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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1964

Page

2

U Thant Wins Delay in Cyprus Security Council Debate

United Nations Secretary-General U Thant secured a postponement of the U N Security Council debate on Cyprus until Monday as he pressed on with consultations. The postponement comes amid ongoing talks on the island crisis.

United Nations, N.Y U Thant U.N. Security Council Cyprus Thant Security Council Britain Greece Turkey Jveto United States Council

Nazi Extermination Training Found In Four Secret Schools

Simon Wiesenthal disclosed training of Nazi extermination staff in four secret murder schools in Hartheim Hadamar Grafenegg and Sonnenberg in Austria and Germany. Trainees gassed prisoners for practice lived beside crematoriums to endure the stench. He provided dossiers on 14 Austrian ex Nazis to aid investigations and trials.

Vienna Austria Germany Simon Wieserthal Jewish Documentation Center Wiesenthal Karl Silberbauer Anne Frank Adolf Eichmann Hartheim Upper Austria Justice Ministry Hadamar Hesse Weisenthal Alfons Gorbach Dachau

Orlich Hopes Mediation On Canal Zone Dispute

Costa Rica President Francisco J. Orlich is attempting mediation between the United States and Panama over the Panama Canal Zone. A 90 minute secret meeting with Panama's President Roberto Chiavella occurred at Paso de Canoa. The State Department says no formal mediation agreement exists despite initial acceptance in principle.

San Jose Costa Rica Francisco J. Orlich Panama Canal Zone United States Panama Orlich Roberto Chiavi Paso de Canoa Onlich Washington State Department

New Law Ends Time Limit For New Criminal Trials

Boston Governor Peabody signed a law removing the one year time limit on filing a motion for a new trial in criminal cases. He argued that justice requires allowing a new trial when warranted despite time passage. The reform, pushed by the Judicial Council since 1938, aims to curb frivolous abuse while enabling proper review.

Boston UPI Gov. Peabody Massachusetts Supreme Court Judicial Council

GOP Hits Halt Of Allied Aid For Cuba Trade

Two Republican members of Congress condemned the administrations stop of military aid to Britain and France over Cuba trade. A Democratic congressman urged a boycott of a British company, while the State Department denied backing any retaliation. Senator Milward Simpson called the move a betrayal of friends, and Representative Steven Derounian mocked the measure as ineffective and only a $35 aid cut in a $3 billion package.

Washington Congress Britain France Cuba State Department Milward Simpson R.wyo Senate Steven B. Derounian Rn.y

Goldwater Would Fire McNamara in New Hampshire Tour

Sen. Barry Goldwater said if president he would fire Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara. He attacked McNamara for praising missiles over bombers, calling the remark probably the stupidest ever by a secretary of defense. Goldwater also faced NH campaign discontent and a split within the Republican ranks over campaigning style as he toured Concord.

Portsmouth N.H UPL Barry Goldwater Robert S. McNamara Arizona McNamara Ford Goldwater Kennedy Ford Motor Co New Hampshire Norris Cotton R-N.h Stewart Lamprey R-Moultonboro

Kind Words Backfire On Moscow Novelist

MOSCOW AP Alexei Yugov, a Soviet novelist, faced government criticism after a paper attacked his book for praising the last czar and czarina. Izvestia stated literate people hold different views about the crown carriers.

Moscow Alexei Yugov Lzvestia

Economy crosses $600 billion in annual GNP

The Commerce Department reports gross national product reached an annual rate of $600.1 billion in the final quarter, with the year totaling $585.1 billion. 1962 GNP was $554.9 billion, while 4 percent production growth in 1963 exceeded long term averages and hints at further gains in early 1964.

Washington U. S Commerce Department

ILA in Boston Halts Loading Grain to Russia

Boston longshoremen refused to load grain for Russia on an American ship citing broken promises from the Johnson administration. Officials say the government guaranteed 50 percent American ships, while Continental Grain Co. argues Russian restrictions and freighter scarcity make compliance impossible.

ILA Boston Russia UPL International Longshoremen’s Association Dl4 Continental Grain Co U.S

Rockefeller Says U S Abandoned Monroe Doctrine During Cuban Crisis

Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller accuses the United States of abandoning the Monroe Doctrine during the Cuban crisis as he campaigns in New Hampshire. He blasts the Kennedy Johnson era for Panama drift and calls for a bipartisan foreign policy while criticizing Henry Cabot Lodge and his Viet Nam statements.

Manchester N.H Nelson A. Rockefeller United States New York New Hampshire Goffstown Rockefeller Panama U.S Viet Nam Henry Cabot Lodge Lodge

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