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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1964
Page
18
A short item stating the paper is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located on Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial traces General MacArthur as a complex legend of destiny and drama. It praises his brilliant military mind, self discipline, and dramatic leadership in World War II and Korea, while noting egotism and political missteps that drew enemies and fear. It concludes the nation has lost a soldier who shaped his era.
The Nixon visit to South Vietnam is viewed as a bid to bolster his credentials on the war and as a counter to Ambassador Lodge's rising support in Oregon and New Hampshire. Analysts weigh a potential Lodge Nixon convention clash if Goldwater and Rockefeller split the field and Scranton stays out.
In Brief notes the Great Barrington Taxpayers Association stirs public interest on local matters including conflict of interest. Eight Housatonic officials urge more school facilities highlighting space and teaching aids shortages. Springside Park development is urged in stages. The piece supports the term academically alert for capable students.
In Harlan County Kentucky 500 school children cannot go to school due to lack of shoes and clothing while another 500 struggle in classes ill fed and ill clothed. Strip mining erodes soil and hills hindering industry, coal declines threaten future. The superintendent urges action to restore schooling and aid to children.
Eugene Mitchell photographed Kennedy visits to the Berkshires from 1958 to 1960 and sent the images to Jacqueline Kennedy. He received a memorial half dollar from the Kennedy family and plans to frame the coin for preservation in the Kennedy Museum in Boston. The Berkshire Historical Society mentions Ambrose Hall as an ancestor of Sir Winston Churchill. Mrs. Pratt of Dalton notes Runnymede was acquired in the 1930s by an American woman married to an Englishman, whose husband was knighted and took the title Lord Fairhaven. New Who’s Who in America adds 9,090 names, including Berkshire figures from Dalton, North Adams, and Williamstown. The AMA criticizes gelatin for brittle nails. Journeys International offers 20th anniversary D Day Europe tours for veterans, departing New York May 20 to June 5. The USSR reportedly has 15 million horses. A college prof recalls Army salutes. a veteran replies with a humorous exchange. Ogalalla Nebraska calls itself the cowboy capital with jokes about lead poisoning during a gubernatorial visit. Vanity notes cover cosmetics history with discoveries in Syria.
Looking back M years ago at the Salvation Army hall on West Street Saturday night the Rev Janeway Gordon described the evangelistic services being held in Scranton Pa by Billy Sunday. Alexander Cullen manager of the Frank Fuller Grocery Store at Columbus Avenue and Daniels Avenue was held up by a bandit who took $86 from the cash drawer. The Pittsfield Dope Club announced today the completion of arrangements for a Berkshire County excursion to the Worlds Fair in New York. It is expected 1 000 people will take the excursion. Miss Eleanor M Goggins 20 Linden St has been appointed chief clerk of the Board of Assessors to succeed Robert H Barrett who died last week and who had served the board for 42 years. While William Zeitler of Maple Street Hinsdale was covering his home with siding he discovered a handful of old copper coins in the wall. Three of them bear the dates 1782 1797 and 1799. The house was an inn in post Revolution ary days. Albert B Dorr 33 Nancy Ave former manager of Eliott Jewelers 37 North St has been named sales representative of Westinghouse Electric Co for Berkshire and Hampden counties.
Washington reports tie between Capitol Hill debates on the Kennedy Round tariff talks in Geneva and U S moves to expand exports to the Soviet bloc while balancing farm and industrial needs. The piece notes a textile plant deal with the USSR, licensing shifts, and political pressures shaping U S policy before the May 4 Geneva sessions.
Readers debate science and technology training in industry. Norman Eisenberg argues for industry-led training from the labor force and graduates. Donald B. Daves Jr comments on local needs. Virgil L. Andrews Jr warns socialism fails to cure moral issues. eel recipe adds a culinary note. final note on letter condensation and signatures.
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