Armed Forces Win 3.2 Percent Pay Raise Vote
Congress approved a 3.2 percent pay raise for armed forces and authorized 17.4 billion for weapons and research. The House passed 358 to 2, the Senate 81 to 1 with Morse dissenting. The measure funds antimissile work, a nuclear frigate, five nuclear subs, and a nuclear surface navy plan, with pay rise pending civilian federal raises.
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Edwin C Markham Dies. UNC Professor Remembered
Edwin Carlyle Markham a UNC Chapel Hill instructor for 32 years died after a brief illness at 64 Graveside services were held in Chapel Hill Cemetery led by Rev Vance Barron He studied at Trinity College later Duke University and UVA and authored chemistry textbooks and articles Survived by two children Carlyle Janet and Allen W Markham of Chapel Hill
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Five Killed as Delhi Police Break Leftist Show of Force
Indian police dispersed a leftist mass action in Uttar Pradesh led against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. At least five protesters died and scores were injured as police moved rapidly in Lucknow Agra and other cities. Thousands were arrested prior to the general strike and rail lines were attacked in Fatehpur Allahabad and a rail line near Banaras. Government offices remained open and traffic operated normally in Lucknow.
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End To Religious Strife Sought As Orangemen March
In Belfast 100,000 Protestant Orangemen marched for Orange Day amid tensions with Roman Catholics while Prime Minister Terence ONeill urged an end to sectarian strife. Earlier 60,000 Loyal Orange Order members backed anti-unity resolutions and Reformation principles.
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Inflation explained and the effects described by analysts
A reader asks how inflation happens and what is being done to curb it. The piece outlines causes such as money supply growth, rising demand, higher income, and government deficits, plus policy attempts like monetary restraint, tax actions, and wage and price guideposts, concluding with varied views on whether inflation is contained.
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Red China to Launch Mass Swim Campaign Says Mao Inspired
Hong Kong dispatch notes Shanghai Radio predicting at least 25 percent of China’s 700 million will join a new mass swim campaign under the slogan We swim for the revolution. Mao Tze-tung, noted as a prodigious swimmer, is cited as inspiration. Last year a Canton to Macao swim demonstrated reach of such efforts.
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Mass ceremony legalizes 500 common law marriages in Mexico City
In Mexico City AP reports 500 Mexican couples formalized their common-law marriages in a mass ceremony at the offices of the Institutional Revolutionary party. The youngest bride was 45 and the oldest 86.
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Gujarat eyes dog population control with contraceptive loop
AP reports Gujarat public health officials consider using a contraceptive loop on stray dogs to curb overpopulation. In Cairo, Al Akhbar cites an all Egyptian rocket claimed to be radar invisible until impact. In Budapest, girls face prison for selling sex for foreign currency. ex-engineer Lenard jailed for aiding and for derogatory letters abroad.
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Soviet Egypt sign protocol to 1966 70 trade deal
Moscow reports the Soviet Union and Egypt signed a protocol to their 1966 70 trade agreement to add supplementary deliveries. Tass said the additions likely include machinery in exchange for finished and semi finished Egyptian products.
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Johnson reiterates support for South Vietnam and pursues peace
President Johnson repeated resolve to aid South Vietnam while fighting Communist aggression. He urged peaceful reconciliation among former enemies and stressed a peaceful China as key to a peaceful Asia. He urged open exchange with Red China and noted efforts to allow travel for American scholars and professionals. The remarks were made to the American Alumni Council at the Greenbrier.
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Moore To Be Speaker At College Exercises
Boon s North Carolina college to hear Governor Dan Moore deliver the commencement address at Appalachian State Teachers College on August 18. The event features the governor as the keynote speaker for the graduation ceremony.
De Gaulle Repeats Viet Nam Withdrawal Policy Talking Points
Paris AP report notes President Charles de Gaulle urged withdrawal of foreign troops from Viet Nam and neutralization of Indochina with a power guarantee. He spoke at a dinner for Laos king and called for negotiations aligned with the 1954 Geneva Agreement, insisting on ending foreign intervention and organizing a joint guarantee by major powers. France previously withdrew administration from North and South Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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