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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1970

Page

22

Ten Years On Berkshire Echoes and the Plantain Pond Horse

A Berkshire columnist reflects on his 1936 Plantain Pond stay and the coming large pumped storage hydroelectric project. He warns of ecological and social impacts, questions local readiness, and urges measured study before embracing or resisting the megaproject.

Berkshire Plantain Pond Mount Washington Schencb Brook Swamp Blue Water Lake Tanglewood

Letters to the Editor Celebrate Greylock Athletics

Agnes Stillman praises Mt. Greylock Regional High School boys for their spirit and resilience in defeat and asserts athletics build character and personal growth beyond scoreboard success. The second letter contends about school integration and busing, recounting a Florida town’s segregated past, noting forced changes after integration and the enduring impact on students and staff.

Mt. Greylock Agnes Stillman Mt. Greylock Regional Myrtle St Pittsfield Florida

Bias in White Incomes Driven by Discrimination Not Training

Government studies show racial wage gaps mainly stem from discrimination rather than education. Officials debate shifting emphasis to anti discrimination measures versus training and education programs amid a slowing economy and rising manpower spending. Researchers warn training alone cannot close the gap long term.

Washington Nixon Johnson Charles B. Markham Department of Trousing and Urban Development Office of Economic Opportunity Lester C. Thurow Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mr. Thurow A. L. Nellums and Associates Thurow Philadelphia Mr. Markham Prof. Thurow Markham New York Times News Service

Washington Insight. Pompidou and the Gaullist Legacy

The author argues Pompidou should pursue an honest French foreign policy beyond Gaullist legacy. He notes France remains split between reformist cabinet members seeking modernization and loyalists defending Gaullist aims. The Libyan Mirage deal highlights limits of France’s independent policy and the need for clearer U S France alignment.

Washington Georges Pompidou Pompidou Charles de Gaulle France de Gaulle Nixon Pompido Nance Valery Giscard Libya Defense Debre Israel United States Near East Paris

Law and Crime Link Drug Treatment to Street Crime Drop

Judge Iain B Sivainson of Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit says 80 percent of criminal cases in a three month period tied to drug dependency and argues treating addicts could cut street crimes by 50 percent. Ellsworth Bunker warns of enemy plans for a new spring or summer offensive in South Vietnam addressing the American Chamber of Commerce in Saigon.

Iain B. Sivainson Wayne County Circuit Court Detroit Ellsworth Bunker U.S South Vietnam American Chamber of Commerce Saigon

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