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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1969
Page
8
The Eagle is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
A Berkshire voter view of the 91st Congress calls it uneven but noteworthy for restraint on military spending and foreign policy. It credits Conte for civil rights, farming supports, and Taiwan jet fighters, praising him as a Republican liberal counterweight to Nixon administration aims.
The Episcopal Church’s executive council approved 300000 in antipoverty grants, pushing total commitments beyond 3 million as dissent rose over radical social action. A New Mexico Spanish‑American group seeks 40000 for a community mobilization program tied to land claims, provoking debates on violence and revolution within the church.
S Rocco Scutlary argues the chair has less power due to a stronger admin staff and new top positions in the School Department. Senator Kennedy backs making Susan B Anthony birthplace a historic site in Adams. The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee weighs a 12 month year to curb new school costs. Pittsfield high schools tracks prompt open curriculum with guidance staff aiding students, aiming for broader educational benefits.
A reader reports seeing a robin at Pleasant Street after a heavy snow. The column recalls a 50 year old note about Coaley's Grocery leaving 37 North Street and other stores. It mentions 1968 dental costs totaling 3.6 billion dollars, a beacon at Harriman Airport, and a NYT Magazine piece on Bennington College coeds. A bagel origin tale traces to 1683 Vienna and stirrup bread.
A reader laments air and water pollution and recalls old time Christmas scenes while urging care for grandchildren. The Berkshire County American Red Cross expresses gratitude to blood donors, volunteers, and emergency hospital workers who support the ARCs blood program in the region. Correspondence guidelines follow.
Readers debate peace marchers categorization while urging inclusive stance. Letters defend following conscience over labels, praise teachers, and warn against secularism in schools. Contributions hail teacher pride and critique college campus disarray.
The piece lists a slate of Democratic officer appointments and salaries for city posts including Michael F. Quinn city clerk at 1600 dollars and C P Decelles as assessor at 1800 dollars, plus Board of Public Works member James J Devanny at 800 and others. It notes leadership roles in aldermen and common council, a Berkshire County event, and mentions students and educators in regional dances and associations.
A reflective essay contrasts 60 years of American life, noting rising comfort and longevity against widespread poverty. It argues wealth disparity grows despite fewer poor, aided and reminded by television, especially during the holiday season, urging readers to remember brotherhood. The piece cites William James and observes the gulf between haves and have-nots widens as Christmas approaches.
Marquis Childs notes a regional divide in American politics as Gallup poll data show the East far less supportive of Nixon's Vietnam policies than the South the Midwest and the West. He argues Eastern elitism and liberalism fuel a national leadership contest, while Agnew's anti elitist stance resonates with non Eastern regions.
A married couple returning from Europe interview a red cheeked Finnish girl aboard their ship. They ask about cooking, housework, child care, sewing, and she each time declines citing relatives who did the task. She instead offers one skill milking reindeer, in a cheerful turn from American Legion Magazine.
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