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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1964

Page

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High Court Won't Rule On Airline Stay

The Supreme Court declined to rule on Eastern Air Lines protest against a stay of a Civil Aeronautics Board order. The stay, issued by the Boston Circuit Court at Northeast Airlines request, continues until April 30, 1964, affecting the New York to Florida route. Eastern argued no stay should be granted, while Eastern and National Airlines face about 72,685 dollars daily losses totaling around 15 million through April 30.

Washington Supreme Court Eastern Air Lines Civil Aeronautics Board Northeast Airlines New York U.S. Circuit Court Boston Northeast CAB New York-Florida Eastern Circuit Court Astern National Airlines

Albania Grabs Soviet Embassy Property in Tirana

Albania seized property belonging to the Soviet Embassy in Tirana and demanded its immediate return. Izvestia announced the seizure, noting caretakers remained in both embassies since relations broke in December 1961 amid Khrushchev de Stalinization clashes with Enver Hoxha. The dispute aligns Albania with China in the Soviet split.

Moscow UPD Albania Tirana Izvestia Tzvestia Soviet Union Foreign Ministry U.S.S.R Nikita S. Khrushchev Enver Hoxha China Peking

Peabody Backs Johnson Urban Renewal Proposals

Massachusetts Governor Endicott Peabody endorsed Johnson administration proposals to expand urban planning and renewal, create a Cabinet post on urban affairs, fund metropolitan transportation programs, and aid depressed areas. He spoke at the National Housing Conference honoring Kennedy and Johnson’s continuance of those programs.

Washington Massachusetts Endicott Peabody National Housing Conference Peabody Kennedy Johnson

Pro-Goldwater slate backs First District delegates

Walter J. Campbell of Rockland Drive and Carl Keyser of Amherst announce their run as pro-Goldwater GOP delegates from Massachusetts First District in the April 28 presidential primaries. They oppose the official Conte-Dwight slate, which is tied to Sen. Leverett Saltonstall and Richard F. Treadway. Campbell says he aims to let voters express their preference, though he plans no campaign. Alternate picks include Patience Allan and Mabel P. Wardwell, with Hammond and Hunter as alternates.

Walter J. Campbell Rockland Drive Campbell General Electric Co Carl Keyser Amherst Silvio O. Conte Pittsfield William Dwight Sr Holyoke Conte Dwight Leverett Saltonstalland National Gop Richard F.treadway Saltonstall - Treadway Arizona Barry Goldwater Lloyd Warning Concord

Want Ads Offer Low Rates for Weeklong Runs

Ad copy touts low-cost Want Ads with steep daily savings for longer runs. Seventy different phrases highlight 15 words for a week totaling 2.97, promising quick results and value.

Eagle Family Want

Ruby's Side Moves to Subpoena Jurors as Witnesses

In Dallas the defense protests to compel jurors or prospective jurors who viewed the Oswald case shooting on TV to testify. Judge Brown and the court debated a bill of exception while the defense plans appeals to block televised jurors.

Ruby Dallas UPS Jack Ruby Melvin Belii Atty Herry Wade Lee Harvey Oswald Joe B. Brown Brown Belli Max E. Causey The Dallas Times Herald Texas State Supreme Court Austin San Francisco

Anti-Sweeps Rally Fails to Draw Crowd in Keene New Hampshire

About 30 people attended a Keene rally against sweepstakes organized by the Committee of 100, far short of the 500 hoped. Organizers cited good weather and voter apathy as factors. Reverend F.E. Lee Bothast blamed general voter indifference, while Edward C. Reneau defended the turnout as influenced by the sunny day.

Keene, N.H API

Five Day Forecast Temperatures Dip Through Saturday

The five day outlook projects average temps about five degrees below the seasonal 24 degree normal. Coldest readings arrive late in the week with wintry weather and snow expected Tuesday night Wednesday and again Saturday.

Union Leaders Defy U.S. Won't Load Wheat Ships

In Miami Beach the International Longshoremen's Union and allied unions continue a multimillion-dollar boycott on loading U.S. wheat for Russia. They demand at least 50 percent of shipments go on American vessels, citing policy and jobs concerns. Talks with Labor Secretary Wirtz failed after four days, with AFL-CIO backing and no new meetings scheduled.

