Berkshire Eagle and Banner Win National Typography Awards
The Berkshire Eagle and the Bennington Banner won national awards in a typography and printing contest by N. W. Ayer. The Banner earned the Ayer Cup as the top small-paper winner. the Eagle captured a top prize in the 10,000-50,000 circulation class. Judges praised white space use and updated front-page logotypes. The Millers own both papers.
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Berkshire Eagle
Bennington
N. W. Aver & Son, Inc
Donald B
Lawrence K. Miller
Pittsfield
Banner
Chicago Sun
New York
the Eagle
Wilmington
Del
Morning News
Rutland
Herald-Press
Middletown
N.Y
Times Herald-Record
Alfred M. Gruenther
Supreme Allied Commander
Europe
Red Cross
Edward W. Barrett
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Alexander S. Lawsn
School of Printing
The
Rochester
N.¥.) Institute of Technology
Millers
Cambodia Breaks Ties With United States
Cambodia breaks diplomatic relations with the United States announced by Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Foreign Minister Koun Wick delivered the news to the U.S. chargé d’affaires, with a consulate possible if Washington desires. No reasons given though border raids with South Vietnam and a Newsweek piece about the royal family fueled tensions. U.S. Embassy staff have faced threats and many dependents evacuated to Thailand.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Norodom Sihanouk
Koun Wick
U.S
Newsweek
Prince Norodom
Sihanouk
Washington
Thailand
Hungarian youth crown Ginsberg king of Morales in Prague
In Prague during May Day weekend celebrations American poet Allan Ginsberg was crowned King of Morales by the youth, with a college girl named Miss Morales also honored. The event followed three years of violent clashes and signaled a looser approach by the Red regime as Ginsberg visited to accept the honorary title.
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Prague
Allan Ginsberg
Morales
Red
Miss Morales
Ginsberg
Court Decision Upheld Cuba Travel Ban
The Supreme Court ruled the secretary of state may bar U S citizens from traveling to Cuba and upheld the January 1961 travel ban. Chief Justice Warren delivered the 6-3 decision with three dissents. Louis Zemel of Middlefield Conn challenged the policy after his travel permit was denied.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Cuba
Earl Warren
Warren
U.S
Louis Zemel
Middlefield
14,000 U.S. Troops Face Dominican Reds
United States military forces in the Dominican Republic surged to about 14,000 Marines and paratroopers to counter a Communist takeover claim. President Johnson ordered 4,500 more troops into Santo Domingo as U.S. envoys and OAS members arrived to enforce a cease-fire and provisional government.
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Lanto Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Caribbean
Johnson
Santo Domingo
Organization of American States
OAS
United States
John Martin
Norfolk
U. S
Fotal
Tactical Air Command
TAC
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Martin
Pedro B. Benoit
Juan Bosch
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Bosch
Dominican Revoluionary Party
PRD
GE Pittsfield units win $52 million West Coast contract
General Electric and ASEA win a $52 million award from the U.S. Interior Department to supply electrical equipment including Pittsfield GE built power transformers for a long-distance DC transmission project on the West Coast. The contract signals GE’s lead in a growing EHV DC market with plans for a 25 mile Oregon to Los Angeles line and a second DC link from the Northwest to Arizona and Southern California by 1971.
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General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Silvio ©. Conte
Pittsfield GE
A. Eugene Schubert
Allmanna Lybenski Elektriska Aktiebologet
ASEA
U.S
United States
Westlinghouse
Dukes Dam
Oregon
Los Angeles
Northwest
Arizona
California
Pacific Northwest
Dominican Issue Delayed in U N Security Council Debate
Russia agrees to postpone a U N Security Council discussion on U S intervention in the Dominican Republic until this afternoon. Soviet Ambassador Fedorenko navigates African leaders and the Rhodesian debate, seeking an emergency session but aiming to keep Rhodesia on the morning agenda.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Russia
U.S
Dominican Republic
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Rhodesia
Council
Fedorenko
Arsene Assouan
Ivory Coast
Paratroopers Await Vietnam Deployment In New Push
A 3500 man U S Army paratrooper brigade will land in South Vietnam within days marking the first combat unit committed to the war. Advance elements of the 173rd Airborne from Okinawa arrived today to defend Bien Hoa and Vung Tau air bases and seaport complex near Saigon as U S forces total around 31 000 with Marines at Da Nang.
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Ssigon
UPS
South Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Namese
da Nang
173Rd Airborne
Okinawa
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Vung Tau Air Base
Capital
Europe Charts Reactions to U.S. Caribbean Move
European editorials condemned Johnson administration for sending Marines to the Dominican Republic. London Evening News praised the action as a fight against communism, while German papers criticized it as ill advised. Combat in Paris noted relief proved premature, and London Daily Express backed U.S. policy.
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London
UPI
Johnson
Today
U.S
Dominican Republic
L.B.J
London Evening News
Washington
Littl Republic
Rome Paese Sera
Frankfurter Rundschau
United States
Combat
Barry Gold-water
London Daily Express
Five Day Forecast Above Seasonal Norms
The forecast predicts temperatures averaging over six degrees above the 51 degree normal through Saturday. Expect generally warm conditions with a cooler day Thursday. Showers or thundershowers are possible late Wednesday and again on Saturday.
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Berkshire Venture
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Magazine Report Critical
the Nation
Goal
EHV
Pittstichd GE
Mera
Bonmingte
Reesian
Thant
Security Council
Viet Nam
U.S. Caribbean
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Munich
O.B.J
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