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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1964

Page

2

Britain offers tariff free imports from developing nations

Geneva AP Britain proposed a one point plan at the U N Trade and Development Conference to open duty free imports of primary commodities from all developing nations and extend tariff preferences to them beyond the Commonwealth. Edward Heath said compensation would be needed for Commonwealth countries that lose tariff advantages and consent from those governments is required. The three month conference with 1500 delegates enters its third week as plenary sessions end Wednesday.

Geneva Britain Commonwealth U.N. Trade and Development Conference Edward Heath Heath United States Europe

Spectators At Auschwitz War Crimes Trial Shout in Anger

At the Frankfurt Auschwitz trial spectators shouted kill him and hang him as testimony linked defendant Kaduk to driving children aged four to eleven to the gas chamber. Ludwig Woerl testified the children were selected for gassing and that Berlin ordered it. Kaduk shouted denial from the bench while audience members urged violence.

Frankfurt Germany Auschwitz Oswald Daduk Auschwitz Concentration Camp Ludwig Woerl Trusty Woerl Der Berlin Kaduk

Scotch Airline Seeks New York Route

Caledonian Airways, a Scottish private carrier, aims to operate two weekly round trips between Prestwick and New York pending Air Transport Licensing Board approval. The plan would make it the first British private airline to offer cut-rate scheduled transatlantic service.

Glasgow Scotland UPS Caledonian Airways New York Air Transport Licensing Board Prestwick

Home's Young Kin Barn Pocket Money Working in Bars

Two of Prime Minister Alec Douglas Home's nephews worked as bartenders over Easter, Jonathan and Peter Wilkes, sons of the Vicar of Marlow. Jonathan, 20, is a first year Oxford student, Peter a law student. Their mother is Home's sister.

London UPI Alec Douglas - Home Jonathan Peter Wilkes Marlow Vaughan Wilkes Sunday Express Oxford University Peter Douglas Home

How wise investors choose stocks and bonds

Wise investing advice contrasts rumors with facts and urges careful analysis. It highlights checking earnings and dividends, considering bonds, and maintaining living expenses while investing. The piece promotes a Monthly Investment Plan and stresses reading authoritative guides and seeking broker guidance.

New York Stock Exchange

Soviet Union Rallies Aid In Mao Fight

The Soviet Union rallied support for its ideological clash with China and denounced Mao Zedong. Pravda printed pledges from Bulgaria Poland Czechoslovakia East Germany and Soviet leaders backing Khrushchev. Izvestia accused Mao of promoting a personality cult and praised Stalin as a warning from China.

Moscow UPSD Soviet Union China Peking Communist Party Pravda Communist Parties Bulgaria Poland Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Party Nikita S. Khrushchev Khrushchev Hungary K. Murtazayev U.S.S.R Stalin Izvestia Mao Communist Party of China Mao Tze-tung

Cuba Prisoner and Refugee Figures Reported by Exiles

The Revolutionary Student Directorate claims 74,414 political prisoners in Cuba and 276,469 have fled the country. It says 963,000 people, about 14 percent of the population, have been jailed since Castro took power in 1959, with 3,351 Cubans killed by the regime.

Miami Fla Cuba Fidel Castro Revolutionary Student Directorate Castro

Alaska Relief Effort Faces Unique Problems

Portage refugees and Ko diak Island Indians find shelter in churches and lodges as relief workers battle poor communications and distance. Cash donations, shiploads of lumber, and international support flood in while Alaska seeks rebuilding funds and jobs for the homeless after the March 27 disaster.

Anchorage Kodiak Island Chenega Cordova New Jersey Portland Pope Paul VI Methodist Council of Bishops Alaska Red Cross Salvation Army

UAR releases all political prisoners and dam completion moved up

Cairo United Arab Republic Prime Minister Aly Sabry announced all political prisoners have been released. He also said the Agwan High Dam will be completed in 1967, ahead of the prior 1968 target, in a policy speech to congress.

Cairo

Belgium Doctors Strike Clashes with Health Reform Plan

Belgium faces hospital crowding as 10,000 doctors and 2,000 dentists strike for reform. Emergency care is limited to serious cases while protests over the national health program persist. Prime Minister Lefevre says no talks while the strike continues.

Brussels Belgium West Germany Theo Lefevre Lefevre Catholic-Socialist Coalition

Cape 7 technicians shift to Gemini maiden flight

Cape Kennedy reports technicians pivot from a flying thermometer test to the uncrewed Gemini capsule launch poised atop a Titan-2 booster for a low earth orbit. Fire-1 telemetry test was postponed due to weather while preparations include ideal Cape Kennedy conditions and astronaut viewing.

Cape Kennedy UPI U.S Federal Space Agency Earth Gemini Atlas Atlantic Ocean Antares

Compromise On Yemen Is Sought In UN Session

Arab and African members of the Security Council sought a compromise resolution to curb bloodshed on Yemen's border with the Aden federation. The council debated Yemen's charge of British aggression after jet strikes on March 28. While Moroccan and Ivory Coast delegates pursued moderation, passing a text requires seven votes including Britain, the United States, France, China, and the Soviet Union.

United Nations, N.Y UPI Security Council Yemen Aden Ji Nation Council Britain Morocco Ivory Coast United States France China Soviet Union

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