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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1965

Page

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Rumors of overthrow as Dominican capital sees renewed gunfire

In Santo Domingo fresh fighting in the capital left three dead and seven wounded. President Hector Garcia Godoy held an emergency cabinet session while US diplomat Ellsworth Bunker aided efforts to curb rebel sniping. The government shut nonofficial radio stations and troops prepared in the suburbs as the situation cooled.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Feble Hector Garcia-Godoy Francisco Caamano Dena Ellsworth Bunker Organization of American States Washington Garcia-Godoy de Radio Garcia-Godoy OAS Armed Forces Francisco J. Rivera Caminero Navy

Victory Hill housing fate to be decided October 28

Victory Hill's 23 acre housing site fate hinges on a New York meeting on October 28 with Mayor Romo Del Gallo and local Housing Authority officials, and federal official Herman Hillman of the Public Housing Administration. If sale offered, price set by an appraiser within 10 days.

Victory Hill New York City Romo del Gallo Housing Authority Herman D. Hillman Public Housing Administration HiMaan del Gallo Ziacre Benedict Road Federal Public Housing Administration Hillman Silvio Earier Government Services Administration GSA Pittsfield New York City Hall Raymond L. Haughey Haughey Arthur C. McGill

Five Day Forecast Temperatures With Light Showers

The forecast shows temperatures through Monday averaging 2 to 1 degrees above normal. Cooler conditions are expected Friday and Saturday. Little change in temperature Sunday and Monday. Showers are expected tomorrow night and again around Sunday.

Silent Imperial Wizard Refuses to Answer on Klan Funds

Congressional investigators probed the Ku Klux Klan led by Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton as he again refused to answer questions, citing possible self incrimination. Evidence showed 1964 65 bank deposits of 18036.85 and a 1965 tax return totaling 18487.50, plus formation of Heritage Enterprises Inc and meetings of state Klans at the Dinkler Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham in 1964. Shelton wife Betty Lou Shelton and employee Carol Long also declined to testify.

Washington UPI Robert M. Shelton Tuscaloosa Ala House Committee On Un-American Activities Donald Appell Shelton Alabama Rescue Service United Klans of America, Inc First National Bank of William C. Perkins Northport Donald ‘Eb. Luna Birmingham R. J. W. Kimball Jr Calvin F. Craig Atlanta Heritage Enterprises Inc Grand Dragons Dinkler-Tutwiler Pickup Betty Lou Shelton Wizard Carol Long Long

Air Pollution Bill Signed Requiring 1963 Model Exhausts

President Johnson signed the air pollution bill in his hospital room. The act requires exhaust controls on all cars starting with 1963 models and creates a federal program for research and aid to reduce solid waste. Observers included about a dozen lawmakers and Vice President Humphrey.

Washington Johnson Hubert H. Humphrey John Gardner Massachusetts Connecticut New Jersey

Doctors OK President's Release From Hospital

President Johnson's doctors say he may leave Bethesda Naval Hospital any time after tonight. Presidential secretary Bill Moyers said Johnson will remain at the hospital tonight and get further word later on plans to depart. Doctors announced the gall bladder operation and kidney stone removal yesterday after a late Tuesday night examination. This was his 13th day in hospital with average gall bladder stays estimated at 10 to 14 days.

Washington Johnson Bill D. Moyers Bethesda Naval Hosital Moyers Cornell Miller Manhattan U.S Robert M. Mor-genthay New York LeMoyne College

Rebels in Indonesia Slay Two Officers

Rebels in Indonesia kill two senior army officers Col. Katamso and Lt. Col. Sugiono in Central Java near Jogjakarta where the capital held by rebels. Bodies found Tuesday, military honors planned. Sukarno government aims to strengthen ties with China and sustain the Peking Jakarta axis after August discussions with cabinet members.

Jakarta Indonesia UPI Java Radio Sukarno

Viet Cong Attacks Leave U S Helicopter Crew Dead

In central highlands Viet Cong assaults clash with government forces as a U S Army helicopter is shot down killing four Americans. Estimates say 150 to 200 guerrillas died, while a 300 mountain tribesmen and 10 advisers held off hundreds near Plei Me. Casualties mount on both sides. Nearby Ba Long valley sees fierce fighting with 94 Viet Cong bodies counted.

