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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1969
Page
7
Daily newspaper published by Eagle Publishing Company at Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts except Sundays and holidays.
The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence urges Congress to reject broad federal penalties tied to campus codes. It warns such repressive laws would inflame tensions, harm students and colleges, and risk constitutionality. Attorney General Mitchell supports caution as lawmakers consider federal aid tied to conduct rules.
The piece surveys sharp exchanges in the Senate involving Sen. Edward Kennedy and Sen. Everett Dirksen over Justice William O. Douglas, Kennedy’s clash with Thurmond, and Kennedy’s callouts on English and Spanish pronunciations. It notes campus remarks by Kennedy at Williams College, Clark’s defense of irrelevant education at Amherst, and local civic tensions including a Bishop Stokes lineage and youth efforts in Lee to build recreational facilities.
A reflection on wartime reporting of casualties during the China campaign and the futility of tallying body counts. The piece recalls a Chinese merchant's growing horror at shifting figures and urges abandoning war as every casualty is a tragedy, no matter the side.
Miss Dorothy Koepke is named valedictorian and Miss Edna Volin salutatorian of Pittsfield High. Other top averages include Richard Mitchell and John Farrell. Lucy Ann Place earns three honors at Scarles High and a New Jersey College for Women scholarship. Charles F. Steady wins $10 for predicting D day. Robert A. Burbank 86, WWI veteran and early Park Avenue pioneer, dies. he helped bring motion pictures here, staged Adonis in New York, and donated Burbank Park and the old hotel site for a civic park.
Two letters present opposing takes on the ABM system. One argues for heavy spending with corporate and political gain, warning of a looming arms race and social costs. The other stresses nuclear deterrence and cites respected scientists, stressing protection of missiles over offense and the risk of Soviet blackmail without an ABM.
A Berkshire County Historical Society folder showcases 16 museums and historic buildings, aided by the Berkshire Hills Conference and other institutions. It spotlights Merwin House Stockbridge opened mid May to Oct, Col John Ashley House Sheffield with 1735 paneling, and Old Corner House Stockbridge opening June 1 with Norman Rockwell displays. Copies available from 113 East Housatonic St. Local readers are urged to use it for touring Berkshire County landmarks.
Readers debate public schooling in a tolerant Christian framework and critique foreign policy. Letters by Kel ly Janes and Elizabeth M. Robie discuss church, state, and education. other correspondents praise editorials and reference Jacques Barzun on the American university.
William F Buckley Jr reflects on President Nixon's address labeling neo isolationists as a true alternative while noting Fulbrights reaction and the broader debate over Vietnam policy. The piece compares WW II era choices, cites Hoover and Lippmann, and mocks rhetoric while highlighting consequences of policy.
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