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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1964
Page
14
A notice states the publication is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial argues that dock workers restrict U S grain shipments to Russia and other Communist bloc countries. It argues the longshoremen use mercenary motives, pressuring policy and risking a dangerous precedent by dictating foreign affairs. It warns against concessions that would empower private groups over government policy.
An examination of President Johnsons plan for a new health commission to study heart disease cancer and strokes and whether it will lead to a real national program. The piece questions funding expectations and contrasts with the ignored cigarette smoking report while noting election year concerns and broader health proposals.
The seven nominees Mayor Dillon sent to the City Council for the charter revision commission promise capable, expeditious work. Lenox Red Feather volunteers surpass last year by 10 percent in fundraising amid tough economy. Council members will meet state officials to discuss Pittsfield taxes, but reform hinges on a reluctant legislature in an election year. Colonel Powers drew a strong turnout at National Engineers Week talk at the high school auditorium. City Clerk’s annual report supports Dobbins proposal to study streamlining the current traffic regulation process.
George G. Hagedorn, NAM research director, tells House Labor subcommittee that reducing the 40 hour work week trades leisure for lower output. He argues productivity limits mean less goods and services and higher income may be sacrificed for more leisure, warning against external intervention mandating shorter hours.
A compact collection of social blips and curiosities from a campus and city scene. anecdotes include GS students hosted by VP Gibson, a Tanganyika coincidence, a resort comment on travel memory, a World’s Fair exhibit note, obituaries with racial headings, Kennedy stamp plans, a parking plan by Pinkerton for the New York fair, a pancake eating contest winner, a four cent customs stamp praise, a revolt against easy credit, and a musing on cellophane lamp shade covers.
Miss Rose Kendall was appointed principal of Rice School to succeed the late Miss Clara Rogers. Miss Mary Synan becomes Briggs School principal, replacing Kendall. Aldermen vote to add six firemen and three police patrolmen, bringing totals to 33 and 33, respectively. Old-Timers Glee Club members entertained the Corned Beef and Cabbage Club at Meadowgl Glen Inn Coltsville. William Sample elected Cheshire Board of Selectmen, defeating William Kruszyna, a board member since 1941. Walter Whitman, Pittsfield High senior and vice president of Reliable Products Co., will represent the Junior Achievers at the New England Junior Achievers conference in Holyoke.
A collection of letters to The Eagle editorials and responses on public health responsibility, satire, political rhetoric, and local political and social views. Contributors from Darrow School New Lebanon NY Stockbridge and Pittsfield voiced opinions on smoking safety, humor in political writing, teenage youth, and Greylock exploitation with dates and signatures.
President Johnson pursues a nonpolitical posture during a California trip amid pressure over attending a UCLA honorary degree ceremony for Lopez Mateos. The White House resists tying the visit to California politics, while Edwin Pauley pushes for the degree presentation and clashes with Regent Clark Kerr over the event. California politics remain fluid as Engle’s Senate race looms and James Roosevelt surfaces as a potential contender. A stray diary quote about gasoline ends the piece.
Edgerton McC Howard of Stockbridge urges citizens to compare regional and local high school costs using past estimates from 1942 and 1963. He notes a potential $360,000 to $380,000 difference favoring regional cooperation with West Stockbridge, plus higher annual operating and transport costs. He calls for fair votes and continued town meetings to decide.
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