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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1965

Page

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Hanoi War Strain Seen on North Viet Nam's Economy

North Viet Nam endures economic strain from the South war and U.S. actions. Hanoi claims bombings fail to harm the economy while internal propaganda counters that view. The regime relies on mobilization, belt tightening, and limited foreign aid to fund war needs and maintain supplies.

Hanoi U.S United States Ho Chi Minh Pham van Dong National Assembly North Viet Nam Red China Moscow

New Nazi Trial Opens September 6 in Germany

Hagen Germany AP reports a Sobibor death camp case will open September 6 in West Germany. Twelve former guards face charges of mass murder for their roles at Sobibor, one of the Nazi extermination camps in occupied Poland.

Hagen Germany West Germany Sobibor Death Factory Sobibor Poland

North Viet Nam demands US troop withdrawal before talks

North Viet Nam ambassador in Moscow said no peace talks can begin until all American forces leave South Viet Nam, rejecting reports of a token force. The embassy reaffirmed four conditions, including an end to bombing and complete withdrawal, after Brockway’s Moscow meeting.

Moscow UPI Viet Nam Neuyen van Kinh Lord Brockway House of Lords Kinh Brockway North Viet Nam South Viet Nam

Soviet Leader Hits Planners

Soviet economic thinker Dr. Leonid V. Kantorovich said planners misjudge conditions and prices are illogical. He urged price scaling to reflect demand and stronger profit signals. His ideas appeared in Pravda, criticizing current price structures and economic measures.

Moscow Leonid V. Kantorovich Kantorovich Communist Party Pravda

Syria denounces Yemen peace pact brokered by Nasser and Faisal

Damascus Radio denounces the Jidda peace accord between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to end Yemen’s civil war. The nine point plan calls for free elections by November 1966, troop withdrawals starting November 23 over ten months, and formation of a 50 member interim council to guide a transitional government.

Cairo Syria Gamal Abdel Nasser Egypt Faisal Yemen United Nations New York Nasser Saudi Arabian Jidda Damascus Radio United Arab Republic Saudi Arabia Amin Hafez Mohammed Al-Bade UAR

Alternate State Tax Measure Faces Criticism Amendments

Boston report on a $132 million compromise tax bill facing amendments from mayors and selectmen. House Ways and Means opens debate as Republicans seek a 3 percent sales tax and Dems push income tax changes. Proposals include rental income tax and vending machine tax to fund essential services and relief amid a tight fiscal picture. Autumn car inspections set from Sept 1 with green stickers through Oct 15, 2.3 million vehicles affected.

Boston House Ways and Means Committee John A. Volpe Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns Com John FE. Collins Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles Richard E. McLaughlin McLaughlin

Demonstrators Block Gen Taylor Car in Frisco protest

About 100 protesters swarmed around Gen Maxwell Taylor in San Francisco shouting at him and blocking streets near the Fairmont Hotel. Five arrests followed and Taylor was trapped in the hotel lobby for over an hour as demonstrators pursued him.

Taylor Frisco San Francisco UPI Viet Nam Maxwell Taylor U.S London U.S. Treasury Mellon National Bank & Trust Co Pittsburgh Mellon Bank International of New York Bank of London and South America BOLSA Commonwealth Club of California Fairmont Hotel Nob Hill Hotel Taylor S

Soviets Foil Nazi Plot Aimed at Teheran Big Three

Moscow reports in Ogonyok that Soviet intelligence stopped a Nazi plan to kill Franklin D. Roosevelt Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at the Tehran conference. An 18-year-old Soviet girl uncovered the plot after a Nazi spy promised Persian Tugs, leading counterspies to act and shift Roosevelt to safer housing in the Soviet Embassy compound.

Moscow Ogonyok Franklin D. Roosevelt Winston Churchill Josef Stalin Teheran Copenhagen Roosevelt United States

Quebec Polite War On Shorts Targets Tourists and Locals

In Quebec city authorities wage a polite campaign against scanty attire with pamphlets warning of Bylaw 784 requiring modest dress in public. Police report about 100 women warned, mostly natives, with no charges yet but promises of action.

Quebec Pamphet Gerard Girard

Goldberg Seeks Peace Talks With King Over Viet Nam

United Nations ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg invited Martin Luther King Jr to discuss peace in Viet Nam and arranged peace interviews with Norman Thomas and a National Council of Churches delegation. King and Thomas have criticized U S Viet Nam policy and Goldberg seeks King counsel on peace negotiations.

United Nations, N.Y U.S Arthur J. Goldberg Martin Luther King Jr Viet Nam Goldberg U.N Norman Thomas New York City National Council of Churches King Thomas U.S. Viet Nam

Rusk Says U S. Integrity Key to Peace at Legion Meet

Secretary of State Dean Rusk told about 5 000 6 000 veterans in Portland Memorial Coliseum that World War II offers unique lessons and that U S. integrity remains the main support for world peace. He urged avoiding another conflict while acknowledging antiwar pickets outside the convention.

Portland Ore Dean Rusk American Legion Rusk Legion United States Memorial Coliseum Ban the Bomb Organization The

Murder Witnesses Threatened in Connors Case

A prosecutor in the murder trial of James Connors of South Boston says witnesses before the grand jury were warned they would be killed if they talked. Defense requests to inspect minutes were denied. Connors faces charges in the May 1 slaying of Robert W. Davis of South Boston.

Suston James Connors South Boston James Twohty Asst. Dist. Atty Murray Reiser G. Joseph Taure Connors Robert W. Davis

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