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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1963
Page
3
Weekend political chatter centers on whether Richard Nixon will seek the 1964 Republican nomination. Rockefeller and Goldwater spar over debates while all three men are viewed as potential contenders. Nixon denies immediate plans as Eisenhower’s birthday party amplifies party discussions.
The Massachusetts Sweepstakes Committee urged Gov. Peabody to ask the legislature to reconsider a sweepstakes drawing as a revenue solution. They called for a one-year trial, noting lawmakers previously rejected a bill before tax questions arose, and warned residents would travel to New Hampshire for tickets if Massachusetts falls behind.
Boston UPI report quotes James Farmer of CORE on slower progress toward integration in the north despite violent southern resistance. He cites unemployment housing and de facto school segregation improving slowly or worsening. He warns de jure end in the south without de facto progress north risks irony and suggests freedom riders might move north to press implementation.
Former President Dwight D Eisenhower marks his 73rd birthday with a campus observance at Gettysburg College and multiple social events in Washington and Gettysburg. A Sunday farm visit with friends preceded a large party at his son John’s home, followed by a dinner at Arthur Nevins’s farm operation site. Local figures in business and politics attend the rostrum.
Highway accidents dominated weekend fatalities in six New England states from Friday afternoon to Sunday night. Twenty accidental deaths were logged. nineteen occurred in highway crashes across Connecticut Massachusetts and Maine. New Hampshire and Rhode Island recorded one death each while Vermont had none.
The Dix Army training center at Fort Dix reported three meningitis cases among recruits. Elias H. Cox, 21, from Albany, N.Y., died. Perley Whetcher, 23, of Corinth, Vermont, and Eugene A. Boxley, 17, of New Haven, Conn., were hospitalized but in good condition. Authorities said there is no epidemic or outbreak.
LOS ANGELES AP Sen Abraham Ribicoff said he is almost sure President Kennedy will debate the Republican nominee in next year's election. He declined to comment on New York Gov Nelson Rockefeller's challenge to Arizona Sen Barry Goldwater for a GOP debate.
The John Birch Society shifts Welch to honorary status to curb his controversial remarks. Welch recalls speculation of Moscow influence and notes the revised council driven, more moderate policy approach led by Rousselot. The group expands public statements via a 27 member council while Welch remains a figure in monthly bulletins.
A Soviet mission led by Deputy Trade Minister Sergei Borisov is to depart for the United States to negotiate up to 3.25 billion dollars in American wheat purchases. The deal would be conducted on a commercial basis, with payment in gold or dollars, as Soviet harvests lag and grain shortages rise. Borisov previously headed talks in Canada and the delegation aims to secure a large import agreement amid a harvest estimate about 20 percent below last year.
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