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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1964
Page
24
Busy Miami repairman Bill Giles marks 30 years in business and notes he has worked on about half a million pairs of shoes during his career as a cobbler.
President Johnson announced the appointment of Harold Russell, a handless war veteran and Oscar winner, as chairman of the President's Commission on the Handicapped. Russell, 49, lost both hands in a TNT accident in North Carolina and later acted in The Best Years of Our Lives before receiving an Academy Award for best supporting actor. He later led American Veterans of World War II and Korea and spoke at Democratic events.
NEW YORK Ben Hecht a prolific writer of novels short stories plays and memoirs died Sunday at age 70 apparently of a heart attack. Hecht collapsed in his apartment his wife Rose Caylor attempted resuscitation before an emergency squad arrived Hecht drew on Chicago New York and Hollywood experiences as a reporter and author in works from Crime to The Front Page and Erik Dorn.
President Johnson announced a one year study led by Secretary MacNamara to explore ending the draft in the 1970s and consider a voluntary force. He cited hopes for disarmament and reallocating resources to society. The briefing touched on inflation, prices, and labor effects while staying away from campaigning.
A team of scientists unveils a safe prescription free formula in tiny BRONITIN tablets that stops frightening asthma attacks within minutes. Medical tests show it opens bronchial tubes, loosens mucus, restores breathing, calms anxiety, and aids restful sleep without vaccines shots or narcotics. Available at all drug stores without prescription.
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