18 Sep 1959
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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1959
Page
1
NASA reports Vanguard III, a 50 pound satellite with a magnetometer and radiation detector, was launched from Cape Canaveral to study Earth's magnetic field and space conditions. The mission follows prior Vanguard successes and aims to map safe routes to the moon and planets.
The Greylock Tramway Authority won a surprise credit pledge from the state after a late session amendment to a hunting bill. Gov. Furcolo signed the measure, enabling unlimited borrowing for bonds to fund the tram and related facilities, including a planned skiing area. Senator Beades spearheaded the amendment, with unanimous voice votes in both houses and no recorded opposition.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Vanguard III becomes the 12th US satellite orbit in 20 months. Others include Vanguard I and II Army Explorers Discoverers Atlas talking satellite Explorer VI paddlewheel, with Russia's Sputnik III still aloft and the moon impact milestone noted. Sunday marked the Soviet lunar hit, described as the era's boldest space feat.
At Eglin Air Force Base Florida the Bomarc interceptor shot down a Regulus jet drone during a test over the Gulf test range. It followed a prior success on September 3 when a Bomarc scored a heat miss against another Regulus in a series testing faster than sound targets.
The region’s five day outlook shows temperatures averaging two to six degrees below the seasonal normal of 57. Expect cool weekend conditions with a warmer start to next week. Little or no rain is expected.
Berkshire County doctors planning to attend the family day concert Sunday afternoon at South Mountain may do so with easy consciences. A forest fire conservation truck with radio will be stationed outside the Temple of Music to relay emergency calls via Pittsfield Fire Dept and Richmond operators to doctors at the concert. The Young Audiences Opera Co. of New York presents a program beginning at 3 PM, with families invited to picnic on the mountain.
AFL-CIO unions plan to approve a fund of 25 to 30 million dollars per month to aid striking steelworkers. The effort would draw from 135 unions and pent-up treasury pledges to support about 100,000 workers during a 66 day stoppage. Meany and McDonald framed the strike as a battle against big business, urging solidarity while unions seek money and momentum.
Typhoon Sarah lashed Sakhalin Island and battered coastlines in the Soviet held region after disrupting Korean evacuations. The storm left 87 dead 116 missing and 124 injured across a four day 3000 mile arc over the East China and Japan seas and caused about a million dollars in damage to American military installations.
The speech outlines areas for negotiation with the West centering on West Berlin guarantees and Allied presence. It argues capitalism as an evolving system powered by invention, not static Marxist doom. The author urges listening to Russian realities and questions Marxist dogma while forecasting future change driven by tech and population growth.
Forty five miners remain missing in a mile-deep Chryston mine as rescue teams battle coal and rock falls. Earlier, 108 other workers escaped after a ventilation fan short circuited, causing flames and smoke. Canaries aid gas detection while rescue efforts resume after a three day wage strike.
Soviet premier Khrushchev presents a disarmament plan to the United Nations amid security blocks and guarded access. He warns the West while arguing for inspections and parity, claiming the balance of power has shifted to the East and pledging no further Soviet force reductions without Western reciprocity.
GM announces no price hikes for 1960 model cars with factory list prices to remain or fall. Chevrolet Olds Pontiac Buick divisions note unchanged or lower prices despite costly improvements and extras. Six cylinder Bel Aire Impala series hold 1959 prices. six to eight cylinder differential reduced. Public displays set for early October. Ward's Automotive Reports cites industry stand out policy to curb inflation.
A big color film of Premier Khrushchev’s visit to the United States is being produced by the Central Studio of Documentary Films. Opening shots showed Khrushchev's departure from Moscow at Yaukows Airport. Four camera men accompanied him to the United States to continue filming.
Premier Nikita Khrushchev, in Hyde Park, laid a wreath at Franklin D. Roosevelt's grave beside Eleanor Roosevelt. The ceremony included a silent moment, a wreath inscribed to the great U.S. statesman, and attendance by John Khrushchev, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr, and Michail Menshikov. The visit also featured a tour of the Roosevelt library and residence with a Russian painting and Roosevelt memorabilia on display.
John C. Hitchcock reports the campus mood at Williams College in autumn 1954, noting two activities tied to higher education: softball and fraternity rushing. The piece appears in the Eagle Athletes and Brothers section on the opposite editorial page.
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