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Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1959

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Funds Barred ICA Board Quits in Washington

In Washington the 13 member Inter national Development Advisory Board resigned after Congress barred ICA funding in the appropriation bill. President Eisenhower accepted the mass resignation, praising members for dedication while noting the action would hinder future proposals. Chairman Harry A. Bullis, former General Mills chair, led the board.

Washington UPD White House International Development Advisory Board Congress Eisenhower International Cooperation Administration ICA Harry A. Bullis Minneapolis Bullis General Mills

Lunik Photos Due Tuesday

The Soviet Union announced the first photographs of the moon's far side will be published in Moscow newspapers on Tuesday. Photographs were taken by the moon circling spacecraft Lunik 110, with Tass noting a substantial number of images from a 40 minute exposure process conducted on board the interplanetary station.

Moscow Soviet Union Tass

Secretary Benson In Hospital After Abdominal Illness

Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson was admitted to Walter Reed Army Hospital with abdominal complaints and will remain for observation for an indefinite period. Benson, aged 60, went to the medical center 18 days after returning from a tour of Russian and European farms.

Washington UPI Ezra Taft Benson Walter Reed Army Hospital Benson

Diver David Ford claims underwater world record at 76 hours

Amateur diver David Ford of San Rafael California set a world record by sitting underwater for 76 hours and 32 minutes in Honolulu. He was brought to the surface Sunday night and rushed to a hospital for a checkup where he received a shower first.

Honolulu

Atoms for Peace Plan Faces Funding Barrier at UN

The IAEA reported nuclear power remains uneconomical and not yet cost effective enough to meet Eisenhower's vision of widespread peaceful atomic energy. The agency noted progress but stressed power reactors are still early in development and depend on favorable technical and economic conditions.

United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency Eisenhower Eisenhower Si U.N. General Assembly Ike Vienna The 2-Nation Assembly Esenhower Washington Congressional Committee Anderson United States Euratom Inter-American Nuclear Commis

Abductor of Maine Babysitter Caught in Berkshire

Rodney Austin, 44, a Florida ex convict accused of abducting and raping 14 year old Sharon Simmons of Nobleborough Maine, was captured on the Mohawk Trail after a brief woods chase. He faces fugitive charges in North Adams District Court as police traced his six day ride through northern New England.

Maine Berkshire Florida Rodney Austin Austin Sharon Simmons Nobleborn Woodlands Alan Poirot Poirot Connecticut Central Shaft Road Milton John 1D O'Connell Thomas Finn Shelburne Falls Barracks New England Lyndonville North Adams Court Shelburne Falls North Adams Troy N.Y New York Vermont Petersburg N. Y

Five Day Forecast Sees Temperatures Near Normal

Forecast covers through Saturday averaging around 44 degrees with rain expected tomorrow and Friday. The outlook notes near seasonal norms and unsettled conditions with precipitation totals forecast to rise briefly.

Morrow Freday

Sailor Dies Of Injuries In West Berkshire Crash

An 18 year old sailor Robert I E Stevens of West Wareham died at Hilcrest Hospital after a car driven by him or companion Kenneth B Rosedorph plunged down an embankment onto railroad tracks near Route 20 West Pittsfield. Rosedorph, 19 of Watertown Massachusetts, was in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital. Both sailors were on authorized liberty from Quonset Point Naval Air Base Rhode Island when the accident occurred about 8 pm Saturday. Survivors include Stevens parents Mr and Mrs Earl Stevens of West Wareham. Funeral plans were being arranged locally.

