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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1964

Page

5

Restaurants Object to Massachusetts Meals Tax Debate

Boston AP Massachusets restaurants oppose the 5 percent meals tax arguing it is discriminatory as a sales tax on a single industry. Cornelius Daly of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association tells the Taxation Committee that the tax burden should be repealed or the rate raised for reimbursements, noting restaurants keep 1 percent for bookkeeping, a share Daly says is insufficient.

Boston Massachusetts Cornelius Daly Massachusetts Restaurant Association Legislative Committee On Taxation Daly

Nixon Advocates Foreign Policy Reappraisal and New Canal

Former Vice President Richard Nixon calls for significant reappraisal of U.S. foreign policy and says the United States must not retreat from responsibilities in the Panama Canal Zone. He outlines a plan to topple Fidel Castro and favors a new canal through Mexico or Nicaragua. Nixon hints at endorsing a Republican candidate if one shows clear superiority before the July convention.

Philadelphia Richard M. Nixon U.S United States Panama Canal Zone Nixon Benjamin Franklin Canal Panama Latin’ America Fidel Castro Cuba Mexico Nicaragua

Rockefeller Son Left 660000 Estate in Dead Hope Suit

White Plains, N Y AP Michael Rockefeller 23 who vanished in New Guinea two years ago left an estate valued at $660 000 according to an affidavit by Gov Nelson A Rockefeller in a surrogate court action to declare him legally dead His father and Mary Clark Rockefeller initiated the proceeding naming John E Lockwood as administrator The affidavit says no will exists and the estate would pass to his parents unless they waive claims and then go to siblings

White Plains N.Y Michael ‘Rockefeller New Guinea Nelson A. Rockefeller Young Rockefeller Theonsent Mary Clark Rockefeller John E. Lockwood Bedford Michael Rockefeller Michael

Fire Log A Busy Wednesday With Multiple Alarms

Fire crews logged a series of incidents from 1:19 pm to 10:31 am including a box alarm at St Luke s Hospital nurses home caused by water leakage through a thermostat a false alarm at Bartlett Avenue and East Housatonic Street a payloader short circuit at 81 Woodland Ave a dryer lint ignition at 176 Highland Ave burning strap in a fireplace at Thomas Island Road discarded soot burning at 177 Elm St and a car fire at Tyler Street and Curtis Terrace all detailed with times and locations.

St. Luke's Hospital Bartlett Avenue Housatonic Street Woodlawn Ave Highland Ave Thomas Island Road Hatchway Elm St Tyler, Street Curtis Terrace

Smith College to award degrees to men for first time

Smith College will grant its own degrees to male graduate students for the first time, admitting men to its graduate programs, the School for Social Work, and the Clarke School for the Deaf. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court approved the policy change, with the first male candidates entering in September.

Northampton Smith College School For Social Work Clarke School Neaf Smith Board of Trustees Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Smith Imprimatur Smith Mount Holyoke Amherst University of Massachusetts U. of Mass Thomas Mendenhall School For Social Work Clarke School For the Deaf

Isle of Man reports population by gender

Douglas Isle of Man government release shows 26 091 women and 22 060 men living on the island off the west coast of Ireland. The figures outline demographic distribution for official records.

Douglas Isle of Man UPD Ireland

Wentworth Drive Seeks 3.1 Million Funding

Wentworth Institute announces a 3.1 million fund drive to expand enrollment from 2,100 to 2,500 students and to construct three buildings on Huntington Avenue. Plans include a 1.8 million multi purpose building with cafeteria library and classrooms, an 806 thousand dormitory, and a 500 thousand athletic activities building on the nine acre campus.

Boston UPI Wentworth Institute Huntington Avenue

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