Generous Congress Splurges On Staff Salaries
Washington accord shows 20 000 plus pay scales for Capitol Hill staff with 495 top paid positions. House postmaster earns more than Chicago postmaster. Senate payroll climbs 53 percent in six years as committee staffs grow. Some lawmakers defend high pay while others call it excessive.
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Viet Cong leadership change nudges talks with U S
Allied intelligence reports a Viet Cong leadership shuffle with Huynh Tan Phat replacing Nguy en Huu Tho as chairman to smooth direct peace talks with the United States. Tho would maintain power. Phat may negotiate while Hanoi could use him as scapegoat if talks fail.
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Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
United States
Huynh Tan Phat
Nguyen Huu Tho
Tho
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Phat
NLF
Cambodia
Communist Liberation Radio
U.S
Arth Goldberg
U. N. Oe Assembly
North Carolina House Asks 90 Million For Teacher Pay Rise
Rep C Graham Taft leads 25 sponsors in proposing a 20 percent raise this fall and 10 percent next year for teachers with pay scales from 5000 to 8500 this fall and 5500 to 9350 next year. Supervisors and admins get 20 percent first year. clerical staff 5 percent each year.
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United Forces For Education
C. Graham Taft
Champson
Dan Moore
Advisory Budget Commission
Taft
Johnson Plans Vietnam Strategy Talks This Month
President Johnson said he will participate in a Vietnam strategy conference in the Pacific area within weeks. He will meet with Henry Cabot Lodge and General Westmoreland but gave no exact site or date. Johnson also urged immediate restoration of the 7 percent investment tax credit to spur the economy.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Johnson
Pacific
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Steel Mill Blasted by Raiders in North Vietnam
United States Air Force F105 Thunderjets hit Thai Ngun Yen steel mill 38 miles north of Hanoi. Command says bombs on target but immediate results unclear. Three Communist MIGS tried to intervene. one Thunderjet destroyed, another probably downed, third damaged. one U S aircraft reported hit.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
U.S
Hanoi
Stock markets rise on tax credit proposal in early trading
The Dow up 11.86 to 856.01 at 11:30 a.m. after surging on President Johnson's call to restore a 7 percent business investment tax credit. Record first-hour volume, with 5.14 million shares, and widespread gains led the rally amid delayed ticker reports.
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Stalin's Daughter Svetlana Allegedly Defects in Rome
Svetlana Stalin, 42, reportedly defected from the Soviet Union and flew to Rome aboard a U.S. government plane. Reports say she arrived from New Delhi with the ashes of an Indian man once linked to her husband. Officials denied knowledge, and details remain unconfirmed.
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Joseph Stalin
Svetlana
Soviet Union
U.S
Giornale D’italia
India
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State Department
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Miss Stalina
Miss Stalin
Rose
Soviet
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Progress” Publishing Organization
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Red Square
Public Information Officer
Stalin’s
Restoring Business Tax Credits Faces Early Support
President Johnson seeks to revive the 7 percent investment tax credit and depreciation advantages. House Ways and Means Chairman Mills schedules a hearing for next Tuesday with action hoped within the week. Democratic Leader Albert aims for debate before week’s end, while Rep Byrnes warns the move could complicate a 6 percent income tax surcharge.
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Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
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John W. Byrnes
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