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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1969
Page
7
Published every day except Sunday and holidays by the Eagle Publishing Company at Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The tax reform bill approved on Capitol Hill is a monumental test of congressional coherence. It packs solid reforms like a minimum tax and taxing church income from business activities, but the sweeping package also creates long term revenue concerns and risks for social programs. Critics fear the grab bag of provisions will reduce federal revenues, limiting funds for cities environmental fixes and other 1970s challenges, while inflationary impact remains debated.
The Pittsfield Housing Authority faces criticism for concealing pay details and proposing raises for Executive Director Arthur C. McGill and assistant William E. Flynn. Despite state and federal review needed, the secrecy spurs taxpayer outrage, with Peter G. Francese praised for disclosing the information while Chair William B. Palmer condemns the leak. Public accountability remains the central issue.
Public works chief Gerald Doyle seeks a 33 percent budget hike over last year, though trimmed by mayor and council. The plan includes work previously contracted out. A regional sewage plant estimate suggests $1.5 million in construction savings, tripling prior projections for North Adams and Williamstown per the Berkshire County Planning Commission consultant.
In a talk to the Petroleum Institute Undersecretary Russell Train contrasts multi party resource rights with a recreation area scenario. He asks if farmers ranchers motel owners and others should bear equal risk from oil operations and pollution and if shared use demands similar compromises. He cites harmony as an ideal though imperfect.
Looking Back recounts a Chopin recital at 276 South St hosted by Miss Elsie Wright with piano numbers by Miss Wright Elior McCormick and Marie Sylvester and a violin arrangement of Chopin Nocturne No. 2 by Mrs Joseph Peacock.
The Automobileist notes Stone Mountain State Park in Georgia spans 3 800 acres and drew 24 million visitors this year. It details the evolving carving project started by Guston Borglum and later by Augustus Lukeman, with Lukeman's concept now being realized as of 1970 under Walter Hancock.
Readers attack Look magazine over Vietnam get out call and cite Moskin. They condemn Viet Cong praise by some college staff and urge active citizen protest. A Florida resident applauds a Pittsfield Housing Authority move against salary hikes and criticizes opaque leadership. Additional letters noted to appear on the page opposite.
In Hong Kong a tour of Vietnam notes defection rates, North Vietnamese forces, and Viet Cong presence. It cites low defectors but high Viet Cong defections, the North Vietnamese takeover of war direction, and ongoing enemy regeneration despite successive Allied losses. It highlights infiltrations, Soviet materiel flows, and the strategic puzzle of Vietnamization versus mounting challenges.
Arthur Stein argues against the Rogers Mideast proposals, defending direct negotiations and criticizing arbitration as biased or ineffective. He recalls Eisenhower era promises, Jordanian control of East Jerusalem, and the shift to Israeli administration, contending that internationalization undermines religious and political rights and that face to face talks are preferable.
A Boston Globe item recalls Cal's dorm stair collapse rumor with Cai's line Twarn't my Stove. The headmaster questions why Cal stayed in his room as others rush out to inspect the scene. The tale centers on a misinterpreted shadow of mischief in a dormitory, told with a humorous twist.
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