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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1964

Page

2

Indonesia Malaysia Won't Yield Crisis Talks Continue

Bangkok conference with Philippines aims to settle the Indonesia Malaysia border crisis. Subandrio says political sentiment must be discussed along with the shaky cease-fire on Borneo. Razak insists cease-fire be effective before any summit. mediators seek a basis for settlement.

Bangkok Thailand Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Subandrio Malaysian Borneo Tun Abdul Razak Sukarno Tunku Abdul Rahman Diosdado Macapagal Razak

Chamber switching stance on trade with Communist nations

UPI reports U.S. Chamber of Commerce head Ea win P. Neiland said the organization will abandon its stance against trade with Communist nations. Neiland, from Wilmington, Delaware, announced a new policy to be unveiled at the policy committee meeting on April 29, arguing East-West trade as best for peaceful coexistence.

Durham N.C UPI Eawin P. Neiland U.S. Chamber of Commerce Neiland Wilmington Del

Bomb Plot Cracked in Saigon by Viet Cong

Saigon Viet Nam AP reports a Vietnamese American security team cracked a Communist plot Sunday night hours before an 11 pound bomb was to be exploded inside the U S military advisory assistance compound. A Viet Cong suspect was captured with the device and confessed plans to smuggle it in and detonate amid arriving crowds.

Saigon Viet Nam U.S

Ghana Chief Death Plot Tied To U.S. Offer

Accra AP report says a Ghana police constable accused of attempting to kill President Kwame Nkrumah was offered 5600 dollars and U.S. schooling to carry out the act. Seth Nicholas Kwame Ametwee, 23, fired five shots on January 2. Ametwee alleged Deputy Police Commissioner Samuel Danso Amaning recruited him in the assassination plot. Amaning is also under arrest.

Accra Ghana Kwame Nkrumah United States Seth Nicholas Kwame Ametwee Nkrumah Moonday Ametwee Samuel Danso Amaning Amaning

Iraqi Official Removed From Post

Brigadier Harden Takriti was removed from his posts as Iraq's defense minister and deputy commander in chief of the armed forces. The presidential decree cited the country's general interest and was broadcast by Baghdad Radio on Monday night.

Damascus Syria APJ Harden Takriti Iraq Baghdad Radio

Greek King Paul I in worsening condition

In Athens King Paul I, age two, is reported to be in great pain with his life in danger. Palace sources say his overall status remains unchanged since Monday though a bladder issue and a second blood clot in the lung were noted, following recent surgery for a stomach ulcer. Queen Frederika remains at his bedside.

Athens Greece Paul I Frederika

Soviet Trawler Shadows Convoy on Maneuvers

A Soviet trawler trailed a U S Navy convoy from Okinawa to Formosa where fifteen thousand U S and Chinese Marines conducted landing exercises under Chiang Kai-shek and senior generals. Navy officials said the trawler offered no new tactical insight and remained under surveillance by the convoy.

Taipei Formosa Okinawa U.S Chiang Kai-shek Robert Prosser Van Ivan

Three Seats Lost By Papandreou In Greek Vote

Military and civil servant ballots shaped the Greek Parliament outcome. Premier George Papandreou’s Center Union kept 71 seats, totaling a commanding 142 vote majority after late counting from armed forces and civil servants. The election occurred February 16.

Athens Greece George Papandreou Center Union Party Papandreou Tae

Sub Expenditures Hit 106 Million in UK Polaris Plans

London AP reports Britain will spend 106 million dollars next year on Polaris submarines. The House of Commons was told on Monday as defense budgets, naval programs, and missile platforms face scrutiny amid ongoing renewal efforts.

London Britain House of Commons

Gromyko Condemns U S Moves at Geneva Disarmament Talks

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A Gromyko assailed Western disarmament ideas as propaganda and warned negotiations in Geneva stagnate as U S proposals to freeze missile production and halt fissionable material were rejected. Tsarapkin echoed blame on the United States while insisting the Soviet Union will stay at the talks.

Moscow Andrei A. Gromyko Johnson U. S William C. Foster Foster United States Gromyko Tzvestia Semyon K. Tsarapkin Russia Tsarapkin Soviet Union Geneva

France Seeks WHO Seat for Red China in Geneva

France demanded that Communist China be given Nationalist China's seat in the WHO. The United States opposed the move. It marks the first bid since France recognized Communist China in January. France did not state whether it would back Peking for the United Nations seat. WHO was created by ECOSOC and is not a UN body.

Geneva UPI France China World Health Organization WHO United States Peking United Nations U. N. Economic and Social Council

Laborite Leader Wilson Returns From Talks With Johnson

British Labour leader Harold Wilson ends a Washington visit after a frank talk with President Johnson. He called the discussion very enjoyable with no topics left untouched and discussed U.S. thinking and Western Alliance. Wilson planned an honorary degree in Connecticut and a news conference at the British Embassy.

Washington Harold Wilson Johnson

Cuban Tyranny Hit by Urrutia at Brandeis

WALTHAM Mass UPI The first president of Cuba under Fidel Castro says an absolute tyranny exists on the offshore island He called Batista era tyranny but warned Castro regime holds absolute control of political economic social and ideological life Urrutia a former Cuban judge once ally now critic said Castro is not Cuba’s hero per Soviet praise

Waltham, Mass UPL Cuba Fidel Castro Manuel Urrutia Brandeis University Fulgencio Batista Urrutia

Soviet wheat purchases ended by Moscow says Times

New York Times reports Soviet Union has decided it has enough grain and will not buy more U S wheat at this time. American traders in Moscow were told no purchases for now, despite two sales totaling about 132.5 million dollars. The Soviets have also bought from other Western nations since last summer due to crop failures.

New York United States Soviet Union New York Times Moscow U.S Russia

Zanzibar President Declares Preventive Detention Policy

Zanzibar President Abeid Karume decrees preventive detention allowing indefinite custody of anyone deemed dangerous or a threat to peace or security. The policy targets actions endangering defense and public order.

Zanzibar Dar ES Salaam Tanganyika Abeid Karume

Anglers Fined For Eight Prize Trout At Welsh Hatchery

Five fishermen in Llangollen Wales were fined 137.20 dollars after catching eight prize trout. They believed they found a fishing paradise but learned it was Wales' largest fish hatchery.

Llangollen Wales UPI

Polish Defector Said To Aid U.S. Agents

Polish agent Michal Goleniewski, who defected in 1961, reportedly provided information leading to arrests of Soviet bloc spies abroad. The New York Journal-American linked him to claims of Kremlin cells in the CIA and State Department, though some details were disputed. Goleniewski, 41, supplied data later checked by the FBI.

Washington United States Pole Michal Goleniewski U.S Poland The New York Journal-American Goleniewski Soviet Union KGB Kremlin Central Intelligence Agency State Department Journal - American FBI

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