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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1965
Page
2
United Nations Secretary General U Thant proposed a record 120 million dollar U.N. budget for operations in 1986 and urged voluntary contributions to cover a 100 million dollar current deficit. He warned the financial crisis in peacekeeping remains unresolved and noted only about half of 1965 expenses had been paid in the first nine months.
The U N General Assembly urged Britain to use force if needed to stop Rhodesia from declaring independence by a white minority government. The resolution passed 107 to 2 with one abstention, demanding measures to end what it terms rebellion.
Russian scientists warned that the newly discovered Seki Ikeya comet could strike the sun in nine days. Tass quoted the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy of the Soviet Academy of Sciences as placing the discovery, by Japanese astronomers three weeks earlier, on a collision course with the sun potentially disintegrating upon grazing its surface.
Soviet cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev were escorted out of West Berlin by military police after anti Communist demonstrators attacked their car outside a theater in the French sector. The incident happened as they appeared under the West Berlin Communist Soviet German Friendship Society.
In Havana crowds discuss Fidel Castro's invitation for Cubans to seek asylum in the United States. While some call it humanitarian, others accuse him of rhetoric and propaganda. Analysts fear a rush of departures if the door remains open longer, tying to family reunification and broader political aims.
A Pittsfield hair consultant will host a free private consultation at the City Motel on West Housatonic Street and Beech Grove Avenue Thursday October 14 from 1:00 to 8:30 PM. The Erickson Hair Specialists promise a frank assessment, details on the Home Method, and a prorated written guarantee if treatment proceeds.
The House and Senate opened balloting to fill two Executive Council seats vacated by Joseph Crimmins of Somerville and Raymond Sullivan of Springfield after their resignations on September 24, two hours before their bribery and conspiracy sentences. Also convicted were Michael Favulli and Ernest Stasiun. Furcolo was cleared midway through trial.
ST Louis, Mo. A space agency biologist warned that human biological rhythms could restrict visiting other planets. Eugene R. Spangler told space engineers that no method yet lets humans escape Earth’s time scale, noting sleep and menstrual cycles can be disrupted and rapid time-zone changes disrupt the body's clock. He stressed the mystery warrants study but voiced no real fear for life.
Rhodesia’s white government under Prime Minister Ian Smith pressed ahead with plans for a unilateral declaration of independence in Salisbury. He returned from London amid Wilson’s appeal to delay action to avoid a regional war, warning of a possible Christmas independence and minority rule.
UPI reports that US officials, while not final, suspect President Sukarno aided Indonesia's Communist party PKI in the September 30 coup attempt. Army and possibly CIA views appear more convinced than State Department officials, amid long-running balance acts between Sukarno and the anti Communist Army.
H. Mat Adams urged a national crash program to eliminate water pollution. He proposed $2 billion yearly for ten years to upgrade waste treatment, citing Delaware River Basin's role in New York City water and comparing to the federal highway program to spur public funding.
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