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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1965
Page
22
The notice states the publication runs daily except Sundays and holidays and is produced by Eagle Publishing Company at 3 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The UN General Assembly debates a three year extension of the world food program. The editorial argues for expansion under international auspices to combat hunger, reduce political manipulation, and require worldwide cooperation rather than relying on the United States alone. It cites North America’s limits and emphasizes aiding national agriculture and controlling population as long term needs.
The initial issue of Pittsfield High School's Students Pen appeared today dated January 16 1916. William T Butler of Berkshire Lumber faces difficulty securing a 55 foot community Christmas tree from Peru amid a big showstorm while Samuel J Reynolds notes the Berkshire County Federal Surplus Commodities unit received its 100th carload of year for the needy, including 30 000 pounds of Chicago corn meal. Christine Marie Szymanski engagement to John Wilson McNair of Scarsdale New York announced. Lt Col Francis J Roberts of Pittsfield honored by UN and Far East Command in Tokyo for staff planning, leaving Japan for Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk Virginia.
Readers urge open inquiry and peaceful understanding to avert catastrophe as Viet Nam policy debates continue. John Ingersoll praises The Eagle for defending free expression while Colwell questions Richard Tenneson’s stance and Mme Chiang Kai shek’s critique. Nina Boutard advocates constructive gifts for Christmas over toy weapons.
A letter page selection presents Roscoe Drummond's rebuttal to Viet Nam protesters, arguing the conflict defends South Viet Nam's right to independence and warns against appeasement. Other readers praise or critique U.S. actions, referencing figures like Richard Tenneson, President Thomas Connell, and Barbara Ward while urging charitable aid and policy consistency.
Marquis Childs notes Kosygin's tough talk signals pressure from China and a rhetorical push against U S policy, but U S military leaders remain unfazed as Moscow appears to broaden weapon options while avoiding decisive action. Ho Chi Minh echoes the critique, but the core view remains that Soviet stance is performative rather than an imminent threat.
Massachusetts backs a bill creating a commission to study and urge mandatory auxiliary power and lighting in hospitals, airports, subways, tunnels, water works, prisons, and other critical facilities. Supporters argue the November 9 outage showed the need for robust emergency power, with costs viewed as doable.
Senator Kennedy would be greeted by mayors in Keokuk or Burnt Shrub, while Pittsfield Mayor Del Gallo skipped welcome ceremonies. Boston Auto Gage moves to Bellows Falls, Vermont, with laid off Pittsfield workers offered rehire at the parent plant. County operations felt the 1965 budget delay, but county business kept steady despite municipal budgeting delays.
Kiplinger Letters urges fathers to schedule time for late Christmas toy assembly. Toys come in pine metal or plastic with faulty holes screws or mismatched directions. The piece jokes about manufacturers and stresses the thought behind gifts outweighs the gift itself.
A column of notes quotes a Da Nang letter from a soldier to his Santa Ana wife urging support for the war effort and criticizing draft dodgers. It also mentions Mount Holyoke College’s next year catalog by Kalischer and Dorsel, Carl Strattman’s Christmas cards, Ralph Nader’s Unsafe at Any Speed ads, a New Jersey Turnpike baby delivery, and trivia on geese and life expectancy of a dollar.
A woman pleads with the state governor to free her husband jailed for stealing a ham. The governor probes the man’s character, noting his abuses, and the wife explains they are simply out of him again, seeking a repeat release.
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