Boston Hospital Slaying Attributed to Personnel Shortage
Boston health official and a freshman legislator described serious staffing shortages at Massachusetts State Hospital after a fatal incident. They cited one nurse for 350 patients, no sprinkler system, dilapidated buildings, and inadequately trained staff as factors. The assailant was moved to Bridgewater State Hospital, and officials debated how staffing could have averted the death.
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Boston
UPS
Massachus
Wednessetts
Boston State Hospital
Milton Greenblatt
Tor
Robert L. Cawley
D-Bos
Ton
Bridgewater State Hospital
Cawley
Greenblatt
Senate Unit Briefed On $1 Billion Tax Cut Bill
The Senate Finance Committee opened a lengthy series of closed-door sessions with staff experts on the House passed tax cut measure. Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon will testify in public hearings, with 75 individuals seeking to testify. The plan would cut taxes for nearly all federal taxpayers starting January 1, with one-third delayed to January 1, 1965, and may not be completed this year due to hearings and other business. if moved to next year, the first stage would be retroactive to January 1, 1964.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
House
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Congress
Paper Carton Spill Closes Downtown Los Angeles Intersection
A truck overturned at a downtown Los Angeles intersection on Tuesday, spilling 37 000 paper cartons. No serious injuries were reported, and cleanup lasted about three hours as workers recovered the boxes.
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Los Angeles
Valachi Testimony Seen as Convincing by McClellan
Sen. John L. McClellan said mob informant Joseph Valachi offers convincing evidence that a secret gangland government menaces U.S. society. The hearings resume next week as Valachi describes Cosa Nostra ties and narcotics activity, with calls for corroboration for court use.
Berkshire Eagle Subscription Rates Notice
Subscription rates for Berkshire Eagle are listed by carrier and mail. Rates shown include one month three months six months and one year with pricing for postal zones and a note to notify the Post Office of address changes to avoid service interruption. Second class postage paid at Pittsfield Massachusetts.
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A.K. Whitaker
U.S. Secret Service
New York
Berkshire Eagle
Focal Post Office
Rhode Island Man Named as Member of Cosa Nostra
Washington (RP) Mobster Joseph Valachi named Raymond Patriarca of Rhode Island as a New England rackets boss and Cosa Nostra member during testimony before a Senate subcommittee. Valachi said he met Patriarca in Boston and recalled racing in Boston in response to a question from Sen. Tom McIntyre.
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New York
Valachi
Karl E. Mundt
R-5
Subcommittee
Senate
Albert Anastasia
Underworld
Frank Scalise
Cheech
Cosa Nostra
Ciro Terranova
Artichoke King
Coney Island
Suffolk Downs
Boston
Narragansett
New Hampshire
Jerome
Adlerman
Patriarca
Washington
Joseph Valachi
Rhode Island
New England
Raymond Patri
Vallachi
Tom McIntyre
Bay State Democrats Plan Reorganization
The Research and Development Committee of the Massachusetts Democratic Party released a report on reorganizing and revitalizing the party. Led by Williams College professor James MacGregor Burns, it covers fundraising, membership, patronage, training, liaison, conventions, and platforms with recommendations for bylaws, associate members, and a state finance committee.
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Boston
UPI
Democratic State Committee
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Williams College
James MacGregor Burns
Kennedy in Arkansas Addresses Dam Dedication and Public Rally
President Kennedy flew to Arkansas to dedicate Greers Ferry Dam near Heber Springs and to address a livestock show in Little Rock. The trip underscored a conservation theme while highlighting the ongoing federal state tensions over racial integration.
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Washington
Kennedy
Arkansas
Greers Ferry
Heber Springs
Little Rock
White House
Four County Probe Of DPW Projects Announced
Boston UPI Bristol County District Attorney Edmund Dinis announced a four county investigation into state Department of Public Works projects. The probe, led by Dinis and four state police investigators, will examine Bristol Barstable Dukes and Nantucket counties. It seeks a list of contracts for engineering services survey teams construction repairs and maintenance dating from January 1 1997.
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Boston
UPI
Bristol County
Edmund Dinis
State Department of Public Works
Dinis
Bristol
Barmastable
Dukes
Nantucket
DPW
Jack P. Ricciardi
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Oscar W. Landergren
Paul W. Polidoro, Jr
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Berkshire Gas Co
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