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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1965
Page
2
London AP: Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s government concludes its first Parliament session with 65 measures enacted, including tax reforms, racial conciliation, a new rent law, old-age pensions boost, and a capital punishment vote. Opposition cites overlong procedures. steel renationalization faced delays.
Paris reports the government created a French tactical air force similar to NATO members with wings under NATO Command at Lahr West Germany and a National Tactical Air Command at Dijon. Planes under French control include bombers fighters recon aircraft and tactical nuclear missiles to support ground forces.
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman called U S Atoms-for-Peace aid to Indonesia a mistake and said Kuala Lumpur will raise the issue with Washington. He returned from a two month Europe trip and stated Indonesia will never use the aid for peace purposes.
Montreal post office reports a backlog of about 3 million parcels and letters due to a seven week strike. A spokesman says the total could be far higher if businesses had not paused mailings. carloads from CN and CPR show substantial delays. About 4,100 Montreal postal workers walked out July 22 demanding a $460 yearly raise, rejecting offers of $300 to $360.
In Seoul the opposition Minjung party urged its 62 deputies to resign to block ratification of the Japan South Korea amity treaty. If followed, the Democratic Republican party with 110 deputies would be the only organized group in the national assembly, alongside three independents.
Soviet meat packers face waste woes as Pravda reports lack of plants and slow operations. Animals lose about 10 percent of weight while waiting at stockyards or during long shipments nationwide, the Communist Party newspaper said.
All 17 members of the disarmament conference, including Western, Communist and neutral states, issued a call for further arms control measures on the second anniversary of Moscow’s limited nuclear test ban treaty. U.S. chief negotiator William C. Foster read the message, which was prepared with Soviet counterpart Semyon Tsarapkin and approved by participants. The talks remain deadlocked over inspections for a comprehensive test ban and linking a nonproliferation treaty to NATO nuclear forces.
A deep sea trawler near Virginia reports locating a 10 foot torpedo about 60 miles north of the Snoopy blast site. To avoid danger it did not haul it aboard, rigged the net around the torpedo, and retired to a safe distance while Coast Guard cleared a 35 mile offshore area.
President Johnson asks Secretary Rusk to stop any foreign research that could harm U S relations. The directive follows Project Camelot, an Army study canceled July 8 after Chile protests, with Rusk stating Chile was not involved though Camelot investigators questioned Chilean professors and were misconstrued.
Washington reports former White House Press Secretary George E. Reedy will join current discussions to break the seven week Atlantic coast shipping strike deadlock. He will meet Labor Secretary Wirtz Commerce Secretary Connor and others while awaiting medical treatment at Mayo Clinic.
Boston The House concurred with the Senate on a racial imbalance bill after rejecting several amendments. A controversial anti Communist provision was added allowing appointees only if not a member of groups described as Communist in state or federal documents. Berkshire reps largely opposed the amendment. civil rights leaders warned of constitutional issues but accept concurrence. The measure expands annual racial censuses, requires plans to reduce imbalance, boosts building aid, and tightens transfer rules with parental consent. UMASS receives a 54000 Ford Foundation grant for a four year legislative internship program.
UMass trustees voted 12-10 to keep Worcester as the site for a proposed 40 million state medical school. President Lederle opposed the Worcester choice though he vowed to support the decision, while supporters argued Worcester centrally serves the state and is near Boston.
Boston UPI report details 22 Massachusetts trustees split on reconsidering a prior vote selecting Worcester for the new state medical school. For reconsideration were 10 led by UMASS president Lederle and trustees from Deerfield Boston Greenfield and others. against were 12 including church and state education officials and civic leaders.
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