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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1965
Page
2
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee weighs a consular exchange with the Soviet Union as AP and UPI report on advancing talks and potential diplomatic moves. The discussion centers on improving consular services and broader relations amid ongoing Cold War tensions.
Western allies protested to the Soviet Union after an East German helicopter flew over West Berlin reaching Tempelhof Airport before returning. The action violated a postwar four power air traffic agreement. The protest occurred at the Berlin Air Safety Center with four powers present.
Chinese arrivals in Canton describe rooftops bristling with antiaircraft guns and new batteries guarding routes north to Hankow and west to Yunfou. Trenches are dug and basements outfitted as air raid shelters while officials move offices inland. Western experts note gaps between planning and movement.
In Nice, AP reports a 60 foot yacht named Saralong sank about a mile offshore while thousands of beachgoers watched. Four passengers and two crewmen escaped in a lifeboat. Walter Barker, a British contractor, rented the vessel and said only passports and his Rolls Royce remain in Cannes. His wife lost a $33,000 ring.
In Saigon a five day U.S. paratrooper push, backed by heavy artillery, B52s and air support, failed to find a Viet Cong battalion. Few enemies were seen, with three killed and three captured. critics question US strategy and execution amid leaked plans and heavy disruption in the jungle near Saigon.
A former Pittsfield resident and supervisor at Northampton State Hospital, William J. Goggins Jr denied charges in a state auditor report claiming shortages and pilferage at state hospitals in Lakeville and Northampton. The audit covered Civil Defense operations in Massachusetts and cited inventory control issues. Goggins defended his hospital’s practices, noting a prior incident of pilfered hemostats and asserting he maintains stringent inventory. The article also covers Senate action on a governor's adult education scholarship proposal and other brief items on tax rebates, memorial commissions, and public safety measures.
Hampshire College to open in 1968 or 1969 as a test bed for reducing liberal arts college costs. It will use facilities from Amherst Smith Mount Holyoke and UMass with no central library or labs, no athletics or fraternities, a limited curriculum and a 20 to 1 student faculty ratio. The campus sits on 250 acres near South Amherst Hadley, five miles from each sponsor. Harold F. Johnson pledged 6 million dollars to cover initial costs.
About 100 protesters clashed while six tenants faced eviction in a Boston area slated for urban renewal. Four adults, including Harvard students Steven B. Goldin and James Wheelis, were released on $50 bail each. Officials say 66 families would be relocated from rents of $30 to $75 to make way for higher rent housing.
The Ford Foundation approved a 267 500 grant to the University of New Hampshire and five other New England colleges to launch a cooperative program. Six institutions Merrimack College Nassau College Saint Anselm's Keene College Plymouth State College and UNH will enable students to earn a bachelor and master degree in five years with teaching experience and possible PhD prep. The plan includes independent honors work for top students and seminars in Durham. The grant spans five years to boost humanities and social sciences teacher supply.
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