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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1965
Page
18
Published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
An editorial letter from an 8 Florida advertising executive argues government limits threaten the billboard industry, claiming a dangerous precedent for press and broadcasting. The writer notes highways are public and funded, while newspapers and TV are privately owned, stressing differing regulatory bases.
The piece argues that public control of roadside billboards is growing, comparing private advertising on government properties to a broader push for regulatory laws. It notes the absence of billboards in the Soviet Union and contrasts it with rampant defacement in the U.S. landscape, urging action to curb this trend.
A political column argues Washington DC should gain home rule, but faces House District Committee obstruction led by Southern conservatives. Despite support from three presidents and a discharge petition signed by Conte, the bill remains pigeonholed. The piece notes local fiscal control and GAO oversight would remain, with Congress retaining veto power.
Judge Hubert T. Delaney argues Negroes should be represented on municipal police forces, noting Pittsfield’s 80 officers include a proportionate Black member. Civilian review boards work best when tied to specific needs rather than routine creation. Williamstown Theater had a successful season financially and artistically, countering the view that summer drama attracts only light plays. An Eagle photo miss the Miss World Posture issue. a clearer image was needed, not a photo.
In his Around the City column, Jing Mason defends Mayor Ryan, praising his outreach on health, housing, and urban renewal. The piece notes Ryan’s hiring choices, from Dr. Lowell Bellin to Sydney Shapiro and William Toole, and his push against ghetto creation, while criticising the mayor’s handling of police brutality protests as insufficient and misjudged. Names such as Oscar Bright, Benjamin Swan, and Juanita Griffin are cited in urging deeper change beyond mere mutual respect.
The 48th reunion drew 47 active and 20 honorary members at Fenn Street Methodist Church. Daughters of late Gen William F Bart let attended. Other notes mention Culver Military Academy instructor Roland Barnfather, ornithology student Stuyvesant Pell, flood impact on John J McManama Jr family, and Patricia Wilder winning the Wahconah President's Cup for the fourth straight year.
A Pittsfield reader column highlights readers thanking volunteers for Kiddy Day carnival and hospital staff, plus brief items from local life. Letters mention 65 visitors at Bryant homestead, praise for Pontoosuc Beach swim classes, and signs on local trucks. Also notes on food, fire safety, and astronaut training.
Letter writers recount a hot Cleveland day swimming the Big Cuyahoga River near a factory pipe spewing colored oils, recalling pollution exposes on TV. Others argue over Massachusetts trustees, Gov. Volpe, and bias in state education funding and appointments. A Greenwich, Conn. reader defends whites amid civil rights unrest, warning against broad blame.
Dynamic educator Dr Glenn Olds, former Springfield College president, is tapped to craft an international studies curriculum for New York State universities. He centers foreign student orientation in a 78 room Nassau County mansion and advocates practical decision making over pure IQ tests, aiming to connect campus learning with regional urban challenges.
The Eagle editor warns that a rising anti billboard movement backed by federal funding threats could threaten free enterprise and aesthetics. The piece questions government boards judging typography and ads and cites potential future controls on media and sales standards, urging readers to contact officials to stop the precedent. Signed by Ned Hubbard of Jacksonville advertising firm.
A refined afternoon tea unfolds with guests mingling until the guest of honor sits apart. The hostess asks if all is well and the guest replies in a wry, incomplete manner that he is enjoying but restrained by solitude. The scene, from the United Mine Workers Journal, wryly notes loneliness.
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