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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1963

Page

2

Vietnamese Students Face Police Surveillance in Open Riots

In Saigon troops and police guarded student centers to prevent further demonstrations by youths against President Ngo Dinh Diem regime. Authorities warned arrests for truancy and drafted older arrestees while under 20 were to be detained in re education centers. Meanwhile government forces claimed a major victory over Viet Cong near Go Cong with about 20 killed and 100 wounded.

Saigon South Viet Nam UPI Ngo Chin Diem Go Cong

Canada Plans S10 Increase In Pensions

Ottawa reports the government will raise old age pensions by ten dollars monthly to seventy five for those aged 70 plus, start date October 1, with Parliament urged to approve. Opposition support exists. cost about 115 thousand dollars yearly.

Canada Ottawa John Diefenbaker Lester B. Pearson Pearson Quebec

Kadar Arrives in Belgrade for Unofficial Visit

Janos Kadar premier of Hungary arrives in Yugoslavia for an unofficial visit and is welcomed by President Tito at his hunting lodge in northern Yugoslavia.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Janos Kadar Hungary Kadar Tito

Cuban Sugar Mill Bombing Reported by Havana

Cuba says its largest sugar mill at Brazil Jarona was bombed at 4:30 a.m. Sunday by a plane from the north. Five 30-pound bombs damaged a building but caused no casualties. Antiaircraft guns protected two Cuban cities that night. A Miami refugee spokesman claimed credit for the raid.

Havana UPI Cuba North Brazil Miami Jarona

Pope Paul Misses Ngo Audience At Castel Gandolfo

Vatican sources say Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc did not appear for a private audience with Pope Paul VI at Castel Gandolfo. The move comes amid Viet Nam tensions and reports of comments by the archbishop about U S policy, which he denies.

Vatican City Pierre Martin Ngo Dinh Thuc Ngo Dinh Diem South Viet Nam Vatican Pope Paul VI Castel Gan‘dolfo Rome

Johnson Ends Finland Visit

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson wrapped up a noisy hand shaking tour in Helsinki and headed to Bodoe in Norway on a 15,000 mile northern Europe journey aboard a Boeing 707. The Johnsons waved farewell to crowds as they prepared to fly to Oslo with daughter Lynda Bird joining the trip.

Helsinki Finland UPI Lyndon B. Johnson Arctic Norway Europe Johnson Bodoe North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Arctic Circle Oslo

Parents of Quintuplets Pondering Their Support

In Maracaibo Venezuela AP report five newborns born two months premature are in acceptable condition and being fed with eye drops. Parents Ines Marie Cuervo de Prieto 34 and Efren 39 face crowding in a one bedroom home with their other ten children and a daily income around 10.40 dollars.

Maracaibo University Hospital Maracaibo Venezuela Robinson Suarez Herrera University Hospital Juan Jose Fernando Robinson Otto Ines Marie Cuervo ‘de Prieto Efren Creole Petroleum Corp

Admiral Cooke Links Reds to A-Bomb Decision

Retired Admiral Charles M. Cooke, former Navy chief of staff, told the Manchester Union Leader that Russia could have prevented the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan. He said Moscow’s secrecy and suspicion hampered peace efforts after Germany’s defeat. Cooke noted Japan asked Russia in June 1945 to relay peace talks to the United States. Russia did not pass on the offer, possibly averting the bombings.

Manchester N.H UPI Charles M. Cooke Navy Russia Japan Cooke Ernest J. King Manchester Union Germany United States

Air Strike Ends In Philippines

Manila AP reports a week-old Philippine Airlines strike ended as about 2,200 employees began returning to work after a temporary settlement on fringe benefits and allowances, easing disruption to domestic services and many international flights.

Manila Philippine Air Lines

Not Enough Time With The Quin Tupiets

A brief quote from a patient who recalls only two hours with the quin tupiets and says it didn’t hurt at all. She adds she had no anesthetic and trusted in God and in the doctors.

Bor

New Pakistan China Ties Hinder Kashmir Mediation

London reports note Pakistan’s growing ties with Communist China are hampering Western mediation efforts on Kashmir. Indian Prime Minister Nehru warns Macmillan and Kennedy that Western attempts to resolve the Kashmir dispute are doomed by Pakistan’s stance toward China, though Britain intends to continue seeking a settlement.

London Pakistan China United States Asia Jawaharlal Nehru Harold Macmillan Dent Kennedy India Kashmir Nehru Peking Britain

Girl, 12, Succumbs After Bite by Dog in Rome

Diana Celia Hall, 12, of Bradford, died in a Rome hospital from rabies after a dog bite to the face at the Roma Opera Theater ballet academy. The black police dog, known to students, was rabid and destroyed. Doctors cited rapid virus travel via the upper body and noted antirabies injections.

Rome Diana Celia Hall Bradford Ballet Academy Roma Opera Theater Diana

Liner Reports Strange Doings Near Bermuda

The British liner Queen of Bermuda arrived in Hamilton reporting it was buzzed by an unidentified plane and saw mysterious buoys with radio antennae in the Atlantic during its voyage.

Hamilton, Bermuda Bermuda Atlantic

Algeria moves to do away with elections plan

In Algiers the ruling Front of National Liberation backs a new constitution and proclaims Premier ohne Ben Bella as the sole presidential candidate by acclamation. The move ends the electoral formality as Ben Bella would be president without contest.

Algiers Algeria Ohne Ben Bella Front of National Liberation Ben Bella

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