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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1965

Page

2

Russia Moves Toward China Accord Says Pravda

Pravda confirms Russia has taken steps to settle ideological disputes with Red China. The Soviet paper cites abstaining from public polemics for five months and recent meetings with delegations from fraternal parties as part of the effort to unify the world communist movement. It warns Western imperialists seek to exploit divisions within socialism and notes the Khrushchev era’s peaceful coexistence doctrine has been disputed for years.

Moscow UPI Communist Party Pravdai Russia Wwew Red China Pravda World Liberation Movement China Nikita ° S. Khrushchev West

U S Pilot Said Held After Viet Nam Capture

North Viet Nam announced the capture of U S Air Force Lt Hayden J Lockhart of Springfield Ohio after his plane was shot down during a March 2 strike. He was the last unaccounted American pilot. five planes were downed and one Vietnamese pilot was rescued. A released photo shows him in uniform with squadron patch and aviator wings.

Tokyo UPI North Viet Nam U.S Hayden J. Lockhart Springfield Ohio Jill Alexandria Louisiana Lockhart

Soviet Rejects Bid To Drop Coexistence Policy

Moscow reports state Pravda, in reply to a March 4 Peking statement, rejected demands to drop peaceful coexistence as a condition of Communist unity. The article condemns coercive or renunciations of political line, without naming China, while addressing Khrushchev era origins.

Moscow UPI Soviet Union Pravda Peking Kremlin Nikita Khrushchev

Jet Strikes in North Viet Reported Showing Success

Washington officials view U S jet strikes against Communist formations in South Vietnam as showing success in throwing the Reds off balance and inflicting casualties. South Vietnamese authorities are less bullish though. Jets, including F100s and B57s, have flown many sorties since Feb 24 and are credited with stalling attacks and breaking up Viet Cong concentrations.

Washington U.S South Viet Nam Pentagon Vick Nam

Interfaith Lobby Pushes For New Rights Law

Washington reports a May interfaith drive by Protestants Catholics and Jews for federal action to protect Negro voters in Selma Alabama and swift passage of a new voting rights law. A mass meeting on Capitol Hill launched twin campaigns with leaders Blake Cronin and Hirsch presiding as Johnson agreed to White House discussions and a forthcoming voter registration bill.

Washington UPI Selma Ala Mass Meeting Lutheran Church of the Reformation Capitol Hill Eugene Carson Blake United Presbyterian Church Religion and Race Commission National Council of Churches John Cronin National Catholic Welfare Conference Richard G. Hirsch The Union of American Hebrew Congregations Johnson White House Congress

Shallow Draft Navy Gunboats Built at Tacoma

The Navy is building 36-foot shallow draft gunboats at Peterson Boat Building Co in Tacoma. The last two of 10 boats were due for delivery at Seattle, as the Navy orders 24 more with deliveries starting two per month in June. Each craft draws 3 feet B inches of water and mounts twin 50 caliber turrets fore and aft plus single 30 caliber guns on each side.

Tacoma Wash Navy Viet Nam Seattle Peterson Boat Building Co

Duke of Windsor Eye Condition Reported Satisfactory

London bulletin says the Duke of Windsor, aged 70, is comfortable after retina surgery. He has had three operations, the first on February 22 and the third this week, with no clear date for a possible visit by Queen Elizabeth II or a meeting with the Duchess of Windsor.

London Duke of Windsor Queen Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace

Budget Deliberations Advance in Massachusetts Ways and Means

Statehouse coverage details Volpe budget deliberations advancing at a steady yet inquisitive pace as Ways and Means seeks to finish the fiscal 1966 plan by mid April. New committee leadership and spillover from numerous tax proposals shape a tight timetable for budget and revenue actions.

Volpe Boston House Ways - and” Means Ways and Means Taxation Committee Anthony M. Scibelli Springfield John F. X. Dayoren Milford John T. Tynan Charles I. Shepard Shepard Commonwealth Selbelli

Inmates Quit Jobs at Walpole State Prison

About 200 inmates at Walpole State Prison walked off jobs making auto license plates in protest of pay and working conditions. They gathered in a recreation area while authorities returned them to cells. 100 later were ordered back to work as the protest continued to be reviewed.

Walpole Mass Walpole State Prison CC. Palmer Seafati Seafati

Philbin Fights Rutland Heights Hospital Closure

Washington AP Rep Philbin of Massachusetts warns that closing Rutland Heights Veterans Hospital would gut New England's veteran care. He urges a quick House Veterans Affairs subcommittee move to save facilities aiding veterans. Other lawmakers criticize plans to save 23 million yearly by shuttering 11 hospitals 4 soldiers homes and 17 regional offices. Bates notes Brighton hospital for seamen would be replaced by Rutland Heights care. MacDonald says Bath New York Soldiers' Home closure would force New England veterans to seek care in Virginia West Virginia or Ohio.

Washington Philp J. Philbin Mass Rutland Heights New England Philbin House Veterans Affairs William H. Bates Rmass Brighton Torbert H. MacDonald D-Mass Bath N.Y

Entry Suit Dismissal Denied by Court in Boston

In Boston a Watertown couple’s damage suit against postal inspectors was revived by a U S Court of Appeals, ruling the case should proceed in federal court. The suit claims Raymond J. Dunne entered the Kelley home without a warrant during a 1962 mail rack robbery investigation in Plymouth, a crime that yielded $1 551 277. The ruling also names William F White and Bailey Aldrich in the appeals panel.

Boston Watertown Federal District Court U.S. Court of Appeals Appeals Court John J. Kelley Raymond J. Dunne Chicago William F. White Bailey Aldrich Dunne Plymouth

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