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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1965

Page

2

Viet Nam Air Commander urges land invasion

South Viet Nam air force Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky calls for immediate land invasion of North Viet Nam to choke Viet Cong supply lines. He says air strikes alone are ineffective and claims air superiority from the 17th to 20th parallels could aid a northern uprising and disrupt enemy transport and guerrilla networks.

Saigon South Viet Nam Nguyen Cao Ky Associated Press North Viet Nam Viet Nam

Soviet Source Says Missiles Sent to North Viet Nam

Moscow reports quote a senior Soviet official stating equipment is being sent to North Viet Nam to shoot down American planes. The remark, made in the last 40 days to an undisclosed visitor, follows U S press notes of a possible Soviet antiaircraft missile site near Hanoi. Defense Secretary McNamara warned the U S can counter any missiles, none yet in firing position.

Moscow North Viet Nam U.S. State Department Wanoi Robert 5. McNamara United States U.S

Rev Ives Dies Williston Chaplain at 50

Reverend Charles Ives, 50, chaplain at Williston Academy in Easthampton Mass, died at his home on Tuesday. He relocated last fall from the Church of the Redeemer in New Haven Conn. He had married a month earlier to Mrs Joy House in Hamden Conn. A Deerfield Academy and Williams College and Union Theological Seminary graduate, he served pastorates in Middlebury Bridgewater Roxbury and Somers Connecticut.

Easthampton Mass Charles Ives Williston Academy Church of the Redeemer New Haven Conn Joy House Hamden Deerfield Academy Williams College Union Theological Academy Connecticut Middlebury Bridgewater Roxbury Somers

Russia Accepts Cambodia Talk Motion From France

Paris reports Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko informed France that Russia backs plans for an international conference on Cambodia. Information Minister Peyreutte said Gromyko announced support during talks with Maurice Couve de Murville. France and Cambodia proposed the conference last year to study neutralization and ease the Vietnam conflict. The United States also expressed assent to a Cambodian parley. Sihanouk said talks should limit to Cambodian issues and not affect neighboring countries.

Paris UPI Andrei A. Gromyko Russia Cambodia Alain Peyreutte Gromyko Maurice Couve de Murville France Norodom Sihanouk United States Sihanouk

Cairo Mob Burns Embassy as Tunisian protest grows

Thousands of anti Tunisian students clashed with police near the Tunisian Embassy in Cairo. They broke into the ambassador residence and burned furniture after tear gas and rock throwing. The protest was sparked by President Bourguibas call for direct talks with Israel and Palestinian Arab leaders. In Tunis, 20 000 students stormed the Egyptian Embassy amid similar tensions. A tornado in Eskisehir Turkey killed three, toppled minarets and damaged homes and shops.

CATRO U.A.R UPI Habib Bourguiba Israel Tunis Gamal Abdel Nasser Bourguiba Istanbul Turkey Eskisehir

De Gaulle Presses Southeast Asia Neutrality and Independence

Paris AP Charles de Gaulle urged a neutral Southeast Asia free of foreign meddling and a strong independent France in a 15 minute fireside chat. He condemned the Vietnam war without criticizing U S action and reaffirmed his stance against outside influence in the region. He emphasized nations must be responsible for their own progress and reject hegemony or intervention. The 74 year old leader offered no new Vietnam solution.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Southeast Asia France Asia Indochina Viet Nam de Gaulle

Military Controls Dominican Government

Santo Domingo faces martial rule after generals crushed a revolt by supporters of exiled ex president Juan Bosch. Two days of fighting left about 20 dead and 160 wounded. A joint armed forces command governs pending a military junta and Sept. 1 elections pledge. Brig. Gen. Elias Wessin y Wessin named strong man. rebel leaders fled to Colombia, Puerto Rico, or nearby ships.

Santo Domingo UPD Dominican Republic Martial Aw Juan Boseh Killet Air Force Elias Wessin Y Wessin Wessin T He Armed Forces Academy Rafael Molina Arena U.S Puerto Rico Boseh

Fatima Circle to Hear Stevens at Morning Meeting

Our Lady of Fatima Circle will hold its regular monthly meeting Saturday morning at the White Tree Club. James E. Stevens, a charter member and organizer, will speak on Creative Man. Mass at 6:45 a.m. at St. Mark's Church precedes the breakfast meeting chaired by Dr. Edward F. Olehowski.

James E. Stevens Our Lady of Fatima Circle White Tree Club Stevens St. Mark’s Church Edward F. Olehowski

Crime Commission life urged as session keeps tight lid

Atty. Gen. Brooke urged extending the Crime Commission beyond its June expiry, saying elected officials must be given tools for a continuing surveillance. He defended the agency’s work and criticized assaults on its image, outlining seven reform proposals to the Legislature. A separate section notes a penny gas tax hike to 6.5 cents per gallon to bolster highway funding, with construction favored in the split allocation.

Boston Fadward W. Brooke House Senate Gardner Auditorium Statehouse Jim Brooke Crime Commission Massachusetts Ways and Means Committee Volpe

Ex Prodigy Burco Killed by Auto in Milan

MILAN Italy AP Ferric cio Burco 95 former child prodigy who at 10 conducted famous orchestras in New York Carnegie Hall and later led ensembles in American cities Mexico Canada Brazil Argentina and Italy until age 13. In recent years he was a traveling musician performing in Italian provincial theaters with small orchestras.

Milan Italy Ferriccio Burco New York Carnegie Hall Mexico Canada Brazil Argentina

Nine held for selling dope in Boston area roundup

Nine men arrested in a major Boston narcotics roundup. Named defendants from Roxbury, the South End, and Dorchester face federal indictments for unlawful sale of narcotics over 16 months. Easter, charged locally, is to be arraigned separately. Undercover agents posed as city visitors and cab drivers during ten months of operation.

Boston UPI Richard Gold Jerome McKenney Nathaniel T. Wade Duke J. Lewis Howard Easter Henry T. Edwards J.troy Thornton Baston Roxbury Walter H. Taylor South End Charles Akashian Dorchester Easter U.S Dewitt Stewart Charles Street John W. Swyers Jamaica Plain Deer Island

UMass Author Wins 2 Awards For Racial Study

Amherst professor Milton B. Gordon of the University of Massachusetts Sociology Department earned two honors for Assimilation in American Life. The Anisfield-Wolf award carries 750 dollars, and the National Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood Award lauds the work for advancing race relations and human understanding.

Amherst University of Massachusetts Oxford University Press The Saturday Review Gordon National Conference of Christians and Jews Anisfield-Wolf National Conference On Christians and Dr. Gordon National Conference

Ice Floe Rescue For Scientists Will Be by Boat

The Navy drops plan to evacuate 16 scientists from the Arjis II ice island by plane. The Edisto ice breaker, based in Boston, will spearhead the rescue by sea, smashing through pack ice toward North Cape Ices land and Kap Dalton Greens land to reach the scientists. They will be taken to Keflavik Iceland before returning.

Boston UPS Navy Edisto North Cape Icesland Kap Dalton Greensland Norval E. Nickerson Hingham

Revaluation Program Advances In City Areas

Representatives of United Appraisal Co conduct a real estate revaluation in Tyler and Burbank Street areas. James Ferguson, supervisor, appraises commercial properties along North Street. The field crew moves next into the section north of West Street and west of North Street.

United Appraisal Co Tyler Burbank Street James Ferguson North Street West Street

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