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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1969
Page
25
The Shad Run over the Holyoke Dam reached a peak with 4,975 silversides moved by the lift, a record since 1955. Previous day high was 3,606 in 1964, and the total for 1955 was 4,899. Officials expect the run to continue about two weeks as temperatures influence movement.
Shad Run Going Strong notes more hot days ahead for fishermen as Cape Cod sees a bass surge. Phil Hammond of Hyannis reports a large volunteer army of fishermen battling stripers, with hopes they retreat to Southern waters by 1970. Offshore trolling in Nantucket Sound and Cape Cod Bay yields big catches, while surf fishing remains spotty. Local leagues back October trout closing, and the McLaughlin Trout Hatchery dedication is set for tomorrow at Route 9 Belchertown.
In New York the author argues the money and credit squeeze rivals the 1966 panic, with banks paying high rates to borrow and charging steep rates to customers. Rationing hits the smallest borrowers hardest, delaying hospitals, schools, and small business loans while inflation psychology grows.
Nixon and Thieu will discuss Viet Nam troop withdrawals and revise the eight point negotiating proposal. State Department says Thieu’s Korea and Taiwan remarks show no real retreat, yet he faces pressure from anti negotiation forces in Saigon. Thieu may share thoughts from Saigon after Nixon’s May 14 eight points, with Hanoi possibly open to a mutual PF
The piece analyzes Nixon administration plans for partial troop withdrawal in Vietnam, considering mutual withdrawal with Hanoi and Saigon's political gains. It weighs risks of keeping some troops, the potential easing of antiwar pressure, and the risk of a prolonged war with reduced American casualty counts shaping public opinion.
Rev Theodore M Hesburgh of Notre Dame called at St Louis University for the commencement that a new national program giving youths a legitimate outlet for their concerns would be worth more than a thousand riot control techniques.
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