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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1964

Page

3

Dumaine Won’t Quit GOP Delegationplaceholder

Massachusetts Republican leader Fred eric C. Dumaine Jr denies reports he withdrew as a delegate to the national convention. He says he offered to resign only if other at large delegates would also withdraw and criticizes the slate as unrepresentative while Emory Ireland could become a replacement per Treadway.

Boston Frederic C. Dumaine Jr Republican State Committee Dumaine Richard F. Treadway Washington Sen Barry Goldwater Arizona Treadway Emory Ireland Wellesley Mysle Massachusetts Henry Cabot Lodge Ireland

Goldwater resumes campaign push in New Hampshire

Senator Barry Goldwater returns to New Hampshire to launch a three day tour covering 19 communities ahead of the March 10 Republican primary. He will make a single day stop on March 2 before a week long statewide effort. Nelson Rockefeller plans a separate New Hampshire campaign swing, with a news conference in Albany and a three day trek starting Wednesday.

Washington Barry Goldwater New Hampshire Goldwater Granite State Arizona New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Albany N.Y Rockefeller

Sales of NHRR Land Bring 919483 in Last Quarter 1963

The bankrupt New Haven Railroad earned 919 483 from property sales in Connecticut New York Rhode Island and Massachusetts in late 1963. The Waterbury CT sale yielded 193 218. Trustees also reported 951 285 from scrap sales amid an about 12 million loss for the year.

New Haven, Conn New Haven U.S. District Court Yessterday Connecticut New York Rhode Island Massachusetts Waterbury

Government Stymied By Union Wheat Boycott

In Miami Beach Florida a failed push by Labor Department aide James J Reynolds to settle a wheat boycott aimed at the Soviet Union is reported. Union leaders insist on at least half the grain in U S vessels and AFL CIO leaders show mixed support for Johnson s appeal while Longshoremen halt wheat on foreign ships in New Orleans and Houston. Continental Grain says it cannot find enough acceptable U S ships to meet the 50 percent requirement.

Miami Beach Fla Labor Department U.S Soviet Union Johnson James J. Reynolds Reynolds Daytona Beach Florida, East Coast Railway Cape Kennedy AFL - Cio Executive Council AFL - Cio George Meany Meany International Longshoremen's Association New Orlean Houston Thomas W. Gleason W. Willard Wirtz Washington Continental Grain Co United States Cuba

Grant Supports Albany Medical College Neurology Training

The National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness awarded Albany Medical College $328 530 for a five year grant starting July 1 1964 to fund graduate training in neurology. Dr Harold C Wiggers announced the program aims to prepare young doctors as teachers and researchers in neurology with integrated clinical and research experience at Albany Medical Center Hospital and the Albany V A Hospital both AMA approved.

Albany N.Y National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness Albany Medical College Harold C. Wiggers Medical College U.S. Public Health Service Albany Medical Center Albany V.A. Hospital

Reuther Critical of Boycott

United Auto Workers President Walter B. Reuther condemned a union boycott that stopped flooding of American wheat to Russia. He spoke at the AFL-CIO Executive Council midwinter meeting and argued the action hindered U.S. foreign policy.

Miami Beach UPI Russia United Auto Workers Walter B.reuther Reuther Afl-Cio Executive Council State Department Maritime Department Meany Johnson

Massachusetts House Debates Civil Service Bill Rail Against Rigging

Massachusetts House grants initial approval to a civil service reform bill aimed at preventing exams from being tailored to favored candidates. The debate, led by Rep Alfred Shrigley, included opposition from Rep George Mendonca who warned of disrupting the exam program. Also approved were hearings on county workers under civil service and a measure letting women motorists omit hair color on licenses. The Senate upheld Gov Peabody’s veto on Cambridge PR referendum and a separate bill would exempt women traffic officers from civil service rules.

Boston UPI Massachusetts House Alfred I. Shrigley R-Hingham Taear Michael Dukakis Brookling George B. Mendonca D.new Bedford Sidney Q. Curtiss Sheffield Ways and Means Committee Senate James F. Condon

Official Denies Mail Tampering Charged by Cohn

New York dispatch reports Atty Roy Cohn denying he mailed tampering charges. Postal Inspector Robert Hickey said no tampering occurred with the mail of Cohns attorney Thomas Bolan. Cohn seeks to dismiss a grand jury lying charge tied to United Dye and Chemical stock fraud after claiming intercepted private correspondence.

New York UPI Atty Roy Cohn Post Office Department Robert Hickey Cohn Thomas Bolan Boy Wonder Army-MacCarthy United Dye Land Chemical Co U. S. Atty Robert Morgenihau

Rehabilitation Draft Proposal by Hershey Seeks Training Control

Lt General Hershey proposed inducting thousands of draft rejects for two years of rehabilitation and training under military control. A new referral program begins July 1 for all 18 year olds to assess fitness for service and channel others to employment and training through offices.

Washington Selective Service Lewis B. Hershey Johnson Gram. Hershey Armed Services Hershey

Boston School Committee to Meet NAACP Leaders

Boston officials agreed to meet NAACP leaders after an eight month stalemate to discuss alleged de facto segregation in city schools. The Wednesday 7 p.m. session could lead to canceling the February 26 boycott if a concrete integration plan with a timetable is formed.

Boston UPI Boston School Committee National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP James P. Breeden Thomas Eisenstadt Arthur J. Gartland Joseph Lee William E. O’connor Louise Day Hicks Mittee

House Speaker Thompson Defies Resignation Rumors

Boston reports say House Speaker John S. Thompson of Ludlow denied resigning amid speculation. He disclosed three weeks of medical treatment for acute pneumonia and a left shoulder problem, asserting he would quit only if unable to perform duties and plans to serve his full two year term.

Boston John S. Thompson D-Ludlow Thompson

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