Social Security Boost Advances in Senate and House
The bill would raise the tax rate to 4.8 percent and the wage base to 8800, with higher benefits taking effect next March and checks arriving in April. Benefit levels rise 15 percent, minimum payment from 44 to 70 dollars. Senate and House differ on timing and totals, with Senate proposing larger increases and broader eligibility.
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House
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Committee
Long
John J. ‘Williams
Delaware
GOP
Wilbur Cohen
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Cardinal Leger Pledges Humble Mission After Leadership
Cardinal Leger, leader of 2 million Catholics in Canada, plans a return to missionary work among the poor after resigning as archbishop of Montreal. A reform voice at Vatican II, he urged lay involvement, questioned clerical pomp, and campaigned against casinos and vice in Montreal while balancing humor with resolve.
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Africa
Cardinal Leger
British Commonwealth
Vatican
Leger
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Latin America
Quebec Village
Paris
Fukuoka
Jana
Japan
Loger
Canada
Rome
Pius XII
Montreal
Romney to announce 1968 bid in Detroit
Gov. George Romney will return to Detroit on November 18 to announce whether he will seek the Republican presidential nomination. The decision will be made at the Veterans Memorial Building, the same site where he announced his first bid for governor in 1962, with an 11 am news conference scheduled.
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Lansing
Mich
George Romney
Romney
Veterans Memorial Building
Detroit
Jackie and Queen Sirikit Dazzle At Royal Bangkok Dinner
In Bangkok Mrs John F Kennedy and Queen Sirikit led a glittering royal dinner attended by princes and ambassadors. Mrs Kennedy wore a white and gold gown while Sirikit wore a yellow silk dress and mandated Thai costumes for all women. Kennedy traveled with Lord Staleach as the party planned onward travel to Rome.
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Bangkok
Thailand
John F. Kennedy
Queen Sirikit
Royal Palace
Kennedy
Chakri
Bhumibol Adulayadej
Kennedy Rad
Chumbhot l
Nagor Svarga
Cambodia
National Museum
Rome
Lord Starlech
London
United States
Saturn 5 Made Sound History in Cape Kennedy Blast
New York AP report states the Saturn 4 rocket blastoff at Cape Kennedy produced one of the loudest sounds ever recorded. Lamont Observatory scientist Dr. William Donn says only U S and Russian atmospheric tests exceed it. two natural events outrank it, Krakatoa eruption and Great Siberian Meteorite fall. Signals reached New York City about an hour later and lasted about thirty minutes.
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New York
Cape Kennedy
Lamont Geological Observatory
William Donn
Palisades
N.Y
Columbia University
Saturn
Donn
Fast Indies
New York City
Here
New Jersey
Districtes Vote On School Transport Plan Revision
Area school representatives attended as the PSC considers a revised bus plan that would keep a reduced fare for pupils living under 1 ½ miles from school. Waterford-Half Moon and Watervliet districts oppose the increase citing city impact. Troy board backed a similar resolution. officials say current service offers little relief. PSC reserved decision on the plan set to take effect November 1.
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Senting
State Association
PSC
John ‘T. Area
Ryan
King Charles Fitzpatrick
Waterford-Halfmoon
Board of Education
Troy
George
Leliko
Edward Diamond
Watervliet
Lroy
House seeks FTC probe of auto insurance profits
A House Judiciary subcommittee urged a full Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the auto insurance industry. The staff study cites widespread complaints about rates and practices and questions federal regulation. The panel split 3 to 2 over FTC conduct with alternatives for the Judiciary Committee.
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Washington
House
Federal Trade Commission
Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodine
D-N.j
William T. Cahill
R-N.j
Cahill
Rodino
FTC
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
William M. McCutloch
R-Ohio
Jack B. Brooks
D-Tex
Paul Rand Dixon
Thien predicts war to fade out in 1968 in Vietnam
President Nguyen Vang Thien told his new cabinet that the war would fade out in 1968 after a last-ditch effort to win. He said the year would be critical and that Communists may accept defeat by gradually fading rather than negotiating, as Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky maintains power in a cabinet ceremony at the Independence Palace.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen Vang Thien
Thien
Vietnam
Nguyen van Lee
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Park Avenue widow sues nephew for 1.7 million swindle
An 88 year old Park Avenue dowager, Sade Kk. Osborne, filed in State Supreme Court accusing her nephew James M. Fawcett I, his wife Nancy, and three banks of using power of attorney to take 1.7 million from her over 18 months. The defendants deny the charges. Fawcett says he was denied access to books for an accounting.
