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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1959

Page

12

Hungarians Lose Hope Amid Soviet Oppression

The Hungarian people feel crushed by Soviet domination as they recall the 1956 uprising and its suppression. Leaders Kiraly and Kovaga testified before a House committee about despair, treachery, and renewed terror, citing the arrest of a Hungarian delegation at a Soviet headquarters during negotiations.

Nikita S Khrushchev Soviet Council of Ministers Kovaga Kiraly Khrushchev United States Khitushchev Communist Party Russia Hungary

Summit Talks Urged On Hungarys Plight

Washington UDP I report notes AFL CIO President George Meany urged that Hungarys plight be raised at any summit with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Meany spoke on the eve of the Hungarian revolt anniversary and urged the U S General Assembly to reject the credentials of the Communist Hungarian delegation. Ky Republican Len Thruston Morton used the anniversary to call for renewed commitment to World Refugee Year and praised the 30000 Hungarian freedom fighters who, through President Eisenhowers influence, were supported by the United States.

Darwin's Grandson Warns of Earth Overcrowding

Sir Charles Galton Darwin warned at Brown University that humanity will reach severe overcrowding within 1000 years, threatening survival as the strong may dominate the weak. He linked population growth to the same evolutionary principles his grandfather described, urging birth control as vital for the human race.

Providence Charles Galton Darwin Brown University Charles Robert Darwin Sir Charles

Refugee Year Signals Hope Amid Global Strife

Morton cites emergency action as refugees live among us serving as a beacon of liberty. Meany warns the free world must not forget savage aggression against humanity as World Refugee Year returns, stirring hope.

Acton Morton

House Education Subcommittee to Meet on School Aid Compromise

Rep Cleveland M Bailey announced a closed session of the House Education subcommittee for November 3 to discuss forging a new school aid compromise. The stalled bills split between school construction and teacher programs, with Bailey's plan calling for 11 hundred million dollars in annual federal aid.

Washington UPI Cleveland M Bailey IW Va Amed House Bailey United Press International Nme Ths Mil Bailey Tasenhower Congress House Education Committee

Kennedy and Kennedy Share Dais In Al Smith Tribute

New York hosted 2500 at the Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation dinner with Sen John F Kennedy and Gov Nelson Rockefeller urging equal rights and national leadership. Kennedy warned America must model freedom and responsibility while resisting complacence amid a growing erosion of courage.

New York John F Kennedy Massachusetts United States Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation al Smith Equal Rights Rockefeller America Kennedy al Sauths

Tory Government Is Rounded Out

London reports Prime Minister Macmillan completed his new government by naming 25 MPs to non Cabinet posts. Notable changes include Richard F Wood, a WWII veteran who lost both legs in North Africa, promoted to minister of power, and Sir Edward Boyle moving from economic secretary to the Treasury back to the Treasury as financial secretary after resigning in 1956 over policy on Egypt.

London Macmillan Richard F Wood North Africa Edward Boyle The Treasury Egypt

Space Probe Move Triggers Johnson Demand for Review

Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson accused the US Space program of many weaknesses and ordered a full staff review to assess the need for congressional action. He directed Space Committee staff to examine President Eisenhower’s space agency reshuffles while Eisenhower asked Congress for more space funds and Medaris retired amid criticism of the military role in space.

Washington UPI Senate Lyndon Johnson Congress Johnson Senate Space Committee John B Medaris Medaris Army Ballistic Missile Agency Huntsville Ala

U S Stops Barter Of Wheat With Six Countries

Washington reports the United States bars exports of wheat and wheat flour for barter to Belgium West Germany Luxembourg the Netherlands Switzerland and Great Britain. The change aims to safeguard cash sales for dollars and preserve normal wheat and wheat flour trade patterns while the six nations have funded their defense needs.

Washington UPI United States Belgium West Germany Luxembourg The Netherlands Switzerland Great Britain Naronk

Bridges Defies Labor Law On Reporting Reds and Others

SAN FRANCISCO AP Harry Bridges refuses to comply with Labor Secretary Mitchells demand for a report on Communists and related figures under the new labor law Section 504 Bridges lawyers challenge the act as unconstitutional and vague asking which Communist party is meant and whether criminal records nationwide should be examined They say the government has not shown authority or duty to compel Bridges to respond

Bridges San Francisco Harry Bridges Labor James P Mitchell Longsawe Men's Mitchell The International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union Teamsters Union Washington Labor Department Justice Department Furth Communist Party Trotskyists Workers Party Budges United States

Gunfire Exchanged Near Lake Huleh

Synan troops opened fire with machineguns and rifles on an Israel patrol near Ashmora in the Take Huleh region. The Israelis returned fire and the exchange lasted about 90 minutes with no casualties reported.

Jerusalem

What Shall I Tell My Daughters Novel Insight

A mother contemplates the problem of talking to her teenage daughters about conception and bodily structure. In the November Reader's Digest she explains her decision and reveals how she will arm her daughters with a single neglected word.

Reader's Digest

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