MAY 05, 1961—PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY SIGNS LEGISLATION RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE IN STAGES FROM ITS CURRENT $1 PER HOUR TO $1.25 PER HOUR BY SEPTEMBER 1963.
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MAY 05, 1961—PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY SIGNS LEGISLATION RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE IN STAGES FROM ITS CURRENT $1 PER HOUR TO $1.25 PER HOUR BY SEPTEMBER 1963.