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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1963

Page

2

Rusk Expects Backing Of Treaty By Senate

UPI report from Moscow says Secretary of State Dean Rusk expects strong Senate support for the nuclear test ban treaty he signed with Britain and the Soviet Union. He met a Senate delegation in Moscow, then traveled to Leningrad before continuing talks with Soviet officials on easing Cold War tensions. He predicts an affirmative Senate vote, and hearings slated next week to explain the pact banning tests in air, space, and underwater.

Moscow UPD Dean Rusk Britain Soviet Union United States Rusk Leningrad Washington U.S Senate Nikita S. Khushchev Black Sea Andrei Gromyka Kennedy Khrushchev

Two Men Indicted in Slaying of Hub Patrolman

Boston AP reports a Suffolk County grand jury indicted Ronald Johnson, 29, and Herbert Graves, 3, on murder charges for the fatal shooting of Patrolman James Bi O’Leary, who died of two chest wounds after a pursuit of a heldup man. Johnson reportedly admitted firing the shots.

Boston Suffolk County Ron

De Gaulle Rejects New Negotiations Over Nuclear Pact

Paris reports President De Gaulle formally refused Kennedy’s offer of new talks on France aiding a national nuclear strike force in return for signing the East West treaty and the nuclear test ban. Washington sources say the U.S. has no immediate plan to press him.

Paris DeGaulle Kennedy France Washington U. S de Gaulle

Hunt Pressed Off Korea For GIs Plane

More than 30 American and South Korean planes searched dawn to day for a U S Army aircraft missing with six crew since Sunday. Weather hampered the effort. ground parties failed to locate the missing plane. The UNC spokesman said no evidence of enemy fire had appeared but did not rule it out. The search focused along South Korea's eastern coast from Daepo Ri, about 25 miles south of the trace line, where the plane had taken off Sunday afternoon.

Seoul Korea UPI South Korea Daepo-Ri United Nations Command UNC

Foreign Aid Authorization Approved by House Committee

The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a foreign aid authorization bill just under 4.1 billion dollars in a 23-7 vote. The panel finalizes a clean copy, sending the measure to the House floor where a vote could occur in coming weeks. The bill sets a spending ceiling. actual funds require a separate appropriations bill.

Washington House Foreign Affairs Committee House

Guerrillas Said Slain In Viet Nam U S Raid

An estimated 90 Communist guerrillas were killed in a night battle with U S and Vietnamese special forces on the Cam Ranh Peninsula near Pan Phu village about 140 miles south of Saigon. Three Vietnamese soldiers were killed and nine wounded. one U S enlisted man was lightly hit by mortar fragments.

Saigon U S Pan Phu U.S Washington UPI South Viet Nam

Poisoned Arrows Used by Reds in Viet Nam War

Washington reports that Viet Cong guerrillas in South Viet Nam have used poison arrows tipped with vegetable juices. The wounds are painful but rarely fatal, reflecting the primitive warfare seen amid the broader conflict as U.S. troops remain in place. Pentagon records note their use alongside conventional arms as the insurgents adapt to war.

Pentagon South Viet Nam U.S Saigon

Berlin Crisis Regiment Not Ready For Overseas Duty

United States auditors found the 3rd Armored Cavalry from Fort Meade, Maryland, ill prepared for deployment to West Germany in 1961. Only a minority of tanks and vehicles were ready due to missing repair parts and faulty inspection, with 4,300 parts unfilled during overseas preparation and only about 26 percent delivered by move date.

Washington UPI Nia Germany Berlin General Accounting Office Congress Joseph Campbell Army Corps 3Rd Armored Cavalry Ft. Meade Fort

Canadian Mines Head Cited for Fraud in Indictment

Hartford AP reports an indictment accusing Canadian Javelin Ltd chairman John Christopher Doyle and three others of fraudulently promoting stock sales. Named defendants include Arthur I. Korn, Robert Maurice Sherwood, and Milton Berman. They are ordered to appear in U.S. District Court on September 9 for arraignment. The secret indictment was kept for over a year because two defendants were abroad.

Hartford, Conn Canadian Javelin, Ltd John Christopher Doyle St. Johns Nild New York City Canadian Javelin Arthur I. Korn Robert Maurice Sherwood Montreal Geneva Switzerland Milton Berman U.S. District Court U.S. Atty Robert Zampano

Taxing by Averaging Proposed for Quick Income Gains

Kennedy's plan allows certain sudden high earners such as actors authors prize fighters and athletes to average income over five years when computing taxes. Treasury estimates savings at 40 million dollars yearly. House Ways and Means Committee approved the idea while forbearing use to lower rates on wagering or gambling income.

Washington The Treasury

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