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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1965
Page
2
Washington AP report on Johnson’s 3.36 billion foreign aid authorization passage by the Senate amid House opposition. Senate sought a two year authorizatio n and a committee review, but settled for promises to revisit multiyear funding and reform next year.
A New York Supreme Court judge set February 1 as the deadline for a new legislative reapportionment. If the Legislature and Governor Rockefeller fail to agree on a valid plan, Justice Culkin will draw one. The plan must satisfy the one man one vote standard and state constitution requirements, or a federal court may extend Plan A, enacted by a lame duck Republican legislature, leading to an election on November 2.
New York Post ends its bid to use a cost cutting type setting computer after failing to reach a contract with the printers union. Publisher Dorothy Schiff cancelled the lease on the Model 1620, which speeds typesetting by perforated tape. Union president Bertram Powers had veto power over the computer after a tentative deal unraveled following a one day halt in publication last June.
Pittsburgh AP steel industry sweetens its contract offer to United Steelworkers on eve of directors meeting and eight days before nationwide strike. Industry cites 9 to 13 cent gap. union seeks 17.9 cents for 450000 members earning $4.40 hourly. Interim contract expires Aug 31. no work if no deal. Washington AP Agriculture Dept forecasts cranberry crop at 1,296,000 barrels, 4 percent below last year yet above 1929-63 average. declines expected in Massachusetts Wisconsin New Jersey. gains expected in Washington Oregon.
Charles Burt testified in district court about a street disturbance outside the Octagon Lounge on July 17 leading to charges of police brutality against 16 defendants. He claimed officers beat people with nightsticks near a paddy wagon while others denied excessive force.
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New Hampshire sweepstakes were deemed immune from federal prosecution if kept within state borders. The Justice Department noted concern but said the operation shows good faith efforts to stay inside New Hampshire. Three cross-state prosecutions have occurred since the sweepstakes began, with two convictions and one awaiting trial.
Witness Brown testified that the defendant appeared unconscious while four policemen beat him, an assertion raising questions about crowd control and police conduct at the scene. The unnamed individual remained the focal point as investigators reviewed the incident.
In Washington the House defeated Republican objections and passed a 1.2 billion supplemental appropriations bill funding federal aid to elementary and secondary schools and other Great Society programs. The measure, authorized earlier and signed by President Johnson, moves to the Senate for action within a week.
Washington AP report outlines a Republican white paper that accuses Democratic administrations of crafting U.S. policy in South Vietnam. It claims Eisenhower’s role was economic, not military, criticizing Johnson for rhetoric that could mislead allies and escalate the war, while highlighting Truman’s 1950 involvement and GOP efforts to outpace Johnson’s news cycle.
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