Governor Urges Easing Oil Imports To Cut New England Costs
Massachusetts Governor Endicott Peabody pressed Interior Secretary Stewart Udall to lift restrictions on residual fuel oil imports. He argued New England faces the nation’s highest power costs and coal transport limits raise fuel prices. Udall showed interest but gave no quick decision.
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Washington
Endicott Peabody
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Peabody
New England
Udall
US Officers Plane Missing In Viet Nam
A search began for an unarmed light spotter plane missing since Thursday in jungle mountains near the Laotian frontier, near Lao Bao, about 400 miles north of Saigon. On board were an Air Force captain and an Army captain. No fate is known.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Lao Bao
Viet Nam
MacArthur Improves After Lung Inflammation
General Douglas MacArthur has shown marked improvement as doctors treat a lung inflammation complicating his recovery from two major operations. Officials at Walter Reed Medical Center say his condition remains serious but convalescence is satisfactory, with moderate pneumonitis at the base of the right lung detected after a six hour operation Monday.
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Washington
UPI
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Medical Center
MacArthur
Peabody Considers Suspension After Giles Indictment
Gov. Endicott Peabody prepared to suspend Public Safety Commissioner Frank Giles amid an Essex County grand jury indictment on larceny conspiracy and related charges. Giles pledged to suspend himself without pay, while Peabody seeks attorney general guidance and weighs Perry Act safeguards and possible back pay if acquitted.
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Stern Guv
Peabody
Frank S. Giles
Associated Press
Boston
UPI
Endicott Peabody
Frank
Giles
Essex County
Salem
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Grand Jury
Massachusetts Crime Commission
House of Representatives
Super Secret Commission
John A. Volpe
Rhode Island Man Arrested Over New Hampshire Sweepstake Receipt
Louis Hamod, 63, of Central Falls, arrested on possession of New Hampshire sweepstakes receipts. Officials say the paper slip is an acknowledgment of purchase, not a lottery ticket. Maine AG ruled such receipts not illegal. NH sweepstakes based on a horse race at Rockingham Park in September.
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Central Falls
R.I
Louis Hamod
New Hampshire
Benes Morgan
Hamod
Maine
Frank E. Hancock
Rocklingham Park
Concord
N.H
Shepard
Rhode Island
Five Day Forecast Predicts Temperatures Below Normal
Forecast through Wednesday shows average temperatures about 3 degrees below the 36 degree seasonal norm. Warmer conditions expected tomorrow with a turn to colder air on Sunday and Monday. A warm spell returns Tuesday and Wednesday with showers likely Saturday night and again around Tuesday.
Anti Spray Plea by Monument Mountain Trustees
Loring Conant, executive secretary of the Trustees of Reservations, says the organization has asked Great Barrington Selectmen to bypass Monument Mountain Reservation from any aerial DDT spray. He notes other property owners on the mountain join the protest. A selectman said the letter, reportedly sent Tuesday or Wednesday, had not yet been received.
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Great Barrington
Loring Conant
Trustees of Reservations
Rockefeller Pushes Liquor Reform After Big Defeat
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, stunned by a 39 to 100 Assembly defeat on his liquor reform bill, calls a special session for April 15 to address liquor law flaws. He announced the move after adjournment and cited notable state gains in crime program welfare reform and education funding as part of a balanced budget record.
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Albany
N.Y
White House
Rockefeller
Big Red
GE Man Sparks Thumb in Electric Storm
Thomas K. E. Pettit of 7 Cooper Parkway, GE ordnance department, narrowly escaped a lightning strike or an unusual electrical incident yesterday afternoon in the GE parking lot. Walking to his car with two friends and an umbrella, a flash lit the scene and sparks appeared from Pettit’s thumb while his hand touched the umbrella’s metal handle.
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Thomas KE. Pettit
Cooper Parkway
GE Ordanance Department
Mr. Pettit
Mr. Fettit
Herbert J. Brandt
Stockbridge Selectmen Oppose Aerial Spraying
Stockbridge leaders said they will ask the State Department of Natural Resources to exclude all Stockbridge land from the planned aerial DDT spraying. Landowners Peter Berle of Cambridge and John Currie of Cornwall, along with John Swann of Stockbridge, opposed spraying, prompting a reversal of the board’s prior stance.
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Stockbridge
Selectmen
State Department of Natural Resources
Robert H. Minkler
Peter A. Berle
Cambridge
John B. Currie
Cornwall
Conn
John B. Swann
Military Sitdown Upended in Brazil
About 3,000 dissident sailors and marines surrendered to the army after a two day sit down in a downtown building. They supported a marine leader and protested political activity while on duty. Adm Paula Maria de Cunha Rodriguez named navy minister. Rebellion localized. other units continued normal duties.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Guards
1St Army
Navy
Air Force
Brasilia
Metallurgical Workers Union
Cpl
Jose Anselmo
Naval
Anselmo
Joao Gaulart
Goulart
Amaury Silva
Col. Domingos Ventura
Adm
Paula Maria de Cunha Rodrigues
Silvio Mota
Mota
Association of Sailors and Marines
Decision on Berkshire moth spray due Tuesday Foster says
Berkshire County residents learn that a five man board will decide if the state aerial DDT program will proceed. Foster noted funds must pass the legislature and that the peak gypsy moth year could bring severe damage to oaks and other hardwoods. Local conservationists gathered at Flying Cloud for the dinner meeting to discuss the issue.
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Berkshire
Foster
New Marlboro
Charles H. W. Foster
Department of Natural Resources
Berkshire County
Flying Cloud Dude Ranch
Sheffield
Mount Washington
Southfield
Charles Orsi
Bureau of Forest Development
Barium Road
Priests Join Springfield Vermont Ministers Association
In Springfield Vermont two Roman Catholic priests Msgr P A Nolin and Rev David Sevigny joined the Springfield Ministers Association as part of an ecumenical push. Bishop Robert F Joyce of Burlington supports unity among Vermont churches. The move formalizes cooperation Springfield clergy have practiced for years.
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Springfield, Vt
UPI
Springfield Ministers Association
P. A. Nolin
David Sevigny
St. Mary’s
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
Vermont
Stephen E. Fletcher
Nolin
Sevigny
Springfield
Singer Gabriele Hammerstein freed from East German jail
UPI reports Sängerin Gabriele Hammerstein, age 40, is back in the United States after 27 months in an East German prison on espionage charges. She called returning home wonderful and said she preferred the US to any other place, though imprisonment is not joyful. She would not comment further until she could speak with proper authorities.
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New York
UPI
Gabriele Hammerstein
United States
Miss Hammerstein
Russians Free 2 U.S. Airmen After East Germany Shootdown
After a March 10 RB66 reconnaissance plane was shot down over East Germany, Capt. David I. Holland and Capt. Melvin J. Kessler were released at Helmstedt on March 28 following U.S. diplomatic pressure. Lt. Harold Welch, wounded, was freed March 21. Washington denied spying claims and cited navigational error as cause.
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Helmstedt
Germany
U.S
East Germany
United States
Washington
David I. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
Harold Welch
Detroit
Welch
Holland
Kessler
Magdeburg
Berlin
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
ADN
RB66
U.S. Air Force
Toul-Rossieres
France
Rbg&gb
Gardelegen
Soviet Union
Europe
Magedeburg
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