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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1965

Page

1

Publisher Loeb Backs Bill For Accused To Fire Judge

Publisher William Loeb testifies before a Senate subcommittee in Washington urging a bill to allow defendants to file for transfer if a judge is prejudiced He cites his 1959 antitrust case before Judge Charles Wyzanski and opposition from later appeals court rulings highlighting the need for impartial judicial machinery.

Loeb Bill Washington UPI William Leech Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Today Leeb Manchester N.H Union Sead Loch Subcommittee On Circuit Court of Appeals Charles Be, Wyzanski Boston Wrzanski Haverhill Journal Wyzanksi Wyzanski Bailey Aldrich Appeals

IUE Moves To Reopen GE Pension And Insurance Deals

The International Union of Electrical Workers asks General Electric to reopen pensions and insurance agreements to ensure Medicare and Social Security benefits flow to GE employees and retirees. The request was delivered in New York after a GE union meeting. contracts expire Sept 30, 1968 and can reopen only with GE consent.

International Union of Electrical Workers Apl-Cio General Electric Co IUE George V. DiPalazzo 1UE Pittsfield New York 1UR United Electrical Workers Union DiPalazzo IGE John H. Callahan Schenectady Philip D. Moore GE. O

Los Angeles Riot Sparks Watts Night of Turmoil

In Watts Los Angeles a Christmas-like calm broke when a white officer arrested Marquette Frye after a sobriety test. A crowd grew to 200 plus as Frye and his mother clashed with officers. The disturbance left 6 officers and 15 civilians injured, cars and buildings damaged, and 26 people charged amid a night of spontaneous unrest.

Los Angeles Watts Calfornia Highway Patrol Lee Minikus 122Nd Street Avalon Boulevard Minikus Marquette Frye

Revere Manager O'Toole Sentenced to 3-10 Year Terms

Former Revere City Manager Edward P. O'Toole was sentenced in Walpole State Prison to four concurrent 3-10 year terms for stealing 44,482 in city funds by cashing 54 Revere checks between 1959 and 1961. A stay of sentence was granted pending appeal.

Boston UPI Revere Edward P. O'Toole Walpole Wilfred J. Paquet O'Toole

Britain Meets Soviet Rebuff At Arms Talk

In Geneva Britain pledged not to back a Western nuclear force giving West Germany control of atomic arms, a stance dismissed by Soviet negotiator Tsarapkin. Western powers plan a joint draft proposal next week while Moscow presses nonproliferation and a global test ban amid Viet Nam war comments.

Geneva UPI Britain Russia West Germany Lord Chalfont Semyon K. Tsarapkin Chalfent Viet Nam Tsarapkin Moscow America Canada Italy NATO

Skyhawk downed near Hanoi in SAM strike

A U S Navy A4 Skyhawk was shot down about 50 miles southwest of Hanoi by a Soviet supplied surface to air missile. A second Skyhawk was crippled. Pilot limped back to the carrier Midway after a night landing with a shattered wing.

South Viet Nam U. S Duc Co Highlands Westmoreland Boston Massachusetts Senate Senate Beryl W. Cohen D-Brook Hanoi John A. Volpelas Russia U.S Pleiku Cmdr Francis Roberge Salt Lake City Atlantic Bermuda Cooper Conrad Globe Valery Bykovsky Air Force James A. McDivitt Edward H. White II

Massachusetts Senate bans racial imbalance in public schools

The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to outlaw racial imbalance in public schools and sent it to Governor Volpe for signature. Backers hailed it as a landmark reform, while opponents urged careful implementation amid ongoing debates on desegregation policies.

Bank opens elite Fifth Avenue branch with unusual services

Franklin National Bank in Franklin Square New York will open an ultra elite Fifth Avenue branch offering maids bullets serving refreshments secretarial help with correspondence and theater tickets as well as on the spot cash loans. Minimum balances are $25,000 for checking and $50,900 for business accounts.

Franklin Square UPI Franklin National Bank New York Fifth Avenue

Gemini 3 aims for first space rendezvous and extended orbit

Cape Kennedy reports Gemini 3 with L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr may perform the first space rendezvous with REP satellite during an eight day mission. The plan includes 121 orbits, a 20 foot rendezvous close approach, and 17 experiments spanning weather, navigation, and biomedical checks.

Cape Kennedy Fla Air Force L. Gordon Cooper Jr Navy Cmdr Charles Conrad Jr National Aeronautics and Space Administration Walter M. Scehirra Jr Thomas P. Stafford Space Agency U.S Conrad MecDivitt White Cooper and Earth M. Scott Carpenter Pacific

Boston Doctor Stabbed to Death

A 47 year old physician, Dr Edward T Johnson of Brookline, was found stabbed to death in a Roslindale parking lot near American Legion Highway. His brother in law Gerald Connors of Arlington identified the body. An autopsy by Suffolk County Medical Examiner Dr Richard Ford cited two heart stab wounds and a third slash.

Boston Edward T. Johnson Serookline American Legion

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