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New York
Park Avenue
State Supreme Court
Sade Kk. 1
Osborne
James M. Fawcett I
Nancy
Fawcett
House GOP Launches Drive Against Antipoverty Bill
Washington AP Republicans opened a campaign to cut antipoverty funding with a $1.4 billion figure, opposing Johnson’s $2.06 billion request for 1968. Rep. Goodell, NY, sponsors GOP substitute claiming private and public aid would reach $3 billion. Perkins, KY, warns the amendment would end thousands of programs. Majority Leader Albert urges not to put a price on America's conscience.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Charles E. Goodell
R-N. Y
Goodell
Tor
Car D. Perkins
D-Ky
Perkins
Carl Albert
D-Okla
America
Plane safety device test succeeds in dramatic air burial
A veteran pilot deliberately blew the wings off a four seat plane in a pioneering test of an experimental safety system. Thomas Walker of New York City said it went beautifully as the plane parachuted to earth. Designers Dario Manfredi and Angelo Paoli, founders of Aircraft Safety Release Corp., watched as the wings separated at 4 600 feet and 80 miles per hour, a first step toward crash protection for large airliners.
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Lakemast
Thomas Walker
New York City
Dario Manfredi
Angelo Paili
Aircraft Safety Release Corp
New York
Stinson Voyager
Skirmishes Hurt Chrysler Production in Labor Turmoil
Workers sabotaged 25 engines while 8,000 salaried employees await a tentative national pact after marathon bargaining. Reuther hailed Chrysler’s deal as the best agreement yet, surpassing Ford’s recent 6 percent gain amid ongoing pay and condition talks.
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Bowie
Chrysler
UAW
Reuther
Ford
Warmer Air Spreads Across Nation After Cold Spell
The nation warmed to near seasonal levels as Pacific air flowed inland from the West Coast through the Great Plains and Great Lakes. Temperatures ranged from the 60s to 70s in the South, 50s centrally, and 40s north with 30s in northern New England. Snow fell in parts of New York and Vermont while some southern towns posted record early-season lows.
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Associated Press
Great Plains States
Great Lakes
New England
California
Washington
Montana
Texas
San Antonio
New York
Vermont
Hatteras
N.C
Norfolk
Wilmington
Crop Output Slightly Down From October Report
Washington AP The Agriculture Department said total crop prospects declined slightly in October but remain the largest on record. Prospects fell for corn soybeans sorghum grain cotton rice peanuts and sweet potatoes while dry beans potatoes tobacco and sugar crops improved. Based on Nov 1 conditions the 1966 crop volume is two percent above the 1965 record and four percent above last year. Officials expect a small reduction next year in grains. The corn crop eased from October but stayed 14 percent above last year’s record.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rescue Rehearsed on Camelback Mountain
Phoenix police mountain rescue team joins Arizona Mountaineering Chile rescue group to rehearse life saving techniques on Camelback Mountain. A six man stretcher team leads the ascent, followed by a three man second stage unit and a four man lower level group.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix Police
Arizona Mountaineering
Chile
Poll Shows Many Lack Faith In LBJ
NBC News via Gallup finds 48 percent doubt Johnson on Vietnam, 20 percent have strong confidence, 28 percent some. Public distrust extends to race relations with 51 percent lacking confidence. Minor support exists for Rockefeller, Nixon, Reagan, Percy, Romney as potential rivals. Data withheld on sample size and regions.
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New York
Naional Broadcasting Co
NBC News
Gallup
Johnson
Vietnam
Hunter-Brinkley
NBC
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Vice Press
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Charles Percy
Ill
George Romney
Michigan
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