intervention under Taft Hartley.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
United Steelworkers Union
Steelworkers Union Con
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Rift Over Incentive Rate Halts Open Hearth at Jones & Laughlin
A wildcat strike by Local 1272 of United Steelworkers at Jones & Laughlin Steel's South Side plant halted the open hearth department. Pickets appeared at three gates while other departments operated normally. Dispute centers on incentive pay calculations following changes to production figures. The plant staffs about 12,000 workers and the 4 PM to midnight shift reported for work.
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Pittsburgh
Opera Hearth
South Side
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Computa
Asthma and Hay Fever Relief Comes in Minutes
An advertisement promoting a remedy claims rapid relief from asthma and hay fever symptoms within minutes with effects lasting for hours. It emphasizes quick onset and extended duration as key benefits.
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New York
N. Y
Wax On Milk Cartons Under Study By FDA
FDA says no current evidence waxes on milk cartons pose health danger but calls for more research. NIH and Chicago researchers report scattered signs of cancer-inducing hydrocarbons in paraffin coats. four wax types tested. Officials urge expanded federal study funded by Congress to assess packaging waxes and related food safety questions.
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Leon Burnette Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
National” Institutes of Health
Chicago
Robert M. Roe
Bureau of Biological and Physical Science
Roe
Congress
House
Senate
Wallace Janssen
Philippe Subik
Shubik
William Linjinsky
National Dairy Council
National
Tutes of Health
NIH
Carton Assn
W. C. Huner
NIH Cancer Research
Woman Killed In Fall From Husband's Car
Jacksonville police report Barbara Jean Cecil 21 died two hours after falling from her husband's moving car on Atlantic Boulevard near the Intracoastal Waterway. Officers noted a severe concussion and said Donald G. Cecil 25 claimed they argued on the beach trip, heard a click, then she fell from the vehicle.
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Atlantic Boulevard
Barbara Jean Cecil
Duval County
W. D. Brinson
W. A. Barrow
Donald G. Cecil
Cecil
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