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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1965
Page
22
Publication details show daily issuance by Eagle Publishing except Sundays and holidays. Office at 43 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Voters in Great Barrington Stockbridge and West Stockbridge approved a regional district to build and operate a junior senior high school after fifteen years of debate. The plan ties costs to student population and aims to modernize facilities while avoiding duplicative local construction.
The piece argues Massachusetts birth-control law is archaic and unjust, noting Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruling prompting reform. It cites religious leaders, an interfaith study panel, and public support for changing the law, with a likely court ruling or legislature as the path forward.
In Brief, President Remo Del Gallo calls for action on the high school matter. Councilman John H. Rice and School Committee Chair William E. Harris weigh in as the educational effort faces attrition. Berkshire wildlife is noted, with wildlife-themed reminders and local safety mentions. Two car accidents last weekend involved drivers avoiding a raccoon and three woodchucks. Laurel Lake should be used mainly for fishing, says Lee selectmen chair William H. O'Brien, with limited use for high powered boats. rowing is healthier for the heart.
The piece discusses a government college loan plan with 90 percent government funding and 10 percent college share, repayable over 10 years at 3 percent. It cites a Wall Street Journal report noting 16.6 percent delinquency among loan recipients versus 1.7 percent for bank loans, and highlights collection difficulties, including missing borrower addresses. It links nonpayment to broader concerns about academic cheating and moral standards on campuses.
President Harry A. Garfield of Williams College will deliver the commencement address to Stockbridge high school graduates on June 24. Also noted, the 16 year old parrot of F. D. McIntyre hatched a chick from a hen's egg and died, leaving the parrot largely silent. Andrew D. Budz Jr. of Housatonic will graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point on June 11, receiving a bachelor of science and second lieutenant commission. Oscar G. Peterson of Pittsfield named boys work director at the Pittsfield YMCA, succeeding Frank H. Terhune. Gordon Kennedy Reese of Fanwood, N.J. leaves for a Pfizer World trip in the export division. Henry H. Ciolkowski of Windsor received $840 under GE’s suggestion award program.
A mixed column discusses direct-distance dialing tolls and operator roles, summer signs at Stockbridge Bowl, and state funds against water weeds. It notes dead fish, Canada geese goslings, and a satirical UN peace tax. A Lenox School graduation hot line connected to Houston astronauts features Tobey Seamans.
A Kennedy family power struggle unfolds as Bobby Kennedy faces rivals among Teddy Kennedy Hubert Humphrey and Johnson allies. The piece explains obstacles including two Kennedys, public dislike, and Shrivers shifting loyalties amid plans to use the Dominican Crisis to shape the race.
Washington observers call President Johnsons Howard University commencement address a landmark moment signaling that past efforts to correct Negro injustice are only the beginning. He outlined the costs of voting rights work, warned that equal rights alone cannot cure inequality, and proposed a fall conference to pursue deeper answers beyond existing programs. The speech contrasts two nations divided by color and poverty, urging action beyond token measures.
A reader urges practical tax relief by public ideas rather than consultants, proposing a suggestion box in a public place. The Becket school composition debate laments misquoted texts and cites a Becket Department of Education report. A Berkshire Esperanto Society member promotes a universal language with five minute radio talks on WBRK starting tonight at 7 35.
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