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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1963
Page
16
The Berismiré Eagle is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company based on Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The annual rebellion against foreign aid in Congress threatens Kennedy’s request with possible further cuts. Debate includes 2 percent loan interest and privatization quotas. It asks why defense spending dominates while aid remains politically costly, noting aid strengthens allies and serves U.S. security and humanitarian duty, a view long overdue since the Marshall Plan.
William H. Washburn of Lenox Dale displays a Willow Hill farm potato batch weighing about 14 pounds. Pheasants spotted near Monument Mountain. Pittsfield Bicycle Club reunion and clambake draw 100 plus members. James Woodger from Lenox claims Berkshire hollyhock champion at 12 feet 4 inches. Dalton doll show winners include Myrtle Stevens and others. Gail Pipkin and William Coakley demo 1920s Charleston at Berkshire Museum. John K. French elected lieutenant governor of Division 2, Kiwanis New England District.
The piece argues President Kennedy is right to oppose race based employment quotas while noting the federal apprenticeship rules require a significant number of minority group members if merit based access is lacking. It critiques union fears of quotas, contends the plan is an modest remedy for discrimination in construction, and calls out anti quota rhetoric as hollow.
The proposed 36 percent raise highlights four probation officers work only part time, with duties shared by amateurs. District court consolidation could shift tasks to full time professionals. Also notes upcoming Cummington fair ox parade and Berkshires spelling debates. General Electric and JUE negotiators move toward contract talks.
In Washington's hot climate, men carry coats to offices and carriages, removing them indoors after brief wear. A columnist proposes detachable lapels worn around the neck to reduce dry cleaning while keeping attire neat, humorously likening the idea to penguinlike comfort.
A compiled batch of light local anecdotes and observations from the Berkshires and beyond. Included are a visitor’s quip about a Howard Johnson spire, a Boston Trust Co national ad featuring a gray‑haired couple at Williamstown's Williams Inn, and a tale of wallet recovery near a Turnpike restaurant thanks to Lee police. Also notes on a Detroit trip’s store sign, a peculiar Atlanta name, remarks by Sen. Dirksen on a test ban, nudist camp humor, Schofield Barracks’ favorite novel, Troy’s plate world survey, and a coined term great Fiaisco inspired by Europe travel. RICHARD V. HAPPEL
In the 1830s panic, bank suspensions and widespread bankruptcies devastated merchants and manufacturers. Thomas F. Plunkett recalls how a Hinsdale woolen mill survived the Panic of 1837 by bartering wool for broadcloth, trading through central New York villages and Warren to exchange thousands of pounds of wool for cloth, reviving production and saving his business while his brother prospered.
Washington activity details Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s torn stance on the test ban treaty. The piece tracks Rockefeller’s advisers Henry Kissinger and Edward Teller, their influence on defense and space policy, and the Rockefeller Brothers Inc investments fueling the defense program. The article notes Rockefeller ultimately favored ratification despite misgivings, with references to related defense figures and corporate ties.
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