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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1965

Page

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Jet crash in New Marlboro claims two lives

Air Force investigators probe wreckage of an Air National Guard jet that crashed into woods on the James A. Miller farm in New Marlboro. The crash killed two occupants including Lt. Robert E. Raeder, husband of Mary Macy Pell, daughter of Williamson and Mrs Pell of Pinnacle Farm.

Bleerarde Air National Guard New Marlboro Great Barrington Sheffield Bradley Field Connecticut Air Force Air National’ Guard James A. Miller Robert E. Raeder Mary Macy Pell Williamson Pell Pinnacle Farm Arthur H. Barnum Hartsville the Eagle Windsor Locks Conn Barnum Raeder Cass

Lindsay Seeks N Y Mayoralty In GOP bid against Wagner

Rep John Lindsay Republican from Manhattan announces for New York mayoralty to oppose Democratic incumbent Robert F Wagner. Lindsay, 43, liberal track in Congress, won re election by 90k votes. Johnson carried district by 70k. Top party leaders back his nomination, signaling expected GOP nomination.

New York John ¥. Lindsay Manhattan Johnson New York City Robert F. Wagner Lindsay Auth Barry Goldwater

End of Death Penalty Voted by N Y Senate

Albany The New York State Senate approved a historic measure to abolish the death penalty for murder kidnapping or treason after a lengthy debate The Assembly vote and Gov Rockefeller position loom The bill would substitute life imprisonment for most cases while the death penalty would remain for killing a peace officer or a prison guard Twenty one inmates await execution at Sing Sing Prison

Albany New York State Senate Rockefeller New York Vermont Indiana Richard J. Bartlett Glens Falls Sing Sing

West Germany and Israel establish diplomatic relations

Bonn announced the establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel effective immediately. Arab states Syria Saudi Arabia Iraq Lebanon Kuwait reacted by breaking off or delaying recognition, with most still at war since 1948. A Bonn communique confirmed the agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel.

Bonn Germany West Israel Karl Guenther von Hage Syria Saudi Arabia Iraq West Germany Lebanon Kuwait

Ex-Air Force Spy Sentenced 30 Years

Robert Glenn Thompson, a former Air Force enlisted man who confessed to spying for Russia for six years, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Brooklyn. The judge called his conspiracy with two Soviet associates a grave breach of national security. Thompson, a Detroit native who served in Germany and Labrador, had pleaded guilty after initial denial.

New York Robert Glenn Thompson Air Force Russia Long Island U.S Babylon N.Y Thompson U.N West Berlin FBI Fedor Kudashkin Boris V. Karpovich Washington U.S. State Department Detroit Germany Labrador United States Bayshore

U S Weighs India Plan Viet Nam Peace Proposal

The United States shows interest in an Indian ceasefire idea for Vietnam and urges Delhi to rally wider support. China attacks the plan, calling it betrayal of Afro Asian nations, while India’s Radhakrishnan pushes for a ceasefire and Afro Asian police border force. The U S terms the plan interesting and realistic and says it will be given careful consideration.

Washington UPI United States Viet’ Nam New Delhi Red China Viet Nam

Johnson pledges aid as war in Asia spreads

President Johnson framed the Viet Nam conflict as part of a Chinese Communist drive to dominate Asia and vowed the effort would fail. He urged unconditional peace talks and a Southeast Asia development plan with broader Soviet and UN backing, citing $2 billion in U.S. aid since 1954 and progress in South Viet Nam’s economy.

Washington UPI Johnson Viet Nam Asia White House South Viet Nam America Asian Development Bank United States Asian Bank Soviet Union Southeast Asia Russia China Ecoraor U.S Johns Hopkins University Baltimore

Unified Weather Service Proposed by President

President Johnson proposed consolidation of the Weather Bureau and the Coast and Geodetic Survey into a new Environmental Science Service Administration. The plan aims to improve warning systems for severe natural hazards and provide better environmental information to agriculture, transportation, industry, and national defense, with automatic enactment unless vetoed within 60 days.

Unified Weather Service Washington Johnson Ithe Weather Bureau The Coast and Geodetic Survey Environmental Science Service Administration Congress House Senate Bureau of Customs

NATO Averts Viet Policy Split At Spring Meeting

NATO foreign ministers returned home a day early after a split over U S Viet Nam and Dominican Republic policies was avoided. The communique affirmed all peoples live under governments of their own choosing while noting grave threats to peace in Viet Nam the Dominican Republic Malaysia and parts of Africa.

London North Atlantic Treaty Organization Viet Nam Dominican Republic NATO Malaysia

Marine Killed By Rebel Sniper

SANTO DOMINGO UPS reports another U S Marine was killed by rebel sniper fire raising American fatalities to 18 since troops landed two weeks ago. Rebel sniping persisted as OAS delegates sought a plan to avert civil war between rebel and loyalist juntas. 82nd Airborne units faced eight shootouts in 24 hours with no casualties.

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