Ploulle West Pittsfield Robert E. Stevens West Wareham Civis Defense West Pottsfield Hilcrest Hospital Robert I .E. Stevens Quonset Point Naval Air Base Kenneth Rosedorph Waterthet St. Luke's Hospital Stevens Thomas H. Calnan Roces Lhe Berkshire Drive-In Ire Civil Defense Resedorph Onj Rhode Island William J. Baillackey Boston & Albany Raymond F. Coakley Set Raymond PD. Marcel Edward J. Skowran Edymund TL. Ferriter Enrico Gardina Joseph J. Purgerald Earl Ta. Stevens

U S Shot Its Way In A Bombing Japan

Washington AP report discusses a 1954 posthumous interview with George C Marshall revealing U S leaders planned to use atomic bombs to end World War II. He cites two bombs, their testing, and the debated targets including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with casualty figures and a pending invasion that never occurred.

U.S Japan Washington United States Inter George C Mans Magasine S News & World Repor Uy Ad Marshall John P Sutherland Nagasaki Sea of Japan

Nobel Prize awarded to U S pair for anti proton discovery

STOCKHOLM AP Two American atomic scientists win the 1959 Nobel physics prize for the discovery of the anti proton proving matter exists in two forms. Emilia Segre and Owen Chamberlain of UC Berkeley, to share the prize and $42,806. Chamberlain, a Harvard Loeb lecturer, will return to Berkeley next year.

Stockholm Italan Emilia Seare Owen Chamberlain San Francisco University of California Berkeley Jaroslaw Hexorovsky Czechoslovania Heyravsky Legic Chamberlain Chamberlai Loeb Harvard Berksley Segre Earth Radiation Laboratory Taivermare Calif UPI U.S Emilia Segre University of California Research Laboratory

Penicillin Synthesized A Big Gain

The first synthetic penicillin, safer for humans and more lethal to germs, should be in doctors hands within weeks. Bristol-Myers touts Syncullin as a stripped down natural penicillin with fewer side effects, announced at a Bristol research facility dedication. Segre and Chamberlain’s antiproton work linked to cosmic implications and atomic particle insights, with implications for future science.

Syracuse N.Y Swedish Academy of Sciences Alfred Nobel Paul Dirac Enmrin Schroedinger Berlin University Segre Motth Ames R. Menoti Bristol Laboratories Menutti Bristol & Myers Co Washington

Indian police killed by Red Chinese clash in Ladakh

Seven of 17 Indian policemen reported killed in a border clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh Kashmir state and nine were said recovered by Peiping. Three Indians captured are believed to be a porter and two policemen. China claims Indians were the aggressors. Indian Parliament member A K Goplan urged an end to such incidents.

New Delhi India Aieel J Peiping Ladakh Kashmir A. K. Goplan Gaplan

Laundry executive finds speed in a boat after ban

Perth Scotland based laundry executive Jack Thompson, barred from the roads for repeated offenses, now commutes by motorboat. He reaches his riverside workplace in eight minutes, half the 16 minutes previous by car, enjoying faster travel despite the ban.

Perth Scotland UPI Jack Thompson Way8 Riverside

Kaiser Steel Opens Separate Bargaining With Union

Pittsburgh AP Kaiser Steel Corp broke from industry wide talks and began separate bargaining with United Steelworkers Union. Kaiser chairman Edgar F Kaiser said the move was in response to the national emergency from the 104 day strike while others in the industry resist inflationary wage increases. Norman Nicholson clarified no agreement had been reached and talks would start in Washington today.

Pittsburgh Kaiser Steel Corp United Steelworkers Union Edgar F. Kaiser Washington Kaiser Umon Norman Nicholson Oday United Steelworkers Dig Istrae USW David J. McDonald New York McDonald Kaiser Development

Court Decision Set for Tomorrow

PHILADELPHIA AP The U S Circuit Court of Appeals will issue at 4 pm Tuesday its ruling on whether the United Steelworkers Union must return to work under a Taft Hartley injunction or may continue the walkout. Judges John Biggs Jr William VW Whyte and Herbert Goodrich presided after hearings last Thursday. The decision is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court whichever side prevails.

Philadelphia U.S Circuit Court of Appeals United Steelworkers Union John Biggs Jr William VW. Wastie Herbert Goodrich Supreme Court

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