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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1969

Page

15

Humphrey says Soviets fear MIRVs more than ABM threat

Former vice president Hubert Humphrey, after a 13 day Soviet visit, said Soviet leaders fear American offensive missiles more than the Safeguard ABM system. He urged continuing ABM research but opposed deployment. He noted Russians seek better US ties, favor discussions, and remain wary of arms talks amid domestic strains. He also signaled possible Senate run in Minnesota.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey Soviet Union Senate Minnesota Humphrey Middle East Vietnam Alexei Kosypin

Tempers Flare as Senate Debates ABM Safeguard

In Washington the ABM debate neared its fourth week as Sen. Holland accused opponents of filibuster while Cooper Hart and Stennis urged a vote. Tower threatened to table the measure, Fulbright would delay until his committee reviews secret Pentagon studies critical of Safeguard.

Washington Pentagon Senate Spessard L. Holland Dfla John Sherman Cooper R-Ky Philip A. Hart D-Mich John G. Tower R-Fox Cooper-Hart John ©. Stennis Senate Armed Services Committee Sen Cooper Henry M. Jackson Dash Sen. J. W. Fulbright

New York Rule Lets Students Dress As They Wish

Albany ruling by acting education commissioner Nyquist allows boys to grow hair long and girls to wear slacks in school if the dress code targets health safety or activity participation. The decision covers Jeffrey Myers Pavilion Central High School, Daniel Cossey Linton High School, and Barbara Jahnson and Yvonne Watkins Port Chester Senior High School cases.

Albany Ewald B. Nyquist Nyquist Genesee County Jeffrey Myers Pavilion Central High School Daniel Cossey Schenectady Linton High School Barbara Jahnson Yvonne Watkins Port Chester Senior High School

Berkshire Eagle Subscription Rates and Changes Notice

Postal zones and pricing for subscriptions including one month to one year options with discounts for foreign addresses and military members. Change of address procedures advised to prevent service interruption with notice to local post offices and the Berkshire Eagle. Second class postage paid at Pittsfield Massachusetts 012701.

Focal Post Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield Massachusetts

New U S Study Links Smoking to Unborn Harm and Disease

A 1969 supplement to the Public Health Service review reports cigarette smoking worsens heart disease risks, promotes atherosclerosis, and harms fetuses. It notes higher infant mortality risks, slower growth in babies of smokers, and links to emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and oral health decline.

New York Times Washington Public Health Service Agnew Robert H. Finch Health, Education and Welfare Finch

Frank Loesser, Song Composer, Dead at 59

Frank Loesser, composer of Guys and Dolls and The Most Happy Fella, died at 59 from lung cancer at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. The son of a New York City piano teacher, he briefly attended college and had early fame writing Army show songs in World War II. He also wrote Baby It’s Cold Outside for Neptune’s Daughter and earned the 1948 Academy Award. his brother was pianist Arthur Loesser. He married Lynn Carland in 1936, the union ending after 20 years as she produced Most Happy Fella.

New York Frank Loesser Mount Sinai Hospital Neptune's Daughter Ray Bolger Charley Amy New Ashmolean New Ashmolean Marching Society.” the Son of A New York City Arthur Loesser Lynn Carland Loesser

Harvard launches public policy graduate program

Cambridge Mass AP reports Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government has started a graduate program in government service and public policy to train students for public affairs careers. The initiative aims to broaden policy analysis and public sector leadership among graduates.

Cambridge, Mass Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government

Nixon Admin Uncovers 3.1 Billion Budget Surplus

Washington AP The Nixon administration unexpectedly reports a 3.1 billion dollar federal budget surplus for the last fiscal year, based on Treasury and Budget Bureau figures. Higher individual income taxes and lower outlays drove the gain, altering the deficit trend since 1960.

Washington Nixon Treasury Department Bureau of the Budget Senate John J. Williams R-Det the Treasury Charles F. Walker Budget Bureau Robert P. Mayo Johnson Eisenhower

Cabinet Members Clash Over Space Funding

SEATTLE AP Two cabinet members urged lower space spending while Vice President Spiro Agnew pushed for a Mars objective this century. George Romney and Robert Finch called for budget restraint and prioritization as Agnew argued for a targeted, meaningful space goal.

Agnew Seattle Nixon Spiro T. Agnew Mars No. 1 Priory Housing and Urban Development George Romney Health, Education ‘and Welfare Robert Finch Finch NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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