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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1964

Page

2

U N World Trade Proposal Seeks Aid for Poor Nations

In Geneva economists call for a broad new world trade system led by the United Nations to aid developing countries. Rich nations would ease protectionism to help poor nations grow exports, replacing GATT with a mechanism that addresses nonindustrial disparities and fosters international cooperation.

U.N Geneva Switzerland United Nations U. N Raul Prebisch Brazil Lrade Soviet Union

Behan Rallies In Fight For His Life

Dublin based Irish playwright Brendan Behan showed a slight rally in his condition today after a hospitalization following a Dublin drinking spree. A hospital spokesman said the outlook remained poor with the writer in a deep coma and having received the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church on multiple occasions.

Dublin UPI Brendan Behan Behan

Fashion notes on football hero style and jackets

The passage contrasts padded and natural shoulder styles for men's jackets, noting some look better in one style than another. It promises ample choice in fresh stocks available to try, and rejects cold shoulder fashion, emphasizing variety in tailoring options.

Southwick Botany Clipper Craft

Appeals Court To Hear Hoffa Case

Hoffa appeals his jury fixing conviction after US Dist Judge Frank Willson denied a new trial. The Teamsters president already signaled he would go to the Supreme Court if needed. He has an eight year sentence and a ten thousand nine hundred dollar fine from the 1962 Nashville conspiracy trial.

Chattanooga Tenn James R. Hoffa U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals Dist Frank Will Son Hoffa International Brotherhood of Teamsters Supreme Court Nashville

Lyons wins top commentator award at DuPont ceremony

Cambridge based Harvard Nieman Foundation curator Louis M. Lyons received the Alfred I. DuPont Award as the outstanding news commentator of 1963. The prize includes a $1,000 grant for Lyons who appears on WGBH TV and radio.

Cambridge Mass Louis M. Lyons Nieman Foundation Harvard Alfred I. DuPont Awards Foundation Lyons Wgbh-Tv Wgbh-Fm

China aids Cambodia as tensions rise in Southeast Asia

Communist China airlifted military aid to Cambodia amid regional strain. Prince Norodom Sihanouk rejected American help, warned of danger, and said a Cambodian delegation would visit Hanoi to discuss frontier deals and ties with the Pathet Lao. U.N. and Turkish-Greek tensions also influenced regional mood.

Phnom Penh Cambodia China Norodom Sihanouk Soviet Union France Yugoslavia Thailand Souvanna Phouma Laos Sinahouk Hanoi Viet Nam Pathet Lao Peking United States U.N Lo Jui-ching Turkey Mediterranean

U.N. Troops Arrive as Cyprus Tensions Ease

Canadian officers said 200 Canadian soldiers were due to join the U.N. peace force in Cyprus tonight, ready for action if needed. The imminent arrival reduced the days of battle tension while Greek forces remained on alert as Athens called it a precautionary measure with no real trouble seen.

Nicosia Cyprus UPI United Nations Peace Force U.N Athens

Americans, Briton receive long prison terms in Barcelona

A Spanish civil court jailed four Americans, a Spanish mother, and a British girl for the robbery murder of Barcelona furniture dealer Francisco Robirosa. Sentences ranged from six years for Joan Bryder to 30 years for James Bell-Wagner, with amnesty likely halving terms per Franco. The Nov. 17, 1962, slaying yielded only about $33.

Barcelona Spain James Bell-Wagner Union Beach N.J Maria del Pilar Alfaro Velasco John Joseph Hand Southfield Mich James Stephen Johnston Bluejacket Okla Nancy Karen Hand Detroit Joan Douglas Bryder

Sukarno Appeals For Volunteers For Indonesian Youth

President Sukarno urged Indonesian youth to volunteer for military training in response to Malaysia's conscription order. He spoke at a conference of provincial, military and civil officials and said he still sought negotiation with Tun Abdul Rahman. Malaysia has not begun its conscription program.

Jakarta Indonesia Sukarno Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman Rahman Diosdado Macapagal Malaysian North Borneo

Juveniles Arrested in California Burglary Ring

In San Bernardino two youths aged 10 and 17 were arrested on suspicion of 25 burglaries over recent months. Police recovered loot including the name plate that adorned the door to Police Chief Lee Robb's office.

San Bernardino, Calif UPL Lee Robb

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Wed in Montreal

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sealed a two year romance with a simple Sunday ceremony at the Ritz Carlton in Montreal. The couple wed in an eighth floor suite in the presence of fewer than a dozen friends, with a Unitarian minister performing the rite. Taylor, 32, and Burton, 38, marked their fifth and second marriages respectively, following prior divorces amid a highly publicized cross border romance.

Montreal UPI Elizabeth Taylor Richard Bureton Ritz-Carleton Miss Taylor Burton

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