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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1965
Page
14
The Berivire Eagle is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
The piece argues the American Medical Association bungled its campaign against Medicare, spending heavily without effect and prompting calls for reform. It notes past successes, cites Harper’s Frey mann on a shift from progress to conservatism, and predicts Medicare defeat could spur overdue reform within the AMA to align social and professional aims.
Esther Peterson argues the truth in packaging act protects consumers from mislabeled merchandise but fears it will stall in the Senate Commerce Committee. She notes public awakening exists but political action is slow, with many who need protection unaware of the issue and the poor hardest hit by deceptive box contents.
State Senator Andrea F. Nuciforo of Pittsfield thanks motorists for backing a move to amend the no fix bill to curb registrar authority to revoke licenses after court actions. The piece notes broad criticism of the registrar’s power and calls for reform amid local tax concerns and public policy debates.
A New Haven Register excerpt describes a thought experiment with rats in a finite space. As the population grows the room fills, leading to conflict and social changes such as harems and cannibalism. The piece argues humans also live in a finite world and each generation should consider its impact on future space and society.
Years ago the Pittsfield telephone girls beat Worcester girls 9 to 3 at the Spring field field day of the Telephone and Telegraph Society of New England. Players included Marguerite Claffie pitcher Mary McNiece catcher Margaret McDonnell first base Mae Duffy second base Sarah McNiece third base Eva Biotz shortstop Margaret Hall right field Celia O Laughlin center field Katherine Mallo left field. The Rev Levi J Achim marked 30 years as Notre Dame Church pastor. Francis H Henshaw elected president of the Massachusetts Library Association. Charles Cooke of Lee chauffeur for Edith Wharton received 2000 from her will. Mrs Wharton died 1937 leaving estate 162211. Archie Moore arrived at camp in North Adams to train for heavyweight bout with Rocky Marciano at Yankee Stadium Sept 20. Paul A Perry son of Clay Perry and Worcester Telegram staff member chosen to represent his paper at a three week Harvard University education seminar. Perry was the only Massachusetts newspaperman selected.
Period piece recounts Ted Shawn buying a Springfield dance studio once run by a teacher named McKer Nan Tan, later moved to Jacob's Pillow. It also recalls Charles Vallone's illness cards, pet spending figures, a Williams College professor’s poverty war work, early TV broadcast by Loretta Young, and a long lived tortoise Jona than in St Helena.
Governors crave the state chief executive title and press for federal aid as the Minneapolis meeting shows a reliance on Washington. Big city mayors also press for funds while the administration expands education and welfare programs, shaping state budgets and 10 billion dollars in aid annually.
In a forceful letter Helena Reed of Stockbridge argues against Arthur Phinney’s pledge not to teach overthrow of the U.S. government, questioning the so called majority of scholars who oppose U.S. policy in Vietnam. Reed asserts dissenters do not hold a monopoly on wisdom and cites Maoist warfare and Malay counterinsurgency to challenge Phinney, recalling long Southeast Asia involvement.
Dalton resident T R Shortelle decries the Housing and Urban Development rent subsidy as socialist and harmful to homeowners. He cites a 218 to 202 vote, questions eligibility, warns of subsidies for higher earners, and argues the plan undermines private ownership and creates government wards. He quotes critics from The New York Times and Washington Evening Star and accuses supporters of coercive informant policies.
Reader LEO BRENMAN urges Milton Bass to widen his focus beyond the arts to avert nuclear World War III. He argues President Johnson risks global catastrophe and mocks the idea of a nuclear monopoly while lamenting a future where art and culture perish in a deadlier age.
A July 2 Eagle letter blasts labor opponents as enemies and union busters, naming congressman Silvio Conte and stating Democrats backed against right to work laws. The writer, Morris Ziskind of Pittsfield, calls for mature union leadership amid alleged Tabor government control. A short humor quote from Arthur Daley appears, recalling a St Patrick's Day jibe about green uniforms.
A Washington calling USIA shifts in leadership raises questions about the agency’s tone and direction. The piece notes resignations of Carl Rowan and Donald Wilson, Marks succeeding Rowan, and debates over whether USIA avoids candor or glosses optimism in presenting American actions abroad, with focus on Latin America.
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