The Job That Must Continue Editorial
Attorney General Edward W. Brooke urged lawmakers to renew statutory powers for a continuing war on crime and government corruption. He warned the Crime Commission may be disbanded but argued for a transitional path to a permanent investigative agency under the attorney general with safeguards against political interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Brooke
Special Crime Commission
Brooke
Crime Commission
Volpe
Skinning the Champs New Hampshire Style
An opinion column attacks New Hampshire's lottery sweepstakes as promoting public policy to skin gullible bettors. It notes modest 1965 revenue expectations, high odds against top prizes, and most buyers being out of state. The piece mocks state promotion and federal barriers to advertising.
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New Hampshire
Federal Communications Commission
Post Office Department
Pittsfield
Sweepstakes Commission
Massachusetts
Hat
In Brief on firearms bill and local civic notes
State Fisheries and Game Director James Shepard opposes the Dodd bill limiting mail order guns, arguing no clear harm to hunters or rights. Berkshire County art revival prompts attic rummaging for primitive paintings. Pillsfield’s junk car ordinance prompts court tests on municipal powers. Williams College’s no Slunk generation earns a civil rights salute for undergraduates’ good deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisheries and Game
James Mr. Shepard
Massachusetts
Mr. Shepard
Richard W. Black
Berkshire County Historical
Berkshire
Hepzibah
Pillsfield
Williams College
How To Get Married, Airline Stew ardess Toasts Love
Middletown Conn press notes spring mood and jokes about marriage via airline stewardess career. It cites industry figures on interview rates and turnover, claiming 22.4 months to find a husband and 35.6 percent of flyers trading Wings for domesticity.
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Middletown
Conn
Cmpanies
Charles M. Mason
United Air Lines
Kitty Hawk
Rescues at Springside Park Highlight Local Life Saving Hero
George Frank 12 rescues 5 year old Isabelle Fuller from drowning at Springside Park during a summer incident. YMCA annual meeting notes membership growth from 150 to 1,527 over 39 years under President Walter J. Raybold. Elizabeth Urban wrote a fundraising play for the Children Crusade for Children. Viola Vreeland elected president of Berkshire County Public Health Nurses Association. Berkshire Musical Association Chorus to perform Parker oratorio Hora Novissima at Pittsfield High School. Nils M. Hydren to retire after 39 years with Berkshire Life Insurance Co and YMCA Chess Club founder. Melvin W. Harris continues fundraiser at 401 Dalton Ave. for Pittsfield General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Frank
Isabelle Fuller
Springside Park
YMCA
Walter J. Raybold
Elizabeth Urban
Pilisfield High School
Viola Vreeland
House of Mercery
Berkshire County Public Health Nurses Association
Berkshire Musical Association
Horatio Parker
Pittsfield High School
Nils M. Hydren
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Melvin W. Harris
Dalton Ave
Pittsfield General Hospital
Mr. Harris
Footnotes and Notes Small Talk and World’s Fair News
A piecemeal column recounts household mishaps with a cat, a full vacuum bag, and a wife missing from home in California. It also mentions Betty Esterman and Jerry Rubin at the World’s Fair, Mrs. Esterman’s Swedish smorgasbord, Cynthia Seton’s magazine work, Edward R. Murrow’s death and honorary degree, French hotel rules for tourists, and a Massachusetts polio-free year noted by public health officials.
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Nyet
California
Ellis V. Boice
North Egremont
New England
King
New Hampshire
Reed
Maine
Volpe
Massachusetts
Chaffee
Rhode Island
Dempsey
Connecticut
John
The
Birch Society
Pittsfield High School
Betty Esterman
Jerry Rubin
Betty
Conway
Louis Esterman
Minnesota
Eagle
Cynthia Seton
Edward OR. Murrow
Williams Callegie
Murrow
All America City banner sparks town debate
A columnist in Nelson II recalls Uncle Sam nostalgia and questions the All America City promotion. He notes a $3,000 push to win designation, a $934 cruiser fund, $2,000 contingency, and a $7.59 banquet, while residents worry about cost, charm, and civic priorities amid rapid street and building changes. He jokes that the award tripwires a magazine gimmick.
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Uncle Sam
ALL America City
Main Street
Foyal
Eagle
Carrie Nation
New Hampshire
All America
All America City Fund
Police Department
Bon- Marquis
U.S
Fawn
Cheshire House
New Yorker
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
California
New York
San Francisco
Washington Calls Powell a Glamorous Harlem Politician
Concord Enterprise analyzes the clash between Adam Clayton Powell and R. Sargent Shriver over poverty programs. The piece notes Powell's Harlem influence and alleged control of Haryou Act, while praising Shriver's persistence and humor in managing the battle over Community Action funds and the War on Poverty. It cites support from Rep. Sam M. Gibbons and Rep. Augustus Hawkins and hints at possible motives to derail competing programs.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Consensus Corral
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Vista
Community Action
Powell
Loose Education and Labor Committee
Shaye
Sam M. Gibbons
D-Fla
Atlanta
Durham
N.C
Miami
Augustus F. Hawkins
D-Calif
Hargou
Shriver's
Kenneth B. Clark
City College of New York
Clark
Wariem
Adam
Riviera
Puerto Rico
House Education and Labor Committee
Shriver
Letters to the Editor Highlight Local Merit Scholars
Readers celebrate three Pittsfield High seniors named National Merit Scholars and defend local education quality while debating NEA MTA unions. Letters from Linda Gagnier and others praise teachers, question salaries, and defend professional unions. Additional notes address land offers and obituary omissions.
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Pittsfield
Newton
Linda Gagnier
Noblehurst Ave
Pittsfield Federation of Teachers
Akes
Jack Phillip
Ie National Education Association
NEA
Massachusetts Teachers’ Association
MTA
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Champs
Hugo
France
State Department of Public Health
Public Health
By Newton F. Tolman
Nelson, II
Portsmouth
Newburyport
Railroad Square
Europe
National Municipal League
Marquis Childs
Concord
Mass
the Eagle
EAGE
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Supreme Court
Equity
Afl-Cio
Reston Symphony Orchestra
Yale
University of Massachusetts
Johny Dewey
George §. Counts
Columbia University
Paul i. Douglas
Millinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Mumphrey
Phillips
Teachers’ Union
Donald FL Morelli
Sheffield St
Pitsfield
Price
Cleveland
Water Commission
Charles Gale
Cleante Caryofilles
Monningview Drive
Clara Simmons
Clara Olmstead Simmons
New Marlboro
Arthur A. Simmons
Cape Cod
Hope Satterthwaite
Jex
Mill River
Garrates
Frederick ¢. Swarts, MD
American Academy of General Practice
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