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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
20
The text indicates a daily newspaper published by Eagle Publishing Company based on Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts, noting it does not publish on Sundays and holidays. It reflects standard publication schedule and address details.
The House approved a pay raise for full time district court judges from 16000 to 20000 but without the circuit riding reform. The omission allows higher pay without improving efficiency, undermining taxpayers’ expectations for efficient courts. The Senate should kill the bill and restart next year with reform.
Vermont Governor Hoff urged New England managers that local government must be overhauled as town lines shrink in importance. He argued regional schooling and welfare districts show the trend toward intercommunity cooperation while preserving local control over core functions.
Article weighs the Republican Party’s path to the 1964 convention amid fears of courting white supremacists. It argues backing civil rights is essential to win urban and Northern Black voters, while courting the South risks alienating independents and undermining Lincoln’s legacy. Governor Faubus touts GOP prospects, but the piece says the odds are small if the party heeds white supremacist pressure.
The piece laments a South ern gun incident as overly lenient by a Great Barrington judge noting jail should follow serious near homicide. It also notes Windsor’s Brookvale estate plans for a new boys school, concerns over tax loss, school day silence rules, and New York City Parks Commissioner Morris joining Stockbridge Bowl talks for Bullard Park oversight.
Central Labor Union moves Labor Day parade start to 10 to assist out of town groups. GAR posts and military corps held their 17th annual Berkshire Park outing. Walter Prichard Eaton unveils The Boy Scouts of the Dismal Swamp, following The Boy Scouts of Berkshire. Hinsdale barber pole recalls 19th century bloodletting symbolism. Stockbridge celebrates Laurel Hill Association centennial. Kirchner family holds 30th reunion at Grange Hall with 120 of 409 members. John Kirchner of Lanesboro absent.
A story traces a 1893 New York Recorder page found in a box of glass plates. It includes Cholly Knickerbocker notes about society, personal ads, and observations on Mohegan roots and traffic habits, ending with remarks on Arizona tribal reservations.
A sequence of letters to The Eagle discusses art politics, a Lenox school fundraiser. Alan Thielker objects to alleged Stalinist influence in art. George Bisacca promotes Summer Follies of 1983 for Lenox PTA scholarships. Also letters urge clearer rental ads and comment on John Koch exhibit, plus views on transportation policy and civil rights march remarks, with signatories from Lenox, Pittsfield, and beyond.
Washington reports that Defense Secretary McNamara pushes shifting naval construction from government yards to private firms to cut costs. A study by Arthur Andersen finds private shipyards cheaper, with large ships showing big savings, prompting intra-Pentagon friction and GOP support to intensify pressure on inefficent yards in Brooklyn and Boston.
Frances E. Palmer recalls Bridges Livery fire and the Bills family, detailing a late night alert, horses sheltered in blankets, a blaze that likely burned the livery to the ground and was rebuilt, with memories of Columbus Avenue and Melville Street in Pittsfield.
Humor Aman hosted a poker night while his wife was away. Rotties, dishes, and ashes littered the house as friends laughed. A telegram announced the wife would arrive in an hour. In a brief panic, Aman proposed burning the house to cover the ruckus.
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