Space crew pay and medical tech training notes
Inquiries cover astronaut compensation, back blows for choking, and dog training. NASA astronauts receive no extra flight pay. civilian astronauts are graded under Civil Service scales. Medical tech paths include a BS in medical technology with salary $500–$550, or a one year certified lab assistant course earning $350–$400.
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NASA
Civil Service Commission
Frank Borman
Time
Newsweek
Life
Action Line
Carolina
Duke
Wake Forest
Charlotte Memorial
Cone
Charlotte
Concord
Wake Memorial
Raleigh
Morganton Technical School
Lenoir
Morganton
C.L.A
Registry of Medical Technology
Muncie
Indiana
Re-Establishment Of DMZ Proposal Rejected By North Vietnam
AP dispatch from Paris reports the first concrete Vietnam talks proposal was rejected by North Vietnam and the NLF. Lodge urged a demilitarized zone between Vietnam's halves and withdrawal of foreign troops, while Hanoi and the NLF demanded a peace government in Paris and a firm hard line on settlement terms. The four principals will reconvene Thursday at the International Conference Center with no fixed schedule.
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William L. Ryan
Paris
United States
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
North
South
Democratic Republic of
Lodge
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Tran Buy Kiem
NLF
International Conference Center
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California floods leave 12 dead in mudslides across SoCal
Mudslides buried sleepers and floodwaters isolated towns from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara. Twelve deaths reported as 11 to 12 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, wrecking roads, rails, power and communications while helicopters rescued roof sleepers and towns sought amphibious help.
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Keith Hearn
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
California
San Luis Obispo
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Navy
Tn Hills
Michael Riordan
Glendale
Encino
Sherman Oaks
Topanga Canyon
Highland Park
Ventura County
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Computers Join Cops In Battle
Washington AP reports computers have joined police in the fight against crime. The FBI National Crime Information Center, two years old, links 47 states and Canada, delivering instant data on crimes and stolen property. The system handles thousands of police officers daily and reportedly delivers about 200 hits per day.
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Washington
FBI
FBI National Crime Information Center
Canada
J. Edgar Hoover
Speeder
Quiet funeral for Jan Palach with large crowds
Prague mourners attended the quiet funeral of Jan Palach, the 21 year old student who set himself on fire to protest the Soviet occupation. Security kept watch as thousands gathered in rain, while officials urged restraint and the late communist leader Dubcek urged caution against provocations.
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Prague
Jan Pa Jach
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Palach
Janiff
Wenceslas Square
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Charles University
Jan Huss
Oldrich Stary
Jan Palath
Airfield Attacked By Reds Near Saigon
Airfield near Saigon came under fierce attack by enemy forces early Sunday, with more than a dozen shellings of allied installations across South Vietnam. The assault followed the opening of peace talks in Paris, as officials weigh timing and leverage. A U.S. paratroop battalion was moved north to confront Viet Cong forces near major American bases.
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George McArthur
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
Navy Unaware of Korean Threats Before Pueblo Sailed
Navy testimony states Captain Thomas Dwyer, top intelligence officer in Japan, did not know North Korea threatened counter measures against intelligence ships before the Pueblo sailed. He also said no known way to destroy secret material aboard the Pueblo. The court of inquiry heard that Dwyer failed to see broadcasts warning of threats two days before and on the day of the Pueblo’s mission off North Korea.
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Rosebush
J. R
M. R
Fido
Lady of the Roses
Richard E. Meyer
Associated Press
Coronado
Calif
U.S.S. Pueblo
Japan
Navy
Thomas L. Dwyer
Davan
North Korea
Dwyer
Puebla
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pueblo i
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