24 Oct 1959
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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1959
Page
1
A California Institute of Technology Palomar Observatory report notes a gradual polarity change in the sun’s north and south poles. A. Calif. researchers say the solar shift was detected as part of ongoing solar studies. observations began earlier in the 1950s with the world’s largest 200-inch telescope.
An obituary-style item recalls Calvin Coolidge’s life from his Hampden tenure to his death in Plymouth. It notes his long service, burial near Plymouth, and the lingering question of his private papers and mementoes, with family memories and a warning against removing stored vault items.
Cambridge scientist Dr. J. Allen Hynek has accepted a professorship at Northwestern University in Chicago after three years as associate director at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The 49 year old Chicago native led the satellite tracking program and lectured at Harvard University.
Washington AP plans to ask Congress for additional money to speed development of a Saturn space rocket. A starter request might total 30 million dollars, with Congress already at 14 billion for Project Saturn. The effort centers at Huntsville Alabama under Army von Braun. NASA and Defense officials disclose shifts to NASA control amid funding debates.
Former Cuban air force chief Diaz Lanz admits to FBI he headed a leaflet flight dropped on Havana from U.S. soil. He says he saw the plane and dropped the leaflets, while Castro accuses the United States of allowing the flights. PBS and FBI questions followed, with no immediate action announced.
An interim Ducks Unlimited report from Bert Cartwright in Winnipeg notes recent snow storms in Canadian breeding grounds spark an orderly migration of ducks and geese toward the United States. The dispatch from New York attributes the pattern to early winter conditions and highlights ongoing monitoring by the conservation group.
AP reports in La Plata that a teenage boy received a 43 day term described by Circuit Judge Alfonso A Magnotta as shock therapy to curb teen crime. The unusual punishment follows a late Friday bombing and aims to deter juveniles from associating with hardened criminals as they face potential further penalties.
Pittsfield residents will set clocks back to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, gaining an extra hour of sleep. The change shifts homeward travel to sunset and brings earlier darkness, with days shortening toward December 21. Daylight time began last April across the East Coast and major Midwest cities.
Union and industry negotiators set to meet at 2 pm EDT in Pittsburgh to resume bargaining as the Taft-Hartley machinery faces court rulings. The strike has halted roughly 90 percent of U.S. steelmaking capacity, with 275000 allied workers idled.
In Springfield Mass a pet dog woke its master Erwin Austin from sleep as flames engulfed his home early Friday. Austin escaped but the dog perished in the fire. The incident is reported by UPI.
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