Washington notes split on disarmament taxes and Kennedy case
In Washington this morning Sen. Joseph S. Clark assails a belligerent congressional minority led by Sen. Barry Goldwater, urging broader disarmament. Dr. Raymond J. Saulnier criticizes Kennedy Johnson spending as unreliable bookkeeping. Marina Oswald testified to the Warren Commission about threats against Nixon and related issues in Dallas. Arkansas representatives split over a federal pay raise vote.
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Clark
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
United World
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater
Congress
Raymond J. Saulnier
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy-Johnson
Saulnier
Warren Commission
Marina Oswald
Presidential Commission
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
House approves pay raise for federal workers and leaders
The House passed a 53 million pay boost plan with 243 to 157 vote. It raises Congress members by 7500 annually and extends raises to judges Cabinet officers top federal executives and 1.7 million workers including 325 yearly for letter carriers and 310 for clerks. The bill moves to the Senate with expected quick action.
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Washington
Arkansas’ Representatives
House
John Beckler
Congress
Senate
Sweeny Eliminated in British Amateur Quarterfinals
British Walker Cup player Martin Christmas defeated American Bob Sweeny 6 and 5 to reach the British Amateur Championship semifinals at Ganton. Defending champion Michael Lunt ousted Joe Carr, John Hall beat Alan Thirlwell, and Gordon Clark edged Derek Harrison to set two semifinal matches. Sweeny, 52, of Palm Beach Florida, was the sole U.S. survivor.
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England
Martin Christmas
Bob Sweeny
Michael Lunt
Joe Carr
Ireland
John Hall
Alan Thirlwell
Gordon Clark
Derek Harrison
Scotland
Ganton
Lunt
Hall
Christmas
Clark
Sweeny
Palm Beach Fla
Leis for Lynda Johnson Mark White House Welcome
Hawaii Democrat congress members arrived with floral leis and goodbyes for Lynda Johnson as she left for Honolulu. She will deliver her first solo speech at the University of Hawaii during the teen age conference on Children and Youth and remain in the islands until June 20 for a Democratic fundraising dinner in Los Angeles.
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Hawaii
Democratic Congress
White House
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Lynda
Goodby
Honolulu
University of Hawaii
Islands
Los Angeles
Soldier Learns Army Code 007 Denotes WAC Trainee
Pfc. John Sharpe of Montgomery Alabama at Fort Totten asked about the Army meaning of the code 007. He discovers it designates a Women’s Army Corps basic trainee, revealing a mix up with fiction’s James Bond.
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Tan Fleming
James Bond
U.S. Army
John Sharpe
Montgomery
Ala
Ft. Totten
Arkansas Senators Support Then Defeat Rights Amendment
Sens. J William Fulbright and John L McClellan both backed an amendment to exempt owner operated boarding houses with up to 10 rooms from the public accommodations title, but the proposal failed 51 to 35. They also supported a double jeopardy amendment, which passed 79 to 17.
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J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
John L. McClellan
Thursda
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