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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1963
Page
6
Gov. John H. Chafee endorsed efforts in Rhode Island communities to limit student smoking and urged school health courses to cover smoking dangers without forcing excessive classroom time. He said lessons should be taught at home as well.
The Senate approved a major Peace Corps expansion by voice vote, authorizing $102 million for the current fiscal year. Director Sargent Shriver said plans target about 11,300 volunteers by next August, with the corps already operating in 46 countries and requests from about 30 other nations declined.
Oxnard council rejects ordinance that would have made owning a dog that barks unreasonably a misdemeanor. Officials call measure unworkable and discriminatory.
In Aberavon, David Thomas 34 sold an abandoned railroad station to David Roberts 36 for $14. Roberts, a scrap dealer, paid with a bad check. Thomas faced a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses but was found innocent. Magistrates ruled he believed the sale was legal. Police will take no action against Roberts as no purchase occurred.
The famed Bon Air Hotel in Augusta Georgia will reopen next month as a residence for the elderly. The 300 room hotel near Augusta National Golf Course has been closed for some time and formerly hosted presidents Wilson Coolidge Harding and Taft on its guest register.
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