23 Nov 1965
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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1965
Page
1
The UN General Assembly political committee approved a 1967 World Disarmament Conference plan and urged immediate talks to form a preparatory committee. The United States backed the proposal with reservations on attendance, while Albania signaled China’s nonparticipation unless Nationalist China seat is recognized.
Berkshire County insurance men were perplexed by the 1966 compulsory auto liability rates issued by Commissioner C Eugene Farnam. Pittsfield owners face lower rates while other Berkshire communities see increases. A hearing on the 1966 schedule is set for December 10 at the Statehouse.
In Murmansk the Mott trial on border violation charges becomes a clash of statements and documents. The defense cites a list of past illegal crossings and a Kirkenes hotel clerk’s notes while the prosecution relies on a Norwegian Border Commission letter warning about visas.
President Johnson will meet British Prime Minister Harold Wilson on December 17 for first talks since last year. They may meet in Washington or at Johnson's Texas ranch to discuss Viet Nam NATO relations Rhodesian breakaway and a treaty to block nuclear weapons spread.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson told the House of Commons Britain will impose an oil and general trade embargo on Rhodesia only if other nations join to make it effective. He said the terms in the U N Security Council resolution are not mandatory and any embargo must be enforceable.
Leona P. Jeske, 60, of Hayward wins a divorce in Alameda County Superior Court claiming her husband Carl, 68, was excessively attentive, never letting her do breakfast coffee or dishes, doing all washing and ironing, and tucking her in each night. Judge Lyle Cooke calls it a singular form of mental cruelty.
Rio de Janeiro AP report covers Secretary of State Dean Rusk presenting six point U S proposals to 18 Latin American ministers at the Inter American Conference. Plans include readying voluntary forces for UN or OAS duties, extending Alliance for Progress aid beyond 1971, and faster ministerial cooperation.
U S planes and ships bombarded a 2000 strong Communist force at Tuy Hoa and attacked North Viet Nam missile sites near Hanoi. The air strike hit Phu Thoi airfield and a radar control van, with 37 buildings wrecked and no U S losses reported.
Washington reports from the Defense Department reveal 55 American servicemen killed in Viet Nam in the day’s release, the largest single-day list since U.S. involvement began. Names typically lag deaths by three to five days due to next of kin notices. Moscow reports Tass says Cosmos satellite No 96 launched with all systems normal.
The U S Army will withdraw the rotating extra infantry battalion stationed in West Berlin since 1961. About 700 men remain to be reassigned to their home unit in West Germany in January, as three other infantry battalions continue Berlin duties. The move is part of a German reorganization adding armor to three divisions in early 1986, without altering US commitment to Berlin.
A teenage couple Louise Senecal and Dennis Biron were found dead in a locked car on a back road near Savoy State Forest in Florida. Death appears accidental from carbon monoxide poisoning. no foul play suspected. Suspected cause confirmed by Sgt. Stanley E. Bower. bodies moved to a North Adams funeral home. The girl had been missing since Saturday. investigation by Clarksburg police and state authorities ongoing.
Massachusetts spent about 3 million dollars yearly to clear highways of snow and ice, plus 2.7 million for Chapter 81 maintenance, totaling more than the 8.9 million budget for state colleges in 1964. Public Works notes the Berkshire district bears the heaviest storms and local snow removal costs vary by district, with district expenses totaling around eight million for snow and ice.
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