Red Sox Clinch Eastern League Pennant in Final Day
Pittsfield Berkshire Red Sox clinched the Eastern League title by defeating the Springfield Giants 3 1 at Wahconah Park on Labor Day. Pete Magrini drove in the winning run with a seventh inning single as he pitched six solid innings and hit a single to aid the offense. The victory end ed Elmira’s title hopes and marked Pittsfield first pro title since 1921 with Magrini starring on the mound and at the plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahon
Pittsfield
Springfield Giants
Wahconah Park
al Lehrer
Pete Magrini
Red Sox
Chris Coletta
Paul Kelly
Benny Sommers
Lehres
Santa Clara University
Willie Mays
Pete
Labor Day
Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox
Magrini
Springfield
Tommy Arruda
Arruda
Francis Kasheta
Pittsfield Hillies
Hillies
Elmira
Williamsport
Damaseco Blanco
Marines Launch Large Assault on Batangan Peninsula
In Saigon, Marines led a major offensive on the Batangan peninsula south of Chu Lai with naval gunfire, reporting no major contact with Viet Cong units by day’s end. Vietnamese rangers pursued in the Mekong Delta as air and sea units supported operations and helicopters evacuated wounded sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
OSS
South China Sea
Chu Lai
Batangan
da Nang
U.S. Navy
7Th Fleet
U.S
van Tuong
Central Highlands
Mekong
Vinh Yen
Littleville Dam Dedicated in New England Flood Control
Huntington Massachusetts UPI reports the seven million dollar Littleville Dam and Reservoir, the first Corps of Engineers flood control structure in New England with future water supplies, will be dedicated October 9. Groundbreaking occurred three years ago on the Middle Branch of the Westfield River in Ontington and Chester. the dam aims to reduce flood stages in the Westfield River Basin which suffered over two million dollars in damages in August 1955. The dam measures 1,60 feet long and 164 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Mass
UPI
Littleville
Corps of Engineers
New England
Westfield
Ontington
Chester
Littlevile Dam
U S Weighs Evacuation Of Lahore Area Over War Fears
The United States prepares to evacuate about 3000 Americans from the Lahore region as tensions rise between India and Pakistan. About 900 Americans in Lahore are mainly officials tied to U S government programs while 2000 more assist a dam project northwest of the city. Evacuation would be by air if possible, otherwise overland to Rawalpindi. Washington urged caution and discussed war risks with Pakistan and India ambassadors. In Akron, Clarence Bradshaw, a former janitor, will teach sixth grade at Highland Park Elementary for 5650 yearly after earning a degree in elementary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Pakistan
Lahore Front
India
State Department
Joseph W. Reap
Lahore
Reap
Rawalpindi
Rusk
Akron, Ohio
Clarence Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Highland Park
Akron University
Betsy Lashes Nassau Seacoast As Florida Braces
Hurricane Betsy battered Nassau with eight hours of furious winds and 80 mph gusts. Warnings extended across South Florida with continued fear for 36 hours or more. Cuba cautioned residents as the storm stalled near the Bahamas and eyed a potential Gulf Coast turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Nassau
Bahamas
Betsy
Florida
Weather Bureau
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
National Observatory
Flora
Record Holiday Traffic Deaths Mark Labor Day Toll
The Associated Press reports a possible record for traffic deaths during the extended Labor Day holiday, with 555 deaths by Monday midnight in the 78 hours, 557 set in 1963. Other weekend fatalities include 25 boating deaths and 41 drownings, with Wisconsin and Pennsylvania seeing multiple fatal accidents and a Texas car-train crash near Raymondville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Madison
Wis
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Raymondville
Nineteen Killed On N E Highways Labor Day Toll
Nineteen people died on New England highways during the 71 hour Labor Day weekend as traffic accidents accounted for more than half the fatalities. Massachusett s led with eleven deaths, Connecticut ten, Maine four, New Hampshire two, Rhode Island and Vermont one each. A single fatal shooting was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Peking Supports Pakistani Claims Amid Broad Conflict
Indian and Pakistani air forces clashed across a 1000 mile front as China offered firm support to Pakistan. Pakistan claimed destruction of 44 Indian planes while India said it shot down nine Pakistani aircraft. Ground actions included Pakistani paratroopers behind Indian lines and battles near Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Dacca. CENTO allies were urged to aid Pakistan, with Moscow offering cautious support and the US reviewing aid to both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Subcontinent
East Pakistan
China
Pakistan
Indo-China
Sargodha
Rawalpindi
Karachi
Dacca
Chittagong
Kurmi
Kurmitola
Jessore
Lalmunirhat
Chaklala
Karathi
Amritsar
Punjab
Kalaikunda
Calcutta
West
Lahore
Thant Plans New Calm Push Amid India Pakistan War
United Nations Secretary General Thant prepared to fly tonight to India and Pakistan to press for a sharper cease fire as fighting in Kashmir widened. The Security Council urged him to exert every possible effort to stop the fighting and to prevent a point of no return. Prime Minister Wilson in London urged both nations to end the undeclared war, while Pakistan and India defended their actions. In Lancing England Mrs. Jacqueline Cowley gave birth to a pound 13 ounce boy, with father and grandfather born on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. A. Bhutto
Pakistan
Central Treaty Organization
Britain
Turkey
Iran
United States
India
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
Moscow
Russia
Harold Wilson
London
United Nations
Thant
Kashmir
Security Council
U. S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Council
Malaysia
Radhakrishna Ramani
Jordan
Uruguay
Netherlands
Bolivia
Ivory Coast
Amjad Ali
Chandra 8
Jha
New York
Ali
Hitler
Europe
Asia
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Wilson
Agha Hilaly
Lancing
England
UPI
Jacqueline Cowley
Dale
Also Mentioned on This Page
API
London Daily Mail
Lord Montgomery
el Alamein
Christ
Roger O'Gara
Lehrer
Jim
George Scott
Wittsfield
Felix Maldonado
Owen Johnson
Littleville Dam
Dean Rusk
Ghulam Ahmed
B. K. Nehru
S. Florida
Miami Weather Bureau
Abaco
Bahamas Islands
Eleuthera
rEverglades
Vcape Kennedy
Grand Bahama
Atlantic Ocean
Bahama Islands
Nassas
Andros
Cubas
Miles
THE
Associated Press
N.E
Peking
CENTO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Goldberg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!