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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1969
Page
13
The Betkaltire Eagle is published every day except Sunday and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The piece critiques President Nixon’s transit plan as sound in diagnosis but weak in treatment. It endorses Volpe’s proposal for a mass transit trust fund funded by dedicated tax revenue, likening it to the highway trust fund and arguing it would provide steady financing beyond annual appropriations. It notes political obstacles and the highway lobby’s dominance, saying the bold step was missed.
The piece argues that rioting has declined for two years due to prudent policing and more Negro officers, plus local organization efforts like the Urban Coalition. It credits poverty programs for giving slum residents a path to challenge City Hall and finds hope fragile without sustained white majority support.
Skeptics in the railroad field question Representative Matrango’s claim that Boston & Maine car size drives derailments while a House inquiry led by North Adams works toward a formal hearing the Department of Public Utilities had not deemed necessary. The Williams conference on rocketry and environment intensifies scientific exchange as the Westfield River flood control plans promise to regulate runoff, citing prudent storage and gradual release. Louis Bouché, noted artist of French origin and longtime Westchester area resident, died at 78 last week, praised for dedication and worldly artistry.
Nashua Telegraph notes a surge of correspondence on taxes inflation and spending. It cites Congress approving 635 extra clerks at a cost of 3.8 million dollars per year amid voter concern and large mail volumes.
James M. Rosenthal of Burns Cummings and Rosenthal announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for representative in the legislature. He is 33. Edward Trepacz, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Trepacz of Wahconah Street, dug a foxhole on Anzio beachhead and struck a cave containing 55,000 gallons of white wine. He is home on furlough after 11 months with the 45th Division in Sicily. George P. Clayson Jr., president of Eaton Paper Corp, elected president of the Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce. Kneil J. Hurley, retiring after 25 years with Rosa Restaurant, was honored by 50 friends at Swiss Haven. Hurley, listed as mixologist in the city director, has been Local 114 Bartenders Union business agent 10 years. He formerly bartended at the Park Club, where guests included Champ Clark, Chauncey Depew, Dr Charles Steinmetz and Welker Cochran. The oldest invitational golf tournament in the United States opens Thursday at the Stockbridge Golf Club. it has been held annually since 1898.
Notes and Footnotes recalls Pittsfield High School 50th reunion led by Carl Strattman now in San Diego who proposes a moon and return trip for classmates. Also mentions Williams College professor Robert Brooks on India Can India Make It and Harper's TV critique by Richard Burgheim. Fire department praise, a Brooklyn publisher touting a sexual intercourse manual, and reflections on World War II air raids versus current Viet Nam lessons.
A reflective analysis questions Edward Kennedy's ability to endure the personal ordeal stemming from Chappaquiddick and its aftermath. It weighs the pressure toward the presidency, the potential legal peril, and whether Kennedy's conscience and marriage can withstand the tragedy. The piece ponders if history will judge him ready for leadership or merely as a man tested beyond politics.
Letters criticize state legislators for a 12 percent pay raise amid governor veto and looming taxes, fault the lack of fiscal responsibility, urge a referendum in next year’s election, and accuse Maurice Donahue of buying votes. Additional letters urge civic action in Lee Babe Ruth League and planning board reappointments, urging North End residents to vote out the current administration and invite local figures to a public forum.
District conservationist Lary H Pratt of Bennington County Vermont describes deer winter survival issues in the Bennington Banner. He cites a Rupert landowner who fed deer last winter by hauling grain and planting field corn this spring, yet deer rapidly consume early stalks. He outlines possible solutions including encouraging winter browse through forest opening, and industry use of trash timber for pulp and construction materials to support deer forage via browse and tree suckers.
Commissioner Nicholas Johnson of the FCC is portrayed as a relentless gadfly opposing Industry power. The piece notes his sharp dissents against license renewals and proposed Senate changes that would grant the FCC broader control, risking perpetual licenses and reduced public interest safeguards.
A weary man wandered into a bar and pressed the owner for aid claiming his wife is ill, daughter needs a graduation dress, he suffers arthritis, and eviction looms. He clutched a silver dollar insisting it is his luck piece, while the proprietor urged him to spend it.
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