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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1963

Page

3

Goldwater Plans Decision At Friday Phoenix Meet

Senator Barry Goldwater will meet Arizona Republican leaders at his Phoenix home on Friday to decide if he will pursue the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. He marks his 55th birthday this week and may reveal whether he seeks the White House or a Senate re election.

Washington UPI Barry M. Goldwater Arizona Phoenix Senate Goldwater Kennedy

Public Works board approved by executive council in Massachusetts

A new five member Board of Commissioners for the Massachusetts Department of Public Works received executive council approval after Gov. Endicott Peabody swore in the appointees. Fitzgerald named chairman faced opposition from Councilor Heckler over potential conflicts of interest while Rosselli and Warner were rejected as associates. Dwight and Sargent approved along with Warner. The board set salaries at 20000 for the chairman and 18000 for associates. The council also approved a Consumers Council and a library commissioners vice chairman, with Ed Peabody appointment pending.

Theail State Department of Public Works Gov. Peabody State House Boston Executive Council Fromeff Donald R. Dwight South Hadley John D. Warner Westfield James D. Fitzgerald Milton Francis W. Sargent Orleans Anthony C. Rosselli Somerville Associated Press Board of Commissioners Endicott Peabody Margaret Heckler R-Wellesley Fitzgerald Ray Mond Sullivan Springfield Heckler Sargent Dwight Rosselli Warner DPW Jack P. Ricciardi Ricciardi Peabody Turnpike Authority Holyoke Transcript - Telegram Greenfield Recorder - Gazette Consumers Council Robert J. McEwen Boston College Nathan §. Paven Quincy Louella Cotton Cambridge Irene B. Chavez Arlington Charles G. Simon Scituate Frank K. Hirons Gardner John N. Fulham Jr Wellesley Hills Board of Library Commissioners

Change of address notice from local post office and rates

A postal notice lists subscription options and rates for mail delivery with a request to include the new address and age, citing zones 1-4 and distances in miles. The text mentions a change of address, service, and delivery details plus a request to avoid interruptions by mail.

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Subsidy Posed For N. Haven Railroad

The Connecticut Transportation Authority proposed a four state subsidy to preserve the New Haven Railroad. Massachusetts Connecticut New York and Rhode Island would underwrite deficits for essential interstate passenger and freight service from July 1964 to June 1965. Quick executive meetings and further talks with Gov. John W. Dempsey are planned.

NEW Haven UPI Connecticut Transportation Authority Frank M. Reinhold Watertown CTA Interstate Staff Committee Reinhold Rhode Island John W. Dempsey Massachusetts Connecticut New York New York City Portiland Conn Willimantic New England

Doyle Named $12,000-a-Year Secretary of Public Works

Ward F. Doyle of Medford is named secretary of the Public Works Commission at a $12,000 annual rate. The appointment was submitted to the Council shortly before Monday night’s meeting.

Ward F. Doyle Medford Public Works Commission Ther Council

Congress Ends long session after passing 3 billion aid

Congress adjourned after approving a 3 billion foreign aid package. The Senate passed the measure in a 56-14 vote and the House quickly followed, adjourning for good as Johnson prepared to sign. The wheat credit amendment and employment provision drew intense debate. President Johnson issued a no retreat memo on the wheat issue to reassure Western allies.

Washington API Congress Johnson Senate House Carl Vinson D-Ga U.S Russia Sens Kennedy D-Mass Saltonstall R-Mass Texas Mike Mansfield Hubert H. Humphrey Export-Import Bank Capitol Hill White House America Nikita Khrushchev United Press International Administration Wayne Morse

Franklin seeks Auburn dorm room after race denial

Federal judge weighs whether Harold A. Franklin, an admitted Negro graduate student, is entitled to campus housing at Auburn University after he was denied a dormitory room. Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. reserved ruling, while Justice Department attorney G Harold Flannery argued the student has constitutional housing rights on the all white campus.

Montgomery Ala UPI Harold A. Franklin Auburn University Franklin Frank M. Johnson Jr Johnson G. Harold Flannery Justice Department Auburn Flannery

Senator Morse Attacks Aid Waste Over Wheat Issue

D-Ore Senate critic Morse delivers a parting shot condemning alleged waste in aid spending and accusing Congress of surrendering constitutional authority to the President in the wheat aid fight.

D-Ore Senate Morse Congress

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