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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1965
Page
4
A dangerous stretch of the Yangtze River between Chungking and Ichang is declared open to year round navigation after workers removed more than 200 shoals and sunken rocks. The project cost 12.6 million yuan. Meanwhile New York traffic deaths hit 1222 for the year.
Police investigated a tip about men in dark clothing dumping a safé into the East Haven River. Officers used skindi vers a power winch and coast guard auxiliary to recover three bushels of dead fish believed to be lobster bait for a postponed expedition. The report also notes traffic deaths in New York in the first half of the year, 1,122 this year versus 1,211 last year.
An appliance listing describes a zero degree freezer model featuring a rapid freeze ice compartment of 147 pounds and a juice can rack. It notes no rear coils and highlights compact design for kitchen use.
In Britain backyard tobacco grows surge as households cultivate tobacco to dodge high cigarette taxes. An estimate places players at over 100,000 households, while seed sales rise 75 percent. Growers seek cheaper smoke amid tax hikes, yet curing remains a challenge and commercial operations are limited.
In Pittsfield area hospitals many patients are named for upcoming or completed procedures including tonsillectomies and other operations. Names include Richard St John Mrs Ernest H Rattey M Carol Laitala Helen Knox Gregory Lawson Loren Estes II Mrs Estes Jr Michael Sullivan Kristina Schutz Joseph DelSoldato Gerald Middlebrook Paul Vallone Arthur Pease Randy Cassidy Ann Leyder Ann Barden Antonio DiPrimio Margaret Ball Edward Filiault Lauri Kanerva Jo Ann Mele Anna Farley Henry Archey Bert Bradway Gino Rufo Michael Lyons Cheryl Shutts Cheryl Shutts Cheryl Shutts and June Avallo among others. The note lists multiple addresses and family connections.
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