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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1964
Page
14
Governor Peabody submits a record high 587 million dollar budget that adds little new revenue. It raises spending on state workers education and mental health while expanding local aid, yet avoids new taxes and relies on gimmicks amid weak support for tax reform. The piece critiques fiscal constraints and political caution in an election year.
The 24th Amendment abolishing poll taxes advances civil rights but its practical impact remains doubtful. Only five states still required a poll tax, yet literacy tests and intimidation persisted. The amendment marks a symbolic bypass of stubborn Southern legislatures and a constitutional remedy to an antiquated barrier.
The column notes parents opposing explicit sex education in classrooms at North Junior High PTA. Cable TV at 60 a year may be popular in Lee, while a tax hike to fund sewage work faces scrutiny. Hancock Legion Auxiliary earns 26.06 from racing hearing refreshments. Alford town ballot has no contests, implying harmony. Governor Hoff’s lottery proposal could reshape Vermont’s conservative image.
Public prosecutors in Massachusetts face slow political advancement. Few attorneys general reach higher office. Allen’s 1922 bid failed, while Warren and Dewey advanced but did not excel at larger stakes. The Crime Commission may target big crime spots, while Turnpike Authority records loom as a precedent. Meanwhile, ordinary crime persists beyond the State House.
Dr. Philip Schiffman explains naming his Berkshires retreat Asterisk, linking it to a humorous history of plumbing mishaps and a friend who ran an espresso shop in Lenox. The note weaves in quips about smoking, letters from readers, and midcentury cultural tidbits, ending with a Ben Franklin thought and signature.
Readers debate moral standards in college sex, voting age, and local politics. Letters from Graham B. Blaine on sexual freedom, Peter W. McCauley urging 18-year-olds vote, and residents critiquing local figures, bids, and civic matters across Pittsfield and surrounding towns.
Washington Catling argues that Western disunity is the price of a thaw with the Soviet bloc, highlighting credits, trade, and strategic concessions as nations seek new markets. The piece weighs British and German credits to the USSR, France’s China tilt, and the need for hard reality over pact diplomacy. A light Parade note follows about a boyish 10-year-old shaving tricks.
Charles H Shaylor elected president and John Van Huyck secretary treasurer of the Lee Cooperative Creamery. A Burns night drew a large Osceola Hall crowd featuring a Daughters of Scotia drill and praise for Rev Archibald Cullens of Lanesboro.
Nelson New Hampshire town meeting looms as readers react to Goldwater backers and Goldwater supporters. The writer skewers politicians including Goldwater allies ex governor Gregg and states that New Hampshire Republicans are split, with voters torn among Lodge Nixon Romney Scranton and London options.
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