This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1965
Page
3
Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall said a consensus of government and private experts supports strong ties between electrical systems to lessen the severity of Tuesday's power blackout. He asserted coordinated controls and interconnections could have mitigated the outage's effects.
Commerce Secretary John T. Connor said President Johnson pressed aluminum makers to rescind half cent per pound increases to avoid inflation. Major producers ALCOA Reynolds Kaiser Olin Mathieson backed down, while copper firms raised prices amid White House concern. FPC probe into Northeast power disruption shows progress with no conclusions yet. Udall pressed for stronger interties to prevent future outages, citing Bonneville’s long cross‑system link.
FDA stops human trials of dimethyl sulfoxide after animal eye changes seen in three labs. About 1000 physicians had used it on thousands of patients. six parent firms Geigy Merck Schering Squibb Syntex Wyeth halt studies pending further animal research.
Robert A. Hollis 35, commander of Legion Post 15 in Jewett City, faced possible removal after appearing in uniform with antiwar demonstrators at Ft. Devens. His son is a Marine in Viet Nam, Hollis says he is a pacifist and member of John Birch Society. ribbons torn from his uniform. incident cited by critics as violating Legion principles.
At Fort Devens, the widow of Army sergeant Edmound Romanskiewicz wrestled seven demonstrators’ placards and ripped them before being subdued. Mrs. Eya Romanskiewicz, 27, of Ayer said she could not stand it any longer. Her husband died in a German automobile accident last April. The day included several skirmishes between anti-pickets and about 300 demonstrators. Pentagon security charged Steven Underwood, 18, of Piedmont, California, with conduct unbecoming a soldier after he was seized by two military intelligence agents and placed in the Devens stockade.
Former Sen. Barry Goldwater told newsmen in New Haven that death by action protests against U.S. Viet Nam policies are futile and called protesters nuts. He spoke at Yale University to 600 students, endorsing President Johnson's policies, while noting he would face criticism if in Johnson's place. He called Hanoi a bombing sanctuary, urged air strikes and warned residents before attacks, and favored limiting U.S. ground actions to Vietnamese forces.
Norman Cannon, 19, was found guilty by an all white jury in Hattiesburg after deliberating about five hours of a capital offense charge for raping a 15 year old Black girl. The jury fixed his punishment at life in prison. Cannon admitted meeting the girl and claimed a prior relationship but denied assault. An appeal and motion for new trial were planned.
Steve Dorko, 42, of Piscataway New Jersey, was shot by a member of his hunting party who mistook him for a deer during a snow flurry in WESLEY Maine. The shot fired by Robert Sewell 32 of Old Bridge New Jersey struck him in the thigh and he died before help could reach him.
UMass trustees approved plans totaling 40.518 million dollars for Amherst campus projects. Architect Kevin Roche outlined a fine arts center at the college pond with a 700-seat theater and 2,800-seat concert hall, plus a smaller arts wing and studios. Breuer explained a two-story underground continuing education center with a tower offering hotel and restaurant space, estimated at 7.78 million. Nelson Aldrich showed a 16-story graduate research center east of the Student Union, cost about 20 million, with federal funds likely. Bartlet Hall eastern and western wings add 2.87 and 3.28 million respectively for classrooms and psychology labs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.