30 Oct 1963
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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1963
Page
1
Viet Cong forces smashed a 120 man crack South Vietnamese task force 140 miles southwest of Saigon. Three U.S. advisers are missing, two officers and an enlisted medic, with a late air strike bringing a broader casualty count including an American pilot. Viet Cong losses unknown. radio jammers disrupted local military channels.
Ben Bella and Hassan II held a 44 minute face to face meeting in Bamako with mediators Emperors Selassie and Keita present. A proposed international force to patrol a demilitarized zone was floated, with Algeria seeking full Moroccan withdrawal from claimed territory.
Hurricane Ginny swept the Maritime Provinces with winds up to 100 mph, uprooting trees disrupting communications and stalling shipping. There were no reported casualties as Ginny moved across the Gulf of St. Lawrence toward Anticosti Island and the Labrador coast.
FBI arrests in Newark Englewood and New York involve John Butenko, 38, an Orange electronics engineer, and Igor Ivanov, 33, a New York City chauffeur for AMTORG, charged with delivering defense information to a foreign government. Two Soviet diplomats at the U.N. were released due to immunity.
Federal agents arrest twelve in Chicago tapping a narcotics ring alleged to move over 30 million since 1960. Am erico DePietto described as the Cosa Nostra narcotics officer faces charges alongside 41 indicted. Three main importers identified. arrests extend to Illinois and neighboring cities.
George B Bulgarelli voices a view on burning permits while at the weather station arguing that individual liberty should limit what authorities can prohibit. He notes education may reduce fires and questions if fire departments should deny backyard fires or hot dog cooks, saying permits can threaten liberty. He admits he has not applied for a permit for his remarks.
The five day outlook shows temperatures near the seasonal 43 degree average with a gradual warm up through the period. Wet weather is possible Sunday or Monday with showers likely.
High winds gusting to 35 mph renew forest fire risk in Berkshire County woodlands after a brief rain spell. Burning restrictions return. state-wide woodland use ban lifted only to be reconsidered after a new survey. Cold forecast, light snow flurries, and low temps around 20 await motorists and wildlife managers.
In a sweeping session the Vatican Council approved a nonbinding declaration that the college of bishops, united with the pope, shares in papal authority. The vote exceeded the two thirds threshold and supported restoring the permanent diaconate, with limited rights and no marriage guidance yet. The council also backed using local music forms in rites for Africa and Asia.
In a quiet closed session the Senate Investigations subcommittee ended Joseph Valachi's testimony about Cosa Nostra. The convicted narcotics racketeer and murderer spoke on the Mafia's workings, marking what appeared to be his final day of testimony.
Washington AP reports Congress will operate nonstop through the 1964 session with a one day Veterans Day break, two days for Thanksgiving, and a Christmas-New Year recess. Senate back Jan 2, may reconvene Jan 3, to start the second session. Leader Mansfield notes time constraints limit passage of the $11 billion tax cut and civil rights bills this year.
New York dispatch reports Henry Dusablon and Emmanuel Samperi, both 21, were sentenced to death for two counts of murder. Dusablon, from Winchester, Mass., received the electric chair after a jury chose death over life. Justice Charles Marks set the Sing Sing executions for the week of December 9.
A Dallas Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog promotes a two-seat submarine ride labeled the ultimate in togetherness. The capsule cruises at seven miles an hour and sells for 18,700 dollars.
Boston news reports the Massachusetts DPW reorganization saga moves to the House where the Ways and Means Committee votes to keep JP Ricciardi in his post until 1965. Governor Peabody pushes for a three member board and naming one chairman while Senate reform seeks broader changes. The committee approves 23 amendments to the Senate bill amid partisan maneuvering.
Boston AP unions oppose a proposed hike in Blue Cross payments aimed at adding 2.8 million dollars yearly to hospital revenues. Labor leaders criticize the plan as unfair to non insured patients while the AFL-CIO objects to abolishing the state Bureau of Hospital Costs and Finances, arguing it would remove state control.
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