Kennedy Farm Bill Defeated by House Vote 215 to 205
The Kennedy farm bill failed in the House in a 215 to 205 vote with 48 Democrats joining 167 Republicans to defeat the measure. The White House warned the defeat would add at least a billion dollars to next year’s costs and worsen the agricultural surplus.
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House
Jfk
Washington
Kennedy
Farre
Phil Weaver
Nebraska
White House
United States
American Farm Bureau Federation
Unions Plan TWA Talks After Formula Settlement
New York AP reports union leaders from Eastern Pan Am and Trans World meet to map strategy after the AFL-CIO Flight Engineers International Association agreed on a cockpit crew reduction formula with Trans World. A strike threat was lifted as the three airlines face renewed negotiations and a possible ratification vote.
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New York
de Need Beaks
Trans World Airlines
Eastern
Pan Am
Afl-Cio
Flight Engineers International Association
Trans World
Pan Oi Boeing
Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Jack Robertson
Eastern Engineers
Paul Chorbajian
Pan Am Engineers
Local Chamber seeks linguist’s name. Barbecue funds aid site
Clarke County residents join the Raritan Club barbecue at the old horse show grounds on Rt 7 west of Berryville with 4:30 or 5 p m start times. Proceeds fund site improvements while Yellow highway lines receive new paint and broken lines stay white, per Berryville Highway Department.
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Clarke County
Raritan Club
Star
Sam Pidgeon
Rt. 7
Berryville
Highway Department
Berlin talks yield full agreement between Adenauer and Rusk
West Berlin issue tops a private 70 minute meeting as Chancellor Adenauer and U.S. Secretary of State Rusk declare broad accord on Berlin and other mutual interests. They offered few details while stressing frank confidentiality and aligned aims.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
U.S
Dean Rusk
Berlin
Rusk
Adenauer
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
West Berlin
United States
Soviet Union
Rockingham County praised as site for Walker plant
Gov. Harrison lauded Rockingham County for attracting Walker Manufacturing Co to locate a 200000 square foot plant with 20000 workers, emphasizing local will and the Rockingham Development Corp. role. He noted Virginia’s growth program and the firm’s $50 million in annual sales as proof of success.
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Harrisonburg
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Walker Manufacturing Co
Rockingham
Harrison
Rockingham Development Corp
Walker Company
Racine
Wis
Rockingham County
Joseph G. Hamrick
Virginia
Republic
South
Fresh Criminal Charges Pile Up Against Estes
Fresh federal charges pile up against Billie Sol Estes in El Paso Texas as a grand jury indicts him on 29 counts of mail fraud and conspiracy with three other men and a firm. His debts reportedly exceed assets by about 17.5 million dollars and creditors consider reorganization or bankruptcy. Texas Attorney General Will Wilson plans a Pecos inquiry into Estes affairs and antitrust action.
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EL Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
West Texas
Estes
Texas Atty
Will Wilson
Austin
Pecos
Wilson
Washington
Eisenhower to address $300000 GOP fund drive dinner
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to speak at a $100 plate dinner expected to sell out 3,000 seats at a two floor hotel venue. 75 percent of funds go to House candidates and 25 percent to Senate campaigns as Republicans rally to regain the House in the November elections.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rep
Bob Wilson
Cal
Ifornia
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
House
Senate
Eisenhower
White House
Senators say Freeman tries to thwart Estes probe
Sen. Mundt and Sen. Curtis accuse Secretary Freeman of pressuring the Senate investigation. A sworn statement shows Hughes ordered staff to extract department files on Mundt and Curtis while excluding other lawmakers. The dispute centers on grain elevator and storage policy amid Estes matters.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Kennedy
Mundt
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Senate
Billie Sol Estes
Sen
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Senate Investigation Subcommittee
Estes
Agriculture Department
Freeman
Subcommittee
Thomas R. Hughes
Hughes
Department
Curtis
Congress
Correction to price for Sirloin Steak in ad
Advertisement correction notes the Sirloin Steak price should read 89 cents per pound. Fleet & Co. Inc. also runs the Mr. Softee Safety Slogan Contest and advertises a Week End Special Lemon Lime Cake from Ward's Pastry Shop.
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Fleet & CO. Inc
Softee
Senator Francis Case Dies After 25 Years in Congress
Senator Francis Case of South Dakota, 65, a 25 year veteran with seven House terms and two Senate terms, died at 9 19 a m in Bethesda Naval Hospital after a mild heart condition. He chaired water conservation debates on highways as ranking Republican on Public Works. lingering illness followed a bout with flu.
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Washington
Francis Case
R S.D
Congress
Senate Public Works Committee
Case
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Capitol
South Dakota
A. C. Miller
George McGovern
No Survivors Seen at Site 108 Aboard Air France Flight
A Boeing 707 Air France jet with about 108 aboard crashed on a Guadeloupe hillside after clearing for final approach. Debris burned as search planes reported no signs of life. Coast Guard and Civil Aeronautics Board tallies varied from 102 to 103 passengers and 5 to 11 crew. Distress signal received before dawn local time near Pointe-a-Pitre.
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Associated Press
Air France
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
Digaioe Dene Tene
Pointe-a-Pitre
Paris
Santiago
Chile
U.S. Coast Guard
Basse Terre
Coast Guard
New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Santa Maria
Azores
Defensive Military Buildup in Red China Raises Alarm
Western intelligence in Hong Kong sees Beijing's buildup opposite Quemoy and Matsu as defensive, with officials cautious on a broader offensive. Some say a preemptive move could occur if Chiang Kai-shek actions threaten the mainland, while U.S. support remains uncertain and refugees spur fear of attack.
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Roy Elsoyan
Hong Kong
Red China
Formosa
China
U.S
United States
Taipei
Washington
London
Quemoy
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Capitol Hill
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TWA
Chamber of Commerce
Loudoun
Conrad Follansbee
Rusk Aaree
U.S. Dist
R. E. Thomason
White Oak Swamp
Ike
GOP
William E. Miller
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
California
Weber & Sons Nursery
Martinsburg Pike
Shenandoah Bottled Gas and Appliance Co
Lady Manhatten
Mulvey's
Miami Beach
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Miami
Sen. Case
Everly
Iowa
Senator Case
South China
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