Funeral industry accused of hampering price competition
Senate hearings chaired by Sen. Hart fault price fixing in the funeral business amid a National Funeral Directors Association ethic against price advertising. Hart predicts FTC action after three days of hearings. He cites no single group has right to curb price competition.
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Washington
Senate
Philip A. Hart
Michigan Democrat
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
Federal Trade Commission
National Funeral Directors. Association
Hart
Washington (Ap
John J. Williams
R-Del
Johnson
LeRoy Collins
Collins
Florida
National Association of Broadcasters
Senate Commerce Committee
Ikeda gains third term amid Liberal Democratic rift
TOKYO AP Premier Hayato Ikeda secures a third term as Liberal Democrats leader with 242 votes amid a widening rift in the ruling party. The party’s large lower house majority sustains his premiership but signals internal divisions.
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Hayato Ikeda
Ikeda
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Liberal- Democrats
Maor
Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Europe
Air Force
Caracas
Venezuela
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
el Bachiller Zone
Barcelona
Shubert Theater To Add Seats In Summer Renovation
The Shubert Theater in New York will add 32 orchestra seats this summer, boosting capacity to 1,485 and potential weekly gross from 8,000 to 80,000 dollars. The second balcony entrance shifts from Shubert Alley to the main entry.
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Shubert New York
Shubert Theater
Shubert Alley
Congressman Edwards Praises Son Civil Rights Work in Mississippi
Rep. Don Edwards of California lauds his son Leonard a 23 year old law student for aiding Negro voter registration in Mississippi. He warns the project must continue beyond summer and notes FBI mistrust among participants amid recent bombings and a missing student case.
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Washington
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Mississippi
Leonard
Mecomb
Miss
Edwards
FBI
Navy
Philadelphia
Oover
Notes Left Near Scene of JFK Assassination in Dallas
Tourists leave poignant messages at the grassy Main and Houston park near JFK's assassination site. Notable notes praise the President, with quotes from an Ohio housewife and an Oklahoma City family expressing admiration and gratitude for his service.
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Dallas, Tex
John F. Kennedy
Main
Houston
Ohio
Oklahoma City
Kennedy
Aerialist Falls to Death During Circus Act
Betty Bergen, 34, a veteran circus aerialist, died after slipping from a 50 foot descent at a Buffalo shopping center while her husband Fred, 50, watched on the platform with hundreds of spectators. Bergen had just completed a performance and removed her safety belt.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Betty Bergen
Fred
WV Human Rights Commission Reappoints Three Members
Gov. Barron reappoints three commissioners for three-year terms Dr. Thomas Gavett of Morgantown Rabbi Samuel Cooper of Charleston and the Rev. John Matthew Coleman of Bluefield in Charleston.
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Charleston, W. Va
West Virginia Human Rights Commission
W. W. Barron
Thomas Gavett
Morgantown
Rabbi Samuel Cooper
Charleston
John Matthew Coleman
Bluefield
Proposals Stir Debate Over Anglican Practices in England
London AP report notes Puritan-backed critics in Parliament mobilizing against two Church of England reform bills. Measures would allow Mass vestments and stone altars plus unleavened wafers and more Latin usage, seen as drift toward Rome. Church argues changes reflect modern needs and still serves 27 million members.
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London
Church of England
Chain of England
Rome
House of Commons
Church Assembly
ZIP Codes and Stamps Travel by Mail Across Seas
Chicago AP reports a letter sent by Harry S. Albin took 57 days to cross the street arriving with a 5 cent stamp and four Brazilian stamps on back. The note claimed the letter arrived in Brazil by mistake and was forwarded. Albin’s printing office is at 1223 S Wabash. Segal’s office is at 1139 S Wabash.
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du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Genéral Motors
Teamster
Teamsters
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Chicago
Harry S. Albin
John Segal
Albin
Brazil
Wabash
Segal
Joe Louis floored ten times in boxing career
A historical note states that the heavyweight champion Joe Louis was knocked to the canvas a total of ten times during his professional boxing career.
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Joe Louis
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