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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1970
Page
8
The notice states the publication runs daily except Sundays and holidays. It is issued by Eagle Publishing Company located at 9 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts 01201.
The piece praises former highway advocates John Volpe and Francis Sargent for shifting to mass transit and halting three major Boston expressway projects. It notes policy implications, costs already spent, and the push to fund transit via gasoline tax amendments and redirected federal highway funds, while cautioning about political viability beyond the election.
The Pittsfield School Committee acts wisely to extend the drug abuse program to elementary schools. Amid nationwide trends lowering the average age of drug users and rising teen overdose deaths, officials argue for frank talks with students to counter misinformation. A solid education program is seen as a path to saving careers and lives.
In Brief History surveys era quirks from 1960s to 1970s dress rules and a Canaan Connecticut policy requiring girls in cold weather to wear skirts. It also notes 19th century American beards reemerging as a sign of status and the failure of snob zoning laws. Berkshire Museum Stamp Club plans Melville envelopes for first day cancellation in Pittsfield.
The Zanzibar government declares maidens are not for export unless a departure tax of 17200 pounds per bride is paid by the groom to marry a local woman. Critics label it a protectionist move while the policy aims to curb overseas suitors and protect the population.
The Osceola Lodge of Odd Fellows unveiled its new rooms in the Merrill Building at 244 North St. The lodge lists 300 members and plans to celebrate soon with a community event.
From Reader's Digest piece on noise health effects cited by Dr. Irving Rubin and Dr. Fish, to Berkshire health staff praise by Mrs. Jeanne Massimiano. Local Beauty Week efforts led by Miss Zelda Brandon include nursing home visits by Pittsfield cosmetologists. Also brief historic notes on unrestricted submarine warfare and the California gold rush.
A Lenox letter defends snowmobilers and criticizes others for blaming authorities after a conservation officer shot dogs. The writer explains deer territories, noting a buck’s range of 5 to 6 miles square and a doe’s about 1 to 2 square miles, and argues most snowmobilers are considerate despite some abuses. The author, a hunter, says deer movement is territorial and that wild dogs and unruly youths invite police action.
Local residents debate snowmobiles in wildlife habitat and pollution. F Russell Johnson defends public use while calling for tighter controls. Leo Alvares denounces pollution and symbolically bans the machine. John Raifstanger Jr criticizes a dog officer's display of a dead beagle amid deer hunting conflicts.
Letters urge state absorption of educational costs and election of local officials to push reform. JOHN W. P. MOONEY argues 67 of town budget funds go to schools and taxes hit moderates hardest. CHARLES A. STEELE comments on Pittsfield meters and local government inefficiency.
Ruth Alexander of North Adams petitions through the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture for half price hunting and fishing licenses for citizens aged 60. Proponents argue seniors paid taxes and live on fixed incomes while opponents warn of revenue loss to the Fish and Game Department. A call to action urges readers to send views to Rep. Steve T. Chmura or others who can help.
A 1970s editorial warns that fear of crime will drive anticrime bills that threaten constitutional rights. It forecasts May congressional action, preventive detentions, and warrants a test in Supreme Court within years. It cautions a strict constructionist court may limit individual liberties.
A New Port Rhode Island matron hired violinist Fritz Kreisler for a seaside palace event and offered $1.08. He refused to mingle with guests and countered with a $500 fee. The anecdote, reported by the Boston Globe, underscores Kreisler’s firm stance on social boundaries during engagements.
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