GE to cut 950 at GE ordnance by mid 1964
General Electric will lay off about 950 employees in the ordnance department by mid 1964, lowering local employment to roughly 8,750. Some work at GE power transformer plants in Pittsfield will move to the medium transformer department in Rome, Georgia, as part of the downsizing.
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General Electric Co.ordnance Department
Ordnance Department
GE Power Transformer
Pittsfield
Rome
Gene R. Peterson
Peterson
Britton W. Saterlee
GE Pledges Full Effort To Rehouse Pittsfield Workers
General Electric says it will make every effort to find jobs for employees affected by the Pittsfield plant reduction. GE reports about 60 percent of ordnance staff found new roles last year, with 25 percent aided by normal attrition, and notes discussions with the Phoenix computer department to offer opportunities to toolmakers and apprentices.
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General Electric Co
Robert L Gibson
Ordnance Department
Gibson
Pittsfield
GE Computer Department
Phoenix
General Electric
Washington Session on GE Layoffs Set for Tuesday
Congressman Silvie Conte announces an emergency Senate session in the Senate Office Building for Tuesday to discuss GE ordnance department layoffs in Pittsfield. Senators Leverett Saltonstall and Edward M. Kennedy may participate along with Navy and other federal officials as union-management talks continue. Conte plans a plant visit Friday for a first hand report on future GE plans.
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Silvie
Conte
Senate
Leverett Saltonstall
Edward M. Kennedy
GE Ordnance Department
Sen. Saltonstall
Sen. Kennedy
Pittsfield
Navy Department
Catholics Liberalize Language of Prayers
In Vatican City the Ecumenical Council approved allowing bishops to substitute modern languages for Latin in the divine office when individuals have difficulty praying in Latin. The change, approved 1904 to 131, permits limited use while preserving Latin as the norm. Archbishop Shehan led American bishops in urging caution on laity relations language.
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Vatican City
UPC
Ecumenical Council Fathers
Council
Ecumenical Council
Lawrence Shehan
Baltimore
Shehan
United States
U S Ship J Louis Struck In Cuban Strafe Incident
The Liberian flagged bulk carrier J Louis carrying 31 500 tons of bauxite ore was strafed for about an hour off Cuba by Cuban MIGs during a clash between Cuban coast defenses and exile raiders. No casualties were reported though damage to hull and superstructure occurred. State Dept calls it unprovoked and is reviewing a possible protest.
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Washington
Cuba
Havana
J. Louis
Ocho Rios
Jamaica
Corpus Christi
Tex
New York Times
State Department
U.S
Universe Tankships, Inc
New York
Caribbean Steamship Co
Reynolds Metals Co
Safety Bypassed in Exeter Actor Fined for Itay-walking
Exeter England safety-first actor Tom Day aged 38, known for safety-themed films, was fined 5.60 dollars on Tuesday for Itay-walking, a local traffic offense. The incident occurred in Exeter with no further details on involvement of others.
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Exeter
England
Drought Leaves New England Forests Fire-Ridden
In New England the 20th day without measurable rain brought 848 forest fires since Oct. 14. Massachusetts logged 673 fires in the past week, the largest burning 300 acres on Martha's Vineyard. Officials warn a 2 inch soaking rain is needed. showers expected late weekend.
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Boston
New England
U.s.weather Bureau
Charles H. W. Foster
Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard
Foster
William H. Messeck
New Hampshire
Division of Resources
Ugly American Politically Hot in Athens Showings
The Greek government pressed Universal Pictures to delay showing The Ugly American in Athens before elections. The Film Control Commission warned that Communists and opposition troublemakers could use the film’s critique of American diplomacy in a fictional Southeast Asian nation to draw parallels with Greece.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Universal Pictures
Press Ministry
Film Control Commission
Five Day Forecast Sees Warmth Through Monday
The forecast predicts temperatures averaging 55 degrees through Monday, about 10 above normal. Expect continued warmth with a cooler spell Sunday and Monday, and showers moving in late Friday with possible showers on Saturday and Sunday.
Stormy Ginny Off Canaveral Heads South
MIAMI AP storm Ginny moves toward Florida's lower east coast with 80 mph winds. Forecasts warn loop possibilities but call it a minimal hurricane. Hurricane warnings stretch from Jacksonville to Palm Beach as aircraft relay data to forecasters.
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Miami
Fla
Ginny
Florida
Cape Canaveral
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Palm Beach
Fair Racing Reform Gains Senate Approval
A senate approved racing reform bill would ban cross county fairs from staging meets at commercial tracks. The measure targets Franklin Fair at Berkshire Downs Hancock and Nantucket Pair attempts while exempting Middleboro Fair. It also proposes higher taxes on racing at agricultural fairs and keeps current tracks taxed differently.
