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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1959

Page

12

British Labor Split on Turn to Right or Left

The British Labor Party faces a split between right and left factions over policy. Right wingers urge shifting away from nationalization toward broad public appeal, while militant leftists demand reaffirming socialism and nationalization to win future elections. The Trib une notes calls for cooperation and reform within the party.

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Radiation leak at Idaho lab exposes 19 workers

In Idaho Falls a radiation leak at an Atomic Energy Commission laboratory released radioactive particles and forced the evacuation of 21 people. The spokesman said 19 workers were exposed, seven with doses near the yearly limit, two exceeding it slightly but not needing hospitalization. Tests identified strontium 91 and boron 139 as the released particles.

Idaho Falls Idaho API Atomic Energy Commission AEC

Slaying Charge Reduced For Former UNH Coed

Shirley Mae Gordon, 19, of Reed's, faces a reduced first and second degree murder charge after jurors hear that the newborn was delivered March a dormitory closet at the University of New Hampshire. The case centers on the infant whose body was found in an overnight bag.

ER. N Upi Tooert Griffith University of New Hampshire

Jordan King Orders Lands Donated to Landless Peasants

Amman reports King Hussein directed 27.60 donoms nearly 7 000 acres of his private estates to landless peasants. The royal action precedes a state visit by the Shah of Iran, who has similarly distributed private holdings to his people.

Amman Jordan Hussein Iran

General George C Marshall Maintained Aloof Stance Amid Critics

The Associated Press notes that General George C Marshall faced detractors during his wartime chief of staff tenure and in two cabinet posts. Critics accused him of appeasement and despite pressures, he kept a hard, public stance while influencing pivotal policies including the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. He warned that diplomacy without military force invites appeasement, a stance echoed by later leaders.

George C. Marshall William Jenner Rind Marshall Defense Truman Dean Acneson Joseph RK. McCarthy R-Wish Senate AlcCarthy Marshal Cereral Greece Turkey Eisenhower Congress

Barry Fitzgerald Progressing Well After Surgery

Dublin AP report says 11 year old Irish actor Barry Fitzgerald, now retired, is progressing satisfactorily after an exploratory brain operation at a Dublin hospital. Details of findings were not released by the medical staff.

Dublin Ireland Harry Fitzgerald

Britain faces U S protest over Cuba jet sale

Washington pressed London to block a planned swap of British Sea Furies for Hunter jets to Cuba. Britain denied final decision, with ministers split amid broader Western arms movements in the Caribbean and ongoing Latin American tensions. The Cubans reportedly seek 27 Hunter jets in exchange for 17 Sea Furies, amid Castro government modernization plans.

Washington United States Britain Cuba State Department London Foreign Office Harold Macmillan

Marshal Plan to Defense Chief George C. Marshall Life

The article traces George C. Marshalls career from early life in Uniontown through his World War I and II leadership, noting his key roles in forming a modern army, directing vast mobilization, and later serving as secretary of defense. It highlights his Marshall Plan legacy, Nobel Prize, and 1953 Queen Elizabeth coronation honor.

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Raul Castro Elevated To Cabinet In Cuba

In Havana Raul Castro the fiery brother of Cuba's prime minister was raised to the revolutionary cabinet Friday night. He becomes minister of the revolutionary armed forces replacing the former defense ministry. He has led Cuba's armed forces since Fidel Castro left that post. The former defense minister Augusto Martinez became minister of labor. Manuel Garcia Fernandez, who quit, is succeeded.

Havana Raul Castro Cuba Osvaldo Docticos Raul Revolutionary Armed Forces Ministry of Defense Fidel Augusto Martinez Manuel Fernandez Garcia United States Dolicy

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