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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1959
Page
3
Cheng Guan Lim, the student who hid in the attic of Ann Arbor's Methodist Church for four years, plans to resume studies at the University of Michigan after learning his mother is in good health and agreeing to his decision. He said poor grades and financial worries drove his prior withdrawal.
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover says Americans must join the fight against crime not stand idle calling crime a national scourge. He cites a 9.3 percent rise last year as historic and warns that apathetic citizens weaken the war on crime during a rallying message tied to police leadership summit in New York. Also notes Manchester Guardian to drop name and publish as the Guardian in Britain.
Washington AP reports the House passed a bill letting radio and TV stations skip equal time rules on news programs by a 142 to 70 vote. The measure, born of a House Senate conference compromise, awaits Senate approval before reaching the President. It exempts bona fide news interviews panel shows news documentaries and on the spot coverage of actual events.
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce predicts rapid transit service to South Shore areas within three years and criticizes the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co for blocking the plan. The chamber cites the Owl Colony Line's abandonment and asserts its transit proposal remains valid.
Massachusetts signs a lease for a proposed 30 million dollar state office building to be built near the State House by a private non profit association led by William F Callahan. The lease covers 23 years at 22 million dollars annually for a total rental of 57 million. The building would relocate agencies now paying about a million annually in rents due to insufficient space.
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