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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1964
Page
3
NASA postponed the seventh Ranger moon probe launch after Ranger 6 failed to return television pictures. The new date hinges on studying the malfunction, with the next tentative launch window set for late March but no guarantee the issues will be resolved in time.
The Labor Department reported January added 700,000 to unemployment, lifting total to 4.6 million due to unusually harsh weather and post holiday cutbacks. Some 3.4 million were on part time work, a record high, while overall payrolls rose 1.5 million year over year, led by service industries. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.6 percent, up slightly from December.
National Heart Institute researchers used silver-tantalum clips sewn to 68 patients hearts to track changes in ventricular size during breathing and exercise. Three clips per patient outlined each ventricle and X-ray films over months gauged shifts, correlated with ECG, pressures, and pulses. Inhalation widened the right ventricle by over 12 percent, left ventricle size rose slightly, and exercise reduced both ventricles while increasing contraction vigor.
Dallas jurors must be chosen for Jack Ruby's murder trial in the Kennedy assassination case. Judge Joe B Brown says a transfer may occur, defense may challenge every juror, and death-penalty potential is on the table. Trial begins Monday in Judge Frank Wilson's courtroom with seating for about 200.
New York AP Studebaker Corp reports a 1963 loss of 16.93 million dollars after stopping U S auto production. 1963 sales reach 403.31 million while 1962 earnings totaled 2.56 million before non recurring items. Directors authorize a 64 million dollar charge for disposal costs and obsolescence related to the discontinued auto line. President Byers A Burlingame notes other divisions earned about 11 million pre tax. The Hamilton Ontario plant will continue car production.
The Federal Reserve reported January industrial output remained high with gains in television sets and other household goods offsetting a small slowdown in auto assembly. The index stood at 127.1, up from 127.0 in December, about 27.1 percent above the 1957-59 average and near a six month high. Iron and steel production rose, with ingot output set for further gains, while auto production stayed slightly below December but still well above January 1962.
Boston report says Representative Thompson, a Ludlow Democrat, is under a doctor's care with speculation he may resign by April. He has missed most House sessions since Jan 29, though staff cite a cold. The Globe notes episodic arm pain from bursitis or a pinched nerve and a World War II leg wound.
In Chattanooga, James Hoffa faces a reduced trial as government asks to drop one of four jury tampering charges stemming from a 1962 conspiracy case. Special prosecutor James Neal moves for acquittal on the Nashville bribe allegation linked to Lawrence Medlin, with Medlin's separate trial to follow.
Subscription rates listed for Berkshire Eagle show 45 cents per week by carrier and annual mail options. Prices include one month two dollars, three months five dollars, six months nine fifty, and one year eighteen fifty, with a change of address notice to avoid service interruption. Second class postage paid at Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Chelsea Naval Hospital reported one of the Siamese twins, Mark Richard, died during an emergency operation to separate the head-to-head twins born January 17 in Naples. The surviving twin Michael Richard remained in critical condition with a serious heart issue. both boys weighed 7 pounds 44 ounces at birth.
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