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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1965
Page
2
UNITED NATIONS United States ready to discuss ending the Viet Nam war in any forum including the UN or a reconvened Geneva conference. Britain urged both sides to halt fighting and accept UN administered recovery programs, with a Commonwealth mission willing to visit North Vietnam and China.
In Japan the United States halted Little John rocket practice near Mt Fuji at Tokyo's request to avoid clashes with about 2000 farmers protesting American policies. Demonstrators tried to force the firing range to become farmland while leftist opponents urged them. An Army spokesman said the unit would relocate to Okinawa.
Dublin reports Ireland's Department of Education approved caning of students in national schools in cases of serious misbehavior but not for mere failure at lessons. The Irish Times called such punishment a bruinish manifestation of the sexual urge, a perversion.
The first Cuban refugees arrived under Fidel Castro’s open door policy sparking talk of a freedom flotilla across the Florida Straits. Exiles in Miami say boats have already left for Cuba’s miles away, though officials doubt mass small-boat movement. Cuban authorities prepare Camarica port as exit point and exiles await authorization while concerns rise of a Dunkirk-like mass crossing.
In London the Conservative party urged Communist China to be admitted to the United Nations and blamed Peking for immediate threats to peace in Asia. The Tories also criticized the Labour government's stance on future British association with the European Common Market in their first policy statement under Edward Heath.
Defense Secretary McNamara says the Viet Nam war has stabilized since large U.S. troop deployments but cautions the tide has not turned. He notes gains by U.S. forces while Communist Viet Cong still control parts of the country and can disrupt links. Deputy Defense Secretary Vance urges Hanoi to reassess alignment with Beijing, stressing China is not fighting directly in Viet Nam.
The House approved by 312 to 50 an amended bill to pay 22 million dollars in damages to Ryukyus Islanders. The measure authorizes payments to claimants for harms suffered by U S Armed Services in the Ryukyus in the seven years after World War II and before the Japanese peace treaty.
Gov. John A. Volpe and allies press a new revenue bill based on a limited sales tax after losing the latest House vote cutting the 262 million proposal. Leaders blame factional splits and insist on voting tactics to force passage amid a partisan clash over income tax revisions and federal programs.
At Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco a medical corpsman handed a call to Sgt. Thomas Thompson, a 35 year old paralyzed Vietnam veteran. President Johnson spoke from the White House and asked after his health, the sergeant answered steadily and expressed gratitude and prayers for the president.
London AP reports Sir Bernard Lovell stating Luna 7 likely crashed on moon after signals ceased at 5:08 p m EST. He noted no surviving instrument signal and that a soft landing appeared unsuccessful, while Tass offered no information.
UPI reports the United States has lost just over 100 planes in North Vietnam since bombing began last February, averaging under 0.5 percent. Officials say total losses in North and South Vietnam are around 400, including four jets shot down by Soviet built missiles, with exact figures not released.
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