Miame Beach Fla U.S Russia W. Willard Wirtz Soviet Bloc Thomas W. Gleason International Longshoremen’s Union Eigh Atlantic Gulf Coast Wirtz Washington Johnson Afl-Cio George Meany Soviet Union Kennedy I Maritime Adminstration Ting Continental Grain Corporation Continental Miami Beach Afl-Cio Executive Council Wirlz

Bold hunt in Castro Daire fails to curb Wolves

In Castro Daire Portugal CPI a cold wave spurred 200 armed hunters to wipe out wolves. The organized effort yielded only one fox, marking limited success for the widespread action.

Castro Daire Portugal CPI

Pigeons Ban Prompted by Poisoners Strike in Boston

A 16 member Park Department team set out at dawn to poison 10 000 pigeons in four days in Boston. Bait spread in freight yards of Boston and New York Central rail lines and in Somerville grain elevators, permitted by a two year old act. Officials say the arsenic by product harms neither dogs nor humans and is collected daily with dead birds.

Boston UPI Park Department Boston & Maine New York Central Port Authority Somerville

Flier Falls 1000 Feet and Survives With Broken Leg

Lt. Edward A. Dickson of Wyoming, Fa., fell 1,000 feet when his Skyhawk jet’s engine failed over the High Sierras near Bishop. He landed in a snowbank, bounced into a tree, broke his right leg but stayed conscious, inflated a raft, fired a flare, and was rescued by his crew after the plane wreckage.

Oakland Calif UPI Edward A. Dickson Wyoming Oak, Knoll Naval Hospital Dickson Sierras Bishop

India protests new incursion as Red China backs Pakistan

Twenty three Indian rencamens are missing after a new phase of fighting in Kashmir. India’s defense ministry says Pakistani troops crossed the cease fire line near Keran, 70 miles west of Srinagar, firing on an Indian patrol while others fired from the opposite bank. A joint Chou En-lai Ayub Khan communique pledges Chinese support for Pakistan, with Ayub promising friendly cooperation and a visit to Peking. The note criticizes US aid to India and Pakistan’s bid for UNSC seat is tied to Chou’s backing for Kashmir plebiscite.

New Delhi India Pakistan Kashmir Indian Defense Ministry U.N Keran Srinagar Chou Nehru Congress Party Chou En-lai Mohammed Ayub Khan China Ayub Chen Peking United States Washington U.S Red United Nations Chow

Aggression by Indonesia Decried by Malaysia Chief

Malaysia Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman denounced Indonesia as mounting acts of physical aggression near Sarawak Sabah on Borneo. He warned the crisis could explode into disaster despite a ceasefire as both nations press for settlement amid looming talks with Indonesia.

Indonesia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Tunku Abdul Rahman Rahman Sarawak Sabah Borneo Council On World Tensions Asia Africa Latin America United States Rahman Snake Ac Dinlamatin Donesia Diosdado Macapag Naysia Philippines Itl Jakarta Presius Dent Sukarno Bali

Mediation Snags on Technicality in Cyprus Crisis

U N Secretary General U Thant presses talks with British diplomat Sir Patrick Dean and Cypriot Foreign Minister Soros Kyprianou as debate on a Cyprus peace force resumes. Dispute over mentioning the 1960 treaty of guarantee stalls agreement, while Cyprus grows more militarized with thousands training in weapons.

United Nations, N.Y U.N U Thant Cyprus Thant Sir Patrick Dean Soros Kyprianou Security Council Council Britain Turkey Greece United States Mediterranean

Soviet Mission Opens Negotiations on Cyprus Air Link

NICOSIA Cyprus The Soviet Union and Cyprus began talks on an air link between Moscow and Nicosia official sources called routine while Turkish charges accused Makarios of seeking Soviet intervention. The discussions, seen as tied to the island crisis, occur as the United States and Britain urge caution to keep NATO stability intact. Local papers cited by Nicosia suggested the negotiations were collapsing.

Nicosia Cyprus UPI Moscow Foreign Ministry Makarios Kremlin United States Britain NATO Makavios United Nations New York

1952 Olympic medalist tears into ski coaches in Vermont

Andrea Mead Lawrence, former two time Olympic champion, criticized U S coaches after Innsbruck world games saying exhaustion overtrained Americans hurt performance. She named Bob Beattie and Oregon competitor Jean Saubert as examples and argued coaches overemphasize technique at the expense of athletes instincts and confidence.

Sherburne UPI America Andrea Mead Lawrence U.S Innsbruck Austria Lawrence Bob Beattie Inns‘brack Oregon

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