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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1969
Page
7
The Eagle Publishing Company announces a daily edition produced at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts, omitting Sundays and holidays from circulation.
Editorial argues the Nixon admin prioritizes cooling the economy and extending the 10 percent surtax, while liberals on Capitol Hill push for tax reform. It contends the surtax is unlikely to disappear and that public demand could pressure a broad reform package, especially on oil depletion allowances. The piece notes unity among reformers is weak but stresses the moment is ripe to push comprehensive changes before the opportunity fades.
Reading safety statistics from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the piece argues the raw death tolls mislead. When adjusted for vehicle ownership and mileage, the United States shows a relatively safer record among 13 nations, though the overall highway toll remains alarming and not something to boast about.
Taconic High School and Hoosac Valley High School face significant delays with classes looming. Adams-Cheshire voters push for earlier regional elections to reshape the school committee. Day-care advocates gain traction as Northern Berkshire United Community Services funds a center in North Adams. Apollo 11 moon flight interest boosts summer science studies for local students.
In this opinion piece the author notes rising roast beef costs versus chicken per May figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation, champagne tastes, and the shift from luxury to necessity define a higher standard of living, with beef prices climbing as wages rise, leaving leftovers and hash largely unmentioned.
Looking Back reports Clair G. Persons resigning as public schools superintendent after nine years to take a similar post in Taunton with a $700 yearly raise. Dr. Mary Anna Wood elected president of the Visiting Nurse Association, succeeding Mrs. Charles H. Wilson. Lt. Leroy Dewkett, son of Mrs. Monroe Dewkett, awarded three decorations including the oak-leaf cluster after serving in the Pacific troop-carrying command. Cheshire Methodist Church marks its 100th anniversary with a costumed choir program. Lenox artist Marian Parsons exhibits Berkshire scenes in Malden Bridge New York from July 15 to 28, having painted murals in Lenox Town Hall and Pittsfield General Hospital. Robert D. Michael, hotel veteran from Scranton, becomes Wendell-Sherwood Hotel manager, after stints with eight hotels including the Tropic Hotel in Stuart, Florida.
A Pittsfield General Hospital stay for dancer Ted Shawn reveals a nurse Miss Ethel Carter born in a historic Carter house on George Carter Road. The piece reviews social notes including weddings, a sign in Stephen town, a license plate rumor, a campus sign craze, and the Mount Carmel Church lawn party with Italian foods to raise funds for renovations. It notes Massachusetts Audubon Society findings on DDT in fish and a Danish migraine study, plus Massachusetts famous sons Elias Howe born in Spencer.
Washington Post published Herblock cartoon letter to Leonid Brezhnev dated 1967 and reflecting on a Soviet visa denial for travel to Russia. The piece includes witty self deprecation about U.S. politics and a pointed remark on free expression, with references to Nixon and Gromyko.
Letters to the Eagle discuss the GE plant Look Ahead at Industry program as work experience for qualified students, noting it is not welfare, and arguing Pittsfield students should be included. Other letters criticize TV programming, FM radio culture, questionable Life magazine offers, and Lenox Little League umpiring.
The piece examines a sudden travel surge driven by cheap charter options and easy credit, highlighting passport delays as a key casualty. It notes higher passport demand, staff shortages, and rising auto and consumer credit, while warning the economy and airport infrastructure strain may require policy action.
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