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Newspaper
Pontiac Daily Leader
Location
Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1965
Page
1
AP analysis notes rising living costs outpacing wage gains for factory workers. Government indexes show consumer prices at 110.4 of the 1957-59 average, up 1.9% from a year ago, while take-home pay with three dependents sits at 116.1% of the same base, up 4.8 points.
The Federal Aviation Agency extends drinking restrictions to helicopter airlines. Effective Dec. 31, helicopters cannot serve drinks to intoxicated passengers nor allow intoxicated individuals on board. Passengers cannot bring their own alcohol. Airlines may not serve or permit outside alcoholic beverages. Rules mirror fixed wing services.
Spain hosted over 14 million international tourists last year, up 28.8 percent from 1963, generating about one billion dollars in tourism income versus 704 million dollars in 1963.
President Johnson spoke by telephone to the Business Council, a 125 member unofficial advisory group, to seek voluntary inflation curbs as war outlays and price interventions strain relations with industry. He planned talks with key economic advisers to survey the economy.
A $3,193,493 federal aid payment, the largest to Illinois, was released to Chicago for after school reading and arithmetic, library services, and cultural field trips. The Illinois Department of Public Instruction allocated the funds after Francis Keppel lifted a hold that were tied to discrimination charges, with the Chicago Board of Education agreeing to investigate.
Britain readies troops and air power to move into Zambia amid pressure from Kenneth Kaunda to join in toppling Rhodesia's Ian Smith regime. Wilson offers ground troops fighter squadrons and a radar station but command disputes slow action as sanctions intensify.
A Chicago observation notes a woman's thumb shorter than a man's while her index finger is relatively longer. The analysis suggests these facts may explain why she exhibits greater manual dexterity than her left-thumbed spouse.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk defends the CIA, saying it does not make policy or initiate actions unknown to top government leaders. He spoke at the White House Conference on International Cooperation and outlined U S policy beyond Viet Nam to deter outside aggression and maintain world peace amid a tough global struggle.
The retirement of James G. Patton as National Farmers Union president may shift its drive to unite farmers with organized labor. Patton, who backed labor ties, plans future work toward worker farmer cooperation, including producer owned cooperatives to market and process farm goods and stabilize prices.
East Germany announces it will send 5,000 bicycles to North Vietnam as a solidarity gift. The bikes are valued at about one million East German marks or $75,000 in Western markets, marking the most expensive such gesture to Vietnam to date.
Delegates at the 4-H Club Congress in Chicago wind down the event with museum tours and shopping trips. General Motors provided a venue space at the Camelot Hilton for gatherings as preparations continue for tonight's farewell banquet and final celebration.
A San Francisco State College student, Robert A. Lawrences, 2L, was sentenced to three years in prison for refusing induction into the armed forces. Federal Judge Rebson Moall denied probation, stating that probation would encourage Australians to evade the draft by claiming moral objections to serving in Vietnam.
Spain advances to third behind the United States and Japan in a contested dam and dimension metric, reporting higher figures than before and aiming to complete 58 more dimensions. The data suggests ongoing progress in civil engineering metrics and international comparisons.
Washington reports indicate no immediate surge in U S troops to South Vietnam despite talk of a larger buildup. Port and depot work at Cam Ranh Bay and new airfields aim to support potential force increases toward three million nationwide, with enlistments rising and draft calls staying high.
Washington H A March 31 deadline set for persons 65 and over to enroll in the voluntary medical insurance phase of the new Medicare program. Those who miss the deadline must wait two years for another chance, Social Security Commissioner Robert M Ball emphasized. The deadline applies to those who are 65 by December 31. Those who turn 65 later have three months after their birthday month to enroll. The voluntary insurance costs $3 a month and covers doctor bills and other medical expenses. The Medicare program, which begins July 1, provides basic hospital insurance.
Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve planes have airlifted 226000 pounds of Christmas gifts to servicemen in Viet Nam. The report notes this extensive humanitarian effort as part of the holiday preparation by the Defense Department.
1 995 deaths in the first months of 1965 in Springfield Illinois area up 22 from a year earlier. The November toll reached 214, up 31 from November of last year, according to the State Division of Highways.
A 1050 pound Aberdeem Angus summer yearling named Someday topped the international Live Stock Exposition sale selling for 10 a pound and 10500 total. Owner John Reel of Wiveamnold Vengerville HL high school senior received the high price, below the show record.
Partly cloudy conditions with mild temperatures and possible afternoon or evening showers. High around 40. Expect little change in temperature overnight into Friday.
Vatican sources say a new Vatican II draft on birth control urges further study and frames contraception as an open issue. Pope Paul VI will issue an interim statement next Tuesday with the modern world schema before a council decree.
Chicago report cites AAPS official claiming more than 50,000 physicians would decline participation in the federal Medicare program. Executive director Harry E. Northam says the figure comes from letters and actions of medical societies as the group campaigns against Medicare. Northam says dissenters would not strike but refuse direct federal payments.
Cape Kennedy officials keep to the scheduled blastoff for Gemini 7 set at 2 30 p m eastern time with Frank Borman and James Lovell. Flight surgeon Dr Charles A Berry says both crews are relaxed and fit while weather forecasters predict good conditions for liftoff. The plan includes a 329 hour mission with 10 hours daily set aside for sleep, marking the first time Gemini 7 and 6 will sleep simultaneously amid planned Earth orbit rendezvous.
French coal production last year reached 55.4 million tons, up from 50.2 million tons in 1963, signaling a notable increase in output for the industry.
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