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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
14
A daily newspaper notice issued by Eagle Publishing Company of 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts appears, stating publication frequency as every day except Sundays and certain holidays. The item records the publisher's address and approach to scheduling.
Editorials examine Colonel Glenn's potential Senate bid and NASA's role in public heroism while noting criticism of politicizing space effort. The piece also analyzes James Hoffa’s jury tampering trial in Tennessee, its impact on the Teamsters and a potential drive toward a centralized transport union.
A Berkshire resident notes Fran cis B Mahoney’s new appointment as director of the division of forests and parks, praising his competence and dedication. The Berkshire region benefits from local progress and the essay cites Butternut Basin’s growing business as a notable success story.
A collage of notices and curios from after school study spaces to theater ads. It highlights a jingle inspired by library crowds, Berk shire Playhouse items at Rockefeller Center, and photos from Massachusetts tourism offices. Also mentions a magazine automation misfire, New England skiing, a race track joke, a remarriage, Eskimos swimming, Betty Blythe in My Fair Lady, Elsa Maxwell quips, and heart disease statistics.
Looking Back reports the Triumvirate Club of Pittsfield High hosted a sleigh ride to Dalton with 21 couples using two sleighs. After a buffet a dance featured an exhibition by Arthur P. Scully and Alberta Hatch. Club officers Gilbert West Jr Ralph Emerson and Paul Midgeley organized the outing with faculty patronesses Mrs Anna Bennett and Miss Rose Converse. 70 carloads of Surplus Commodities Corp food were shipped into Berkshire County for welfare recipients in 1938. Herbert Klipp marked 30 years in Lenox jewelry business, joining in 1908 with C M Jacot. Over 3 000 attended the North and South Junior High dedication open house. Prof Loyal W Bewley named dean of Lehigh University College of Engineering.
Letters praise Town Players for Twelfth Night and praise BCC for strong direction and actors Emile Jalbert Bob Baland and Anne OConnell. Others defend social welfare views and critique federal roles, urge responsible private welfare and education. Readers address censorship, church health ethics, smoking rights, voter service, Bentley snow crystal books, and Kennedy era continuity.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara vehemently rebutted Barry Goldwater's claim that U.S. missiles were undependable, calling the remarks reckless and untrue. The piece notes the missile gap controversy, Greenlight on the B70 bomber, lobby influence from Air Force and industry, and questions about military reserve ties of Congress members. It also mentions Lyndon Johnson's reserve service and suggests examining lawmakers with military commissions.
Rev Robt S Whitman defends the Bible as a library not a single book. He argues the Bible shows human growth and divine guidance, praising its diverse authors and urging broad reading for adults and children alike.
A humorous note from England describes two travelers in Madrid seeking an official. They reach the office at 5 but find the official absent. The porter explains that mornings are the time for business and afternoons are quiet, highlighting a Spanish work habit.
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