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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1970
Page
7
Published daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts 01201.
The House's override of Nixon's HEW veto is hailed as a triumph for the President and a Democratic defeat yet the piece argues it is not a clear liberal conservative clash. It notes the $1.2 billion HEW rise is minor within a $200 billion budget and questions the merit of the inflated claims by both sides.
The piece criticizes a Congress fight over HEW appropriations. It highlights an education lobby pressuring to preserve boondoggles while supporting meritorious increases. The White House favors compromise on impacted aid, muddying the outcome. It notes Congressman Conte’s dilemma and warns voters against inflationary labeling amid broader policy fights.
A Lenox reader urges attention to transit questions and fuels, noting publicity on tests of cars powered by natural gas and liquefied propane. The piece cites MIT API work and Berkshire Gas demonstrations in New York State, highlighting bottled gas vehicles and the need for balanced research beyond conventional fuels.
Deputy Sheriff Charles J. Frink of North Adams, attending Superior Court, has spent 33 years in the office, making him the oldest deputy in county service and a former two-term North Adams mayor. June A. Messer of the WAVES, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter V Messer, received commendation from Rear Adm C H Woodward for duties with the WAVES exhibit during the sixth war loan drive in Chicago. Merrill Bedell of South Sandisfield drove to Great Barrington on a homemade log sled to fetch hay for his horse, a sight not seen there in 25 years. Atty A Chalmers Mole, son of the late Justice and Mrs George A Mole of Lenox, and AMVETS National executive committeeman for New York State, will be honored at a testimonial dinner Feb 20 at Oscar's Delmonico Restaurant in New York. Dean Rusk and Sen Edmund Muskie will speak. Mole is a Lenox High and Cornell Law School graduate. Thomas E Rodhouse was elected president of the Pittsfield Visiting Nurse Association. outgoing president Mrs Samuel M Tatnower received a silver tray.
The piece argues legislators may need neutral review for a proposed one third House size cut, noting conflicts of interest and urging Berkshire lawmakers to seek impartial judgment. It also critiques City Council overreach in Housing Authority audits, calls for easier records checks, and supports three stage sewage treatment as Pittsfield contemplates cleaner river discharge. It laments unusually early erosion concerns this year and reflects on Berkshire winter impacts.
In a New York Times opinion fragment Portia notes theatrical fashion satire and contrasts it with a Nixon era purchase of $10,000 in comic opera uniforms for the White House police in Washington DC. The piece mocks the formal wear as Ruritanian garb and questions the fate of a respectable Republican coat.
Readers of the Eagle Letters recognize Bernice Wing who has sent about two hundred communications since starting in 1914. Her life in Vermont and New York and work as a Quaker in Proctor is recounted along with memories of Shaker days, early autos, and a Vermont miscellany book. She closes with original poems including Missives about permissive and submissive parenting. Also notes Boston Ballet securing support for a February Savoy Theatre season with guest stars and a Henry Lee tribute on Washington.
The page includes letters accusing Secretary Schultz and the Nixon administration of complicity in the murder of miner Yablonski, urging action on Lanham-Griffin Act violations. Other letters defend Christian leadership after Humanae Vitae, question strikers and management, and report Becket front morale and gallery plans.
Carlton V. Martel of Pittsfield writes that President Nixon’s veto showmanship misreads Middle America’s priorities. He urges a complete pullout from Vietnam, insists on spending at home, and warns against expanding Vietnam engagement, citing veterans and regional concerns.
The piece discusses Senate confirmation of Judge Carswell amid partisan readings of his 1948 pledge to defend white supremacy. It notes parallels with Hugo Black and shifts in civil liberties, urging contextual morality and caution about judging past beliefs by present standards.
A reader recalls a prank sending a singing telegram for a 16th birthday at prep school in Sheffield Massachusetts. The Wester Union office refused delivery, claiming no one in Sheffield could sing Happy Birthday. The anecdote appeared in The New Yorker.
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