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January 20, 1962

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Headlines from January 20, 1962

FIRST 5-HOUR DAY HAILED BY LABOR; Builders Call Electric Pact a Threat to Industry Higher Rents Expected FIRST 5-HOUR DAY HAILED BY LABOR Industry Back to Normal 'Giant Advances' Seen

By Ralph Katz

construction back to normal; labor leaders hail 5-hr day but employers fear threat to indus; cite rept by M Matthews that indus-wide shorter work wk would result in $100-million-a-yr rise in construction costs; hold added cost would be passed on to pub

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3 LAOTIAN PRINCES REPORTED IN PACT; Neutralist Sees 'Firm Basis for Peace' in Cabinet Plan --U. S. Wary on Accord U. S. 'Gratified' by Progress 3 LAOTIAN PRINCES REPORTED IN PACT

By Sydney Gruson Special To the New York Times

Souvanna Phouma repts Princes agree on coalition Govt; indicates Boun Oum will let neutralists hold Defense and Interior Mins; US gratified

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M'NAMARA VOWS TO COUNTER REDS IN ALL AGGRESSION; Tells Senators That Defense Will Meet Any Indirect as Well as Direct Blows CITES U.S. BOMB POWER Says Air Forces Could Blast Soviet Targets Even After Absorbing Atom Attack Detailed Analysis Given M'NAMARA VOWS TO COUNTER REDS 126 Atlases Planned

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

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Russians Accuse Israelis of Spying; SOVIET ACCUSES ISRAEL'S ENVOYS

By Special to The New York Times

USSR pub Trud charges diplomats in Moscow use synagogues for espionage and to spread Zionist literature

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DOMINICAN REGIME CONSIDERING TRIAL OF OUSTED CHIEFS; Bonnelly Says Inquiry Will Decide on Balaguer and Rodriguez Echavarria NEW LEADER FOR ARMY U.S. Hastening to Approve Loan for Dominicans Junta's Ouster Hailed Balaguer Denies Captivity DOMINICAN REGIME MAY TRY EX-CHIEFS

By the Associated Press

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1962Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (born 1887)^[†]

John Robinson Jeffers was an American poet known for his work about the central California coast.

Historical Context for January 20, 1962

In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people^[†]

Headlines from January 20, 1962

FIRST 5-HOUR DAY HAILED BY LABOR; Builders Call Electric Pact a Threat to Industry Higher Rents Expected FIRST 5-HOUR DAY HAILED BY LABOR Industry Back to Normal 'Giant Advances' Seen

3 LAOTIAN PRINCES REPORTED IN PACT; Neutralist Sees 'Firm Basis for Peace' in Cabinet Plan --U. S. Wary on Accord U. S. 'Gratified' by Progress 3 LAOTIAN PRINCES REPORTED IN PACT

M'NAMARA VOWS TO COUNTER REDS IN ALL AGGRESSION; Tells Senators That Defense Will Meet Any Indirect as Well as Direct Blows CITES U.S. BOMB POWER Says Air Forces Could Blast Soviet Targets Even After Absorbing Atom Attack Detailed Analysis Given M'NAMARA VOWS TO COUNTER REDS 126 Atlases Planned

Russians Accuse Israelis of Spying; SOVIET ACCUSES ISRAEL'S ENVOYS

DOMINICAN REGIME CONSIDERING TRIAL OF OUSTED CHIEFS; Bonnelly Says Inquiry Will Decide on Balaguer and Rodriguez Echavarria NEW LEADER FOR ARMY U.S. Hastening to Approve Loan for Dominicans Junta's Ouster Hailed Balaguer Denies Captivity DOMINICAN REGIME MAY TRY EX-CHIEFS

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