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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1965
Page
22
The Berkshire Eagle is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial lauds a near 200 vote House margin for the Medicare bill, predicting Senate approval and a long fight for principle. It argues that elderly citizens deserve protection from financial ruin due to failing health and contrasts Social Security with the rejected idea of compulsory health insurance as a supposed threat to the doctor patient relationship.
The AMA opposed the Medicare bill arguing it lacked adequate elderly coverage. Their opposition inadvertently prompted amendments expanding benefits to include hospital and nursing home care plus a voluntary government program that covers most doctors' bills with a $3 monthly cost to beneficiaries.
The Miss Hattie J. Laner and John P. Minton bridal party was hosted at 75 West Housatonic Street. GE girls defeated Garibaldi Girls 32 to 11 in the interstate tournament with Theresa Ranti and Grace Kirby among team members, while Joln Gull coached. George A. Garbowil was elected commander of Tours Green Post, Jewish War Veterans. Cornelius J. Bacllman, Berkshire County deputy assessor and long time state tax collector, retired after 36 years in Berkshire County and prior service as Adams representative.
A Public Health Service estimate warns any city with 50 000+ people faces air pollution risk as smog hearings convene in Washington. While Los Angeles led early worries, major cities from New York to New Orleans now report trouble. The nation eyes federal auto exhaust controls within three years, despite auto industry objections to mandated devices and cost concerns.
Lenox selectmen note Boston originated programs draw more interest than New York ones. Berkshire Community College’s work study aids 15 students and the college. debate over priority given poverty relief. Pittsfield fire departments may reduce calls with a patrol system to deter arson. Photographer Walter Hilton Scott of Stockbridge is a notable Berkshire artist.
A National Observer commentary laments how emotion under strain distorts judgment. It argues that accusations of intoxication and immorality against Selma marchers shift focus from the drive for Negro voting rights and reflect politicized morality.
Notes and Footnotes reports Harry Jane of State Line thanking West Stockbridge Fire Department for containing a grass fire on his property. He credits prompt, efficient action and neighborly help for preventing a wider disaster. Additional items mention Haydn Mason's retirement, geese sighting, a coin theft clue in Florida, a quip about practical nursing, and short science and health blurbs.
A trio of Democratic freshmen face tax and pay raise pressures while lawmakers weigh bills increasing highway taxes. William B. Hoag cites burdens on residents and urges continued service for constituents. Massachusetts activists warn of $48 million yearly highway tax rise and list proposed taxes including Volpe measures on gasoline, truck fees, plates, and sales tax. E. Gerry Mansfield, J. Gov. Volpe, and Henry H. Williams Jr. respond on public service and headlines.
Letters discuss downtown renewal ideas for Pittsfield including eliminating through traffic around Park Square and integrating the Berkshire Athenaeum with a new library addition and garden court. Preservation of the Athenaeum and First Congregational Church tone through gray stonework cited.
President Johnson’s Johns Hopkins address signals U S willingness to aid Viet Nam’s recovery and seek a peaceful settlement. The speech stresses air strikes as part of peace efforts, notes Hanoi’s central role, and cites Japan’s Shunichi Matsumoto warning that the war cannot be won militarily.
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