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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1965
Page
2
About 450 Ecumenical Council bishops pressed for an outright condemnation of Communism as an atheistic ideology while voting on a charter of the church’s role in the modern world. The Modern World Decree draft covers nuclear war and population growth as it awaits final approval next month.
Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield and four colleagues met Paris Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville. The group described the talk as pleasant and provided few details while on a survey trip of Europe and Southeast Asia with President Johnson's approval.
PORTSMOUTH N H UPI Planes of the 509th Bomb Wing the Air Force unit which dropped the first atomic bomb 20 years ago will fly next week for the last time. The 2 000 man unit stationed at Pease AFB since 1954 has been ordered deactivated and its 100 B 47s are flown to the boneyard Davis Monthan AFB in Arizona. They will be replaced at Pease by 15 B 52s.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko blasts Soviet youth leaders in a poem reported from Moscow. He says attempts to control young poets do not terrify them and notes that Russia has changed in 40 years, though not necessarily for the worse, while criticizing Stalin era famine and the war against the people. The poem circulates in underground editions in Moscow and Leningrad as authorities crack down on underground writers.
Cuban premier Fidel Castro blamed the United States for a hit‑and‑run raid on Havana harbor as U S authorities began sea evacuations of Cuban refugees. Boats Skipper K and New Pan American carried more than 200 evacuees to Key West amid Cuban objections over payments, while Granma claimed the attack targeted Dorticos’ residence but hit the National Aquarium.
Anchorage Alaska AP winds up to 42 miles an hour batter Nor ton Sound forcing full evacuation of Unalakleet a 650 resident coastal village. Residents are moved by Air Force and FAA trucks to Unalakleet Air Force Station while Nome reports Stebbins evacuation and FAA relocations along Seward Peninsula. A Russian freighter Ivan Kulibin stalled by heavy seas near Dutch Harbor.
Montreal Lewis HH Weinstein, a Boston lawyer active for many years in Jewish welfare, has been elected president of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.
A Boeing 707-320C jetliner with top U S scientists aboard began a global flight from Honolulu, attempting a pole-to-pole circumnavigation. The crew targeted a 52 hour circuit at 564 mph, cruising between 30 000 and 41 000 feet over the poles, seeking a new speed record.
In Leopoldville Congo, former premier Moishe Tshombe rallied his backers as Parliament rejected Evariste Kimba in a 134 to 124 no confidence vote. The constitution requires parliamentary approval within 30 days for the new government, Kasavubu to appoint a successor, with Tshombe seen as a possible presidential candidate next February.
CAPE KENNEDY UP I reports the Apollo moonship propulsion unit will fire for 15 seconds on a Titan 2 stand. The test, postponed by contamination found in a ground fueling system, must be passed before the unmanned sub orbital hop to the south Atlantic recovery fleet.
Chicago reports the National Funeral Directors Association adopted a code of professional practices urging funeral directors to clearly explain a funeral service and its costs to bereaved families. After a final service decision, directors should submit a memorandum for family approval detailing inclusions and costs. It itemizes the service and each supplemental item’s price.
Weekend briefs report a U S warplane strike in a neutral zone village near Vietnam killing one civilian and injuring another as investigations proceed. A seven member relief delegation told President Johnson the Viet Nam refugee influx is being managed with reasonable effectiveness and calls for more volunteers and better coordination. Lucien Rivard, a Canadian resort operator, was sentenced to 1920 years in federal prison and fined $20000 for directing a major narcotics operation, amid bribery allegations involving a high Canadian official.
Newport 104 acre site near a residential district may host the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals pending a town council vote on rezoning. Producer George T. Wein has petitioned for the change and reportedly paid $140,000 for the land. three weeks of advertising are required before action.
New York The top five officers of Shearson Hannill Co were suspended for 60 days for failure to prevent grave and extensive illegal activities at the firm�s West Coast branch offices five years ago. The suspended executives include Murray Safanie chairman Robert Van Tuyl president Walter Maynard H Stanley Krusen and William Denman all senior vice presidents.
Washington AP reports Georgia Tech studies aimed at testing audio or radio traffic messages on highway signs. Ford Philco have developed a method to deliver them. Psychologist Burton Stevens of the Bureau of Public Roads notes questions about content timing and reliability, and explores driver ability and transmission challenges.
In Brussels, doctors reported the condition of 89 year old dowager Queen Elisabeth of Belgium has deteriorated further after a serious heart attack 11 days earlier. Earlier last Thursday they had noted some circulatory improvement.
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