Kennedy plans broad tariff cuts across goods and markets
Kennedy calls for abolishing import duties on a wide range of items from wine goblets to bulldozers. He seeks Trade Expansion Act powers to negotiate up to 100 percent tariff cuts on key goods with the European Common Market, while preserving some sectors such as textiles. The plan targets exports growth but risks domestic industry challenges and farm trade tensions.
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Washington
UPI
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Congress
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Latin America
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Europe
Common Market
Better Inspect Those Stored Garden Seeds
Jim Frier urges inspection of last fall’s garden seeds for spring planting. Charles Sherwood explains cool dry storage helps seed viability, with 40 to 60 degree rooms and moisture control. Store small seeds in sealed bags with labels, refrigerate, and use rice or popcorn to absorb moisture. large seeds stay in tin boxes. Check for weevils and use limited pesticide, treated by shaking in a capped bottle then rinsing seeds.
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Jim Frier
Frier
Charles Sherwood
Iowa State University
Sherwood
NFO Urges Hold On Corn and Soybeans for Bargaining Strength
The NFO sets holding prices at 2.56 per bushel for soybeans and 1.49 for corn and urges members to hold at harvest. Officials say the action is tightening supply to bolster bargaining power as reports note large crops yet delayed market receipts. The stance is described as a major factor behind rising autumn soybean prices and is supported by NFO spokesmen.
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NFO
Wall Street Journal
NFC
TV Highlights And Lineup For CBS NBC And ABC
The schedule lists CBS The Search and The Defenders with James Mitchell confession and Mrs Pomeroy. Harold Pinter Caretaker. NBC Detroit Pistons at Warriors and Golf features Gary Player and Arnold Palmer. Crosby Golf at Pebble Beach. Movie Night Five Fingers. Gunsmoke. Fight of the Week boxing match Dick Tiger vs Florentino Fernandez from Miami Beach.
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James Congdon
Ernest Pomeroy
Harry Millard
Jack Klugman
D.A. Gramaglia
Olive Deering
NBC
Detroit Pistons
Philadelphia Warriors
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
River Forest Golf Club
Chicago
Bing Crosby
ABC
Pebble Beach
Calif
Crosby
James Mason
Danielle Darrieux
Michael Rennie
Dodge City
Marshal Dillon
James Arness
Dick Tiger
Florentino Fernandez
Miami Beach Auditorium
YMCA plea for support funds future citizens through youth program
The article argues that YM membership benefits boys, promising better men and citizens. It urges financial backing for a well rounded YMCA program in Washington to provide leadership, moral guidance, and opportunities, acknowledging that outcomes are not guaranteed but the investment is essential for the community’s future.
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YMCA
Washington
Emergency Loans Authorized for 44 Iowa Counties
The Agriculture Department approved Emergency Farmers Home Administration loans in 44 Iowa counties after Rep. Neal Smith urged Secretary Orville L. Freeman to act. Excessive rains and heavy snows hindered corn and soybean harvesting in counties including Adams Allamakee Appanoose Benton Black Hawk Bremer Buchanan Cedar Chickasaw Clarke Clayton Clinton Davis Decatur Delaware Des Moines Dubuque Fayette Henry Howard Iowa Jackson Jefferson Johnson Jones Keokuk Lee Linn Louisa Lucas Madison Mahaska Monroe Muscatine Ringgold Scott Tama Taylor Union Van Buren Wapello Washington Wayne and Winneshiek.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Clarke
Clayton
Clinton
Davis
Decatur
Delaware
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fayette
Henery
Howard
Iowa
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
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Lucas
Madison
Mahaska
Monroe
Muscatine
Ringgold
Scott
Tama
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Union
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Wapello
Wayne
Winneshiek
Defends Pinball Machines at Hearing
Bally Manufacturing representative Martin M. Nelson told the House Commerce Committee that Attorney General Kennedy has not proven free plays on pinball machines are a national evil. He warned the proposed ban would harm a legitimate industry and thousands of small businesses reliant on coin-operated machines. Nelson noted the undesirables are a minute fraction in the pinball business. The report also covers school aid debates and Army testimony on D-Day film participation.
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UPI
House Commerce Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin M. Nelson
Bally Manufacturing Co
Chicago
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Nelson
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Congress
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Europe
D-Day
Arthur Sylvester
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Senate Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Markets in Des Moines and Chicago hogs and cattle prices
Interior Iowa and southern Minnesota hogs show prices steady to up 25 cents with receipts of 55 000 today. Chicago livestock prices show hogs up 25 50 cents with mixed cattle receipts and limited bids, standard and good steers around 21.00 to 24.25.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Minnesota
Olive Oil Preserved Body for 15 Years
In Buffalo a daughter kept her mother's body in olive oil for 15 years after her 1946 death. Pathologist Dr. Herbert Lansky said the oil sealed air and moisture, preserving the corpse in excellent condition. The daughter Blanche Nowinski, 55, is under psychiatric observation. neighbors found the body in her second floor flat.
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N.Y
UPI
Mary Nowinski
Blanche Nowinski
Herbert Lansky
Flu Outbreaks Spread Across United States
The CDC reports influenza outbreaks cover a wide arc from the West Coast to Miami with deaths from influenza and pneumonia in 108 major cities above expected levels for a second week. The four week death average is 11 percent above normal, Kansas and Kentucky newly listed among affected states with additional outbreaks in Arizona Colorado Iowa Missouri Tennessee Georgia and Florida and small outbreaks in parts of New York and Massachusetts.
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UPS
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Communicable Disease Center
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West Coast
Miami
Fla
CDC
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Kansas
Kentucky
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Iowa
Missouri
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
New York
Massachusetts
Two Boys Trapped In Abandoned Clay Mine In Pennsylvania
In Philipsburg Pennsylvania two boys Wesley Lowe age 13 and Larry Husted age 10 are believed trapped for six days in an abandoned clay mine. State police and expert miners widen entrances using a Pittsburgh drilling rig after a rockfall blocked the shaft.
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Philipsburg
UPI
Billy Webster
Donald Fisher
Wesley Lowe
Larry Husted
Osceola Mills
Rescue team reviews conditions after mine collapse near forests
Officials said there was no gas in the mine as rescue workers assess a gouged terrain opening in coal fields thick with wildlife. Glassco notes survivors could endure about 10 days if they have air and avoid rock falls.
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Glassco
Per Pupil Costs Drop as School Size Grows in Iowa
Iowa study shows high school per pupil costs fall as enrollment rises from 25 to 49 students to 500–599, then rise slightly above 600. Average high school cost 620.73. elementary costs vary by class, with 25–49 at 357.27 and 500–599 at 294.51, overall 343.02. Goodyear plant in Portsmouth, Ohio, consumed monthly energy worth 6 million dollars for the Atomic Energy Commission.
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UPI
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
Portsmouth
Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Army moves ice cores to new Hanover HQ under frost
UPI reports in Wilmette that the U S Army transferred valuable glacial ice cores and permafrost samples to new headquarters in Hanover New Hampshire. Robert Frost Army engineer and Ralph Frost Cardox Division Chemtron engineer led the operation keeping cargo at 40 degrees below zero.
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Wilmette, Ill
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