Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Page 1

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1969

Page

1

Egyptian Planes Repaid Israel With Sinai Raids

Egyptian planes attacked Israeli forces in the Sinai twice, with seven or more aircraft reported downed by Israeli and allied air defenses. The Israeli spokesman cited two raids crossing the Suez Canal and Gulf of Suez, hitting troop and artillery positions and destroying Hawk missile sites and a radar station. In Jordan, Israeli raids and clashes with saboteurs were reported, while a UN Security Council move sought condemnation of Israel over the East Jerusalem annexation and Al Aqsa Mosque fire.

Tel Aviv Sinai Desert Egypt Gulf of Suez Cairo Sinai Israel Suez Canal Canal Ras el Misalla Port Suez Jordan River Jordan Damiya Dead Sea Ghor Amman Israe United Nations Security Council Jerusalem al Aksth

Commander Weighs Murder Charges Against Green Berets

Maj. Gen. G. L. Mabry, commander of support troops in Vietnam, will decide whether to dismiss the murder charges against eight Green Berets or bring them to trial. A decision is expected soon after Mabry reviews the preliminary hearing transcript from August 21 and recommendations from the investigating officer and the Army Staff judge advocate.

Saigon Green Berets G. L. Mabry Vietnam U.S. Army Mabry Ammiy

Williams wins flight home on Trans World Airlines

American Negro revolutionary Robert P. Williams will fly from London to Detroit on a special Trans World Airlines service after the airline agreed to transport him at government request. The plan costs up to $20,000, with Williams, his lawyer, and a security guard aboard, as civil action looms over a past London to New York ticket dispute and a pending kidnapping charge in North Carolina.

London Robert P. Williams United States Trans World Airlines Williams Atlantic TWA U.S New York Wiliams Detroit North Carolina Cuba Red

O'Hair to file suits to bar school prayers nationwide

Mrs. Madalyn Murray O Hair announces federal actions to block prayers and Bible readings in schools across states including a first filing in Dallas Houston and Austin Texas. She aims to deter communities by warning that protests will spread beyond Texas as she pursues court challenges.

Austin Tex Madalyn Murray O’halr New England O'Halr U.S. Supreme Court Franklin County Leyden Massachusetts Supreme Court O'Haiy Dallas Houston

End of Death Row Delays Sparks Sargent Concern

Gov. Fran cis W. Sargent expresses great concern as four death row inmates near Walpole State Prison face looming execution deadlines by Sept 30. The condemned are Ronald J. Johnson Charles J. Tracy George P. McLaughlin and John J. Kerrigan. Council members weigh deferring executions until a commission reports its findings amid renewed capital punishment debate.

Boston Francis W. Sargent Walpole State Prison Massachusetts Walpole Ronald J. Johnson Charles J. Tracy George P. McLaughlin John J. Kerrigan Sargent Colorado Chrisstopher Armstrong

Space Stations in the Seventies Predicted by Von Braun

Boston AP report quotes Dr Werne von Braun predicting U S space stations to orbit Earth by early 1970s called Saturn Workshops with 10 000 cubic feet of space for divers and astronauts living quarters. He envisions two month missions and ground to orbit shuttle links and says Mars landing could occur by 1982 if desired.

Boston Werneher von Braun United States von Braun George C. Marshall Flight Center NASA Saturn Mars

U S Failure Among Latins Charged by Sen Church

Mexico City AP reports Senator Frank Church criticizes Alliance for Progress after seven years, saying aid mainly benefits elites, fuels military dictatorships, and harms U S image in Latin America. He condemns conditions and meddling, warns aid is seen as punishment.

Mexico City Alliance For Progress United States Latin America Frank Church D-Idaho Latin, America Center For the Study of Democratic Church Lima Rio de Janeiro

Ex-Male Claims Pregnancy After Sex-Change Marriage

Dawn Langley Hall Simmons, English writer and sex change survivor, says she is pregnant and due in November. Johns Hopkins Hospital officials say pregnancy is impossible after the surgeries. Simmons, 32, recently married John Pat Simmons, a Negro houseboy, in January amid controversy.

Charleston S.C Dawn Langley Hall Simmons Johns Hopkins ‘Hospital Baltimore New York Gordon Langley Vail John Pat Simmons

Also Mentioned on This Page

Israei The Alrline Wilan London Friay Cauote Gall Berkshire Gas Company Paul VI Nomi AP Phote N.E the Statehouse Worried Sargent DPU Department of Public Utilities Wiliam Q. MacLean Jy Fairhaven Maclean House Joseph A. Coppenath DPV Reicester French River Richard J. Dwinnell D-Millibuyn Robert B. Ambler Dreymouth DPA Guv William D. Weeks Hasset Robert H. Quinn Quinn Sen Bar Bar-Tender Mass Johnstown N.Y interprines,Inc Shea Wahoonah Street Berkshire Eagle Pra Pittsfield Tarnnaa
Search Courier

Search the Berkshire Eagle Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Berkshire Eagle?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication