European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse $2.7 billion military pay hike approved by House committee weather partly Cloudy to Cloudy and Windy with touted Iho Weri. Cooler thursday. Frank Furt Helde Berft blah a Low 46. Temper Arturet recorded tuesday get 44tm pm 3 73 Adana o63 77 Athena p 69 4 Valano p69 70 Berlin r 67 m Frankfurt Pov to Kook Lap p a clears rain. Cd Cloudy 4 4 am pm62 72 Madrid p 52 7� Munich p61 69 Parla cd 41 39 erect Wick p69 76 Rome c 61 77 wheel a up Partty Simidy r 2nd weather Wing ripes unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle Eail vol. 26, no. 183 if 21855 a 5t daily 10 sunday wednesday october 18, 1967 clubbed demonstrators fall in Oak up an ant draft rally. California Highway the crowd in the second Day of the Viet land calif., As police use clubs to break patrolmen joined policemen in dispersing Nam War protests at Oakland. A photo 188 jailed across the country anti War violence continues in . From a and up dispatches club swinging policemen charged a crowd of Antiwar demonstrators at Oakland calif., tuesday on the second Day of planned week of nationwide anti draft Oakland demonstration repeated the pattern set monday when More than 100 demonstrators were jailed in various cities and marchers burned or threw away their draft cards bythe hundreds. In All 188 demonstrators we rearrested across the country in the two Days of least 22 persons including one officer were injured at Oak land when police moved in on 3,500 demonstrators. Twelve were hospitalized. The incident took place at a induction Center where folksinger Joan Baez was among 140 per sons arrested monday. Miss Baez refused to Post bail and remained in jail tuesday. Demonstrators fell to the pave ment with bloodied Heads and others slumped into doorways tears streaming from their eyes. The clash developed after demonstrators refused to leave the sidewalks around the Induc Tion Center. The ant draft forces chanted hold that line and hell no we won t Twenty five were arrested at cont. On Page 24, col. 5 22% boost planned in 3 stages from a and up dispatches Washington w i t a out a dissenting vote the House armed services com Mittee approved a pay raise for 3.5 million servicemen tuesday designed to keep Pace with a pending three stage boost for Federal civil Ian employees. It could Cost $2.7 billion a Yearin 1969. The pay Bill a boost of 22per cent is expected to come up in the House within a Short time and is certain of approval. The committee in a 40 to 0show of strength also took action to see that the military get comparable increases granted classified employees in the future. We need to keep these two creatures in proper perspective chairman l. Mendel Riv ers d-s.c., commented. The Bill provides a 4.5 percent increase for servicemen in the current fiscal year which actually translates into a 5.6 per cent boost in Basic pay. The bal Ance would be distributed among S.C. things As allow ances re enlistment bonuses and separation pay. It would be retroactive to oct. 1. Two More increases will follow before april 1969. The first year Cost is Esti mated at More than $600 million. It would be the fifth year in arow that men and women in the armed forces get a pay raise. A$1.2 billion one was voted in 1963, a $207 million 1964, $1 Bil lion in 1965 and $356.6 million last year. The proposed increase in the current fiscal year which be Gan july 1, would work out this Way for selected examples in in creased base pay on a monthly basis general and Admiral $2,001.60to $2,113.80 colonel and Navy Captain $1,121.40 to $1,184.10sergeant-Petty officer 2nd class $311.10 to $328.50 and private Seaman recruit $90.60 to $95.70. All amount to a 5.6 per cent boost. Rivers who said he plans to seek House consideration As soon As possible took note of the administration s support for a three stage pay boost for fed eral employees but Only a 4.5 per cont. On Page 24, col. 2 artistic millionaire Bachelor lawyer to go with Jackie on trip new York up f. Kennedy will tour the romantic ruins of Cambodia ancient civilization with the most eligible Bachelor in her inner Circle of friends it was disclosed Michael v. Forres Tal 40, said he would take time off from his Law firm to accompany the former first lady when she flies to Southeast Asia in about two weeks. A spokesman for mrs. Kennedy said others in the party would include Charles Bartlett Washington correspondent for the Chicago Sun times and Bartlett s wife Harlech who was British ambassador to washing ton during the Kennedy administration May join the 48-year-old widower has denied reports of a pending engagement Between mrs. Ken Nedy and , a six footer who likes sports and the arts has been one of mrs. Kennedy s devoted friends since the lat president brought him to Washington As a member of the presidential staff in 1962. He is a Bachelor a roman Catholic millionaire and son of the late defense Secretary James . It will be the first time cont. On Page s h col. L
