Senate panel backs wage bill to raise minimum to 1.25
The Senate Labor Committee approved a compromise 1.25 per hour minimum wage bill for 24 million currently covered workers and 4.1 million new workers, largely in retail. The measure, similar to Kennedy’s proposal, faces a Senate floor fight with amendments likely. Sponsor Sen. Pat McNamara said the vote was 15 to 2. Dirksen and Goldwater opposed.
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UPI
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Kennedy
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Everett M. Dirksen
Sen
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
De Gaulle Signals No Objection to Moslem Algerian State
President Charles de Gaulle said France would not obstruct or oppose a sovereign Moslem state formed by Algerians in Algeria even if it severs ties with France. He warned France faces heavy military and diplomatic challenges in Algeria while noting calm acceptance of a possible separation.
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Paris
UPS
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
France
de Gaulle
Capsule Returns to Space After Recovery Fail
Capsule from Discov erer XXIII failed to reenter, circling Earth in its own orbit. The instrument laden unit separated from the Satellite Monday but stayed aloft, despite Air Force plans to recover near Hawaii. Malfunction likely used up gas to point downward at ejection.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
UPI
Earth
Hawaii
Air Force
Senator Magnuson calls for ICC overhaul
Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington criticizes the Interstate Commerce Commission as bulky and slow and urges extensive revamp. He tells the Western Highway Institute that the ICC chairman's office should be strengthened and more authority delegated.
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Phoenix
UPI
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Interstate Commerce Commission
Magnuson
Institute
ICC
Soviets Fail To Confirm Manned Space Trip
Moscow reports indicate the Soviet space program did not confirm a planned manned mission. Officials provided minimal details as the update circulated from the capital.
1-H Clubs Fare Well At Maricopa County Fair
Scottsdale 4H members earned trophies and ribbons at the Maricopa County Fair. Winners include Roger Hurliman in swine and showmanship, Del Jiminez for Justin trophy in dairy, Bobby Lewis for best of all breeds with a New Zealand buck, and multiple seniors and juniors earning top ribbons in cattle, poultry, dairy, home arts, and cooking.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Roger Hurliman
Roundwanis
del Jiminez
Justin
Bobby Lewis
New Zealand
Henry Hur
Hurliman
Jersey
Guernsey
Steve Cahil
Victor
Jiminez
Gary‘ Rawlings
Jim Kerr
Gary Stone
John Qualtrough
Paradise Valley Agriculture Club
Philip von Ammer
Andrea Bergere
Kathy
Tracy Gilmore
John Kitchell
Hallie von Ammon
Greg Pierce
Steve Pierce
Jim Puntenny
Tim
Panny Treadway
Boy Falls 8 Feet While Checking Noise at Mall Site
Johnny Dirks, 15, fell eight feet while looking into a construction basement at Camelback and Scottsdale’s Goldwater Fashion Square site. He fractured his right hip, left collarbone, and a rib, was unconscious for 25 minutes, and hospitalized for two weeks. He will wear a plate and pin for six months and use crutches. his father is a church administrator.
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Goldwater
Messenger
Phoenix Hospital
Johnny
The
Ascension Lutheran Church
Dirks
Douglas
Scottsdale
Ronald
Hibbing, Minn
Katanga reports 180 missing after riverboat sinking
Katanga government says at least 180 Katangese troops and white mercenaries are missing after a riverboat carrying forces for an assault on the Baluba held Kabalo was sunk by mortar fire. The toll is the largest in months of Congo fighting. No survivors confirmed.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
New African Republic
Baluba
Kabalo
Elisabethville
Katanga
Roadblock Plan Gains Defense in Arizona Traffic Safety Push
The Arizona Traffic Safety Foundation endorses roadblocks as a legal tool to enforce licensing and deter irresponsible driving. The group argues roadblocks do not raise illegal search and seizure issues and notes periodic use by the state Driver Licensing Division amid prior constitutional challenges.
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona Traffic Safety Foundation
Kennedy to Hold News Conference at 2 PM Wednesday
President Kennedy will hold a news conference in Washington on Wednesday at 2 p.m. MST. The White House said the session, his first in three weeks, would not be telecast live but would be taped for later broadcast.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Motorola Group To Hear Kret In Arizona Session Report
The Motorola Political Science Club will hear Representative David B. Kret of Scottsdale present a report on recent Arizona legislative sessions. The meeting is Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Motorola plant located at 8201 E. McDowell Rd.
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Arizona
Motorola Political Science Club
David B. Kret
Scottsdale
Motorola
E. McDowell Rd
Inkling of What Western Means in a Modern Context
An editorial fragment muses on the evolving meaning of western identity in contemporary society, contrasting traditional tropes with current cultural shifts and regional perspectives within the United States. The brief notes how language and history shape who is considered truly western.
Alumni Hold Meeting at Three-State Carnegie Convention
The Carnegie Alumni Association held a weekend convention, awarding Scottsdale’s John ter a special service award for distinguished alumni service.
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Carnegie
Alumni Association
Mel
Scottsdale
Unclear funding item seeks $82,500 for initial structure site
An item of $82,500 is to be sought for a site and construction of an initial structure covering a minimum.
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