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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
13
Publication imprint states daily edition except Sundays and holidays by the Eagle Publishing Company at 83 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts indicating a local press operation and distribution pattern.
The Supreme Court upholds the FCC fairness doctrine as protecting free speech while broadcasters push for license stability. The piece notes the rule compels airing multiple sides of issues, cites tobacco advertising debates, and praises the Court for reminding broadcasters of the public, not private, interests in the airwaves.
The Pittsfield health commissioner Br Harold Stein faced renewed criticism after Dr Theodore Toplitz alleged that a part time arrangement risks public health. The dispute questions whether the inspector of foods and slaughtering post should be filled and if a public health official may practice privately while approving stores. A full time health setup is urged, with the interim part time post urged to avoid conflicts.
In Brief Time notes erosion of arguments to move urban renewal duties from Pitts field Housing Authority to Redevelopment Authority. PHA remains involved in the sole renewal project. PRA lacks staff and city support. Also discusses GE pensioners inflation concerns and calls for support of a countywide transportation study for Berkshire County. Reports junk car campaign fallout with cars returning.
A Washington Post opinion piece argues the Moscow hosted international Communist conference is a self serving exercise. It notes two types of parties strong ones acting independently and weaker ones reliant on Soviet support. The piece warns the event may reveal political maneuvering over genuine ideology. Cincinnati Enquirer cites North Korea as the world’s smallest bully, a jab reflected by Hartford Courant.
As of June 2 Berkshire County woolen and worsted mills boosted wages by 15 percent and cut the workweek to 48 hours for both sexes from 54. In Pittsfield, North Adams, and Williamstown graduates from Mount Holyoke College earned B.A. degrees.
Wanda Cox 36 of Dalton with Ann Driscoll 10 and Bonnie Stewart 17 started four birthday parties since April. They handle decor shopping, invitations, games, playtime, and cleanup, rotating roles so each gains party experience. Parents reimburse costs plus $2 an hour.
An anonymous ghostwriter delivers a satirical commencement address at the university, noting improved campus climate yet urging against conformity. He jabs at promient speakers, chides the Unseen Generation, warns new graduates about entering a rigid, prejudiced society, and urges foreign studies before returning home. The speech ends with a quip to lower the rifles.
Clinton Iowa center closes after three years as part of a broader shutdown of 64 of 169 centers. The Clinton center housed 29 girls in a computer operation and reported 75 to 80 percent placement, while critics lament the cost and potential loss of rehabilitative support for youths from impoverished communities.
Letters discuss Panorama plan by the League of Red Cross Societies to build Red Cross capacity in North and South Vietnam. It envisions one year of aid including food clothing shelter medical supplies and personnel with bilaterial help already provided such as ambulances wheelchairs and refugee camps. Other letters urge racial harmony and defend Berkshire Athenaeum funding amid tax fears and library cuts.
Humor note on fashion in The Register building front office describes a counter with back issue compartments labeled by date and a pinned directive reading Squat, Don't bend. Bess Bailey reports from the Torrington Register.
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