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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1964

Page

2

SEATO Opposes De Gaulle Neutralization Plan

Manila AP reports four SEATO members Australia Pakistan Thailand and the Philippines oppose President De Gaulle's proposal to neutralize Southeast Asia as ineffective against Communist expansion. US Secretary Rusk also opposes the plan, insisting aid to South Vietnam continue until victory while France contemplates political solutions if a military win proves unlikely.

Manila Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Charles de Gaulle Southeast Asia Austraia Pakistan Thailand Philippines Viet Nam Dean Rusk U.S Britain New Zealand SEATO France Maurice Couve de Murville Garfield Barwick Australia Laos Barwick Pathet Lao Thanat Khoman Salvador P. Lopez A.M. Malik Rusk Couve de Murville United States

Doctors Return to Practice Amid Belgium Medical Walkout

In Brussels, officials claim more than half of Belgiums 10600 striking doctors returned to work after mobilization orders. Government figures cite 3061 of 3400 doctors with military reserve commissions obeying the decree and about 2500 more back or complying with a second order, while many in uniform delay patients and impose administrative holds.

Brussels Belgium Boudouin

Quake Causes Five Million Loss in Yugoslavia City

SLAVONSKI BROD Yugoslavia AP reports an earthquake near the mid Yugoslav industrial city caused damage exceeding 5 million in the district and city officials say about 60 people were hospitalized. Three are in critical condition and three seriously injured.

Slavonski Brod Yugoslavia

Lodge says Chinese want Viet Nam war to continue

U S ambassador to South Viet Nam Henry Cabot Lodge says Ho Chi Minh would struggle to stop the war, asserting Communist China would keep him fighting. He cites prospects for Vietnamese independence, seven key provinces near Saigon, night attacks, Gen Nguyen Khanh’s leadership, and a strategy focusing on selected areas while civil admin and citizen soldiers remain. McNamara testifies Congress harmed military aid by cutting funding from 1.40 to 1.0 billion, with a further request for 1 billion.

New York Henry Cabot Lodge U.S South Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh North Viet Nam China Heaven Lodge Life Magazine Khrushchev Saigon Nguyen Khanh Gerald R. Ford Jr R-Mich House Taylor Defense Robert S. McNamara McNamara Congress

Taylor Opposes Use of U.S. Troops to Suppress Guerrillas

General Maxwell D. Taylor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he opposes deploying American troops as the direct means of suppressing guerrillas. In New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru tells Parliament he cannot object to the U S carrier group cruising in the Indian Ocean but regrets ships carrying nuclear weapons roam there. He calls participation in the Asian African conference correct and notes India will send a minister to the Indonesian preparatory meeting where Communist China attends.

Washington (Ap Maxwell D. Taylor Joint Chiefs of Staff New Delhi Nehru India U.S Indonesia China

Child-Killing At Auschwitz Described In Trial Testimony

In Frankfurt AP reports, former Auschwitz prisoner Josef Pinko testified at a war crimes trial of 21 guards and officials. He described ex-SS Sgt Wilhelm Boger ordering the killing of gypsy children by beating and smashing their heads against brick walls. The courtroom heard a juror sob.

Frankfurt Germany Auschwitz Concentration Camp Josef Pinko Wilhelm Boger Pinko Roger Auschwitz

Payload Troubles Delay Space Shot To Test Heat

CAPE KENNEDY UPD delays report Troubles with a 20¢-pound spacecraft payload Monday night forced the third postponement in eight days of the Project Five shot to examine the heat returning moonships will encounter. The space agency said the problem centered on a delicate heat sensing device in the cone shaped payload. It was not yet determined if there was a malfunction in the instrument or in monitoring equipment.

Cape Kennedy UPD The Space Agency

Church Unity To Take Time Cushing Says

MERIDEN Conn AP There will be no physical unity of churches in our lifetime Cardinal Cushing said to Protestants and Catholics at St Andrews Episcopal Church He spoke of unity of love and the ecumenical council stressing grass roots effort to move Christians toward unity Crowds packed the church and a nearby school heard him via loudspeakers

Cardinal Cushing J Junior High Cushing Pleeple

Brazil Leaders Charge Goulart With Nerve War

Rio de Janeiro analysts report Brazil's new government accuses ousted Joao Goulart and followers of a nerve war to unsettle labor support. War Minister Costa Silva says labor bosses spread rumors to provoke unrest while affirming workers retain rights.

Rio DE Janeiro UPI Brazil Joao Goulart Arturo Costa Silva Costa Mr. Goulart

Mba Forces Win In Gabon Vote

Pro-French President Leon Mba's forces win a majority of at least seven seats in the new National Assembly. Incomplete returns show Mba supporters with 27 of 47 seats while opposition claims 16, demanding withdrawal of French troops and reduced reliance on France.

Libreville Gabon Leon Mba National Assembly Mba France

US Denied Aid Offer To Castro in 1959 60

Washington said the United States sought exploratory talks with Cuba’s Castro regime in 1959 and early 1960 about outstanding differences but did not offer aid. State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey stated no aid was discussed during public 1960 exchanges, countering Theodore Draper’s New Leader account. Draper also disputes Fulbright’s critique of the administration’s Cuba policies and notes Havana sought offers to undermine U.S. influence, culminating in the 1960 economic agreement with Mike Ryan.

Washington United States Cuba Castro State Department Robert J. McCloskey Theodore Draper New Leader Fidel Castro Moscow U.S McCloskey Draper Harvard Columbia Sen. J. William Fulbright D-Ark Fulbright

Destructive Alaskan Tides Recede But Leave More Damage

Invading high tides began to retreat in south central Alaska, yet left eroded highways and washed out railroad from Kenai Peninsula to Kodiak. Earthquake land loss of three to six feet worsened flooding in Portage, Girdwood, Homer Spit, and Seldovia, threatening districts and prompting home jacking or relocation plans.

Anchorage Alaska Kenai Peninsula Kodiak Island Alaska Railroad Portage Anchorage-Seward Girdwood Homer Spit Seldovia Kodiak Valdez Seward

North Viet Nam relocates 320000 people to mountains

North Viet Nam announces moving 320000 persons from the Red River delta to the mountains to ease its agricultural crisis. The relocation signals a major resettlement plan and reflects government efforts to address food production pressures.

Saigon South Viet Nam North Viet Nam Red River

Japanese Blankets Shipped to Alaska

A group of Japanese textile firms will send 1000 new blankets to earthquake ravaged Anchorage. The blankets will be shipped to Alaska aboard the Japanese freighter Okishima Maru.

Tokyo UPI Anchorage Alaska

No substitute for daily newspapers in retail ads says Engle

E F Engle stores promotion manager of the National Retail Merchants Association declares the daily newspaper remains the major medium for retail advertising. He emphasizes reach, credibility, and audience targeting that newspapers uniquely provide for retailers.

E. F. Engle National Retail Merchants Association

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