Partisan Charter Group Formed in Pittsfield
Peter G. Arlos announces the formation of the Citizens Committee for a Plan F Charter to replace the 1932 nonpartisan city government. A petition seeks Plan F questions and party nominations with biennial elections and salaries up to 29,000 for mayor and 3,000 for council member.
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Partisan Charter
Arlos
Citizens Committee
Peter G. Arlos
Pittsfield
Democratic City Committee
Arles
Studebaker to shut U.S. auto plants Tuesday
DETROIT UPI Studebaker Corp will shut down its U S automotive assembly lines Tuesday ending more than 81 years as a major auto maker There are indications the company will continue car production in Canada and market cars in the United States The company has lost money on its automotive operations but 12 other divisions are profitable and will continue
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Detroit
UPI
Studebaker Corp
U. S
Studebaker
Canada
United States
Rail Merger Cleared by Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court granted the merger of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway with Baltimore & Ohio, affirming a Detroit special court ruling upholding the ICC 1962 approval. The case, brought by four unions and the Railway Labor Executives' Association, ends workers’ rights concerns as a court order protects employes' job rights.
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Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Supreme Court
ICC
Law Dean Calls Massachusetts Court Congestion a Major Issue
Boston College Law School Dean Rev. Robert F. Drinan cites court congestion as a serious justice problem in Massachusetts. He urges adding at least 18 superior court judges in 1964 to alleviate delays, noting rising crime and judge shortages keep many accused waiting long periods in prison before trial.
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Springfield
Mass
Boston College Law School
Massachusetts
Robert F. Drinan
Hampden County Bar Association
Superior Court
Don't Let Christmas Cash Sit in Your Attic Ad
A cheerful classified appeal asks readers to call 441-7311 and request a friendly family want ad taker to help place holiday cash in usefully deployed ads.
Chopping Days Guarded Forest Protects Christmas Trees
In Winchester England foresters armed with shotguns and two way radios guard 130 square miles of The New Forest, Britain's prime Christmas tree area, to deter thieves until the trees can be cut and shipped to market.
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Winchester
Eng
UPD
New Forest
Britain
McCormack backs present law on presidential line
John W. McCormack or Massachusetts, 71, the speaker of the House, endorses the current succession rule placing him next after the vice president. He notes the 1792 act and the 1886 revision, with the cabinet in line after the speaker and Senate pro tempore, a system he says best preserves democracy.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
House
Johnson
McCormack
Massachusetts
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Senate
Congress
Garfield
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Stettinius
Truman
Gee Semale
Hayden
Eisenhower
Saturday Evening Post
Brooke plans indictments on new crime evidence
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke said the Crime Commission has found more evidence and he plans to seek indictments before the grand jury but will delay action until the evidence is complete. He defended the commission’s methods and praised its nonpartisan work on the high profile case.
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Brooke
Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
State Crime Commission
WBZ
Super Secred
Commission
Crime Commission
ELKTON 81 Die in Crash Of Big Boeing 707 Jet
Investigators probed whether lightning caused the Pan Am 214 crash near the Delaware Maryland line killing 81 aboard after the jet from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia broke apart in a 5000 foot fall during a thunderstorm near New Castle Delaware. Witnesses described two arcing lightning streaks and a bright orange flash as debris spread over about four square miles.
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Elkton
Pan American World Airways
Puerto Rico
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Edgar Startt
Cecil County
Wilmington
Del
Maryland-Delaware
U.S. 40
Federal Aviation Agency
Washington
New Castle
Philadelphia International Airport
Civil Aeronautics Board
FAA
Gregg
Henry Berry
Maryland
U.S
Plane Carrying 50 Skids Into Field in Buffalo
A United Airlines turboprop plane carrying 46 passengers and four crew skidded into a field while landing at Greater Buffalo International Airport. The craft was not damaged and no one was injured. A United spokesman said the reason for leaving the runway was not known. The flight originated from Philadelphia.
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Tully
Pan Am
Flight 214
San Juan
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Buffalo
N.Y
United Airlines
Greater Buffalo International
United
Plane Crash Message Sparks Fear Near Glasgow Del
A terse radio message went down in flames at 8 58 p m EST reportedly heard by ground control in New Castle and Dover Delaware. Witnesses saw burning fragments spiral to the ground and ignite small fires despite rain. Jerry Greenwald 20 of Hockessin watched from Maryland Roller Rink window near Glasgow. It looked like a bomb expl...
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Ground Control Center
New Castle
Del
Dover
Air Force Base
Jerry Greenwald
Hockessin
Merryland
Glasgow
Five Day Forecast Sees Temperatures Near Normal
The forecast indicates temperatures through Saturday will average near the seasonal norm of 27. Expect colder conditions tomorrow and Wednesday, with a gradual warming from Thursday to Saturday. Rain and snow are possible on Friday.
Two Escaped Desperados Hunted by FBI For Sinatra Jr Kidnapping
Nevada authorities and the FBI hunted two escapees Joseph J. Sorce and Thomas Keating suspected in the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. at a Lake Tahoe motel. Sorce is 23, Keating 21, both believed armed. The pair fled from a California facility after a prior bank robbery and were driving a white Chevrolet Impala with California plates beginning EGW. The abduction occurred as Sinatra was to perform at Harrah’s Casino lounge.
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FBI
Sinatra Jr
Nevada
Stateline, Nev
UPI
Frank Sinatra Jr
Lake Tahoe
Joseph J. Sorce
Thomas Keating
Devel Vocational Institution
California
Long Beach
Calif
Sinatra
Sorce
Keating
Stateline
South Shore
Evans
CAB Doubts Lightning Caused Airliner Crash
A Washington AP report notes CAB hearings into a May 12 1959 Chase Maryland airliner crash near Elkton with 80 deaths. Witnesses described lightning near the Capital Air Lines turboprop crash, while the CAB cited extreme turbulence as the cause and discussed lightning’s role in other 1959 incidents. Modern jets use static wicks to disperse strikes.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Chase
Capital Air Lines
New York
Atlanta
Aimes
Trans World Airlines
Milan
Italy
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Carson City
Nev
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Tommy Dorsey
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