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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1965

Page

23

Birds Thrive As Cats Absent And Pesticides Excluded

In Salisbury Connecticut a columnist notes an unusually heavy bird population this year with many nesting sites within a hundred feet of the house. The absence of cats and nonuse of DDT are cited as reasons, alongside a late spring chorus that wanes after mid June. A barberry shrub yields a fearsome brown thrasher, forcing a duck to avoid a hit.

Dooryard Birds Hold Weekend War on Pests

Dooryard observers describe neighbors and birds guarding nests in barberry yew apple and spruce trees. Robins wrens flickers starlings grackles and cardinals contend for nest sites while a parade of nests in apple lilac maple pine and grapevines yields a rough census of the yard avifauna and their pest control role.

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Critics of U.S. Viet Nam Policy Boost Viet Cong Efforts

Inside Report argues Moscow backing and critics at home empower the Viet Cong as monsoon conditions slow U.S. forces. It warns that renewed VC offensives could reverse gains from bombing, threaten a coalition in Saigon, and push Hanoi toward harsher war aims while unmapped critics amplify morale.

U.S Johnson Southeast Asia South Viet Nam Saigon Malaya Moscow Khrushchev Hanoi

Double Role in Viet Nam Invites Trouble

Washington argues that the president cannot act as field marshal and top sergeant in Vietnam. Remote control weakens South Vietnamese resolve, risks emboldening the North, and undermines timely, energetic use of American force. A new command arrangement is urged to replace the flawed dual role.

LBS Viet Nam Kennedy White House Johnson South Viet Nam U.S Panmunjom Korea

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