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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1963

Page

2

Algeria adopts one party system under Ben Bella

Algeria's new constitution making it a one party Socialist state led by Ahmed Ben Bella went into effect amid official reports of overwhelming referendum support. Voter turnout appeared high but Berber opposition boycotted the vote, and observers questioned the accuracy of government figures.

Algiers Algeria Ahmed Ben Bella Hocine Ait Ahmet Hte Ben Bella Austin Ford Il Giorno Giordano B Lupetina Bershe Front Estate Action FLN Southampton N. Y

Tired Veep Tours Turku In Finland

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, fatigued from a European goodwill swing, arrived in Turku Finland. He greeted officials at Turku University while his daughter Lynda Bird Johnson shook hands with students. Finnish Premier Ahti Karjalainen and ambassadors accompanied the party.

Tired Veep Turku Finland UPI Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson Helsinki Rovaniemi Lapland Turku University Lynda Bird Lady Bird Ahti Karjalainen U. S Carl T. Rowan Washington Richard Seppala Tauno Nurmela

India to Build Bokaro Steel Plant Without U.S. Aid

In New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru says India will proceed with the Bokaro steel plant without U.S. help. He notes equipment will require credits and that India will seek credits where possible after reports Kennedy accepted Nehru’s offer to withdraw a $512 million request following Congress money blocks.

New Delhi India U.S Nehru Kennedy Congress

Smallpox Outbreak Reported in Cuba

Miami UPI reports a smallpox outbreak in Cuba believed brought from Poland. Luis Conte Aguero of the Sentinels of Liberty says floors in Havana naval land police hospitals are set aside to treat cases as his group runs an information network inside Cuba.

Miami UPI Poland Cuba Luis Conte Aguero Conte Aguero Sentinels of Liberty Naval Land Police Havana

Typhoon Gloria strengthens toward Formosa

Manila reports Typhoon Gloria increased in force with center winds rising from 120 to 140 mph. The storm was last observed 20 miles east of Batanes, the northernmost Philippine island, as it moved toward Formosa.

Manila UPI Gloria Formosa Manila Weather Bureau Batanes Philippines

Jesuit Calls for Easing Catholic Intellectual Writings Rules

Rev Robert A Graham a Jesuit scholar urges the Vatican Council to ease Holy Office restrictions on Catholic writers and intellectuals. In America he cites condemnation procedures and lack of author defense, bishop consultation, and canonical footing as flaws, urging expert input on disputed modern philosophy topics.

New York Rome America Robert A. Graham Europe Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office Holy Office Roman Curia Father Graham L'Qsservatore Romano Vatican Daily Iin

Patton Monument Unveiled in Belgium

Lt. John Waters of the 4th U.S. Armored Division unveiled a 6.5 foot monument in Bastogne Belgium to honor his grandfather General George Patton. The general led the U S Third Army in breaking the siege during World War II's Battle of the Bulge.

Bastogne Belgium John Waters U.S. Armored Goeppingen Germany George Patton 3Rd Army

Castro targets Kennedy in Havana diatribe

Fidel Castro assailed President Kennedy calling him the Batista of his times and a cretin while dismissing Eisenhower. He said the United States is losing a battle it cannot win and criticized Khrushchev's visit date, praising Cuban hospitality. He also mocked Betancourt, belittled the Alliance for Progress, cited Colombia’s coffee losses, called the Washington march a major revolution, and linked racial equality to the end of capitalism.

Havana UPI Fidel Casto Kennedy Batista Dwight D. Eisenhower United States Khrushchev Alliance For Progress

U S Rushes Supplies To Brazil Fire Area

The United States rushes food, powdered milk, cornmeal and flour to about 300000 refugees in Parana after four days of forest fires. Peace Corps teams treat the injured as rains from Argentina are hoped to halt the blazes. Col Italo Conte notes casualties and widespread destruction of the coffee crop.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil United States Parana Argentina U.S. Peace Corps U.S. Food For Peace Program J Conte

Fidel Castro forecasts Kennedy Goldwater race in 1964

In Havana, Prime Minister Fidel Castro said the 1964 U.S. election would pit President Kennedy against Republican Senator Barry Goldwater, calling both "cheap and crooked politicians." He mocked Goldwater's toughness and warned Cuba would defend itself if Goldwater won.

Havana Fidel Castro Kennedy Barry Goldwater Arizona Goldwater Castro Braviliar Cuba

Sailors Seek Asylum After Cuba Exodus in Small Canoe

Cuban sailors who fled Fidel Castro in a small canoe appealed for political asylum in Progress, Mexico. The Mexican sloop captain said they had almost no food or water when he picked them up Sunday and ferried them to a Yucatan Peninsula port.

Progresso, Mex Fidel Castro Yucatan Peninsula

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