Laos Edits and the Khrushchev Visit Fallout
The Laotian crisis draws U.N. Security Council attention as the United States and allies weigh steps to avert a military threat. Analysts debate whether Moscow and Beijing act in concert or pursue separate aims ahead of Eisenhower Khrushchev talks, with China wary of being edged out of any atomic club understanding.
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U.N
Security Council
Foumation
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Laos
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Joseph Alsop
Congress
Kremlin
China
Atomic Club
Russia
Southeast Asia
Moscow
Peiping
Cape Cod Park Proposal Revisions Favor Longer Owner Rights
Senators Saltonstall Kennedy and Hastings Keith file a bill to adapt the Cape Cod Great Beach plan. It preserves park aims while offering lifetime or 25 year occupancy for homeowners and zoned protection in six towns with federal payments to offset tax losses. The measure aims to ease local fears yet keep the shoreline public and accessible.
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Great Beach
Cape Cod
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Edmund Wilson
Saltonstall and
Kennedy
Hastings Keith
Cape
Park Service
Cape Towns
National Park Service
Berkshire Hills Weekend Sparks Holiday Push and Local News
Berkshire Hills Conference executive director John F Downing cites a busy weekend as support for a Monday holiday bill. Peru police chief resigns as town maintains order with state police and local constables. Thousands of Berkshire children end summer vacation while parents begin theirs. Lucien Aigners Hawaii photo spreads show Berkshire faces abroad. Berkshire Playhouse winds up season with several sellout performances.
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Berkshire Hills
John F. Downing
Peru
Berkshire
Hawaiian Islands
Lucien Aigner
Berkshire Playhouse
Taps for the Third Taps for the Third
Britain disbands the Coldstream Guards Third Battalion of 500 men. The unit gives up colors and Lee Enfield rifles as it is merged into the First and Second Battalions. A Guardsman quips about modern self loading weapons and loosened screws.
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Coldstream Guards Regiment
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Vance Wins Maplewood Cup Third Time At Maplewood Hotel
The Maplewood Cup, offered by Arthur W. Plumb, returns to Joseph McA Vance who for eight years chased the golf trophy and now gains permanent possession after his third victory. Other winners include Harry W. Allen Olive Barker Arthur H. Rice Ernest Thomson and A E Taylor. James Maloney of South Street connected with the Morro Castle trips but not aboard when the liner sank off the Jersey coast after a lightning strike killing over 100 passengers. Mayor H Allen Bagg acquires two old wooden pings from the 1845 patrol barn on Allen Street, destroyed in recent years. Pittsfield General Hospital to remodel the pediatric section for 30 children at a cost of $85 000. Joseph J Volin becomes local VFW commander succeeding Robert P Carmel. Dr T Edward Quinn does not back Mayoral candidates Capeless or McDonald.
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Joseph McA. Vance
Arthur W. Plumb
Maplewood Hotel
Mr. Vance
Harry W. Allen
Olive Barker
Arthur H. Rice
Ernest Thomson
A. E. Taylor
James Maloney
South Street
Morro Castle
Jersey
Allen Street
H. Allen Bagg
Pittsfield General Hospital
Joseph J. Volin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Robert P. Carmel
Berkshire County
T. Edward Quinn
Robert T. Capeless
Edward J. McDonald
Labor Ready to Press for Symington Reuther Ticket
The piece argues AFL-CIO leaders may push a Symington Reuther Democratic ticket in 1960 or 1964 to keep labor power intact. It cites Meany and Carey on fighting anti labor laws and mobilizing for political action, and predicts labor will demand influence over nominations and a lasting political role.
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Walter Reuther
White House
Jimmie Hoffa
Afl-Cio
Reuther
Hoffa
Symington
Missouri
Kennedy
Symington-Reuther
Democratic Party
Labor
George Meany
Congress
Meany
James B. Carey
International Electrical Workers Union
Labor Movement
Landrum-Griffin
James F. Byrnes
Alben Barkley
Stevensons Reuther
JOLTING PEOPLE From their routine at The Eagle dawn edition
A dawn edition of The Eagle required staff to work overnight from 8 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday, producing pages, tidying news and sports wires, and printing at 4230 press room. Newsboys stayed alert, one snoozed in a sleeping bag, while others began early travel down Eagle Street. The piece notes the physical toll and sense of accomplishment in delivering the city’s early morning paper. It also mentions Philip Evergood’s Lenox Art Gallery show and a parking fee mishap involving a Pittsfield matron, plus a quip about the Smithsonian holding 51 million items and using 2,500 pounds of naphthalene yearly for preservation.
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Berkshire County
Worldwide
News Room
Eagle Street
Letters to the Editor on bingo and labor issues
The letter from Arthur L. Krum of Dalton argues state bingo revenue should be weighed against church tax exemptions and draws comparisons to racing tracks. He defends Rep Conte for backing the Landrum Griffin bill, cites foreign competition and prices, and urges focus on American-made goods and measured holiday benefits. Anne Hopkins of Pittsfield calls for better public transit options, criticizing Gordon and urging a bus system run fair and by the public.
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Landrum-Griffin
Florida Power & Light Co
Pittsfield
Gordon
World Take My Son by the Hand Letter to Parents
Leona Kucharski from 2720 Roberts Ave Euclid Ohio asks communities to guide her son as he starts school tomorrow. She urges kindness not coddling, teaches courage honesty faith and critical listening, and stresses resisting crowd pressure while valuing books and personal integrity.
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Son
Leona Kucharski
Roberts Ave
Euclid, Ohio
North Street Taxes and Bypass Proposal Letter
Harold A. Cooper argues for a temporary detour of Route 7 traffic from North Street to Francis or Dewey Avenues to relieve taxation impacts on North Street properties until the long awaited Route 7 bypass is approved, noting five years in planning and potential further delays.
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North Street
Harold A. Cooper
Pittsfield
Francis Or Dewey Avenues
First Street
Neglected Geography Urges Expanded Study in Pittsfield
Alfred M. Bradley, writing from Saratoga Dr., argues that in World War II the need for geography in schools is greater yet neglected. He urges extending geography into high school, integrating economic and cultural studies, and linking education to life adjustment.
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Pittsfield
Parking lot owner irons out dented fender complaints
A parking lot owner gathers three attendants and jokes about the lack of dented fenders this week. He quips that vast empty space means lost money, urging them to rethink how to maximize earnings. ReadERs Digest.
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Reader’s Digest
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Liberal Party
Philip Evergood
Lenox Art Gallery
Pontoosuc Lake
New York
Babes
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
the Eagle
Massachusetts
Arthur L. Krum
Dalton
EAGLE
Sam Abate
Rep. Conte
Lynn
Schenectady
Carey
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Japan
Brewers
Cleveland Press
Stephen Clarke
Alfred
Bradley
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