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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1964
Page
2
Nairobi Kenya AP report records Julius Nyerere denying danger to his 25 month regime after mutiny and rioting in Tanganyika. He urges calm while conflicts spread across Africa including Zanzibar Guinea Rwanda Congo Ethiopia and Kenya with casualties and state actions noted.
The death of Cardinal Carlo Chiarlo, 62, Italian curial member, from an intestinal tumor in Lucca reduces the College of Cardinals to 78. Vatican sources expect a consistory soon, possibly elevating 22 men to bring the College to 100, with a push for more international representation under Pope Paul VI.
Rome AP reports Italy’s cabinet removed the prefects of Belluno and Udine provinces crippled by the Vaieni Dam flood and ordered a parliamentary inquiry. About 3,000 people died when a mountainside collapse released the dam’s reservoir flooding the valley on October 9.
Two Russian military aides involved in a downtown Shreveport standoff left for Washington under police surveillance after invoking diplomatic immunity. Public Safety Commissioner George DArtois sought to question them about their visit and what they were doing in the city. The aides said they were sightseeing and produced U.S. passes restricting them to the city limits.
In Jakarta Robert F. Kennedy arrived for final negotiations with Indonesian President Sukarno over the Malaysia Philippines Indonesia dispute. He aims to convene a summit including Malaya Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman and Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal to seek a peaceful solution to the federation crisis arising from the September formation of Malaya Singapore and British Borneo territories.
Paris AP reports a poll from the French Public Opinion Institute showing 56 percent of respondents satisfied with President Charles de Gaulle, up from 51 percent in late November. The piece notes Indonesia and the Philippines pressing Malaysia recognition as a summit condition, while Kennedy cites productive talks with Sukarno in Tokyo and hopes to resume discussions.
Moscow reports a long term trade agreement between the Soviet Union and Cuba aimed at aiding Cuba’s lagging economy and shielding its sugar sector from world market fluctuations and American monopolist sabotage. Khrushchev and Castro, who arrived in the USSR earlier this month, also visited Kiev for sightseeing. Departure timing for Castro was unclear, with plans to leave before month’s end.
Panamanian papers claim U S Navy halted the Patricia and the Ondina at the canal end for two hours then allowed passage. U S spokesmen in the Canal Zone said Patricia and tug Payardh were stopped January 19 as routine checks near the Atlantic entrance with no search of Ondina. They reported no unusual activity and noted Marines were accused of harassing boats by La Pensa, which authorities deny. The Inter American Peace Commission and Panamanian envoy Moreno traveled to Washington warning new incidents could spark violence on the canal border.
President Leon M ba dissolved Gabons national assembly to trim government expenses in the West African nation. He said a smaller assembly would be elected but did not set a date for the election.
Washington UP dispatch reports President Johnson is anticipated to meet with the Organization of American States group in coming weeks. Details remain unclear as officials in Pittsfield discuss possible agendas and Manal service changes.
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