Democrats Drop Bread Tax From Farm Bill
House Democrats scrapped the so called bread tax in the administration farm bill at a closed meeting in Speaker McCormack’s office. Key participants included Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman and Harold Cooley as debate on the measure opens Tuesday with administration pressure to pass.
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Washington
House
Cooley
D-N.c
Lawrence F. O’brien
Johnson
Congress
GOP
Albert H. Quie
Minnesota
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Anderson
Agriculture
Shuman
Resignation Said To Be Friendly
Harrisburg AP Former Highways Secretary Park H. Martin called his July resignation as a $1 a year Scranton administration highway program consultant friendly with some disappointments. He said the administration focuses on image building while Gov Scranton's $10 billion highway plan is pie in the sky. He declined further comment and regretted the remarks after resigning.
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Harrisburg
Park H. Martin
Scranton Administration
Martin
Highways Administration
Gov. Scranton
Lawrence
Unemployment Benefit Fight Echoes in Harrisburg
House Democrats pass a bill to restore unemployment benefit cuts made by the Scranton administration. The measure, backed by Democrats, calls to raise weekly maximums and add dependents while Republicans push alternative increases. The Senate vote split reveals a partisan clash over welfare policy and state staffing.
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Harrisburg
House
Scranton
Senate
Officials push long range programs after Los Angeles riot
Washington officials from the Civil Rights Commission and Justice Department urged focusing on education and employment to reduce underlying causes of violence. Job Corps and Neighborhood Youth Corps leaders warned immediate effects are unlikely, stressing longer term planning and expanded anti-poverty efforts nationwide.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Los Angeles
William L. Taylor
Civil Rights Commission
Justice Department
California
Congress
Associated Press
Johnson
L.A
Chrisopher Weeks
Job Corps
Weeks
Job
New York
Rochester
Newark
Battle
Calvin Eytle
Zehners Plan Rebuild After Barn Fire Loss
Fire on the Somerset farm destroyed a barn and caused damage estimated at 30 000 dollars. Dairy cattle will be cared for in a temporary building with a bulk tank installed. The Zehners and their son John will resume work, rebuilding and continuing dairy operations.
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Abraham Lincoln
Floyd Zehner
Somerset RD
John
Zehners
Mr. Zehner
Zehner
Soviet Moon Probe Reveals Pocked Hidden Side Details
Tass published two high detail photos from Zond 3 showing the moon's far side brighter and more mountainous with long crater chains. Dr Lipsky notes fewer seas and more continents and scientists compare these images to Ranger and Mariner missions. The probe swept 68 minutes of imagery on July 20, with undisclosed total photos.
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Moscow
Tass
Yuri Lipsky
Shternberg Astronomical Institute
Continents
Earth
Soviet Union
Mars
Terrorist raid devastates Saigon police HQ in Viet Nam
In Saigon a Viet Cong assault destroyed the national police headquarters killing four policemen. Two Vietnamese girls distracted guards allowing a Jeep and a sedan with timed charges to enter. The attack wounded about 20, possibly including Americans, as fighting continued in Quang Tri and Duc Co with few casualties reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Red
Tional
Pham van Lieu
U.S
Quang Tri
Viet Nam
Duc Co
Duc Co- Pleiku
4-H To Play Big Role At The County Fair
Somerset County 4-H clubs prepare exhibits and animals for Meyersdale County Fair August 23 28. Thirty one clubs exhibit Monday opening day with awards. Tuesday dairy animal judging follows grooming work. Wednesday features baby beef contest with 34 4-Hers competing.
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Somerset County
Meyersdale
Gemini 5 Plans Are A Okay For Thursday
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP preparations for history's longest space voyage the eight day flight of Astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr in Gemini 5 progressed smoothly Monday No of the problems that troubled Gemini 4 had appeared and launch at 9 am Thursday looked certain Weather was nearly ideal and the worldwide tracking network was functioning well.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
James A. McDivitt
Edward White II
White
Cooper
Conrad
Reds Vote Rights Move At United Nations
The United States abandoned efforts to remove voting rights from the Soviet Union and other debtors. Ambassador Goldberg announced a shift in policy, signaling a return to normalcy for the General Assembly. The move preserves Article 19 sanctions but notes majority reluctance to apply them.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Arthur J. Golberg
U.S
Johnson
Goldberg
Dean Rusk
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
France
Weather Outlook for Southwestern Pennsylvania
Sunny and warm Tuesday with a high near 88 to 94. Wednesday stays warm and becomes partly cloudy with increasing humidity by evening.
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Pennsylvania
Tinkerbelle Reunion Aboard Atlantic Sea Voyage
Mrs. Robert Manry reunites with her sailor husband off Cornwall after his 55 mile offshore meeting in the Tinkerbelle voyage from Falmouth Massachusetts to Falmouth England. She notes his methodical plan and satisfaction at the successful crossing and anticipates his late Tuesday or Wednesday arrival.
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Falmouth
England
Robert Manry
Atlantic
Mass
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cornwall
Robert
Falnce
Manry
United 727 Crashes Into Lake Michigan Near Chicago
A United Air Lines Boeing 727 with 30 aboard is believed to have crashed into Lake Michigan after witnesses heard an explosion and saw an orange flash. O'Hare tower lost radio contact as the plane from New York was due to land.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Lake Michigan
Lake Forest
O’hare International
New York
O’hare
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