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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1969
Page
8
The Beeksire is published daily except Sundays and certain holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 33 Eagle Street in Pilisfield Massachusetts. The notice confirms regular publication and address details for the historic local paper.
The piece denounces promotional contests at gas stations as deceptive and costly to customers. It cites a Federal Trade Commission ruling, cites Congressman Cante, and notes win odds averaging 1.2 per million. Retailers join in mainly due to competition and market pressure.
The National Congress of Petrol Retailers says oil companies require stations to pay about 50 million annually for carts and prizes. The Federal Trade Commission has issued decrees on promotional contests, but enforcement is weak, leaving abuses ongoing. Commissioner Philip Elathen and others argue the rulings fail to curb gimmicks and suggest more bans.
A columnist accuses J Edgar Hoover of defying testimony before the Pepper Committee and argues the FBI chief acts as a law unto himself. The piece cites high crime rates from 1968 and calls on Congress to assert subpoena power to curb executive autonomy.
A North Adams student, Valentina Donna Manuso, was chosen Miss World hopeful and Miss Vermont after a restaurant sighting by the pageant committee. She plans to attend Vermont college in the fall while Pittsfield eyes a baseball showdown with Lynn and local road funding sparks debate over Route 20 bypass and Laurel Street.
Opinion piece argues Williams College serves as the town’s key asset through tax contributions and employment. It notes the college paid 118,547 in property taxes and fire district fees, hires 500 plus staff, buys town supplies, supports development, brings students, and boosts tourism via Clark Art Institute as a cultural magnet.
About 500 visitors attended the Kitchen Festival at Hancock Shaker Village last week. The event featured tastings of Shaker foods, elaborate pastries, and meals described as “world’s peoples dinners” with outsiders invited to join. Attendees praised the dessert selections and noted the boost in local hospitality. A later item mentions the Automobile Legal Association in Berkshire Hills traffic concerns and a quirky aside about Bible prophecy and crime.
A 50 yard breaststroke and a 50 yard backstroke event featured Hugh Quirk from Pittsfield and Sandra Paid from coinstér at Portosuc Lake. The piece recalls anniversaries and gatherings from 50 and 25 years ago, noting winners and attendees in a hazy yearbook style.
Two letters describe a Pittsfield Aug 12 Tangled Wood show turning violent with fans pushing to reach the stage lights, harming a concertgoer. The writer laments crowd behavior, questions audience manners, and predicts better planning could have reduced trouble. Another letter warns youths about drug danger, recounting a jail stint and urging completion of high school to avoid life regrets.
Nixon and Moynihan form an unlikely partnership in shaping a new welfare program. Moynihan returns to Washington after years away and joins a Republican push to replace the existing system with a federalist approach emphasizing work, income guarantees, and targeted aid. The plan, debated in Cabinet and with urban leaders, seeks to move beyond the current welfare disaster while facing strong partisan debate and practical hurdles.
George F Cronin, executive councilor in Boston, denounces Governor Sargents push for Walter Skinners Superior Court nomination. He cites lack of qualifications, insists on deliberative judgment, and questions executive staff expenditures while condemning alleged personal smears and political pressure.
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