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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1963
Page
28
United Press International reports a Labor Day weekend traffic death toll of 559, the highest for three and four day holidays. The 78 hour period from Friday 5 p.m. to Monday midnight logged 713 total fatalities including 67 drownings, 9 boating, 6 plane, 72 miscellaneous, and 430 to 520 projection by NSC proved conservative.
Trustees from Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio and the Putney Graduate School of Education have held summer discussions on a possible merger. A merged institution would seek further accreditation after program revisions and a larger student body. The Antioch administration would likely run the school with existing developmental teacher education aims, possibly shifting toward a psychology oriented focus on teacher child relationships.
Boston censor Richard Sinnott asks Colonial Theater manager Saul Kaplan to delete at least 12 lines using the Lord's name from Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. The cross country tour opened in Boston amid controversy over language and realism.
Sixteen locals attended the New England sectional bridge event at the Schine Inn Chicopee last weekend. Carl S Uhrig and Dat Narine placed second in men's pairs Friday, with Percy I Jones and Robert Kunze third. Mixed-pair runners-up were Horace B Cauff man and wife, while Ralph D McDowell and his partner were fourth. GEAA results featured Burnstein and McNutt first north-south, Kaufman and Martin first east-west. Goodrow and Knollmeyer second north-south. Uhrig and Narine third east-west. This week's GEAA charity event proceeds go to the cancer fund at 7:30.
Paramus New Jersey research at ITT Data and Information Systems Division aims to automate astronaut diagnostics from ground computers. Studies by Drs Aarons Polnauer Conklin and colleagues test computerized models, vestibular stimulation, posture effects, confinement stress, and photographic interpretation for rapid detection of changes and improved performance. Volunteers and students participate in experiments.
A cool front pushed storms east from the Great Lakes after tornadoes ripped across Pennsylvania and New York. At St Marys Pennsylvania a twister damaged 100 to 130 buildings injuring 20, with 1 million dollars in damage and four hospitalized. Red Cross workers aided residents as homes were destroyed and utilities disrupted.
Georgia does not recognize interracial marriage between Charlayne Hunter and Walter Stovall and could arrest them if they return. Attorney General Eugene Cook noted no Georgia law recognizes such marriages and violations could carry fines up to 1000 dollars and up to 18 months in prison. Georgia Education President D C Aderhold said university rules ban secret marriages and would have led to dismissal if known.
Police took Mrs. Andrew Fresia of 17 Harvard Street to Hillcrest Hospital after a fall on the sidewalk opposite 40 North Pearl Street. She was released after treatment. Theresa R. Bishop, 37, of 30 Oxford Street, received a head bump when her car struck a parked auto in front of 17 Beech Grove Drive. Bishop said a bug flew into her eye, causing loss of control. The parked auto is owned by Thomas Keefe Jr. of 17 Beech Grove Drive.
The Agriculture Department announced the first revision in 12 years to U S standards for apples. Based on industry guidance from meetings and conferences, the changes aim to make grades more useful for current handling and marketing. The update adds a more practical U S extra fancy grade, drops the U S No 1 cooker grade, and requires U S extra fancy and fancy grades to be free from damage by invisible watercore.
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