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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1963

Page

3

Nuclear Power Fighting Ships on Pentagon Agenda

The Navy argues atomic engines will soon beat fuel oil for warships, backed by the AEC, while costs, ship sizes, and carrier roles stir a battle with the Pentagon and McNamara. Secretary Korth’s resignation hints at likely funding conflicts over nuclear propulsion for carriers and future fleet size.

Pentagon Navy AEC Washington U.S Atomic Energy Commission Defense Department Capitol Hill Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth United States Ian Seaborg McNamara

Court Backs Woman On Religious Belief

Washington reports the U S Supreme Court ordered Minnesota courts to reconsider the case of Mrs Owen Jenison a Church of God member who refused jury service citing Matthew 7 1 She was jailed for contempt after a civil case trial in Renville County on November 13 1962 and released after seven days pending appeals The Minnesota Supreme Court had upheld the contempt finding

Washington Supreme Court Minnesota Owen Jenison Church of God Renville County Minn Minnesota Supreme Court

Nitze Picked as Navy Secretary in Kennedy Admin

Secretary elect Nitze, an Ivy Leaguer and veteran foreign affairs expert, will head the Navy on November first if the Senate approves. The 35 year old from Amherst replaces Fred Korth who resigned. Nitze, Harvard 1928, has led defense international security work and the Pentagon’s Little State Department. He is known for speaking his mind and has a long career in policy planning and foreign service.

Washington Kennedy Navy Paul Nitze Senate Fred Korth White House Nitze Pentagon State Department Amherst Mass Harvard Secretary of the Navy Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric McNamara Gilpatric Capitol Hill Penta‘gon Truman Office of Inter-mal Foreign Service Educational Foundation

Copter Crash at Idlewild Kills Six at Airport

NEW YORK AP reports a passenger helicopter exploded after takeoff and crashed in flames at Idlewild Airport killing six people. The craft a Boeing Vertol 107B from New York Airways, carrying three passengers and three crew, crashed near the center of the airport amid a grass fire as firefighters responded.

New York Idlewild New York Airways Manhattan

Brandy Welcomed For 108th Birthday In North Carolina

Spruce Pine reports Uncle Bill Keller will turn 108 today, making him the oldest resident of North Carolina per Social Security. Widowed twice, he lives alone in a mountain house and jokes he walks barefoot in snow to ward off ailments. Residents plan a small birthday gathering and hint at bringing peach brandy.

Spruce Pine N.C Bill Keller Bill Social Security Administration North Carolina

Berkshire Sagle Subscription Rates By Carrier Or Mail

Rates list for Berkshire Eagle subscribers shows 48 cents weekly by carrier and various monthly and yearly mail options. Change of address guidance asks subscribers to notify the local post office and the Berkshire Eagle with old and new addresses to avoid service interruption.

Berkshire Sagle Berkshire Eagle Pittstivia Adassachusetts

Court Rules On Several Racial Cases

Supreme Court directed South Carolina courts Monday to reconsider the breach of peace convictions of 65 Negroes arrested during Rock Hill sit-in protests against segregation. The order accompanied two days of arguments on five sit-in cases. the court also denied Clemson College appeal and agreed to hear NAACP intrastate business injunction in Alabama.

Washington Supreme Court South Carolina Rock Hill B.C High Court Clemson College Clemson Fred L. Shuttlesworth Birmingham Ala Shuttlesworth qAgreed National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Alabama NAACP

Retroactive ruling on counsel for poor defendants could affect states

Supreme Court signaled it may make retroactive its March decision requiring states to provide lawyers for indigent criminal defendants. If applied, thousands already convicted without counsel could seek new trials. Florida prisoners' cases prompted the order to reexamine in light of the ruling, drawing Justice Harlan's lone protest for the court to itself decide the issue.

Washington Supreme Court Florida Florida Supreme Court John Marshall Harlan

Birmingham Bars Demands New Demonstrations Loom

In Birmingham Alabama Martin Luther King Jr denounced the citys rejection of desegregation demands and threatened demonstrations of more numbers than anyone can count He announced he will demonstrate until they integrate as Mayor Boutwell defended his stance and officials explored police hiring and study Meanwhile in Clinton Louisiana a CORE leader faced arrest warrants for leading racial demonstrations related to a restraining order violation against picketing white merchants.

Birmingham Ala UPI Martin Luther King Jr King Albert Boutwell Boutwell Clinton Louisiana James Farmer Congress of Racial Equality CORE Farmer

Wheat State Senator Isn't Sold

Sen Karl E Mundt of South Dakota urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to examine Soviet purchases of U S wheat and weigh U S and free world benefits against Soviet gains. He questioned whether Soviet wheat helps justify support for countering subversion and guerrilla tactics. The observation follows Kennedy's approval of private U S wheat sales to the Russians.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee U.S Karl E. Mundt R-Sd Free World Soviet Union Kennedy

Jackie’s Trip Under Criticism

Rep. Oliver P. Bolton accuses First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy of accepting lavish hospitality from Aristotle Onassis whose shipping interests benefited from U.S. policy. Bolton cites a Maritime Administration permission linked to transferring 14 ships and a claimed $20 million windfall.

Washington Oliver P. Bolton Ohio Jacqueline Kennedy U.S Aristotle Onassis Kennedy Mediterranean Bolton Onassis Maritime Administration

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