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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1963

Page

3

Neighbors Aid Boy With Brain Damage In Albany Suburb

In Delmar Albany area Johnny Ward two years after encephalitis shows improved movement through cross-patterning therapy guided by a Philadelphia program. Eight local families visit four times daily to assist rehabilitation as the Ward family seeks ongoing treatment and a second child due in December.

Albany Little Boy N.Y Little Johny Ward Harry Ward Johnny Philadelphia Delmar Ward Eugene Spitz

Man Recovering After Rejoining Of Right Arm

A 44-year-old father from Reading remains in satisfactory condition after his severed right arm was reattached in a 19 hour operation at Massachusetts General Hospital. Surgeons performed the lengthy surgery and doctors offered cautious optimism about recovery while noting circulation and pulse are strong.

Eqston Massachusetts General Hospital Lennart Turnquist Reading

Cooper Credited With 1st Photos Of Airglow

Houston report credits astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper with the first scientifically valuable color pictures of airglow. Taken during the May orbital flight at about 100 miles, the images capture a faint glow that brightens the sky on moonless nights.

Houston Tex Leroy Gordon Cooper The Houston Post Cooper

Brown Grants Reprieve for Convicted Slayer

Gov. Edmund G. Brown reprieved William Lee Harrison who was scheduled for execution in the gas chamber for the killing of his common law wife. The reprieve was announced by Associate Warden Dale B Frady after Harrison returned from a European tour.

San Quentin Calif Edmund G. Brown William Lee Harrison Brown Dale B. Frady

Fortune telling license granted in Worcester to Miss Parker

Worcester city officials issued a fortune telling license to Miss Fiora Parker but the License Board warned it would not guarantee results. Chairman Robert O Keefe asked if the license would be granted, and Parker answered that it was not easy.

Worcester, Mass UPI Fiora Parker Robert O'Keefe

FAA Probing Plane Crash In W Va

The FAA investigated a crash in Keiser West Virginia that killed four members of a Pittsburgh family. William Brobst and his wife Margaret and two of their children died when a single engine Cessna plunged during a heavy rainstorm. A baby survived with relatives in Pittsburgh. Ground search involvement totaled about 73 persons including state police and Burlington fire crews. Investigators said no air collision is suspected and will continue probing the cause.

Keyser W. Va UPI Federal Aviation Agency Pittsburgh Willam Brobst Margaret Jody Kimberly Ann Gwynne Ellen Brobst Luella Brobst The Federal Aviation Contra

Counterfeiting Warning Issued By Registrar

Massachusetts Motor Vehicles Registrar James R. Lawton warned Friday that anyone convicted of altering or counterfeiting a motor vehicle license or registration faces a possible penalty of five years in prison.

Boston UPI Massachusetts James R. Lawton

Vermont Adjutant May Get Guard Post

Maj. Gen. Francis W. Billado, Vermont's adjutant general, was reported as an odds on bet to become deputy chief of the National Guard Bureau. Informed sources said four or five were proposed, with the decision pending. The deputy chief is named by Secretary of the Army.

Washington Francis W. Billado Vermont National Guard Bureau Secretary of the Army Cymus Vance

Muskie seeks details on regional air service for New England

Senator Muskie of Maine pressed CAB Chair Alan Boyd for specifics on the future air service northern New England could receive under a subsidized regional carrier. He cited White House subsidy cuts and reports that proposed carriers would offer less regional service, urging the pattern ensure an improvement over current Northeast service.

Washington Easmund S. Muskie Maine Civil Aeronautics Board Alan Boyd Friday Northern New England Northeast Airlines New York Northeast Muskie Boyd Cortain White House National Allegheny Airlines CAB Miami

Kennedy orders mass merger of federal communications

President Kennedy orders a nationwide consolidation of all federal communications into the National Communications System. Robert McNamara is named to supervise the operation. the unit will ensure centrally controlled, survivable networks with mobile, underground, and redundant circuits for normal and emergency national security use.

Washington Kennedy Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara NCS

Leadership Medal Awarded to Holmes for NASA leadership

D Brain erd Holmes, former head of the U S man on the moon program, received NASA's medal for outstanding leadership. The award was presented by NASA administrator James E Webb. Holmes is now a Raytheon Co executive in Boston.

Washington D. Brainerd Holmes U.S National Aeronautics and Space Administration Holmes James E. Webb NASA Raytheon Co Boston

Goldwater Joins Kennedy at O'Donnell Medal Ceremony

President Kennedy calls Senator Goldwater to join the stepside gathering as he honors retired Air Force General Emmett O'Donnell with the Distinguished Service Medal. Kennedy jokes about rivals while Goldwater ascends to the rose garden ceremony setup with former Senate colleagues watching.

Kennedy Sen Barry Goldwater R-Ariz White House Associated Press Washington Emmett Rosie Smathers Symington Goldwater Barry

State Department Backs Bill Tightening U S Fishing Laws

Washington AP State and Interior Departments endorse a bill to empower the Coast Guard to seize offending foreign vessels confiscate catches and impose fines for fishing in U S territorial waters The measure aims to deter Russian and Japanese fleets increasingly active off Alaska and New England with witnesses including William Herrington and Manuel F Lewis urging stronger enforcement

Washington State and Interior Departments U.S William €. Herrington Fisheries and Wildlife Senate Commerce Subcommittee Coast Guard Congress Atlantic Pacific Herrington United States Alaska Manuel F. Lewis Gloucester, Mass Bill New England

New Hampshire workers may get raises says governor

Governor John W. King announced a panel will study state employee pay and aim for increases. He spoke at the New England States Employes Association conference, seeking groundwork for raises in 1965 amid taxpayer resistance and prior failed raises for about 5,000 uneclassified workers.

Concord N. H John W. King New Hampshire New England States Employes Association

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