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Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1964

Page

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British Army Maintains East Africa Peace After Mutinies

British and African officers probe mutinies by Queen’s African Rifles troops in Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda amid demand for removal of British and higher pay. Over 3,500 British troops kept order. two major incidents occurred near Dar es Salaam and at Laret Camp. Troops to be withdrawn as security improves. overall quiet in the three states with ongoing mop up in Tanganyika.

Tanganyika Dar Es Salaam Nairobs Kenya East Africa Commonwealth Tanganyikany Uganda Zanzibar British East Africa Nairobi Tan- Ranyika Fremier Queen’s African Rifles London Britain Commonwealth Ministry Zendar Zazibar Khrushchev Spiet Usandaer Malaysia Africia

U S Spy Satellites Track ICBM Launches Across U S

President Johnson announced that two U S military spy satellites have detected multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles launches from Florida and California. The system uses infrared sensors to spot launches of liquid fueled Titan and Atlas boosters and solid fueled Minuteman missiles in powered flight. The covert program aims to create a space based alarm network for global missile monitoring with unmanned satellites providing continuous surveillance. Details on exact launch dates and satellite specs were not disclosed.

Washington Johnson U.S Florida California Titan Atlas Cape Kennedy Ela Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif Defense Department

Congo rebel raids kill missionary in Kwilu province

An American missionary Irene Ferrer 45 of Eagle Butte North Dakota was killed by a rebel arrow during a raid on a Baptist mission at Mangungu Kwilu province 200 miles southeast of Leopoldville. Ruth Hege 48 of Wellington Ohio was wounded and Miss Bertha Miller unspecified canton arrived reporting the scene. Rebels led by Pierre Mulele backed by Red China sparked a state of emergency in Kwilu with 450 soldiers sent. Seven American missionaries and two children were evacuated by U.N. helicopters after stations were burned.

Leopoldville the Congo AAP Central Kwila Irene Ferrer Eagle Butte Mangungu Leo Poldy Congo Lucopoldville Ruth. Hege Wellington Ohio Man“gungu U.N Kandale Peter Buller Mountain Lake Minn Bertha Miller Glendale Calif Hege Mulele Peking

U Mass team wins GE College Bowl title match

In New York four University of Massachusetts studentsSusan Tracy Dedham Michael Berrini Burlington William Landis Northampton and Dave Mathieson Amherst won 1300 in scholarship funds for the school by defeating the University of Dayton 150 to 125 on GE College Bowl.

New York University of Massachusetts University of Dayton Massachusetts U. of M Susan Tracy Dedham Michael Berrini Burlington William Landis Northampton Dave Mathieson Amherst

McNamara Warns U.S. Must Back Viet Nam War Effort

Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that the anti-Communist cause in South Vietnam has deteriorated since the Diem government was overthrown. He warned the United States must retain strong military forces and be willing to risk use to prevent a Communist victory, though he cited hopes that Vietnamese efforts and popular support for the new government will improve the situation. The remarks accompanied President Johnson’s request for a $51.2 billion defense budget for the next fiscal year.

Washington UPI Defense Robert 5. McNamara Congress South Viet Nam Diem U.S Pentagon United States House Armed Services Committee McNamara Johnson Southeast Asia

France Recognizes Red China Will Exchange Ambassadors

Paris announces formal recognition of the Chinese Communist regime in Peking and agrees to appoint ambassadors within three months. U.S. calls the step unfortunate while Britain had already moved.De Gaulle aims to boost influence in Southeast Asia, seeks trade, and asserts France will chart its own course despite allies. Moscow Radio praises the move as peaceful coexistence advances.

Paris France Peking Peking Radio Chiang Kaishek Formosa Red China U.S Washington U.S. State Department State Department Southeast Asia China Britain de Gaulle Far East Vet Nam Khruschev United States London Moscow Rajio Soviet Union Chinese People’s Republic United Nations

Sen Smith Seeks GOP Nomination for President

Sen Margaret Chase Smith of Maine declares her run for the Republican presidential nomination at the Women’s National Press Club. She cites money organization and time limits as obstacles but says she has decided to run and will announce for the New Hampshire primary, while denying plans for a vice presidential bid.

Washington Margaret Chase Smith Maine Women’s National Press Club Skowhegan Telephone Co New Hampshire Senate

Johnson urges federal aid to curb urban sprawl and housing

President Johnson asked Congress to expand grants and loans to local governments and private developers to control suburban sprawl. He proposed a cabinet department for housing and development, more public housing, urban renewal, and aid for displaced families, farm workers, and migrating workers, aiming to build 1.5 million new homes and plan for 2 million yearly by 1970.

Washington Johnson Congress John F. Kennedy Federal Housing Administration FHA

Nixon Scranton Entered In New Hampshire Primary

Concord New Hampshire UPI Former Vice President Richard M Nixon and Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton were entered today in the state first in the nation presidential primary. John L MacDonald and Sylvia C Martin filed as delegates favoring Nixon and Scranton respectively. Rockefeller and Goldwater had already entered the preferential poll. Voters cast ballots for their preferred candidates in the poll.

Concord N.H UPI Richard M. Nixon Pennsylvania William Scranton New Hampshire John L. MacDonald Manchester Nixon Sylvia C. Martin Scranton MacDonald Manchester Finance Commission New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Barry Goldwater Arizona

Nervous Choppers Panic At Orly Airport Suitcase

At Orly Airport Paris police were alerted by a buzzing noise from a suitcase on a plane bound for Marseille. They found a battery driven toothbrush had been turned on accidentally, causing the disturbance before departure.

Paris Orly Marseille

Five Day Forecast Predicts Near Normal Temps

The forecast through Saturday shows average temperatures near 22 with colder conditions tomorrow and Wednesday. A brief moderation is expected on Thursday and Friday, followed by colder conditions Saturday with snow expected on Thursday.

Japan says no big rise in trade with Communist bloc

Tokyo told the United States during the third Cabinet session that Japan expects no significant increase in trade with the Communist bloc and will not extend unusual credit terms to Communist China. About 3 percent of Japan's present trade is with the bloc, and 0.8 percent with China. The country urged the removal of economic restrictions hindering liberalization and aid to underdeveloped nations while signaling tariff concessions depend on Western partners' actions.

Tokyo Japan United States China U.s.japan Committee On Trade and Economic Affairs Peking U.S Europe Dean Rusk Commerce Luther Hodges W.willard Wirtz

Opinionated Sign Trash on Capitol Records Stack

In a Washington AP dispatch a four floor office building houses a vast stack of congressional records detailing senators and representatives actions and statements. A hand lettered sign at the top reads Trash signaling disdain for the pile and its contents.

Washington Ald House

One Wanted Brings Two Jobs in Local Ad

A Want Ad claims to deliver quick employment with nine calls in two days and two nearby jobs found. Mrs. A. Gingras of 17 South Church Street praises the service, urging readers to dial 447 7311 to place an ad and seek local work.

A. Gingras South Church Street Eagle Family Chouch

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