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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1960
Page
2
MOSCOW AP Report notes the three week Soviet led Red Summit produced no major manifesto or agreed terms on aims and tactics. Final communique speaks of harmony while listing participating parties and reveals limited progress on coexistence. Peiping touts cordial atmosphere and unity.
A new police ruling in Christiansted VI bans bikini type swimsuits and short shorts on public beaches with penalties from fines to imprisonment. The decree frames the move within Marxist Leninist and proletarian internationalism principles. The report contrasts Soviet and Red Chinese views on world communism and war.
In Caracas violence erupts as government security forces clash with armed mobs in Catia and Lidice. A 16 year old girl Guillermina Echenique is killed by a stray bullet and 31 year old Luis Adrian Gonzalez dies in a separate confrontation. A guardsman is wounded near the central university as students in University City fortify a Stalingrad like barricade. The Betancourt government accuses rival factions of abroad aid and vows to prevent reinforcement while navy ships patrol the coast amid Cuba and Dominican Republic allegations.
Moscow reports Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky is on rest while Marshal Andrei Grechko acts as defense minister. An official note described Grechko as acting minister with no Malinovsky mention, prompting speculation until a spokesman clarified Malinovsky was away for a rest. Grechko serves as Malinovsky’s deputy.
United Nations debate on Puerto Rico opens with a letter from Puerto Rico Pro Independence Movement leaders Juan Mari Bras Gabriel Vicente Maura and Vicente Solano urging an investigation into PR relations with the United States. They charge 62 years of colonial rule and note 1953 self government claim, while Gov Luis Muñoz Marín wins a fourth term backing current commonwealth status.
A Pittsburgh led team under Dr Klaus Hofmann created a 500 atom synthetic ACTH protein the largest yet in a lab effort intended to produce low cost factory made ACTH for treating arthritis inflammation and other conditions. A Berkeley group led by Dr C H Li produced a large part of the molecule with one third the potency. The work, described as a great achievement, points to future gram level production for clinical use and broader drug access.
A Pacific atoll Ulithi was struck by Typhoon Ophelia killing at least two children as floodwaters surged over the island. All U S Coast Guardsmen on site were reported safe. About 450 natives live on Ulithi.
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