Thirty Days To Remove the Boards
The state Outdoor Advertising Board revoked a Pittsfield firm Maurice Callahan & Sons permit for two Route 7 billboards near Great Barrington. The board gave 30 days to remove them after ruling the site is not a business area, prompting local officials and residents to attend an informal conference in Berkshire County.
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Boston
State Outdoor Advertising Board
OAB
Maurice Callahan & Sons
Pittsfield
Great Barrington
WSBS
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Sheffield
House
George D. Hammond
Westfield
South Berkshire
Elbridge K. Evans
Eisenhower suffers second heart attack at age 75
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, aged 75, reportedly suffered a second heart attack. Doctors say he underwent two angina episodes, one Tuesday, another Wednesday, followed by mild myocardial infarction. He remained in good spirits after a comfortable night, despite the heart condition.
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FT. Gordon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Tornado Hits Joliet Suburbs Demolishing 150 Homes
A tornado Friday wrecked more than 150 houses in Preston Heights and Sugar Creek near Joliet, injuring at least 40. One death occurred in Channahon, twelve miles away, as the storm damaged a transmission tower and knocked out five lines from Commonwealth Edison near Dresden nuclear station at the Kankakee and Des Plaines river junction.
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Joliet
Preston Heights
Sugar Creek
Channahon
Commonwealth Edison
Dresden
Kankakee
Des Plaines
Tornado Sweeps Joliet Area Injures Dozens
A damaging storm front struck northeast Illinois and Indiana with high winds and tornadoes. Joliet escaped major damage but Tinley Park suffered six houses destroyed and 23 injured. An emergency Civil Defense hospital was set up at East Joliet Fire Department for the injured. Chicago reported winds over 40 mph with rain and hail in the area.
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East Joliet
Joliet
Tinley Park
Will-Cook County
Lake County
Ind
Highland Park
Munster
Black Oak
Sinter
Streator
Ilinois
Chicago
Silver Cross
St. Joseph's
le Menager
U.S. 66
Wisconsin
Illinois
Morsris
Astronauts Disqualified From Salton City Boat Race
Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Gus Grissom were disqualified from sharing prize money at the Salton City National Championship Boat Race but will still compete in the 300 mile event. They arrived late to a mandatory pre race drivers meeting after their car ran out of gasoline. officials ruled the offense violated power boat regulations.
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Salton City
Calif
UPI
Gordon Cooper
Gus Grissom
Cooper
Grissom
Brawley
Sealift of Cubans To Begin From Key West Tonight
A sealift to move about 2,000 Cubans stranded by the halt of small-boat crossings will start from Key West with the Skipper K at midnight Friday. The New Pan American will join Monday, each vessel carrying roughly 150 passengers, under a Washington-Havana agreement to ease relocation ahead of the airlift.
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Key West
Fla
Camaridha
Cuba
Pan American
Biloxi
Miss
Washington
Robert J. McCloskey
State Department
Miami
U.S
Varadero
Sidney Jones
Matanzag
Camarioca
Florida Straits
U.S. Coast Guard
Florida
McCloskey
Rhodesia Move Censured by United Nations
UNITED NATIONS, NY AP The U N Security Council approved a resolution condemning Rhodesia's declaration of independence and urged member states to withhold aid and recognition from Ian Smith's regime The meeting noted U S measures including an arms embargo and other steps as Britain seeks an end to the rebellion United States Ambassador Goldberg announced the actions amid debate and a temporary infection sidelining him from the council bench The vote was 10 to 0 with France abstaining Coventry tone described as an interim measure aimed at stronger future action The United States recalled its Salisbury consul general and stripped Rhodesian officials of diplomatic status while British Foreign Secretary Stewart urged condemnation and sanctions to isolate the Smith government
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United Nations, NY
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Council
United States
France
Britain
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Smith
Goldberg
Southern Rhodesia
Charles W. Yost
Salisbury
Washington
U.N
Stewart
Wilson
Michael Stewart
United Nations
Arthur 4. Goldberg
American aid worker killed in Viet Cong ambush
A 26? year old American civilian volunteer social worker Peter Hunting of Oklahoma City was shot five times in the head and ten more rounds fired as Viet Cong ambushed a Mekong delta road scene near Vinh Long. Hunting, a regional IVS supervisor on a second two year Viet Nam tour, rode with two Vietnamese beside a government convoy when the attack occurred. Viet Cong fled after returning fire. no further casualties reported.
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Saigon
Up1
Mekong Delta
Peter Hunting
Oklahoma City
Hunting
International Volunteer Service
IVS
Mekong -Ola
Vinh Long
Viet Nam
I ¥S
Peace Corps
Commons Action Amid Red Peril Over Rhodesia Crisis
Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged quick British action to curb Rhodesia and deter Communist influence in Africa. The House backed sanctions including severing economic ties, passports, and credits. U.S. support followed with bans on Rhodesian sugar and loans. Zambian troops moved toward the border as stability concerns rose. Britain pressed for a future African rule under independence, which Smith’s regime refused.
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Zambia
Rhodesia
Kenneth Kaunda
Northampton Clergy Call For Viet Nam Talks
Six Northampton Protestant ministers urged immediate negotiations to end the Vietnam War in a joint statement. They cited victimization of the Vietnamese people and global tension, stressing they seek reexamination of U S policies rather than withdrawal or surrender to Communism.
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Northampton
Mass
Viet Nam
David R. Cochran
St. John’s Episcopal Church
J. Gollan Root
David B. Wells
First Church of Christ
Congregational
Seth W. Newton
Florence Congregational Church
Richard Kk. Beebe
Edwards. Congregational Church
Frank A. Danforth
First Methodist Church
South
Weekend Weather Outlook Against Rain and Wind
Weekend forecast shows occasional rain ending tomorrow with breezy conditions. High near 50. Colder tomorrow with chilly winds.
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Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
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Berkshire
Dr. Brinker
Monument Mountain
Siabies
Bleezarde
By Douglas B. Cornell
NBA
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Detroit
New Lenox
Shorewood
Mokena
Washington-Havana
Castro
Peter
London
Harold Wilson
Africa
House of Com
Elwyn Jones
Muder
Burlington, Vi
Chittenden County
Jaln C. Fitzpatrick
Vermont
New York State
New York
Fitzpatrick
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