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Senate
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Franklin
Norfolk County
Rhode Island
Franklin Air
Racing Commission
Franklin Fair Corporation
Kevin H. White
Nantucket
Foxboro
Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith Dies Festival Pioneer
New York funeral set for Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith 82 founder of the Berkshire Symphonic Festival and key driving force behind the Music Shed at Tanglewood. She led the Berkshire Festival from 1934 to 1955 and helped raise 100000 for Tanglewood construction. Burial in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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New York
St. Bartholomew's Church
East 50Th St
Gertrude Robinson Simnith
Stockbridge
Mass
Berkshire Symphonic Festival
New York Hospital
Robinson Smith
Tanglewood
Berkshire Festival
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood Sheds Thunderous Campaign Boost
Miss Robinson Smith propelled her drive for a permanent Tanglewood building after a 1937 thunderclap during a Serge Koussevitzky concert. She appealed to the audience and $30,000 was pledged, leading to a new structure by the following summer.
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Miss Robinson Smith
Serge Koussevitsky
Senate votes on raises for district court judges
The Senate debates a bill raising district court judges pay by 12 percent, raising some from 16 000 to 18 000 a year, including Pittsfield judge Cimini. Other districts would see modest boosts under the Senate committee’s revisions, while Superior Court staff receive smaller increases than the House had approved.
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Senate
House
Frank W. Cimini
Pittsfield
Cimini
Senate Committee On Counties
Great Barrington
Lee, Adams
North Adams
Williamstown
Nelson A. Foot Jr
Irene Sauve Af Adams
49 Drown From Ferry Near Seoul
A river ferry carrying schoolchildren home from a picnic capsized near Seoul. Police reported 37 children and 12 adults drowned, with 88 others rescued. The vessel carried 137 passengers, mainly fifth and sixth graders from Anyang. The accident occurred off Hoju, southwest of Seoul, after passengers swarmed to one side to disembark. The principal and several teachers and parents were aboard. It marked the second ferry disaster in South Korea this year.
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Seoul
Korea
Anyang
Hoju
Here
South Korea
Korean Peninsula
New Curb Is Second In 3 Days Across Viet Nam Allies
United States plans to cut surplus food shipments to South Viet Nam to pressure Ngo Dinh Diem toward a tougher stance against the Viet Cong. The move follows Senate Foreign Relations criticism of foreign aid motives and a push to reorganize aid. About $27 million of 1963 surplus foods in commercial channels may face extended review as talks for 1964 supplies lag.
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Washington
United States
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
State Department
Diem
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Ngo Dinh Nhu
South Viet Nam
Lord Home Renounces Nobility To Become Sir Alec Home
Britain's prime minister renounced four peerage titles to become a commoner and Sir Alec Frederick Douglas-Home. Constitutional officials confirmed the move, enabling him to seek a seat in Parliament. A Kinross and West Perth by election on November 7 could grant him Commons entry.
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London
Britain
Alec Frederick Douglas-Home
Lord Home
House of Commons
Knight of the Thistle
Alexander
Alec
Sir
Home
House of Lords
Kinross and
West Perth
Scotland
Commons
Baron Home
Douglas
Dunglass
Earl
Brown's Library to Honor Rockefeller at Brown University
Brown University will name its new library after alumnus John D. Rockefeller Jr. Rockefeller, who died three years ago, graduated from Brown in 1897. His gift to the university totals more than a million dollars. The library, designed for humanities and social sciences, should be completed by mid next year.
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Providence
Brown University
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Rockefeller
Brown
Rockefeller
Kennedy Urges Researchers to Curb Hazards to Nature
President Kennedy told the National Academy of Sciences that scientists must consider the consequences of their experiments. He warned that deliberate weather modification could disrupt ecological balance, risking drought or excessive blooms as science gains global environmental influence.
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Kennedy
Washington
National Academy of Sciences
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Tiros Vie
Tiros
State Dept
Walter N. Rice
Richmond
Key West
N.E
Canaveral
Middleboro
Middleboro Fair
Plymouth County
Sraynham
Bristol County
John J. Conte
Worcester
Edmund R. St. John Jr
Adams
Sen
George D. Hammond
Westfield
Henry Hadley
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Hadley
Berkshires
New York City
Charles Robinson Smith
Allied Chemical Corp
Sutton Place
Vacation Savings Stamp Fund
The
American Association
Dr. Hadley
Tanglewood Shed
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