Senate approves 2.7 billion pay raise for servicemen
The Senate voted 51 to 27 to approve a 2.7 billion military pay hike including a 125 percent raise for recruits, adding 1.7 billion to the Nixon admin plan. A recruit would earn 301.50 monthly, while the lowest officer would rise to 612.30. The Gates Commission scales underlie the bill amid talk of a mid-1973 shift to an all volunteer force.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Gordon Allott
Rcolo
House
Allott
Gates Commission
Armed Service Committee
John C. Stennis
Indochina
USS Frederick Gets New Commander
Commander James H. Connelly Jr. assumed command of the USS Frederick, replacing Commander Robert A. Shaid. The ship, a Super Tank Landing Ship named for Frederick City and County, was launched in 1969 and commissioned in 1970 at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Connelly, a Naval Aviator since 1956, has served at the Naval Postgraduate School and earned an engineering sciences degree. Shaid has been ordered to Washington for duty with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for international security affairs. the vessel is normally manned by 13 officers and 190 enlisted men.
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James H. Connelly Jr
United States
Frederick
Robert A. Shaid
Frederick City
County
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Connelly
Naval Aviation Cadet Program
U. S. Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
Calif
Vietnam
Shaid
Maryland
U. S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Charles E. Collins
John A. Derr
Board of Education
Richard R. Kline
James Pearl
Long Beach
Washington
Frederick County
Texas Louisiana Fight To Control Sabine River
New Orleans AP reports the decisive Sabine River border dispute between Texas and Louisiana opens a final hearing before the US Supreme Court. Judge Robert Van Pelt presides as both states present treaties, boundary arguments, and oil land stakes tied to Pleasure Island and Port Arthur.
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New Orleans
Texas
Louisiana
Port Arthur
Tex
Robert van Pelt
Nebraska
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Sabine River
Pleasure Island
Atty
Gev
Jack Gremillion
Sam Jones
Oliver Stockwell
Lake Charles
Crawford Martin
Price Daniel
William C. C. Claiborne
Supreme Court
van Pelt
Mexico
Republic of Texas
Sabine
State Drops Charges Against Councilmen
Baltimore AP reports two Democratic city councilmen Dominic DiPietro and Joseph Mach had conspiracy charges dismissed after acquittal on bribery counts. Prosecutors cited identical factual circumstances. The case related to a $5000 payoff over pool hall legislation to loosen teen restrictions.
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Baltimore
Dominic DiPietro
Joseph Mach
Salisbury
Joseph B. Harlan
DiPietro
Mach
Wicomico County
Maryland State Flag Crest Featured On LST Insignia
The description explains an insignia combining a Danforth anchor symbolizing LST beaching operations and a stern anchor since the LST class 1179. waves depict the bow wake and speed of the SUPER T. It includes the City of Frederick seal with an eagle and clustered spires, plus elements from the coat of arms of the third Baron Baltimore, echoed in the Maryland State Seal and flag design.
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City of
Frederick
Third Baron of
Baltimore
Maryland
Plague Kills Birds and Fish in Central Florida
A wildlife plague in central Florida kills thousands of fish and dozens of birds across Lake Apopka and nearby canals. Sixteen alligators have died, with egrets, crows, and seagulls found among the carcasses as shad and catfish losses mount. Biologists are sent to Lake Apopka to investigate the spread toward Lake Dora.
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Lake Apopka
Eta
Florida
Lake Dora
Game and Fresh Water Fish
Earle Frye
Lake-Or
Assassination of Rightist Plunges Chile Into Crisis
In Santiago AP reports former vice president and interior minister Edmundo Perez Zujovic was ambushed by three youths tied to an ultraleft group. Allende declared a state of emergency, imposed a curfew, suspended some rights, and dispatched police and troops in a citywide dragnet. Christian Democrats demanded army intelligence lead the probe amid distrust of police and the media campaign blaming the government.
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Santiago
Chile
Edmundo Perez Zujovic
Eduardo Pfreits
Christian Democratic
Salvador Allende
National Party
Christian Democrats
Allende
Zujovic
Phone Union Aide Fears Strike Soon
Washington AP reports head of AFL-CIO Communications Workers warns a nationwide Bell System walkout could occur if talks stall. The union seeks a 25 percent salary hike from weekly wages of 101 to 193 dollars for clerks and switchmen in big cities. Bell offers 1 percent first year and 3 percent in each of next two years plus cost of living pay.
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Washington
Bell System
Joseph A. Beirne
Afl-Cio Communications Workers
Bell
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