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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1970
Page
11
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The Nixon strategy of Vietnamization eases public heat by withdrawing troops while critics on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee challenge its claims. The piece argues Saigon and Hanoi oppose a true solution, preferring to delay hard decisions and extend American backing, with Fulbright pressing for candid scrutiny.
The piece recalls a 50 year ago cold snap of 3 below on Feb 1 as an all time low. It notes George F. Hall becoming business manager of Caldwell Progress as it nears its 10th year. Also mentions Sgt Aida L Galvagni winning the Bronze Star in WWII on the Italian Front..Cast local theatre roles in Ruddigore by Pittsfield High School seniors under F Carl Gorman. Becket rural carrier John L Meiers enduring severe weather. travels 60 miles for a 26 mile route. Nearby items cover Dr William B Persing honored at a ballet supper, and Mrs Gladys M Hothamus ordained as a Christian minister in Otis First Congregational Church.
Obituary notes Dr. Lewis Perry born in Williamstown and famed as an education methods innovator, retiring as Phillips Exeter Academy principal in the 1960s. The piece also quotes a 1945 retirement party remark, plus local anecdotes about politics, business, and area veterinarians.
Washington debate centers on Louis Kelso's Two Factor Theory arguing that wealth stems from capital ownership. Kelso proposes government-backed loans for individuals to buy income producing stocks, replacing focus on full employment with universal stock ownership. The plan hinges on stocks as better collateral and the stock’s wealth creation, not labor, as the driver of national output.
A critique of foreign nations taxing U S defense expenditures abroad. The piece cites about 13.5 billion yearly defense costs and 34 million paid to South Vietnam in taxes, plus taxes from other countries on U S military spending. It argues such levies burden American taxpayers and urges an end to paying tribute to foreign treasuries while defending allies.
The city Health Department advances a GRIPS approach to aid impoverished families by aligning landlords and tenants. Voter meetings focus on Gateway Regional School District’s 33.95 million proposal, highlighting regionalism flaws. Monument Mountain plans a vocational wing rely on state aid, prompting calls for broader benefits. Earlier Berkshires progress toward gender equality is echoed as Lee National Bank appoints its first woman VP and Williams College names its first woman dean.
The piece cites anthropologists claiming a five million year split between ape and man and argues that human evolution narrows the gap to resemble differences between horse and donkey. It includes a Disraeli quotation regarding heavenly versus earthly aims and notes shifting views in a debate about humanity’s place.
Letters from readers write of winter road maintenance and environmental harm. One argues salt use harms trees and streams and urges sand and long-term planning to reduce pollution, while another laments consumer excess and calls for banning the snowmobile as an unnecessary pollutant. A third letter adds a satirical critique of modern life and pollution.
The Central Berkshire League of Women Voters commends The Eagle and reporters Homer Farrell and Hanson for a superb series Pittsfield's Housing Crunch. The in-depth studies push for enlightened reading in City Council toward a zoning ordinance that provides land for multifamily housing and aims to shift attitudes from prejudice to understanding.
A sweeping profile traces Hubert Humphrey’s nationwide campus and forum circuit as he weighs a 1972 Senate bid in Minnesota. It notes labor support, mounting debt from 1968, and the enduring shadow of his 1968 presidential run. The piece also surveys Lyndon Johnson’s evolving role, Rostow’s influence, and Nixon’s careful relationship with the Johnson era.
A patient phoned in the middle of the night asking to see his doctor. The physician offered nighttime housecalls for twenty five dollars. The patient agreed to meet at the office in half an hour.
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