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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1965
Page
3
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Titan 3 rocket advanced a space switch engine into orbit but its payload tumbled and only two of 16 planned ignitions occurred. Officials said major objectives were met on the second test flight but several secondary targets failed, delaying Titan 3 development for space payloads.
Washington D C President Lyndon B Johnson has ordered the Library of Congress not to reply to inquiries about his voting record or floor speeches in the House and Senate. The restriction surprised a Texas congressman seeking a record reference.
Washington AP reports congressional hearings on the Ku Klux Klan will open Tuesday with Don Appell guiding an insider tour of the secret structure and titles of the organization. Rep. Edwin Willis says background information will precede a full light on Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton and smaller, rival units, with up to 13 weeks of testimony anticipated and more than 200 witnesses cited.
The Supreme Court one man one vote ruling has sparked reapportionment battles across about 30 states. California and Illinois face delays. Indiana’s plan met court rejection. New York New Jersey and Virginia stage off year campaigns. Maryland and Connecticut pursue temporary fixes. debates loom in Senate over constitutional amendments.
Thirty eight members of a Boston parents committee marching under Operation Exodus told federal officials they faced education problems. They praised talks with Atty Gen. Katzenbach and Education Secretary Keppel and said they would return to Boston pleased with results. They cited crowded schools and lack of buses, pressed for no federal funding until residents have a voice, and asked for support from Edward Kennedy and Leverett Saltonstall.
The Herald-Traveler Corp and the Newspaper Guild of Greater Boston have a tentative two year contract. It includes an $8 package with pensions automation jurisdiction and guild shop provisions. Ratification meeting date to be announced, says guild president John H. Thompson.
Senate approved a compromise 4.2 billion public works appropriations bill by voice vote and sent it to President Johnson. House approved earlier. Major allocations include 2.41 billion to the Atomic Energy Commission, 1.36 billion to Army engineers, and 324 million to the Reclamation Bureau for water, flood control, irrigation, power and beach erosion projects.
William C. White a former U.S. soldier who refused repatriation after the Korean War has been in Kansas City Missouri a month seeking work. He returned Sept 20 after 11 44 years in China with his Chinese wife and two children. He has stayed with his aunt Bertha L Johnson while his mother Mattie Garman lives in Arkansas. He says jobs offered are mostly in New York California or Hawaii but he prefers to work near home to be with family.
President Johnson watched from a third floor window as Secretary Udall planted a 15 foot willow oak at Bethesda Medical Center. The tree named the Johnson Oak symbolizes the President's restored strength and well being, and will be the first in a row of trees near the hospital entrance.
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