Saigon South Viet Nam Viet Cong Plei Me Bamboo Bridge Ba Long Suioga Pleiku U.S

Muddle Masks Vietnam Raid Amid Beach Pebble Error

In Poole England Mrs May Amatt accidentally picked a phosphorus fragment thinking it a beach pebble. Viet Cong clashes near Pleiku and Hue left light Vietnamese casualties and substantial enemy losses including weapons. a US helicopter was shot down and a patrol from the Pleiku camp went missing.

Poole England UPI May Amatt

GE Leader Urges Pittsfield Walkout Canceled

GE executive Britton W. Saterlee urged Local 255 to call off a planned Friday walkout by about 1000 workers in the power transformer department. He warned the action could have very serious long term effects on jobs at the Pittsfield plant as union officials maintained the event remains scheduled. The walkouts have followed GE's rejection of 56 grievances after multiple steps in the grievance procedure.

Pittsfield General Electric LUE Britton W. Saterlee Local 255 Saterlee

Draft card burning plan stirs U S protest response

UPI reports Catholic Peace Fellowship officials say a movement aims to flood courts with draft card burnings amid rising antiwar protest. Miller, 22, Syracuse, was jailed in New York for burning his draft card as part of demonstrations. scrutiny grows as organizers vow more actions including a Washington march.

Manchester N.H Catholic Peace Fellowship U.S Viet Nam Washington Thomas Cornell Catholic Fellowship New York David J. Miller FBI New Hampshire Hooksett Cornell Miller Syracuse Thomas Haessler St. Peter's College Jersey City Haessler New York Magazine Ralph Ginzburg Fact Magazine Newsmen

Johnson in Trouble Says Tass Reports U S Worries

The Soviet Tass news agency claims the Johnson administration is seriously worried by Viet Nam demonstrations. It says Washington misuses anti communism to suppress the Nov 27 antiwar march and notes Johnson personally handles the issue while seeking to counteract the protests.

Washington Soviet Union Tass Johnson Asia U.S United States Viet Nam America Atty Nicholas Katzenbach Katzenbach Pentagon South Viet Nam

Blond image replaces U N magazine cover in Moscow ban

Soviet authorities ban the Amerika magazine after redistributing 60 000 copies to Helsinki and Finland. The back cover originally showed Nag symbols for Nationalist China, which Moscow did not recognize. A new cover features a typical blonde American coed in a bulky sweater, unrelated to the periodical.

Moscow United States Helsinki United Nations Soviet Union China Finland U.N Adlai Stevenson

Long-Sought Gang Victim Slain in Boston

Ex convict Edward J McLaughlin known as Punchy was shot at a West Roxbury bus stop en route to his brother's murder trial. He was hit by multiple shots as he approached a bus and died at the scene. A getaway car was seen leaving the area and a second man drove. Police protected the bus driver who witnessed the attack. A Boston radio station manager received a threatening anonymous call tied to the shooting.

Boston UPI Edward J Punchy) McLaughin Zangland Massachusetts McLaughlin West Roxbury Giniman WMEX John Fitzpatrick Bne Pital

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Doctors OK Tamso Sugiono Jogjakarta Miwat Hue North Viet Nam Hanoi Antiwar Group Ginzburg Eros Magazine U.S. Supreme Court Lower Manhattan St. Anselm's College St. Anselm's Res Cral Ident Richard Rothstein Students For A Democratic Society SDS Red Liberation Radio Hsin Hua Communist Press Agency Africa Latin America Nhan Dan North Vietnamese Communist Party Fifth Avenue Peking Rothstein Citizens Dwight D. Eisenhower Washington State University National Jaycees Citizens Committee Eisenhower Culpeper Michigan State University William Webb Detroit West Virginia State College Glen Knapp Huntsville VFW James Skidmore Sr The Executive Council of United Church of Christ Amerika
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