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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1964
Page
18
The Berkshir ee Eagle publishes daily except Sundays and holidays through Eagle Publishing Company of Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial praises President Johnson's first economic report to Congress. It lauds the tax cut, predicts record GNP of 623 billion, near 6 percent growth, and compares favorably with Western Europe. It warns against inflation, calls for restraint in price and wage hikes, and stresses responsibility of business and labor to sustain expansion. Overall tone is optimistic yet cautions about rosy appearances.
The 17 nation United Nations Disarmament Conference resumes in Geneva with hopeful momentum from recent U S and Soviet shifts on nuclear war. Progress includes the test ban, hot line Washington Moscow, and UN space ban, with limited agreements likely and no full disarmament.
The piece notes that a rise in parking tickets in 1963 aligns with more metered spaces and argues Pittsfield collects about $20,000 less in annual meter revenue than expected. It also highlights community actions from Minnie L. Baird’s library board honor, a Laneboro critic on two platoon schooling limits, and defends local salary control over state mandates while urging prudent spend on police and fire raises.
Yesterdays citywide honors closed all schools from 10 15 to 12 to mourn Miss Clara E. Rogers long time Pittsfield teacher and Rice School principal who died Sunday at her Tyler Street home. Also noted Ida Baker oldest woman hunter and fisher in Pittsfield received a free combination license, Miss Cary of Lenox marked her birthday at Dennison Park Calif., Berkshire Hills Girl Scout Council leaders and families with 40 years in scouting attended. James Hunter Machine Co of North Adams said it won a contract to equip a new wool secure factory in Iran.
Attentive note about North Street parking rates, pool hall meters, and local mischief. Clipped items include a Cuban arms rumor near Miami, an annual Pittsfield Area Council of Churches meeting oddities, a ZIP code confusion, a short poem about Kennedy, a Schweitzer quote, and a blunt statistic noting Americans spent 19 percent of disposable income on food with farmers netting $12 billion or $3,400 per farm.
The Washington Post notes a paperback glut with nearly 1 million unsold copies held by wholesalers. Prices have collapsed toward six cents, with rare titles reaching 95 cents, while 1962 sales reached about 288 million. Proposals include distributing surplus volumes to schools and developing nations.
Barry Goldwater amplifies conservative critique in New York Economic Club remarks as the 1964 campaign heats up. He attacks liberal welfare, proposes tax credits for tuition, and argues poverty is a problem of perception, not policy, drawing sharp reaction from liberals and Republicans alike. The piece frames the debate as a test of whether Republicans represent all the people or only affluent whites.
Letters discuss the $5,000 personal property exemption and its scope for household effects. They also critique Supreme Court school prayer rulings and urge community responsibility, citing Lenox PTA panelists and a Lenox audience.
A Washington view from Capitol Hill on Panama Canal tensions shows fiery nationalism in Congress matching Panamanian politics. The piece notes executive vs legislative power over the canal, the Canal Zone workforce, and tolls funding. It cites Rep. Leonor Sullivan as a key critic and argues for broad economic aid to improve Panamanian living standards.
A quip from Lapeer County Press defines a wife as a woman who keeps breaking things like fives tens and twenties, reflecting a light humorous bit from the publication.
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