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Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1965

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Pope Sets Early Promulgation For Non-Christians Decree

Pope Paul VI ordered immediate promulgation of the Vatican II declaration on non-Christians and Jews at a public council session on October 28. The vote in St Peter's Basilica approved the document, which states Jews cannot be blamed for Jesus crucifixion, speeding its status as a decree. Other decrees on bishops, religious orders, seminaries, and Christian education were previously slotted for later promulgation due to printing and translation hurdles.

Vatican City Paul VI Vatican Ecumenical Council St. Peter's Basilica Paul

Kansas Welfare Mother Enters College at Wichita State

Mrs. Carol Ann Bloodworth a 25 year old divorced welfare mother of four won state board permission to enroll at Wichita State University this semester. She has a $306 National Defense Student Loan Fund grant while remaining welfare supported, though local officials initially withheld approval to avoid broad precedent. Bloodworth aims to become a school teacher and will still receive $184 monthly welfare for herself and her children.

Wichita, Kan Carol Ann Bloodworth State Welfare Board Bloodworth Wichita State University National Defense Student Loan Fund State Board of Social Welfare County Board

Canaan Trash Man Wins 140000 in Irish Sweepstakes

Canaan Conn trash collector Rosy well Gordon 58 says he does not need the money yet won 140000 in the Irish Sweepstakes. He was told of the win last Thursday by the telegraph office in Millerton New York. A report of a Dalton Massachusetts man winning 36000 could not be confirmed as not listed among overseas winners by the AP in New York.

Canaan Conn Rosywell Gordon Dalton Mass Associated Press New York

Inconsistencies Cloud Morrissey Senate Nomination

Washington sources report renewed questions about Francis X Morrisseys claims to education and residence years ago as Senate leaders weigh delaying or blocking his federal judgeship. Discrepancies include attendance at Boston College and residence in Georgia, with new corroboration from an Atlanta witness about schooling and living arrangements.

Washington UPI Francis X. Morrissey Senate Capitol Hill Boston Kennedy Family Congress Mike Mansfield D-Mont Morrissey Georgia Massachusetts State House of Representatives Atlanta Prospect Street Charlestown Southern Law School

Weekend Raids Hit North Viet Nam and Suspected Missile Sites

Weekend air battles near Hanoi and Haiphong saw U S planes strike mobile anti aircraft missile units supplied by the Soviet Union. A total of five American aircraft were reported down with several pilots missing or captured. Ground firefights north of Saigon and in Da Nang resulted in casualties on both sides. Two Marines died in a helicopter crash near Da Nang as Viet Cong activity continued in the region. Nearby, two men in California faced an unrelated federal indictment over sour mash whiskey production.

Saigon South Viet Nam ULB North Viet Nam U.S Hanoi Peking Viet Nam Independence Soviet Union Tanoi Defense Department Haiphong da Nang

Five Day Forecast Description With Temperature Rise

Weather outlook shows Saturday averaging above normal of 47 degrees with warmer trend through the period and little or no precipitation. No cities or agencies named. forecast emphasizes temperature rise and dry conditions.

East Berlin guards fire on refugee near West Berlin

East German border guards opened fire along the West Berlin frontier Sunday night, apparently wounding a would be refugee. West Berlin police reported a 27 year old man slipped across the wall into the city center as guards fired after a flare was triggered by a trip wire signaling his position.

High Court To Hear Plea In Red Probe

The Supreme Court granted a hearing to Hugo DeGregory of Hudson New Hampshire who was jailed for refusing to answer questions during a state anti subversive inquiry. He claimed privacy and free speech rights were violated and will seek relief by written opinion. The case spotlights government probes into communism during the era. The appeal follows a New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling in 1965. In a separate dispatch a notable Alsatian dog appears to have a built in radar set, reliably guiding its owner to the correct runway for over 560 flights.

Washington UPI Supreme Court Hugo DeGregory Hudson N.H DeGregory Communist Party New Hampshire Merrimack County U.S. Supreme Court New Hampshire Supreme Court Stapleford England UPD Eric Thurston Thurston

Draft card burner Miller seized by FBI in protest act

FBI agents arrested 22 year old David J Miller after he burned what he claimed was his draft card at a Viet Nam protest near a Selective Service induction station. Miller, a former Lemoyne College student, faced up to five years in prison and a $10 000 fine under a new law signed by President Johnson.

Washington FBI David J. Miller U.S Viet Nam Miller Housett J. Edgar Hoover Lemoyne College Syracuse N.Y Selective Service System Johnson Armed Forces White Hall Street New York City Hoover David Miller New York

Volpe Eyes Fourth Tax Bill and Counterplan in Boston

In Boston UPI reports the Democratic leadership advances a $9 million tax proposal to meet state debts while Gov. Volpe readies a fourth sales tax plan. The House Ways and Means Committee plans to report the package this week, but it omits real estate tax relief and education aid. Volpe aims to present the plan in precise form to prevent amendments, prompting a take-it-or-leave-it House vote.

Boston UPI Anthony M. Scibelli Springfield House Ways and Means Committee John A. Volpe Volpe

GE Plans 4 Million Pittsfield Laboratory Center

General Electric Co will construct a 4 million dollar laboratory center at its Pittsfield transformer plants off Woodlawn Avenue Kellogg Street opposite Building 42. The project consolidates eight lab spaces into one center adding a new three story building with all-electric labs a garage and spaces for a library dispensary and conference rooms. Construction is slated to begin March 1986 with completion in early 1967.

GE Laboratory Woodlawn Avenue Kellogg Street General Electric Co Pittsfield Robert L. Gibson Gil’t AIL Electric William Stanley Gibson del Gallo Association of Business and Commerce Berkshire County Berkshires Pittsfield General Electric Ing 42 Laboratory Lake En Out Vincent G. Kling & Associates Philadelphia Jackson Moreland Boston United Engineers & Constructors, Inc Apri

Sihanouk Sees Soviet Snub as Irreparable

Phnom Penh reports Cambodia, after cutting ties with the United States last spring, may sever relations with the Soviet Union. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, returning from China and North Korea, said the Soviet ambassador canceled a Moscow visit, calling it an affront to Cambodia’s honor and signaling a possible rupture with the USSR. He noted China’s aid and arms offers to bolster his 30,000-man army.

Phnom Penn UPI Cambodia United States Soviet Union Norodom Sihanouk China North Korea Sihanouk Moscow Europe Viet Nam

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