Legislative Switch Keeps Beano Exiled
In Boston the heano bill keeps the 15 year ban on the game in place after a 102 to 97 House vote. The reversal follows last week’s initial approval to repeal the ban with Berkshire County lawmakers voting along similar lines as before. Supporters include Enright Sala St John Turner and Wojtkowski. Opponents were Crawford and Curtiss.
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UPI
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Pittsfield
Sala
Sorth
John T. Tyan
Tyan
Glaser
House
Heat Wave Seen Holding Five More Days in Pittsfield
Weather forecaster George J. Bulgarelli warns the September heat will persist for five more days with readings near 86 degrees and a record for the date narrowly missed. He notes trees will still color in fall despite the warmth while other cities report high temperatures.
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George J. Bulgarelli
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Mercury
Bulgarelti
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Columbus
Ohio
Portland
Maine
Youngsters Board Yellow Cab Buses for School Run
School Superintendent Russell reported a few rough spots as 2900 students including parochial pupils used Yellow Cab buses. About half the normal buses were available with Berkshire Street Railway service limited. Minor mismarks at Chapman's Corner and New Lenox Road caused some students to miss rides. Overcrowding from outer West Pittsfeld was anticipated but manageable.
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New Lenox Road
Five Day Forecast Expects Warm Period Through Monday
Five day outlook shows temperatures averaging 3 to 6 degrees above seasonal normals of 61 degrees. Warm conditions expected tomorrow and again Friday with showers possible Sunday.
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Center
North Shore Shark Forces Cambridge Fishermen Home Early
Cambridge fisherman Gregory Fahey said a 14 foot shark rammed his small boat twice and tangled in lines while he and his son Gregory Jr. and Ellie Fuller fished for cod about five miles off Gloucester. The incident prompted them to end the trip and head back.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
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Gloucester
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Ellie Fuller
Winchester
Fahey
Gordon Blames Union Leaders for Berkshire Street Railway Strike
Berkshire Street Railway Co president Harold B Gordon asserts the 84 day strike is caused by union leaders not rank and file. He argues arbitration could have resolved grievances and says the company seeks to inform workers of the true situation while resuming operations.
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County Bugs Company
New Haven Railroad
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Raynor C.) Hubbell
Boston
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Highway Tag Game In State Tractors Nets Fines
Two summer workers for the Massachusetts Public Works Department paid fines in District Court after playing tag with grass mowing tractors on Route 2A. Kilcoyne 20 of Watertown and Moriarty 25 of Belmont admitted driving without licenses but later showed valid credentials.
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Massachusetts Public Works Department
Sherwood G. Winchester
John F. Kilcoyne
Watertown
Lunenbere
Charles L. Moriarty
Belmont
Kilcoyne
Delaware Opens Phased Integration
Delaware begins a staged school integration under a federal court order. Three black girls enter Milford elementary with no incidents while about 30 African American students in Kent and Sussex start the fall term in nine districts.
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Fort Worth
Four Cent Gas Tax Approved To President
The House approved a one cent rise in the federal gasoline tax effective October 1, raising the rate from three to four cents per gallon for 21 months, potentially netting nearly one billion dollars. President Eisenhower is expected to sign, ending the threat of highway construction cuts. The vote followed Democratic hesitance and Senate amendments passed last Saturday.
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UPI
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Robot Mobot debuts to work in atomic labs at Hughes
Mobot Mark 1, a mobile remote controlled robot, is unveiled at Hughes Aircraft to operate in high radiation zones for Sandia Laboratories Albuquerque. The device, with TV cameras and robotic arms, will transport test items into irradiation cells and return to a shielded control area for evaluation.
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Mobot
Hughes Aircraft Co Nuclear Electronics Laboratories
Atomic Energy Commission
Sanjdia Laboratories
Albuquerque
In.m
Allen E. Puckett
Hughes
Sandia
Earth
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Moshot
U S to Bestow Medal on Tojo’s Son-in-Law
Tokyo reports the Defense Board states Gen Shigeri Saito, son-in-law of Gen Hideki Tojo, will receive the Legion of Merit from the United States for contributions to U S Japan defense relations. The award acknowledges efforts to renew military ties and cooperation between the two nations.
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Tojo
Tokyo
Hideki Tojyo
Japan
Defense Board
Shigers
Red
China
Bhutan
Sikkim
India
Laos receives eight airlifted arms shipments to Laos
The United States airlifted eight planes with rifles grenades and other aid to Communist threatened Laos as the government announced recapture of a post in Sam Neua province The shipment included canteens steel helmets mosquito nets and empty fire bags arriving from Bangkok by rail to Nongkhar for provincial distribution.
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United States
Laos
Sam Neua
Nongkhar
Bangkok
Southeast Asia
Robert Scott Arived
Sam Neus
Tmo
Sam Teu
Big Joe Capsule Survives Harsh Reentry Test
The unmanned capsule Big Joe, launched by an Atlas rocket from Cape Canaveral, survived reentry and was recovered by the destroyer Strong after a flight cut short by booster failure. Telemetry indicated good performance despite the early end, marking a key step toward the 1961 manned Mercury program. Captain Alan Shepard witnessed the test aboard the launch site blockhouse.
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Atlantic
National Space Agency
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Barbados
Fla
Missiemen
Navy
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
East Derry
N.H
Learner Driver Causes Crash in Coalville
Coalville driver Cyril Jarvis aged 54, a miner, earned a beginner's license but crashed his first outing. He was fined 4.40 and told the court he would never drive again.
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Coalville
England
Cyril Jarvis
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