Editorials Restating the Sales Tax Case
The Pittsfield hearing on Governor Volpe’s 230 million revenue plan yields no new facts. Massachusetts’ high local property taxes demand new state revenue, and a broad sales tax appears the most practical means. Pittsfield’s rising tax burden, inflationary costs, and limited local spending restraint show the need for large property tax relief via state aid. The piece argues sales tax remains preferable to further real estate tax increases, despite debates about income tax reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby Junior High
Legislative Committee On Taxation
Volpe
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Commonwealth
Blowing the Whistle On Pre-Trial Publicity
The article reviews the DOJ guidelines to curb pretrial publicity by federal officials. It notes the emphasis on avoiding publicizing a suspect's alleged confession and cites past cases. It argues restricting information at the source is faster and less contentious than press restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Katzenbach
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Massachusetts
FBI
Connecticut
Great Barrington plan to tax junk cars unsettled by practicality
Townspeople hear selectmen propose taxing junk cars as personal property to curb yard clutter. Critics warn the plan is unenforceable since junk cars are nearly valueless and high assessments invite easy appeals. Also noted is polluted Hoosic watershed and regional schooling strain with Pittsfield High overcrowding and possible double sessions under review to ease class sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Adams
Pittsfield High
Canavan
Crosby
Colleges and universities ranked for faculty pay
The American Association of University Professors lists the top paying schools with both high average and minimum salaries. Amherst, MIT, Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Yale and others rate A in both categories, with minimums around $13,788 and averages near $17,840. 824 of 2,900 institutions participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Professors
Washington
Amherst College
Brooklyn College
California Institute of Technology
Columbia University
Duke University
Harvard
Hunter
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
State University of New York At
Stony Brook
Princeton
University of Rochester
Wesleyan University
Yale
University of Chicago
City College of New York
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania
Stanford
Notes and Footnotes INS AND OUTS
A rambling column notes that The Eagle will be on the level with expansion moving the photo lab and engraving to an extension off editorial rooms. It recalls varied items from IBM’s World’s Fair puppets to Father’s Day promotions, cigarett sales, hospital policies, and a Soviet city renamed Tselinograd meaning Virgin Land City.
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Photo Lab
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
IBM
Holmes
Glasgow Express
Berkshires
U.S
North Carolina
Berkshire Notables and Firsts Highlight Local News
Looking Back recalls Robert Andrews serving with Canadian troops and reporting good health. William A. Schlesinger and family arrive in Becket after winter in Springfield. Gordon McKay’s shoe machine advances replace handwork, aided by his 1858 patent. Dana W. Jones named WBEC program director, succeeding Ted Miller who moves to WIOP in D.C. Mr and Mrs W Thurber Dunham of Sheffield celebrate golden wedding at Old Parish Church. David Goodman of New York named assistant to buyer for England Brothers’ main floor departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Andrews
William A. Schlesinger
Berkshire
Gordon McKay
Pittsfield
McKay
Dana W. Jones
WBEC
Ted Miller
WIOP
Washington, D.C
W. Thurber Dunham
Sheffield
Old Parish Church
David Goodman
New York City
Robert Luken
England Brothers
Letters to the Editor Dognapers Warn of Pet Theft
Readers discuss the rise of pet theft by dognapers, urge public vigilance, and call for reporting suspicious vehicles. Letters reference law enforcement, humane societies, and local officials urging owners to secure pets and publicize losses.
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EAGLE
Commonwealth
Humane Societies
John ©. McCormick
Lanesboro
F. C. Peaslee
Pittsfield
MSPCA
Washington Star notes Swidler quits FPC post June 22
President Johnson declines pressure over commissioners. Swidler, a consumer-minded FPC member, plans not to seek reappointment, while Ross is reappointed and Bagge named. The piece traces the FPC’s origin protecting consumers and the influence of industry lawyers on appointments, warning the Permian Basin case and Southern California market access loom as pivotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Joseph C. Swidler
Federal Power Commission
White House
Swidler
Charles R. Ross
FPC
Mr. Johnson
Ross
George Aiken
Carl B. Bagge
Chicago
Bagge
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Ulingis
Theodore Roosevelt
T. R
Washington
Eisenhower
William R. Connole
Connole
New York Times
Abe Fortas
Clark Clifford
Thomas G. Corcoran
Clifford
Phillips Petroleum
Corcoran
Tennessee Gas Transmission
Fortas
Florida Gas Transmission
William Kenneth Jones
Columbia University
Permian Basin
Texas
New Mexico
California
Commission
Logs in Adirondacks Pulpwood Scene From 1914
A 1914 photo near Brandreth N Y Adirondacks shows pulpwood logs 16 feet long stacked 13 feet high, drawn to a landing by a single team of horses. The load weighs 214 cords yet relies on no supporting posts, contrasting with modern trucked logs. Signed by Lloyd J. Lunde of Lebanon Springs N Y.
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Tupper Lake
N.Y
Free Press & Herald
Brandreth
Nly
Adirondacks
Lloyd J. Lunde
Lebanon Springs
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Academe
Fred Hechinger
The
C. Marcel Brunell
Lee
Marcels
Russia
Tselinograd
U.S.S.R
Virgin Land City
Akmotinsk
Joseph al- Sop
Alsop
Mir. Alsop
Sumner M. Rosen
Myrtle St
Boston
U. S
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Hawaii
William D. Chiodo
South St
the Eagle
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
National Education Association
NEA
Massachusetts Teachers Association
MTA
Jack D. Phillips
Becket
Lizabeth Hunt
Stockbridge
Hinsdale
Israel Bissell
Dorothy Zeitler
Israch Bissell
Isracl
India
Pakistan
Consumer Agency
Marquis Childs
Washington Star
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