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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1970
Page
7
The Beckfire Eagle is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located on Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial notes Governor Sargent depicted as the “loser” over the house size issue, yet emerges the real winner as the legislature’s maneuvers backfire. Voters resent parliamentary tricks, boosting support for a constitutional convention and underscoring limits of legislative amendment.
A California chemist reports a three year survey showing lead in San Diego air reaching up to 80 percent of the safety limit and rising five percent annually. He cites automobile exhaust with lead additives as the main source and urges the government to ban such additives to protect public health.
In Brief reports a Berkshire panel notes knowledge of environmental protection outpaces action. Rep Joel S Greenberg is praised for voting for a House size reduction. Berkshire County Development Commission undergoes a name change and proposes a merger with Berkshire Hills Conference, a plan viewed skeptically, as officials discuss a joint office to test compatibility.
Wives report high adoption of birth control across religions. Roman Catholics show 70 percent usage in 196 and 78 percent by 1965, close to nonreligious Americans. Jewish couples 95 percent. Protestants 94 percent. Education level strongly influences practice, with 66 percent among those with grade school education, 83 percent for high school graduates and college graduates.
A retrospective highlights past actions where the School Board approved a $150 salary rise for teachers and rejected a $320 request due to budget limits. It notes municipal officials including city clerk Michael F. Quinn and assistants, plus veteran RCA executive Thomas Joyce who resigns after 23 years. Also referenced are a Dalton engagement, a Boston skating victory, and a Lenox town meeting quorum drill.
Richmond notes describe a one day jaunt to Washington D C by James Winter and son Doug Las. They report exceptional courtesy from plane staff taxi drivers tour conductors and restaurant staff. Also mentions Lenox drivers with a British right hand drive car and a Cleveland English style dog in the front seat. Eveile Ferris named vice president of Union Federal Savings & Loan Association after visiting a 26 story Los Angeles building. Buttenheim Publishing promotes local city credit in a Gamewell alarm ad praised by Fire Chief McDonough Jr. The piece ponders why girls with few principles attract attention. It highlights Leonard Weinglass photographed in a Chicago press conference. A 15 year old from Williams Street is a Berkshire Museum Camera Club member. Reading includes Hand book for Conscientious Objectors at Chion College bookstore.
Voters’ neighbors and legislators in Massachusetts reject placing a referendum on cutting the House from 240 to 160 seats. They condemn a “machine” political circle for denying voters a say, arguing freedom and representation are at stake while invoking quotes from Grant and Jefferson.
A political and conservation clash surrounds Biscayne Bay and Everglades National Park as opposition to a proposed jetport and coastal development grows. Florida authorities, Congress, and environmentalists mobilize to protect waters, reefs, and wildlife, while pollution from nearby canals and a nuclear plant raises further alarm.
John A. LePage of the Williamstown Taxpayers Association argues Williams College should subsidize half the cost of new elementary school facilities, given its tax-exempt status and town support history. Trustees reject the proposal, citing ongoing town-college cooperation and future efforts to broaden the tax base amid community debate over historical subsidies.
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