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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1962
Page
1
In Houston a truck rolled over three times scattering thousands of ice cream cones along a 100 yard stretch of the Gulf Freeway. Driver Richard Molina 23 unharmed assisted by investigators as cones drew crowds of children in the traffic jam.
McNamara said U.S. efforts to aid South Vietnam are advancing while the Secret Army warns it will fight a peace pact with bullets. Rebel leaders in Algeria plan a meeting to discuss a tentative 100 page accord governing provisional institutions pending self determination and independence.
President Kennedy urged Congress to enact a broad federal pay reform totaling about $1 billion annually. The plan seeks gradual raises across white collar and blue collar ranks, with the aim of reducing outside salary attraction and boosting overall federal payroll toward parity with non-federal positions. The proposal outlines specific increases by grade, including GS-1 through GS-18, and projects notable jumps in starting and top salaries over three years.
The Senate defeated a quick floor test of President Kennedy's housing and urban affairs reorganization plan by 68 to 42. Administration leaders sought to force out a Government Operations Committee disapproval resolution as the vehicle, aiming to push private action ahead of the House debate slated for Wednesday.
The Central Council of Jews in Germany warns of rising neo Nazi trends and publications masking Hitler era crimes. The group passed a resolution expressing concern over these tactics and the political climate as coalition dynamics complicate Senate approval of related measures.
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