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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1965

Page

2

U S Holds Up Bombing Maybe To Spur Peace

Washington reports two day lull in North Vietnam air strikes sparks speculation the Johnson administration seeks peace talks. White House says lull results from military decision not political maneuver. Johnson speech hints at postwar North Vietnam role and possible aid as talks resume. Diplomats note no purely military solution exists.

U.S Washington North Viet Nam Johnson Administration Saigon South Viet Nam White House Hanoi Viet Nam Johnson North Southeast Asia United States

Saigon Reports Big Arms Haul In South Viet Nam War

Government forces seized a large cache of Communist supplies including Soviet guns after a two stage battle in the south. In Da Nang area, guerrillas attacked Marine patrols, one Marine killed and several wounded. South Vietnamese and U.S. forces reported heavy Viet Cong casualties as fighting spread from Bac Lieu toward AP Giai Long.

Saigon South Viet Nam da Nang Viet Nam Bac Lieu AP Giai Long Giai Long

U S Sees Congo Government Sincere on Stability

Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara testifies to Congress that the Congo government under Premier Moise Tshombe is sincere in efforts to restore law and order. He warns that stability in the Congo matters to Africa and that legitimate governments could fall if dissident forces backed by other nations prevail.

Washington UPS United States Maise Tshombe Defense Robert S. McNamara Pentagon Congo Africa McNamara House Mitlee

Patricia Neal Going Home After Stroke Rehab

Hollywood AP Patricia Neal will leave Monday for her London home her husband Roald Dahl said she will walk on the plane without help and a short press conference will allow observers to judge her recovery It is her first public appearance since she suffered three strokes on February 17

Hollywood Patricia Neal London Roald Dahl

Majority of OAS members back U S actions in Dominican Republic

Latin American nations including Haiti Nicaragua Honduras and Panama back the U S plan to deploy an OAS peac e force in the Dominican Republic Cuba abstains or is expelled Mexico opposes but signals understanding. Brazil Argentina Colombia support the move while Uruguay Chile and others oppose or hedge about its implications and sovereignty worries persist.

Washington U.S Haiti Nicaragua Honduras Panama Dominican Republic Cuba OAS Mexico Castro Chile Uruguay Peru Ecuador Venezuela Romulo Betancourt Costa Rica Guatemala Salvador Paraguay Bolivia Brazil Argentina Colombia Hemisphere el Salvador Council of Nine United Nations Alliance Christian Democratic Party Eduardo Frei Frei Latin America Christian Democrats de Gaulle Atlantic Alliance Fernando Belaundo Terry Terry Christian’ Democratic Party

Queen gifts Runnymeade acre to American people

In a ceremony at Runnymede England Queen Elizabeth II bequeathed a one acre plot of English soil in perpetuity to the American people in memory of President John F Kennedy. Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy expressed thanks through the U.S. Embassy. Dean Rusk accepted on behalf of President Johnson. The ceremony near the Thames followed Windsor Castle tea with the Queen and Prince Philip. The Kennedy children were present with their uncle Senator Robert Kennedy.

England Kennedy Runnymede Elizabeth II John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Caroline Kennedy Lord Hone Britain Duke of Edinburgh Kennnedy U.S Dean Rusk John Fitzgerald Kennedy Portland Harold Macmillan Widen Natics Thames River King John Rusk Acre Johnson Caroline John Sen Robert Kennedy

OAS Resolution Edges Toward Consensus on Marines

Argentina pressed for limits on the peace force with clear restrictions while Colombia sought a formal censure of the United States for acting without OAS consultation. Costa Rica secured modifications satisfying both, leading to dropped objections and a narrowing dispute.

Argentina Colombia U.S OAS Costa Rica

Windowless Chapel and Plaza Planned at Government Center

Boston plans reveal a windowless Chapel of St Botolph to seat 300 at 350000 cost and a 4.5 million plaza with a skating rink before Faneuil Hall. The New England Aquarium receives a half million gift for waterfront construction as part of renewal. Geneva reports WHO Assembly approves 42.442 million budget for 1966.

Boston New Government Center New England Aquarium Richard Cardinal Cushing Boston Redevelopment Authority Faneuil Hall

Cuba Would Imprison U S Missionaries Trial Gathers Details

In Havana on Friday two American Baptist missionaries were asked for long terms on espionage charges. Dr Herbert Caudill of Omega Georgia and Rev James David Fite of Waynesboro Georgia faced a Cuban tribunal with a Cuban witness testifying that an inside church group fought communism. Caudill admitted illegal currency exchange and described funding routes via Montreal and London.

Havana Cuba United States Herbert Caudill Omega Baptist Convention Caudill James David Fite Waynesboro Fite Luis Manuel Aguero Serrano Dr. Caudill Aguero Army of National Liberation Cuban Christian Movement Graying Caribbean U.S Cawdill Home Mission Board Montreal London Dolar

Russian-Greek Church Leader Leonty Dies at 88 in NY Suburb

Most Rev Leonty metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America died Friday at his suburban home at age 88. He led the 759,000 member church for 15 years with jurisdiction over North and South America and Japan. Arch bishop John of Chicago served as temporary head. a permanent successor will be chosen within six months. Funeral set for Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral in New York next Thursday.

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