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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1969
Page
7
The newspaper notes it is among the 26 Massachusetts dailies to adopt the 1963 Bar-Press Guide. It aims to preserve press freedom protect individual rights and sustain the presumption of innocence.
An editorial argues for ending Massachusetts Governor's Council in light of perceived corruption and gridlock. It highlights a bipartisan push on Beacon Hill, praises younger legislators like Anthony P. McBride of Adams, and notes the council’s role in thwarting nominees tied to scandal. The piece frames abolition as essential to restore public trust.
Scarsdale New York, an affluent Westchester suburb, is praised for its high school while criticized for a weak school board. The summer program reportedly offers courses on revolution and guerrilla warfare as relevant to today, drawing concern over including crimes like murder and burglary in curricula. The piece argues for education relevant to the modern world but cautions against teaching how to burn schools, noting potential college and military implications.
The Pittsfield United Fund raises 5 percent more than last year matching cost of living. Berkshire Schools standardize hot lunch rates, unequal payments spark critique. Stephentown Berlin Peters burg plan to hire zoning officer gains traction. Williamstown North Adams resist regional sewering despite potential $1 million savings. BCRPC threatens to hold federal aid to reveal objections.
Eugene S. Wilson of Amherst College informs a high school senior that the admissions committee did not favorably act on the application. He cites that 2,000 candidates were mostly well qualified and recommends focusing on future college opportunities while wishing success, noting the imperfect art of human judgment.
The Rev. John B. Lawton Jr a Williamstown Episcopal priest on leave joins a growing trend of clergy engaging in Massachusetts politics. He backs Rep Michael C Dukakis for lieutenant governor and aims to mobilize voters to participate in a broader two party system beyond single issue activism, citing ministers who push for civil rights consumer protection and fair taxation.
Readers discuss Gary Player and apartheid in golf, criticized leftist philosophy, with dissent about freedom and responsibility. A Pittsfield correspondent notes political winds, while others blame welfare recipients and city agencies for tax burdens and protests.
A reader lambastes Cracker Barrels welfare aid and mayoral action while another voices support for decisive leadership. Letters discuss public spending, the Berkshire tour, and a satire on fashion trends and authenticity, urging people to look like themselves. A Virginia couple praises a Berkshire Historical Society tour and urges wider publicity. A column reflects on identity and societal trends, ending with a quotation on friendship and enmity.
A little girl explains to her younger brother that Sunday work is wrong. He asks about policemen and heaven. She answers they are not needed there, so they do not go to heaven. The quip appears in Family Weekly.
Northern Ireland faces renewed sectarian violence as ecumenical aims clash with entrenched loyalty to Rome and Westminster. Protestants fear Britain-aligned rule, Catholics seek rights and reform. Sectarian division dates to Reformation and post-Elizabethan era, with Londonderry and Orange-White loyalties shaping a siege mentality across Ulster.
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