House blocks LBJ farm cuts to avert food shortages
The House Appropriations Committee rejected President Johnson's proposed economy in farm programs warning that cutting farm research subsidies soil conservation and school meals could push the United States from abundance toward scarcity. The panel approved a 96.9 billion farm bill funding price supports and related programs for July 1 start, with net cuts offset by increases in other areas.
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LBJ
Frank Eleazer
Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
United States
House
Jamie L. Whitten
D-Miss
Sharp rise in prices fuels concern for tax decision
Washington economists warn after the Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent March rise in the consumer price index, driven by higher food costs and increases in apparel used cars and services. The index stands at 112 percent of the 1957-59 average, meaning a typical basket costs about $11.20 instead of $10. The White House delays a tax increase decision as officials study the data.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Johnson
Arthur Ross
White House
Variable Weather Forecast With Cooler Day Ahead
Sunny and cooler today with a high near 55. Tonight remains fair and cool, low around 37. Saturday brings increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures. Earlier reports note a high around 52 to 57 and a low near 0, with 8:15 a.m. yesterday and 6:45 a.m. today temperatures recorded. Details on page 12.
Ben Franklin’s Sleep Time Idea Sparks Daylight Saving Debate
A retrospective column traces the Daylight Saving Time idea to Ben Franklin and outlines the heated, ongoing debate. It notes patchwork time zones, state versus local control, and the practical chaos of clocks, bedtimes, and farming routines across regions.
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Benjamin Franklin
Ben
Ime
Hairnet Rule Expands To Long Haired Food Workers
Natrona County sanitarian Nix Anderson in Casper says men with long hair must wear hairnets in places serving food, no longer acceptable to rely on caps. He notes the rule aligns with women workers and stems from hair length rather than gender.
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Casper
Natrona County
Nix Anderson
Andersen
Marines crush 500 Viet Cong in Quang Ngai circle of death
U S Marines backed by air and artillery trapped a North Vietnamese force near Quang Ngai City, killing more than 500 enemy fighters. Commanders reported 322 bodies found with about 200 more killed, as helicopters, heavy shells, and precision bombing sealed the encirclement.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Quang Ngai City
Lewis J. Fields
Salisbury
Jand
Phu Bai
Murder plea entered by Ollie Mae Edwards in local case
Ollie Mae Edwards also known as Ollie Mae Bailey, 32, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to first degree murder for the April 17 stabbing of her common law husband Archie Ray Bailey, 41, in Lorain. A preliminary hearing was set for Thursday at 10 a.m. The couple resided at 107 West Bridge Street. Edwards was assigned attorney Howard M. Saddler.
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Ollie Mae Edwards
Ollie Mae Bailey
Frank J. Wilcox
Edwards
West Bridge St
Archie Ray Bailey
Friends
Tremont St
Bailey
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Atttorney
Howard M. Saddler
First successful artificial heart patient faces possible brain damage
The 65-year-old Illinois coal miner Marcel L. de Rodder remains alive but unconscious after the first implanted artificial heart operation. Doctors in Houston say a potential brain injury concerns them, per a medical bulletin issued at 7 a.m. EST.
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Illinois
United Press International
Houston
Marcel L. de Rodder
Operation viewed cautiously on artificial heart prospects
Dr. Willem Kolff of Cleveland Clinic cautions that most patients needing temporary artificial heart support will likely require a permanent replacement later. He warned the public not to expect low mortality from the Houston operation by Dr. Debakey, saying early patients will face high death risks as the bypass is removed.
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Cleveland
UPI
Willem Kolff
Cleveland Clinic
Houston
Michael Debakey
Tess
Johnson blocks airline strike by creating emergency board
President Johnson blocked a threatened mechanics strike set to shut five major carriers Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United Air Lines. An emergency board was named with Sen Wayne Morse as chairman and mediators Richard Neustadt and David Ginsburg to investigate the dispute with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
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UPI
Johnson
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
AFL- Clo
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United Air Lines
National Mediation Board
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Richard Neustadt
Harvard Public Administration School
David Ginsburg
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