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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1969
Page
7
Publication notice states daily issues except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts.
A critical look at the American Medical Association after a protest at its New York session portrays the group as politically backward and largely unrepresentative of its members. It notes many doctors stay detached from AMA politics, while the organization relies on money and lobbying rather than electoral influence, and argues reform may come only as more members recognize the misalignment between AMA positions and members' interests.
The witness immunity bill, once halted by Senator Andrea Nuciforo, cleared an initial Senate vote amid support from law enforcement. It would grant prosecutors immunity to compel testimony in organized crime cases, risking perjury and potential abuse. Critics urge clear case limits and Supreme Court approval safeguards before passage.
Commissioner Ribbs presses for public discussion on DPW plans for a new Lenox bypass while facing charges of noncompliance with federal guidelines. Housing and zoning concerns loom as Stahm, Bergan, and others weigh local control against state influence, with court action pushing enforcement and development limits.
Looking back fifty years to a 14 mile lake crossing by Chris Hesse Sylvester Fitch and Edward Heidel in 1744 minutes. Grant B Cole plans to move to Boston to join Cambosso Scientific Co. Fred R Murray honored at a dinner. Cape Sheridan news: Cmdr Robert B Peary reached the North Pole on April 6 with Mathew A Henson and 17 Eskimos. Sled and Jessup aid, Berkoshire Museum item, Zenas Crane noted.
LUST LEARNED that Mrs. Douglas Sheila Sweet of North Adams has been named a Certified Graphologist by the International Graphoanalysis Society of Chicago. The piece traces graphoanalysis from parlor game to scientific tool used by firms, psychologists, and experts to infer personality from handwriting. It notes historical roots, presses of error in rapid newspaper production, and quirky asides on mind reading through strokes and signatures.
Readers debate sex education and social aid in Pittsfield letters. Edward J. Butterworth argues for balanced sex education including moral and environmental factors. James F. Derivan comments on crime and Nixon era policy, while Nathan George Horwitt criticizes Viet Nam coverage. Dona Jacoby endorses a planned day care center to aid poverty-stricken families.
A column argues the marijuana dispute is highly ideologized on both sides and calls for a crash program of testing and investigation. It cites Dr. David Smith and Dr. Robert Baird, notes Supreme Court action on Leary, and projects 50,000 California arrests in 1969. It warns that laws may be ineffective and stresses removing ideological bias to better understand the drug.
Amy Bess W. Miller, president of the Shaker Community, lauds John Volpe for protecting historic sites. She cites his quick action to sale a Shirley meeting house to Hancock restoration for $1, aided by a Bruce Sanborn donation, and notes his sensitivity to preservation in Louisiana as well as Massachusetts.
Secretary of State John P. Lomenzo rules that a New York barbershop can operate legally for barbering not for exposing bodies. A public debate arises over dress codes while a cartoonist comments that a flag should wave rather than burn.
A humorous Family Weekly anecdote features Mrs Adams touring Germany. Despite poor German she understands locals asking for directions and then gives clear instructions in German. The punchline lands when the group comments that it's the first German they've understood.
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