The Key West citizen

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amount of household effects were

missing.

to his own use by having those

who owed the firm money make

cheeks payable to him.

The firm has since closed its

doors.

Peace Justice Pinder said to

day he will make further study of

the case before setting a prelim

inary hearing date for Braver-

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Flora Is Headmg

For Haiti, Gitmo

Spending Power Up $3 Million

Military Pay

Boost Hailed

By JIM COBB

Business leaders today hailed

approval of the military pay in-;

crease bill as a significant boost

to the city’s economy.

The bill, which provides for an

average 14.4 per cent increase in

the pay checks for the 10,000 serv

icemen stationed in the Key West

area, was signed into law yester

day by President John F. Kennedy.

Approval of the law means

that the annual spending pewer

ef area military personnel and

ttieir dependents will bo increas

ed by more than $3 million-

In a recent speech before the

Key West Rotary Club, Rear Ad

miral Louis J. Kirn, commander

of area military forces, revealed

that the Navy’s annual take-home

pay amounts to $20,169,000.

In addition, some 1,200 civilian

employes at Naval installations

receive wages amounting to more

than $8 million. This includes a

j 1.9 pay increase anuroved by Con

gress last February.

Armed Forces

Seize Gov’t

In Honduras

WASHINGTON (AP) The

State Department said today a

military coup has taken place in!

Honduras.

The department said it was ad

vised that the chief of armed

forces issued orders to take over

[the government and that shortly

afterward the presidential palace

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Key West citizen. (1963). Key West, Fla., 1963-10-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016244/1963-10-03/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Key West citizen, 1963-10-03.