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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1970
Page
11
The Eagle Publishing Company operates a daily newspaper at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts 01201 with publication every day except Sundays and holidays.
The Chicago Seven trial drags toward a poor conclusion after months of turmoil. The piece condemns the ill conceived riot amendment and the alleged conspiracy between defendants and Judge Hoffman. It argues the trial is a circus and that many rulings may be reversed on appeal, leaving constitutional questions unresolved.
Governor Rockefeller endorses a no fault auto insurance bill from the New York Department of Insurance. The plan could halve the state’s auto insurance rates, though passage faces a lawyer heavy legislature and opposition from injury suits. Massachusetts meanwhile debates rate increases as insurers press to raise prices from 1967 levels.
Five meetings were held in Berkshire towns including Great Barrington and Dalton as the annual town meeting cycle continues. Chief Killeen earns praise from judges for keeping peace on GE strike picket lines. Monterey Commission advances a new dam to enlarge Lake Garfield, add eight acres of water, improve public beach at low cost. Berkshire Community College hosts a lecture on man and his needs by a 20ologist, pairing with a new Berkshire Museum exhibit on primitive man.
Chicago Tribune notes San Bernardino National Forest damage from smog reaches 111 miles east of Los Angeles, injuring over 100000 acres of pines. Foresters warn pollution travels far, challenging the idea of local air problems. The piece urges collective responsibility to repent and reform for the Earth’s atmosphere.
Willis J. Van Bergan of 80 Taylor Street was elected president of the Connecticut Valley League of Veteran Firemen with W. H. Hunt elected secretary. Twenty-five years ago Murray Kellogg helped deliver a baby at Mrs. James Quirk’s home. Mrs. Quirk was in good condition at the House of Mercy. First Sgt. William R. Hoag, son of Howard J. King, received an honorable discharge after wartime wounds. medals include the Silver Star, Purple Heart with cluster, and European Theatre of Operations badge with four stars. Sixteen years ago the Writing Paper Manufacturers Association marked its 100th year with Arthur E. Crane as president. local members listed include Hurlburt Paper, Rising Paper, Peter J. Schweitzer division, Byron Weston, Brightwater Paper, and L. L. Brown. Maureen L. Connolly, Pittsfield High senior, was chosen by the Pittsfield Girls Club as candidate for the $2,500 Career Key scholarship from the Girls Clubs of America.
A light jumble of reader notes and curiosities from Dalton to North Adams. Topics include bird feeding turning Mrs Reed into a watcher, A H Rice Co silt braid for government use, fashion questions about maxi coats worn backwards, FM radio reception, a bearded Williams College dean, local skating rink closures in cold snaps, a Bemidji letter, early U.S. real estate focus by George Washington, and a Manila WWII reference from 1945.
In a sharp polemic, the author contrasts the 1960s war on poverty with the rise of environmental concerns in the 1970s, arguing that poverty persists while pollution demands attention. The piece critiques media and political shifts, warns of mass California deaths by 1975, and questions long term effectiveness of campaigns against social ills.
A trio of letters critiques pollution alarm in The Eagle. David H. Cooper argues against doom calls and mocks nature romance, while GEORGE W ALEXANDER defends electric utilities and pumped storage projects. Samuel W. Smith warns readers about smog and catfish photo parallels, and Stefan Lorant debunks a Lincoln quotation misattribution.
Ex justice and former diplomat Arthur Goldberg weighs a 1960s governor bid. Polls show a Rockefeller race edge, but Goldberg declines, citing his Supreme Court tenure and Johnson era Vietnam policy. The piece contrasts Democratic candidates and recalls Hughes 1916.
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