Education aid bill clears House despite turf battle
The House rejected an antisegregation amendment and passed a bill to boost federal funding for vocational training by 180 million dollars over three years. The vote was 377 to 21 for the measure. the amendment fell 217 to 181 as Northern and Southern Democrats united against the GOP proposal.
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Bureau of Roads Adopts Nondiscrimination Pledge Policy
The Bureau of Public Roads requires contractors on federal state highway projects to sign a nondiscrimination pledge effective July 22. The policy implements a June 22 presidential order to ensure no racial discrimination in hiring on federal aid projects.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Public Defender Bill Is Voted In Senate Hit
WASHINGTON The Senate on Tuesday passed the public defender bill to provide adequate legal aid for needy criminal defendants in federal courts. The measure moves to the House where similar legislation has been rejected in three prior sessions.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard faces steep job cuts next year
Rear Adm. Palmer declined comment on a bleak forecast from two Navy leaders that Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employment could fall from 9,000 to 6,000. Brockett Curtze warned of plummeting productivity and urged renewed effort to regain competitiveness.
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Change of address notice to subscribers by mail
To avoid interruption of service please notify the Incal Post Office and The Berkshire Eagle of both old and new addresses. Second class postage paid at Pittsfield Massachusetts.
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Space Lab Vote Delayed in Senate Action on Boston Center
A $50 million space research center for Boston awaits Senate action after a Space Committee plan to move the $3.5 billion space authorization bill. The Boston center is listed as a $5 million item but action was postponed by the military pay bill, delaying the space measure for at least another day.
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Marines Treat 300 For Meningitis Spread
In San Diego 300 Marines received sulfadiazine treatment after Pvt John P Leonard died of meningitis at Navy Hospital. The incident marks the fifth case at the Marine Corps recruit depot this year and the first death, with two cases and three deaths reported at the adjacent Navy training center.
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England's New Sudden Slim Girdle Promises Quick Change
An ad touts Suddenly Slim as a nylon front panel girdle using science fibers to slim figures without diet or exercise. It claims suitability for women within 13 pounds of ideal weight and features Lycra spandex blends, a power net of nylon acetate and spandex, and side contour panels. Available at England's Silhouette Shop Second Floor, phone 443 0011.
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Senate approves unanimous military pay raise in bill
The Senate passed a broad pay raise for most active duty personnel, reservists, and retirees, with boosts from 5 to 120 dollars monthly for enlisted and 60 to 120 for officers. Coast Guard and other services included, costing about 1.23 billion dollars annually. The measure targets October 1 implementation, amid House concurrence on a similar bill. An extra five dollars monthly is added for officers and enlisted on cold war duty in risk zones including Vietnam and Korea.
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Atomic Detectors to Orbit for Deep Space Tests
Washington reports a pair of experimental satellites to detect nuclear tests in space. Part of the Vela Hotel project under ARPA, additional satellites are planned, with launches in six months or more. They will detect tests down to 10 kilotons up to 180 million miles from Earth, orbiting at 50 000 to 60 000 miles beyond the Van Allen belts to avoid natural radiation.
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Thousands of Servicemen Listed as Charity Cases
Washington AP survey shows thousands of Army Navy Air Force and Marine enlisted men rely on charity due to meager service incomes. Relief groups paid out millions for food clothing and utilities while many families receive surplus food welfare or work extra jobs. Marine welfare officer calls it disgraceful that senior NCOs in DC area must hold civilian jobs to survive. Army Emergency Relief Navy Relief Society and Air Force Aid Society report multi‑million expenditures with details limited and no total for destitution mitigation.
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