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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1965
Page
18
The Berkshire Eagle published daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Editorial argues the 15th Amendment supports federal action against racial voting discrimination but questions the constitutionality of a poll tax ban in state and local elections via the voting rights bill. Notes Senate and House concerns about bipartisan support and potential filibuster, and suggests crossing the poll tax issue if discrimination reemerges.
The piece argues that expanding private colleges cannot meet rising demand for higher education. It urges state systems to absorb more students, noting California's junior colleges and state universities as a pace setter and Massachusetts' community college efforts as brave but insufficient to halt growth.
In Brief a large crowd turned out for the Pittsfield Berkshire Red Sox opener on Saturday despite cool football weather and the team delivered a solid performance. The piece notes political debate over Greylock tramway and highlights local student efforts supporting Vietnam and anti poverty programs.
Washington Star notes the trouble finding late night amusement in the capital as Mayor Joe Smitherman and a lawyer friend end up $107 poorer after an unsuccessful outing on a Sunday. The piece mockingly contrasts Washingtons nightlife with other cities and questions local pride in Squaresville status.
Life magazine plans a two page piece on student ferment with a Yale Reverend and four students at Williams College. One student, William G Block of Williams, leads the Williams SDS chapter that picketed the GE Pittsfield plant for doing business with apartheid South Africa and the White House over Vietnam.
The Rev Stephen F Keeler began duties as rector at St Stephen s Church on Sunday Public life notes include City Clerk Norman C Hull and others hiking to Northampton and staying at Cummington A Navy secretarial appointment goes to Miss Mary Londergan of 14 Grave St after scoring 98 on Civil Service exam Miss Mary J Linton longtime nurse companion to Miss Martha G B Clapp dies at Nantucket Island The Working Girls Club later merged into the Women s Club of Pittsfield Alex Faxon Lee tax collector honored for 50 years engagement announced for Dorothy Ann Lahm and Dr Harris R Anderson
Kermit Gordon, a Williams College economics graduate and longtime government official, is expected to resign in June to become vice president of the Brookings Institution, a move seen as elevating his influence in Washington. Brookings, founded in 1927, operates with a mixed funding base and conducts research on public problems in economics government and foreign policy. Gordon’s shift follows years in roles tied to the Budget Bureau and the Council of Economic Advisers, with speculation he may head Brookings before long. The piece reflects on Brookings’ structure its leadership under Robert D. Calkins and the institution’s reliance on foundations and government contracts for funding.
A set of letters discusses federal aid to parochial schools, arguing the issue challenges church-state separation and should be decided by courts. Others critique Buckley style rhetoric, TV imagery in war coverage, and a Berkshire Historical Society event. The mix includes quotes from Sherman D. Wakefield and Nathan George Horwitt, plus a comment from Dr. Erwin Strassmann.
John Chamberlain reviews Governor George Romney of Michigan and his speech on consumerism and American liberal economics. The piece notes Romney’s critique of UAW and Big Three wage deals that favored stockholders over consumers, questioning whether his platform can revive liberal economics in a divided Republican Party. Romney tours Western Europe with Michigan business leaders to promote the state as a seaport, with participants from Daw Chemical, Whirlpool, S. Kresse, and Michigan Bell.
Albert M Jackson of Becket critiques local education politics with a tongue in cheek tale of throwing out a passenger from a train window. He argues for cleaning school leadership and urges two school committee members to resign to let Becket start anew with open windows.
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