President proposes federal pay raises totaling 853 million
President Johnson asked Congress to grant a three percent across the board pay raise for all civil service postal and foreign service workers plus overtime for postal workers. He urged swift action and said the plan would attract and retain talent and would take effect January first.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Civil Service
Foreign Service
House of Congress
America
Government bans solo skydiving profits motive cited
AP reports Rod Pack 26 jumped from a plane on New Year's Day at 14 600 feet and passed sky diver Bob Allen 22 of North Hollywood. U S Attorney Manuel Real seeks 3000 in punitive damages from Pack and identical sum from pilot Harold L Hanes 41 of Van Nuys California.
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Los Angeles
Rod Pack
Seeee Arvin
Bob Allen
North Hollywood
Allen
Hess
U. S
Manuel Real
Pack
Harold L. Hanes
van Nuys
Calif
Lunik 5 May Achieve First Moon Soft Landing
Tass reports Lunik 5 aimed for a soft landing on the moon during early Moscow time. A successful touch down would mark a major advance in the space race by letting data be sent back from the lunar surface.
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Moscow
Tass
United States
Lunik 5
Earth
Rs Soviet Union
Appalachian Funds Are Allocated For Mountain Corridors
Governor announces initial allocation of 12.831 million for two Appalachian corridor projects shared by state and federal governments. Funds target U S 19 routes from Murphy to Lake Junaluska and U S 19-23 from Lake Junaluska to Clyde, with 5.635 million for the Asheville to Mars segment.
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Raleigh
Dan Miles
Ae Ee
Clyde
U. S
Tennessee
Murphy
Ela
Lake Junaluska
Asheville
Mars
Rusk briefs NATO on Viet Nam and Dominican issues
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged NATO to back U S policy in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic as foreign ministers discussed the delicate problems. Informants noted tensions over costs and alliance burdens amid talks on a final all German peace settlement with the Soviet Union.
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London
Dean Rusk
U.S
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Soene
Rusk
Atlantic
van Whngh
Liceme
Washington
West Germany
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Inspection Bill Clears First Hurdle
RALEIGH AP A bill calling for mechanical inspection of automobiles cleared its first legislative hurdle when a favorable report from the House Committee on Safety was recorded. The measure moves to the House Finance Committee as the top item on Gov Dan Moores highway safety program with a 10 to 2 vote.
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Raleigh
House Committee On Safety
House Finance Committee
Dan Moore
Highway Safety Committee
James E. Ramsey
Person
J. E. Holshouser
Patrol Officer Johnson Dies in North Carolina
Capt. Henry C. Johnson commander of Troop F of the State Highway Patrol at Asheville since 1960 died early today of a hemorrhage while fishing at Bent Creek Refuge about eight miles from Asheville. He was 53, joined the patrol in 1935 and served with the Asheville unit since 1954, native of Roanoke Rapids.
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Asheville
N. C
Henry C. Johnson
Fish Johnson
Bent Creek
Roanloke Rapids
2400 Americans Land In Viet Nam
Near ly 1,000 U S Army paratroopers and 1,400 Marines landed in South Viet Nam. The 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived from Okinawa to defend Bien Hoa air base. Marines reached Chu Lai near Da Nang boosting allied forces to about 46,500. The operation was described as routine with no welcoming ceremonies.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Okinawa
Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
Chu Lai
da Nang
Lee E. Surat
New York City
March Protests Asian War By Interreligious Committee
Washington protesters gathered for a march against the Vietnam War organized by the Interreligious Committee on Viet Nam. A spokesman described the group as including Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic clergy and theologians. The call went out two weeks ago to faith representatives.
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Interreligious Committee On
Viet Nam
Gov Dan Moore Stricken By Mumps In Raleigh
Gov Daniel Moore is confined to the Governor’s Mansion for at least a week after contracting mumps. The illness forced him to cancel engagements and remain home amid the health setback in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Dan Moore
Moore
Rebel Leader Refuses Retreat in Dominican Crisis
Col. Francisco Caamano Deno met a U.S. envoy and said he would not take a step backward despite a large U.S. force. He met Brig. Gen. Antonio Imbert Barreras and others and promoted optimism for a settlement while criticizing the rival junta and president.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Francisco Caamano Deno
U.S
Caamana
Hie
Antonio Imbert Barreras
Emanuele Clarizio
Pato
Dominican Co
Caamano
Martin
Imbert
He Hoped To Die For Something Worthwhile
Mrs Deutsch reads letters from her husband a Vietnam veteran son of Garner and Mrs Deutsch of Palatka Florida. He described action in Viet Nam and praised fighting for freedom noting captures of Viet Cong and burning camps. He warned Southeast Asia could fall to Red Chinese imperialism if not resisted. Mrs Deutsch is a Brenau College senior in Gainesville Georgia.
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Garner Deutsch
Palatka
Fla
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Sidney
Australia
Union
S. C
Deutsch
Brenau College
Gainesville
Greenville
Scholastic Whiz Implicated In Theft
Mary Jane Farrell 19, a Miami scholastic standout, implicated in a $400,000 theft from her millionaire father. The case tied to sister in law, wife of the victim, and a Mexico City contact. Farrell testified he drove accomplices to the office, money taken from a cabinet, then to a motel where funds were divided. The cash remains unrecovered. Farrell received a four year sentence after a plea switch.
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Miami, Fla
Mary Jane Farrell
South Carolina
Farrell
Mary Jane
John D. Hollingsworth
Theo Kuper
Mexico City
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