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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1965
Page
2
In Colombo AP reports the bitter campaign in Ceylon nears its end as Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike campaigns to keep office with a socialist coalition. Opponents claim 75 of 100 parliamentary nominees are Marxists amid a deeply divided 151 member house.
Venezuelan congressmen told the Chamber of Deputies that Portuguese rebel Gen Humberto Delgado who led the Santa Maria hijack was executed by firing squad after being captured February 14 at Bajadoz on the Spanish Portuguese frontier. They said they had no information on the fate of the other four companions.
Former Egyptian ruler Farouk, famed for wealth and excess, collapsed in a Rome restaurant and died en route to San Camillo Hospital. He was 45. He left Egypt after a 15 year reign ending with the 1952 revolution and exile, later living largely in obscurity in Rome.
Pope Paul VI criticized critics of the Vatican II liturgical reform for spiritual laziness and lack of understanding. He said worship must involve active participation, with modern languages and spoken responses replacing Latin. The remarks came at St. Peter's during his weekly audience.
Cairo AP report says 13 Arab nations split over Gamal Abdel Nasser's demand for all-out sanctions on Bonn. Only Egypt Iraq and Yemen supported a full boycott while seven nations resisted recognizing East Germany. The dispute left Israel as a key point of agreement among most Arabs. In Portugal, Antonio Areas, 20, confessed to stealing chickens after police arrested him for theft, claiming the chickens followed him home.
The Massachusetts legislature’s Counties Committee tours counties to study needs and budgets totaling 44 million dollars. Led by Sen. James J. Long and Rep. Francis J. Bevilacqua, the unannounced trips aim to inform taxpayers and counter invisible governance, as examples reveal sheriff funded jail farm remodeling, including a new home for the superintendent. The panel has visited Worcester, Middlesex, and Plymouth counties with a Berkshire trip planned.
UPI report from Chicago quotes economist John Galbraith calling for more plain speaking by liberals on foreign affairs. He says liberals must challenge past concessions and join domestic policy vigor with foreign policy, urging public stand against Bricker nostalgia and urging reasoned voices over partisan tough talk.
U S reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam yield detailed targets including troop camps, ammunition depots, rail lines, airfields, and port facilities. Air Force RF 101 Voodoo jets and Navy F8 Crusaders gather photographic evidence from high and low altitudes using color infrared and electronic sensors to reveal camouflaged sites and radar.
A House subcommittee investigates press restrictions in South Vietnam. Rep. John E. Mass chairs the inquiry seeking maximum information for the American public. The Defense Department promises a full report as officials discuss access and announcements amid war coverage.
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