Time Zone Confusion Nears End
Washington reports a nationwide return to standard time this Sunday as 46 states set clocks back one hour. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 reduces chaos, with exceptions in Kentucky Hawaii Alaska and parts of Indiana. Transport Department officials say the law will eventually cover all states, though some legislatures may exempt their states next year. Boundary changes remain in flux for Indiana Kansas Nebraska and North Dakota, to be settled before next April. The system dates back to railroads in 1883 and was made official nationally in 1918, with Daylight Saving Time adopted during wars.
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Kentucky
Hawaii
Alaska
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Department of Transportation
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Transportation Department
House approves 4.5 percent military pay raise
The House voted 385 to 2 to approve a 4.5 percent overall pay package for 3.4 million U S service members. The measure includes a 5.6 percent base pay rise retroactive to Oct 1, with allowances and bonuses increased accordingly, targeting roughly $5.10 more monthly for privates and $112 more for four star generals.
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Washington
Senate
Five Day Boston Forecast and Pay Bill Details
The UPI report notes five day Boston temperatures near seasonal normals with highs in the upper 40s north and middle to upper 50s south and nightly in the 30s. Rain totals exceed half an inch, with cooler weekends and warmer early next week. The piece then shifts to a civilian pay bill for 1968 69 and military pay raises tied to private sector gains, projecting raises of about 4.4 percent second step and 7.4 percent third step, costing $625 million initially and $2.7 billion over three years, plus $5 billion in added payroll expenses.
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Boston
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New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
House
GOP Noncandidates on the road test 1968 climate
United Press International reports three leading Republican noncandidates touring the Midwest. California Governor Ronald Reagan insists he is not a presidential candidate while former Vice President Richard Nixon also remains undeclared. Michigan Governor George Romney continues a nationwide tour with planned speeches in Chicago and Michigan as part of his effort to secure support.
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Ronald Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
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Goldwater
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Vietnam
White House
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Witness in Hoffa Appeal Shot While Escaping Kidnappers
CHATTANOOGA Tenn UPI a former Teamsters secretary Mary Gordon Francis testified in Hoffa appeal proceedings and was shot while fleeing kidnappers on a street. Police identified Edmon Pullom as her assailant and she remained in fair condition with a chest wound. Francis had been a government witness in Hoffa related cases and protection had recently been lifted.
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UPI
Teamsters Union
Jamey Hoffa
Mary Gordon Francis
Erlanger Hospital
Edmon
Jitterbug) Pullom
Chattanooga
Jackie Renner Robinson
Gordon
Francis
Robinson
Hoffa
Mae McClain
Redbank
Tenn
Teamsters
Thanksgiving adjournment eyed in Congress as agenda narrows
Washington reports lawmakers target Thanksgiving for adjournment after approving five spending bills for fiscal 1968. Final actions remain on pay raises, poverty and foreign aid, with Senate mustering a $5 billion pay package and Social Security liberalization. House opposition to Senate antipoverty bill may hinder a early adjournment.
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UPI
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