McNamara Urges Bill for Military Pay Increase
Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara urged Congress to approve a controversial 446.6 million pay increase bill calling it fair and substantial for career and enlisted personnel as he testified before the House Armed Services Committee amid opposition labeling the measure inadequate.
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Washington
Robert S McNamara
Congress
Military pay bill seeks boosts to officer and enlisted salaries
The administration proposes a 4.8 percent across the board raise for those with more than two years of service and 2.7 percent for those with less than two years. House committee member L Mendel Rivers has rejected the measure. The panel aims for a 10.7 percent total rise, about 892 million dollars annually, noting basic pay is a small portion of total compensation and highlighting housing and food allowances and tax exemptions.
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House Committee
McNamara
House
Holiday Crowds Cross Berlin Wall
West Berlin crowds crossed the Berlin Wall to visit relatives in East Berlin during the Whitsun holiday. Police estimated more than 100,000 travelers by Sunday with the period running from May 31 to June 1.
French Poodle Mr Benchley Cleared After Probation
In San Rafael California a French poodle named Mr Benchley on three months probation for chasing deer in a state preserve has had the record expunged by Municipal Court Judge David Baty. The judge praised the dog as law abiding and welcomed it back into society.
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Benchley
David Baty
West Point Class of 1915 Marks 50th Reunion Glamour
West Point’s class of 1915 honored its golden anniversary with a banquet and cadet review at the academy. Guests included Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar N. Bradley, hosted by Eugene Leone at his Central Valley farm ten miles from the academy.
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N.Y
Ike
Mamie
Corps of Cadets
Dwight D Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Wwere
Manhattan
Eugene Leone
Central Valley Farm
US. Military Academy
Normandy
Leone
James A. Vani Fleet
Joseph A. McChristian Jr
Upton Creek
Girl Graduate Honored In West Virginia
Stella Hall, the first Upton Creek graduate in six years, is celebrated by a needy Appalachian town near Charleston. The community, poverty and isolation have undermined schooling until the Action for Appalachian Youth group helps spur renewal and higher ambitions. Stella then enters nurses training.
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Stella Hall
Stella
West Virginia
Action For
Appalachian
Fourth Son Gains His M.D. Degree
Columbus AP reports James F. Hamilton 26, fourth son of a doctor, will graduate from Ohio State University Medical School this month. The Hamilton family has a long medical lineage. grandfather Edwin A. Hamilton, father Walter H. Hamilton, and brothers Edwin 37 and Charles H. 36 are surgeons. Walter W. Hamilton, 31, is a Riverside Hospital resident where James will intern.
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Columbus, Ohio
James F. Hamilton
Hamilton
Ohio State University
School of Medicine
Edwin A. Hamilton
University of Cincinnati
Walter H. Hamilton
Columbus
Edwin
Charles H
Walter W
Riverside Hospital
James
Dog food ruled legal in Arizona
The Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board says dog food should be suitable for human consumption. They note dog and human food share fridges and a person might eat dog food by mistake. Rules are being revised to bar illicit meat sources from dog food and keep them from use.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Livestock ~— Sanitary Board
Boonsboro Alumni Banquet Plans and Meeting Dates
Boonsboro Alumni Banquet Committee will hold a meeting June 14 at 7 30 p m in the senior high school library. The banquet is set for June 26 at the Boonsboro Fire Hall. Tickets available from named organizers. Tentative alumni picnic planned for August 14. Lake Michigan dimensions noted.
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Boonsboro
Arthur Poffenberger
Mary Martin
Kathryn Norns
Bronis Loudenslagger
Norma Smyte
Albeth Moore
Albert Zeigler
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