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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
8
A federal judge in Nashville ordered state prison officials to craft a plan by January 1942 providing recreation work and exercise for James Earl Ray serving 96 years for the King murder. Ray said he would rather risk death than long solitary confinement.
Albany mayor Erastus Corning II declared a dive emergency as a 26 inch snowstorm paralyzed the upstate capital. Rescue crews used planes helicopters and snowmobiles to reach stranded families while roads were buried beneath drifts up to 15 feet. Civil Air Patrol dispatched 12 light aircraft to assist in rescue and relief efforts. Six storm related deaths were reported including a man struck by an icicle and several heart attack deaths amid hard storm conditions.
Massachusetts lawmakers file bills to grant faculty and alumni representation on the state colleges boards and to restore separate trustees for each institution. The measures follow prior moves allowing student members on all state higher education boards and seek reversion to individual college boards.
Washington AP Federal safety data will reach dealers Thursday but may disappoint shoppers. The National Highway Safety Bureau notes varying formats and groupings by manufacturers make detailed cross brand comparisons difficult. Safety test results for 1970 models cover stopping, acceleration, and reserve lead with manufacturers adding warning notes.
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