Committee of 1 000 Calls For Defeat of Racing Bill
Berkshire County Committee of 1 000 urged Speaker John Thompson to block a Senate bill adding 42 racing dates to Berkshire Downs in Hancock. Sen. Powers sponsored. bill passed Senate and goes to House. The committee disputed tax impact claims and criticized racing interests for pushing more dates despite public sentiment.
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Berkshire County
John Thompson
Senate
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Sen
John Powers
House
Powers
Berkshires
Thompson
Sen. Powers
Inac
Massachusetts
Kennedy's New Baby Dies in Boston
The infant son of President Kennedy died at 4:04 a.m. in Boston after a 30 hour battle with hyaline membrane disease. President Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy faced the tragedy as doctors treated the premature baby in the Children's Medical Center. The death followed Caesarean delivery on Cape Cod and a private funeral planned with Cardinal Cushing officiating.
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Boston
Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Boston Children's Hospital Medical Center
Otis Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Otis
Salinger
Otis Hospital
Brother Bob
County NAACP Plans Bus To Washington March
Berkshire county NAACP votes to charter a one day round trip bus to the August 28 march on Washington D C. Floyd J Walker chapter president notes reservations through Lawrence Caesar of Dalton with a $1 fare and a deadline of August 20. Donations welcomed. Committee members include Helen Hamilton Betty Phillips and Floyd J Walker.
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Berkshire
NAACP
Washington, D.C
Floyd J. Walker
Walker
Lawrence Caesar
Dalton
Washington
Congress
Helen Hamilton
Deering St
Betty Phillips
West St
Kennedy Baby Dies After High Pressure Chamber Siege
A medical team of 15 specialists, assistants, and engineers labored 12 hours to save Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, the newborn son of President and Mrs. Kennedy, placed in a high pressure chamber at Children's Hospital Medical Center. The infant died at 4:14 a.m. after the chamber operation began at 4:41 p.m. Thursday. The team included Dr. William Bernhard, Dr. Robert Smith, Dr. James Drorbaugh, Dr. Leonard Cronkheit, and others, with Roy Smith, Lou Scalf, and Robert Hall coordinating outside the chamber.
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Robert Kennedy
Davis Powers
Boston
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Chilldren’s Hospital Medical Center
Patrick Bouvier
William Bernhard
Wellesley
Robert Smith
Winchester
James Drorbaugh
Brookline
Leonard Cronkheit
Marblehead
Dean Crocker
Robert Filler
Paul Harris
Thomas Putnam
Carol Johnson
Nancy Roberts
Carol Timothy
Roy Smith
Lou Scalf
Robert Hall
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Dip Then Rise
Through Wednesday the average will be about 64 degrees, roughly 4 below the normal 68. Cooler conditions continue through the weekend with a gradual warm up expected next week.
Pope Hints Hungary Easing Curb
Pope Paul VI signaled a possible easing of Hungary’s Catholic restrictions as he invited Hungarian bishops to the Ecumenical Council in Rome. The move, amid talk of Mindszenty’s release, coincides with reports the U S may restore full diplomatic ties with Hungary and reestablish relations strained since 1956.
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Budapest
Hungary
Paul VI
Rome
Vatican
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Mindszenty
U.S
Legation
John XXII
Paul
Rough Day at Beach in Atlantic City
More than 300 bathers were pulled from the ocean on Thursday as rough seas battered Atlantic City's beaches. Eleven lifeguards suffered minor injuries when lifeboats overturned or were slammed into boats during the rescues.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Rusk Khrushchev Meet In Sea Side Talk At Gagra
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Premier Nikita Khrushchev held a shirt sleeve conference at Khrushchev’s Black Sea estate in Gagra. They discussed East West issues including Berlin and nonaggression ideas with short talks and a luncheon planned.
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U.S
5.R
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Black Sea
Rusk
Vanya
Nikita
Richard Davis
Foy D. Kohler
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Berlin
Gromyko
Expert Witnesses Face Close Senate Nuclear Test Treaty Debate
Washington AP report on Senate hearings over the Limited Test Ban Treaty. President Kennedy defends the pact against Republican calls for proof of increased U S security, while Dirksen and Goldwater push for concrete evidence before ratification. The treaty, signed in Moscow, requires two thirds of the Senate to approve, with hearings to begin in the Foreign Relations Committee and later on the Senate floor.
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Sumter
Everett Dickeen
Washington
Republi Ting
Kennedy
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Illnois
Senate
United States
Soviet Union
Dirkssen
Noscow
Britain
Moscow
London
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
S Senate
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
William €. Foster
Dea
Jfense
Robert 5. McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Dirksen
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Yast
Mergaton Range
Cheshire Directs Moment of Silence to Open School Day
Cheshire voters adopt a policy to begin each class in all eight grades with a moment of silence following a reading of the state attorney general's interpretation of the Supreme Court ruling on prayer and Bible readings in public schools. The plan, approved unanimously, was led by Chairman Francis E. Sauve.
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Cheshire
U.S. Supreme Court
Francis E. Sauve
Edward W. Brooke
Supreme Court
County Study Bill Signed On Child Mental Health
Gov Peabody signed Senate Bill 923 directing the Department of Mental Health to study facilities for emotionally disturbed and retarded children in Berkshire County. The measure, praised by Health Commissioner Dr. Warry Solomon and UCS chairman Rev. Malcolm Eckel, aims to establish day and overnight care, parental counseling, and vocational training, reflecting coordinated local efforts. The bill was supported by Berkshire County legislators.
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Boston
Endicott Peabody
Senate
Department of Mental Health
Berkshire County
Edhmund R
SL John Sr
House of Representatives
Gov. Peabody
Warry
Solomon
Fekel
Bernard D. Cook
Edward L. Dobbins
Salvatore J. Ferrante
Arthur A. Maislen
Charles E. Murphy
Joseph A. Torchin
Thomas L. McFalls
Ucs
British Mail Train Robbery May Involve 8.4 Million Pounds
Scotland Yard and police across 14 nations hunted a gang seen as behind history’s greatest train robbery near London. Reports place the haul around 3 million pounds with investigators noting the total may exceed one million pounds. Police cited rewards of 35,960 pounds. The 15 masked robbers hijacked 128 registered mail bags in 15 minutes, injuring engineer Jack Mills and loading gems and negotiable notes.
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London
Scotland Yard
Scotland
Yard
Post Office
Cheddington
Jack Mills
Santa Addressed by Postmaster General
Postmaster General J Wideward Day told a California inquirer that Santa Claus can be addressed at the North Pole with zip code 99701. The note confirms even St. Nick has an official postal number.
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Washington
Santa Claus
J. Wideward Day
California
St. Nick
North Pole
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