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October 5, 1963

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Headlines from October 5, 1963

PENTAGON STOPS SPECIAL DUTY PAY OF 375,000 ABROAD; Step Wipes Out New Raises for Many Men in Hawaii, West Europe and Japan 225,000 STILL ELIGIBLE McNamara Links Overseas Allowances to Hardship Instead of Geography 100 Areas Taken Off List New Concept Employed May Cut Dollar Drain MILITARY CUTS PAY OF 375,000 ABROAD Exempted Areas Listed Greenland Is Exempted

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

Sec McNamara halts special overseas duty pay for about 375,000 troops, order basing extra pay on rigors of service rather than geog area; orders extra pay for servicemen separated from families and those 'subject to hostile fire'; geog areas exempted from order listed

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U.S. WITHDRAWING AIDES AFTER COUPS; Economic and Military Staff to Leave Honduras and Dominican Republic Policy Has Broad Scope U.S. WITHDRAWING TWO AID STAFFS No Reprisals Were Feared

By Tad Szulc Special To the New York Times

Sec Rusk announces withdrawal of all US econ and mil aid personnel; move approved by Kennedy; Alliance for Progress operations halted; policy may be revd later if moves are made to restore dem processes

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NEW ETHICS CODE IS SOUGHT IN STATE FOR ALL OFFICIALS; Levitt Leads Move on Rules Change--Local Aides Support the Proposal Officials Also Want Code Kreutzer Drafting Code Pressure Rises for Ethics Code For All Local Officials in State

By Layhmond Robinson

pressure is rising on Legis to enact ethics code covering conflicts of interests for all local officials except those in NYC, Buffalo and Rochester; Levitt and local officials support for move noted

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CUT RATE AT FAIR BACKED BY GROSS; 25c Price for Pupils Would Bring Profit, He Says-- Moses Scores Council Gross Backs Cut Rate at Fair; Says Pupils Would Bring Profit Other Concessions Feared

By Leonard Buder

Schools Supt Dr Gross challenges Moses' claim that fair would lose money with cut rate for school children; says it would benefit; Moses criticizes Council position; Basel urges Council probe fair's financial operations

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SAIGON BIDS AIDES REPORT THOUGHTS; Civil Servants Told to Give Views of Buddhist Issue SAIGON BIDS AIDES REPORT THOUGHTS Monk Burns Himself to Death Buddhist Protest-Suicides

By David Halberstam Special To the New York Times

Vietnamese civil servants required to submit signed statement to Govt describing their thoughts and actions during Buddhist crisis; idea reptdly proposed by Ngo Dinh Nhu

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 2, 1963, covering October 5, 1963.

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My Son; The Nut
Allan Sherman
Last week
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Peak
1
Weeks
8
2
Bye Bye Birdie
Soundtrack
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3
Peak
2
Weeks
8
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Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul
Ray Charles
Last week
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Peak
3
Weeks
6
4
Peter; Paul And Mary
Peter| Paul & Mary
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Peak
4
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8
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Trini Lopez At PJ's
Trini Lopez
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Peak
2
Weeks
8

Notable Births

1963Laura Davies, English golfer and sportscaster^[†]

Dame Laura Jane Davies, is an English professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the second non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list as well as winning the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit a record seven times: in 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2006.

1963Tony Dodemaide, Australian cricketer^[†]

Anthony Ian Christopher Dodemaide is an Australian former test cricketer. After a three-year stint as Chief Executive of the Western Australian Cricket Association in Perth, he became the current chief executive of Cricket Victoria. He is currently a selector for the Australian men's national team.

1963Michael Hadschieff, Austrian speed skater^[†]

Michael Florian Hadschieff is a former speed skater from Austria.

1963Nick Robinson, English journalist and blogger^[†]

Nicholas Anthony Robinson is a British journalist who has been a presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme since 2015. Before this, he spent ten years as political editor for BBC News and has had many other roles with the broadcaster.

Historical Events

1963The United States suspends the Commercial Import Program in response to repression of the Buddhist majority by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem.^[†]

The Commercial Import Program, sometimes known as the Commodity Import Program (CIP), was an economic aid arrangement between South Vietnam and its main supporter, the United States. It lasted from January 1955 until the Fall of Saigon in 1975 and the dissolution of South Vietnam following the invasion by North Vietnam after US forces had withdrawn from the country due to the 1973 cease-fire agreement.

Historical Context for October 5, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people^[†]

Headlines from October 5, 1963

U.S. WITHDRAWING AIDES AFTER COUPS; Economic and Military Staff to Leave Honduras and Dominican Republic Policy Has Broad Scope U.S. WITHDRAWING TWO AID STAFFS No Reprisals Were Feared

NEW ETHICS CODE IS SOUGHT IN STATE FOR ALL OFFICIALS; Levitt Leads Move on Rules Change--Local Aides Support the Proposal Officials Also Want Code Kreutzer Drafting Code Pressure Rises for Ethics Code For All Local Officials in State

CUT RATE AT FAIR BACKED BY GROSS; 25c Price for Pupils Would Bring Profit, He Says-- Moses Scores Council Gross Backs Cut Rate at Fair; Says Pupils Would Bring Profit Other Concessions Feared

SAIGON BIDS AIDES REPORT THOUGHTS; Civil Servants Told to Give Views of Buddhist Issue SAIGON BIDS AIDES REPORT THOUGHTS Monk Burns Himself to Death Buddhist Protest-Suicides

My Son; The Nut

Bye Bye Birdie

Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul

Peter; Paul And Mary

Trini Lopez At PJ's

Notable Births

Historical Events

Historical Context for October 5, 1963