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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1965
Page
26
A 661 foot tanker with 45 men aboard rode 12 foot seas in outer Boston Harbor when it rammed a submerged ledge. A 400 foot gash opened on its port side as gasoline leaked. the ship rode out the storm anchored and appeared not to sink. Coast Guard responders rushed from Provincetown as weather delayed smaller craft. Navy tugs stood by.
In U.S. District Court three current and former Boston and Maine officials face charges tied to selling 10 stainless steel coaches to International Railway Equipment Corp for 250000 with kickbacks totaling 71500. The scheme allegedly netted 325000 profit when cars later moved to a Wabash subsidiary. Names include Patrick B. McGinnis Daniel Benson and George F. Glacy.
Pittsfield resident Howard R Spencer a 1964 Dickinson graduate supports the college’s record development drive in Carlisle Pennsylvania aiming to raise 6 million by 1967 and 10 million by 1973 for faculty pay scholarships and new buildings.
The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International AFL-CIO said it settled with California and Gulf Coast Oil companies, canceling a threatened strike set for midnight. OCAW president A. F. Grospiron announced a general wage increase of 4.5 percent, with all contracts not to extend beyond December 31, 1966.
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