GI pay boost advances in House committee action
The House Armed Services Committee approves a 2.7 billion three stage pay raise for armed forces to run with civil service increases. The plan retroactively raises pay from Oct 1 and spans 18 months with higher boosts tied to private sector comparability. The bill avoids increasing the current budget deficit.
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UPC
House
Armed Serves Committee
Johnson
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
House Rules Committee
Bow
Demonstrators Clash With Police in Oakland
Oakland police clashed with about 2,000 anti draft demonstrators outside the Northern California Induction Center. Jailed were 140, including Joan Baez, as police used billy clubs and mace to disperse the crowd amid chants and staged draft card burnings. Federal decision on punished draft-card turn-ins loomed.
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Calif
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UPI
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Vietnam
Pentagon
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Resistance
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D.C
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England
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Oregon
Atlanta
Champaign
Daniel E. Omer
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
State
Selective Service Boards
U.S
Federal Building
GOP Governors Balk At Viet Resolution
At the National Governors Conference aboard the SS Independence Republican leaders including Rhode Island’s John H. Chafee and Michigan’s George Romney criticized the use of Vietnam resolutions as political tools. They discussed civil rights measures and tax issues while signaling skepticism about endorsing Johnson’s Vietnam policy for a third year. See Page 12 for details.
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UPI
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Johnson
Chafee
Michigan
George Romney
National Governors’ Conference
GOP
New York
Virgin Islands
Vietnam
Secrecy Surrounds Mideast Peace Effort
United Nations reports indicate U S Ambassador Arthur J Goldman cloaked peace talks in secrecy amid signs of US backing Israel and Britain leaning Arab. He met Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad while denying a session occurred, as UN truce teams monitor Suez and occupation areas. The Security Council awaits a clear peace formula.
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UPI
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Middle East
United States
Britain
Goldberg
Washington-London
Israel
Sweeping Changes Recommended In Reports Sent to Legislature
The Legislative Council approved three reports proposing broad reforms to Vermont mental health and judicial laws and a state funding formula for quasi public and private institutions. It declined to endorse the reports or send them to house and senate committees.
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House
Senate
State Supreme Court
Power Producers Join New York Power Pool
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller announced that the State Power Authority joined the New York Power Pool, uniting all major power producers in the state. The pool, formed last year by seven major private utilities, aims for greater coordination in operations and planning across upstate and downstate regions.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
State Power Authority
New York
Flood hits Welsh village evacuated after last year's disaster
Aberfan, Wales, faced renewed misery as flood waters swept through the River Taff valley forcing the evacuation of about 300 residents from lower homes. Gales and heavy rain lashed Britain and parts of France and the Netherlands, cutting roads, rail links, and power lines while ships faced trouble.
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Aberfan
Wales
UPI
Britain
North Sea
Netherlands
France
Taff
Inside Look at Vermont Education TV Impact
An editorial analyzes how Vermont educational television affects communities. It discusses access, learning opportunities, and potential policy implications for schools and residents.
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Vermont
Defection of Soviet Officer Breaks Open West Germany Spy Rings
In a high stakes cold war case a Soviet KGB officer sought asylum in the West and provided a list of spies. West German authorities arrested five suspects including Leonore Suetterlin who hanged herself in Cologne prison. Runge’s betrayal could reveal months of espionage reach.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
West Germany
State Department
Atty
Ludwig Martin
Karlsruhe
West
United States
Martin
Yegveniy Yevgenevich Runge
Department
Runge
Leonore Suetterlin
Bonn
Cologne
U S Planes Pound Haiphong DMZ and Quang Tri War Actions
U S air power hits Haiphong missile plant and barracks as B52s strike the DMZ and Central highlands. A huge search and destroy push near Quang Tri involves thousands of U S and South Vietnamese forces with 44 North Vietnamese and 21 Marines killed, 167 Marines wounded, and 19 Viet Cong suspects captured.
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Dmz
Highlands
North Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Oriskany
Haiphong
Washington
Navy
Tonkin Gulf
Quang Tri
Two Escape From Windsor County Jail
Woodstook sheriff says two inmates David Gosselin 25 of Springfield and Thomas Kenyoth 19 of Windsor escaped Windsor County Jail by widening a corridor wall using a brick and tile cut. Gosselin had a prior escape and is facing grand jury action for grand larceny. Kenyon faced possession of stolen property and breach of the peace charges. Police suspect they used a stolen car to aid the escape.
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Upd
Windsor County
Melvin Moore
David Gosselin
Springfield
Thomas Kenyoth
Windsor
Moore
Gosselin
Kenyon
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