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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1965

Page

2

Arms Talks In Moscow Get Nowhere

In Moscow British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko spent 24 hours discussing nuclear controls and NATO plans. Britain insisted it cannot drop plans to guarantee NATO members without nuclear weapons protection in case of attack. The Soviet Union warned such assurances would entail dissemination of nuclear control and oppose a treaty.

Moscow Britain Soviet Union Michael Stewart Stewart Andrei A. Gromyko Gromyke NATO

OAS conference drops hemisphere force in quiet dispute

Rio de Janeiro AP report notes the meeting of 19 American states ended after groundwork for overhauling the inter American system. Foreign Minister Vasco Leitao da Cunha of Brazil cited the inter American peace force idea but it was dropped due to opposition over nonintervention fears.

Rio DE Janeiro Vasco Leitao da Cunha Brazil

Scope of Aid to Hanoi From Peking Is Disputed

In Hong Kong Western observers say there is no clear sign of a substantial increase in Chinese aid to North Vietnam. Rumors of vast new material movements lack substantiation, with experts citing internal realignments and fear of U S bombing retaliation as more likely explanations. The New York Times reports heavy material commitments and engineering help to repair bridges damaged by air raids.

Hanoi Peking Hong Kong Red China Viet Nam Pe-king China North U.S New York Times North Viet Nam Times

Move urged to back United Nations with up to 1 billion

Washington AP A White House Conference on International Cooperation discussed U.S. support for UN financing with a suggested $23 million contribution to erase the deficit, while a Defense Department spokesman urged near $1 billion. Andrew W. Cordier cited nonofficial stance, as Arthur W. Barber noted the cost would be about 0.1 of 0.5 percent of the defense budget. Barber urged public discussion on perhaps $1 billion over five years to strengthen UN peacekeeping.

Washington United States United Nations White House U.S Ness Barber Pan Cordier Columbia University Graduate School of International Affairs

Panel Named For Revision Of Vulgate

Pope Paul VI formed a commission to revise the Vulgate Bible appointing Cardinal Augustin Bea as president. The panel includes 11 friars and monks from various nations with Msgr. Pietro Rassano as secretary. The move aids potential joint translations with Catholic and non Catholic scholars aimed at a common Bible for all Christians following a decree on divine revelation.

Vatican City UPI Paul VI Augustin Cardinal Bea Vatican Msgr Pietro Rassano Papal Chancellery Ecumenical Council

Pope to join interdenominational ecumenical service

Pope Paul VI will participate in a Saturday service in the basilica of St. Paul outside the walls with 99 Protestant Anglican and Orthodox observers. Catholics and non-Catholics will pray together, recite prayers aloud, hear scripture and sing hymns as the Vatican Council guides on Christian unity is applied to interfaith relations.

Vatican City Vatican Ecumenical Council St. Paul Council Vatican

Queen Mother Delivers First Public Appearance Since Illness

London AP reports Queen Mother Elizabeth attended a preview of the Broadway musical Hello Dolly! Tuesday night in her first public appearance since an influenza attack last week. She wore a pink silk dress and a diamond tiara and met star Mary Martin backstage with the cast.

London Elizabeth Mary Martin

Massachusetts considers Ombudsman style grievance agency

State lawmakers sponsor a bill to create the Massachusetts Information and Referral Agency patterned after Norway and Sweden to investigate citizen complaints against state agencies. It would be attached to the legislative branch with subpoena power but not reverse decisions. it could draft corrective legislation. Greenberg filed a separate bill to probe the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission and adopt New York’s beverage control law on pricing and quotas.

Boston Joel §. Greenberg Pittsfield Kevin H. White Ombudsman Norway Sweden Massachusetts Information and Referral Agency Legislative Branch of Government Rep. Greenberg Massachusetts Greenberg State Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission New York

Westmoreland Bars Abuse Of Prisoners

In Saigon Gen Westmoreland distributes a pocket booklet ordering humane treatment of all prisoners and stating mistreatment is a crime. He warns that torture or killing will raise the cost of capture and reduce surrender. The Red Cross protests U S handling by turning prisoners to South Vietnamese forces, who allegedly torture or kill some. Geneva Conventions require the capturing power to assume responsibility for third party custody.

Saigon South Viet Nam William C. Westmoreland International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva United States Larn

Marine Chief Sees Viet Cong Brainwashing Suspects

General Wallace Greene attributess two released U S Marines George Smith and Claude McClure to Communist indoctrination after two years in captivity. He defended ongoing indoctrination programs while noting I0 remaining servicemen captured or missing as of the report.

Greene

Goldberg Says Marches Do Not Show Wavering

Washington ambassador to the United Nations Arthur J. Goldberg says U S protests against Vietnam show no weakening or wavering of purpose and that Americans are mature and should not fear dissents He cautions Peking and Hanoi not to misread U S unity of purpose in opposing force while addressing the International Cooperation Year conference.

Washington United Nations Arthur J. Goldberg United States Goldberg Peking Hanoi

U S Probing Leaflets to GIs

The Department of Justice investigates the mailing of antiwar leaflets to American troops in Viet Nam to see if federal sedition laws were violated. No decision will be made until the FBI report is received. The inquiry centers on Berkeley where leaflets were printed for the Viet Nam Day Committee urging servicemen not to fight more than necessary.

Washington Department of Justice Viet Nam Department FBI Berkeley Calif

Flag Carrying Viet Cong Seen as Insult by Marines

Marine commandant General Wallace J. Greene condemned Americans who display the Viet Cong flag. At a Washington news conference he called carrying the enemy banner in the capital an insult to all Americans. He spoke after visiting a march near the White House where thousands protested Viet Nam policy and some participants carried the Viet Cong Mag.

Washington Wallace J. Greene White House Greene Waington Viet Nam

Soviet Defector Returns to Homeland from Alaska

State Department says one of two Russians who entered Alaska last August opted to return to the Soviet Union. Gregory Sarapushkin, 30, told Soviet embassy and U S officials he would go home and was turned over to the Soviet embassy per policy. He had contacted the embassy by phone three times and visited the embassy on Monday.

Washington State Department Alaska United States Gregory Sarapushkin U.S Soviet Union Robert J. McCloskey McCloskey Sarapushkin

Gold stock rises for second month in a row

The Federal Reserve announced that October saw the U S government's gold stock rise by 12 million to 13 937 000 000. It followed a 9 million gain in September after losses in prior months, and the year’s total loss surpasses 1 4 billion dollars.

Washington Federal Reserve

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