Racing permit refusal halts Berkshire Downs license bids
The Berkshire County Committee of 1,000 urged the state Racing Commission to deny 1964 licenses to Berkshire Downs Inc and the Berkshire County Fair Association Inc unless they provide substantial working capital. The letter was addressed to Attorney Amos E. Walgatt Jr of Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County Committee of
Stake Racing Commission
Berkshire Downs, Inc
Berkshire County Fair Association, Inc
Atty
Amos E. Walgatt Jr
Worcester
New
Lincoln S. Cain
Pittsfield
J. Norman O'Connor
Adams
Hancock Raceway
Berkshire Downs
Hancock Track
B. A. Dario
Providence
Ten Die in Helicopter Crash in Viet Nam Conflict
A US helicopter on a combat mission near Ca Mau in South Viet Nam crashed and burned killing three Americans and seven Vietnamese. The American co pilot survived in serious condition, evacuated to Saigon. The craft carried troops not armed, and the tail section broke off during the descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Viet Nam
Amercan
Here
Ca Mau
West Coast Rail Walkout Reined In By Court Injunction
In Northern California a switchmen walkout against Southern Pacific prompted a federal court injunction. The temporary order bars unions from striking in defiance of the Presidents 15 day moratorium. SP warned 33000 workers could be affected though passenger trains remained running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
California
Roseville
Oakland
Tracy
Martinez
Stockton
U.S. Dist
William T. Sweigert
Max Layton
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Maine Line
Ex-Chief of Waterways Hit by New Indictments
Barnstable Mass UPD reports seven indicted in $2 million Wellfleet Harbor development case. Rodolphe G Bessette and four Wellfleet officials face larceny and conspiracy charges. grand jury returns 23 indictments against others including a New Haven firm. Arraignment set for Monday in Barnstable Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnstable, Mass
UPD
State Waterways Division
Rodolphe G. Bessette
Wellfleet
Wellfleet Harbor
Barnstable County
New Haven
Bessette
New Zealand Pledges Troop Aid to Malaysia Crisis
Prime Minister Keith Holyoake pledged Friday New Zealand would send troops to defend Malaysia if the Indonesia crisis deteriorates. Talks with Malaysian officials will start immediately on a two year aid package totalling 1.5 million dollars, including training and equipment.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
Indonesia
Redeye program marks first production of anti jet infantry weapon
The Army ordered the first production of the Redeye, a shoulder fired guided missile claimed as the world’s smallest. It homes on heat from aircraft engines, weighs under 30 pounds, and is issued in two launcher use with a limited two shots. General Dynamics Pomona lands a $13.22 million contract for production and engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
General Dynamics- Pomona
Pomona
Calif
Marine Corps
Henry Claterbos
Redeye Project
Huntsville
Ala
Claterbos
U S Troops Withdrawn From West Germany Amid Tension
The United States announces a withdrawal of about 7 500 troops from West Germany with Bonn not objecting The move reduces force levels after a 1981 Berlin and Long Thrust build up while preserving a six division equivalent NATO commitment The Bonn government notes the units are not part of NATO planning but can be redeployed on short notice amid heightened tensions
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Washington
United States
West Germany
Bonn
U.S
Europe
Pentagon
Germany
Berlin
7Th Army
Defense Department
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
MacArthur Cold War Plan to Rearm Enemies
South Carolina Rep. William Dorn says Gen. Douglas MacArthur outlined a post Korea strategy to threaten Stalin with full rearmament of Germany and Japan unless Moscow honored self determination for Eastern Europe. Eisenhower would play a central role according to Dorn, with the plan first described to Dorn in a 1956 interview.
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Washington
South Carolina
Douglas MacArthur
William Dorn
D-S.c
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Japan
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bob Considine
Hearst
Considine
MacArthur
Dorn
New York
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Pittstein
MNO
Salvatore A. Rizzo
Boston
UPI
Edward W. Brooke
Weymouth
State Public Works Department
DPW
Holyoke
Superior Court
Henry H. Chmielinski
Suffolk Superior Court
Brooke
Asst
Alty
John S. Bottomley
Johnson
Waterways
Mashpee
State Supreme Court
Charles E. Frazier
Wellfleet Selectman
Harold E. Tell
New England Dredge and Rock Co
Conn
Arthur C. Johnson
Wellfleet Park
Albert L. Demers
Lawrence R. Gardinier
Warren L. Harrington
Public Works Department
New England Dredge and Dock Co
Francis W. Keating
Charles M. Harrington
John A. Monsour
Robert A. Enos
Rodolphe G. Busselte
YALE
Kingman Brewster Jr
Charles Odegaard
University of Washington
Noel G. Annan
King’s College
Cambridge University
Brewster
Enrique Sanchez de Losada
Jaime Benitez
University of Puerto Rico
Davidson S. H. W. Nicol
University of Sierra Leone
Charles
Worthington
Associated Press
Khrushchev
London
Soviet Union
Hungary
Moscow Radio
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