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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1965

Page

3

Millions To See Pope On U S Visit Monday

New York AP government officials and church leaders pace for Pope Paul VI U S visit to address world peace at the UN and meet President Johnson. The 14 hour schedule blends state pomp with religious pageantry as crowds gather to glimpse the pontiff before Yankee Stadium and the World’s Fair Vatican Pavilion amid traffic restrictions and a special high seat limousine.

New York Paul VI United Nations Johnson United States Monay U.N St. Patrick's Cathedral U. N Yankee Stadium Vatican

Pope's New York Tour Includes Slums and Shops

Pope Paul will tour a cross section of New York during a 24 mile cavalcade starting at John F Kennedy Airport, traveling the Van Wyck Expressway then a store lined boulevard through Queens' "bedroom" area. The route spans urban life from slums to wealthy high rises, with a view of parks, churches, clubs, cemeteries and skyline.

John F. Kennedy Pontiff Chicago Pope New York UPI Pope Paul 1Th Street 3Rd Avenue Spanish Harlem 125Th Street Harlem Central Park St. Patrick's Cathedral Fifth Avenue Rockefeller Center Atlas

Stocks Down Fourth Straight After Month's Rise

The New York market slipped for a fourth day as a late-session downturn erased an early gain. The Dow fell 0.93 to 29.65 after a volatile day of trading with 7.49 million shares. SCM Corp led gains amid a broad retreat.

New York SCM Corp

First Lady Pleads for City Beauty in Buffalo

Mrs Lyndon B Johnson visited Buffalo to urge American newspapers to beautify their hometowns. Speaking to about 500 at an AP luncheon she called beauty the big story and said metropolitan papers fail to fight for the life of great cities.

Buffalo N.Y Lyndon B. Johnson Associated Press

McNamara Ties Defense Chief Service Length Record

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara ties the length of service record for the position. He has served four years eight months and eleven days as head of the defense establishment, matching the previous record held by Charles Wilson.

Washington Robert McNamara Defense Establishment Charles Wilson

Senate Votes More Aid for Job Training

The Senate approved a $330 million five year expansion to job training funding, raising annual federal and state program support from about $172 million. The bill aims to double the number of people rehabilitated under the state program started in 1920 and now heads back to the House after voice approval.

Washington UPI Senate House

Price-Fixing Suits Against Six Aluminum Firms

New York AP. Price fixing suits totaling millions were filed against six aluminum manufacturers by 62 public utilities in 21 states. The cases allege a conspiracy from 1958 to 1961 to fix prices for aluminum conductor cable used in overhead lines. Defendants include Alcoa Anaconda General Cable Kaiser Olin Reynolds. Some firms deny the charges and Olin Mathieson weighs possible countersuits. General Cable says it never colluded.

New York The Aluminum Co. of America Alcoa Anaconda Wire & Cable Co General Cable Corp Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp Reynolds Metals Co Olin Mathieson Fraizer Scolt

Papal Visit Stirs Talks With UN Leaders

Pope Paul VI will hold private talks with UN Secretary General U Thant and Italian President of the General Assembly Amintore Fanfani during a Monday Papal visit to the United Nations in New York.

United Nations Paul VI U Thant Amintore Fanfani Italy General Assembly

Georgia Protest Bus Integration Fails

About 200 Negro demonstrators marched to the Taliaferro County Courthouse in Crawfordville after their attempt to force arrest failed. They aimed to integrate school buses and a Warrenton school, with ongoing actions planned in this rural Georgia town about 100 miles east of Atlanta. State police had earlier dragged 11 demonstrators from a bus path, but the courthouse protest stayed orderly. Willie Bolden of the SCLC urged parallels to Selma and vowed continued demonstrations as white pupils transferred to surrounding counties with integrated schools.

Crawfordville Taliaferro County Warrenton Atlanta U.S. Office of Education Selma Willie Bolden Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC Alabama

Canadian To Head NATO Council

Paris reports Paul Martin Canadian secretary of state for external affairs named president of the Nato Council for one year. He succeeds Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak. The post rotates among Nato member countries in alphabetical order.

Paris UPI Paul Martin NATO Council Martin Paul - Henri Spaak NATO

AT&T posts record earnings and revenues for 1964 65

AT&T reported a 12 month period ended August 31 with earnings of 1.747 billion dollars or 3.33 a share, surpassing the prior record of 1.711 billion and 3.28 a share. Revenue for the year rose to 10.784 billion dollars, topping the May 31 and prior year levels.

New York American Telephone & Telegraph Co At&t

Union Opens Doors to Negroes but Finds Few Apply

Philadelphia in 1963 saw the civil rights push into active gear as the Human Relations Commission pressed trades to admit Negroes. Local 19 Sheet Metal Workers shows three Negro apprentices after tests. two are employed, one remains on list. Only three of 64 eligible Negroes advance, with reasons including lack of awareness, status concerns, and career preferences.

Union Harry G. Toland Philadelphia Nana Municipal Service Sheet Metal Workers Afl-Cio HRC Armed Services Budd Jr Budd Paul D. Dandridge Finsmith State Employment Service Dandridge Daniel J. Littley

Committee Deplores Jokes About Sex Discrimination

Washington AP A federal committee warned the fight against sex discrimination on the job risks becoming a national joke. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz urged seriousness as the Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women met to discuss the Civil Rights Act provision banning sex bias along with race religion and national origin.

Washington W. Willard Wirts Wirtz Committee On the Status of Women Citizens Advisory Council On the Status of Richard Graham Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Graham Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr

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