10 Apr 1965
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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1965
Page
1
Soviet East German forces briefly block the Berlin autobahn disrupting the vital Western land link to West Berlin. The three hour closure ends with no Allied vehicles present. Diplomats report continued Soviet East German maneuvers as parliament sessions face changes.
Weekend forecast calls for mostly sunny skies today with highs in the 50s. Tonight remains fair and seasonably cool with lows in the 30s. Sunday will be fair then become increasingly cloudy with no significant temperature changes.
Washington AP report says Comsat placed the Early Bird satellite into a synchronous equatorial orbit and adjusted it to stand upright. The antenna now points correctly and the craft responds to commands from a control station at Andover Maine.
A woman phoned in claiming $80 in cash was in her rubbish. Workers at the city landfill near the incinerator on East Street spent an hour sorting 17 yards of garbage from a sanitation truck, but the money did not appear. One worker muttered a terse response when asked if such incidents happen often.
The Senate approved a 1.3 billion federal aid plan for education in a late Friday night vote 73 to 18 and sent the measure to President Johnson. It aims to fund districts, libraries, and centers for specialized programs, affecting about 90 percent of the nation wide 26,000 districts, with funds to follow later.
A battalion of 1,400 U.S. Marines began landing near Da Nang to reinforce Leathernecks at the air base amid fears of Chinese involvement. The operation increases U.S. manpower in South Vietnam to over 39,000 as Marine jets join patrols and ground units in the Da Nang area.
The 134 to 131 overtime win for Philadelphia over Boston highlights a high scoring playoff clash. An earlier game notes Baltimore 114 at Los Angeles with a final margin not specified.
Dorothy van den Honert argues Pittsfield spends heavily on surveys and agencies yet suffers scattered services and unresolved housing, welfare, and youth issues. She urges coordinated, low income perspectives to target Anti Poverty funding and ignite practical change.
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson began talks with U N Secretary General U Thant on possible Viet Nam peace negotiations and on President Johnsons billion dollar development program for Southeast Asia.
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