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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1969
Page
8
The Bethighire Eagle is a daily paper except Sundays and holidays. It is published by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts House approved a bill to arm 835 Registry of Motor Vehicles inspectors and grant them police powers, a move critics say would undermine law enforcement training. Edits argue crime requires better pay, training, and reforms to attract qualified officers, not quick fixes by arming nonpolice personnel. The piece urges Senate rejection or gubernatorial veto to prevent lowering police standards.
Secretary Finch faces White House pressure as he fights to appoint Dr. John Knowles while being blocked by Republican allies. HEW policy on school desegregation remains as deadlines for aid cutoffs face renewal, risking backsliding and a chaotic impact on federal education funds.
Walter D. Stafford appointed head of the Berkshire Music School violin department. Others noted include Louis J. Pezzini top Williston Seminary senior, Richard H. Dupont reporting for Navy duty, and Lt Isabelle Dupont earning a second bravery award in the Malian campaign. Dalton High beat Lee High 6-2 for county baseball title. Betty Tracy earns commercial pilot license. Camp Aquatic founder Charles B. Scully dies. Virginia Messina named girl of the year by a local sorority.
Letters to the Eagle discuss Mormon president McKay’s chivalry with his wife entering a room. Another writer questions a new Summer Thing camp pilot funded by Urban Coalition, noting existing camps and volunteer work, and raises concerns about duplication and costs. A third letter cites undeclared war in Vietnam, referencing Franklin D. Roosevelt and current U S involvement.
In a long letter to Stephen Kotski, a Vietnam veteran, the author reflects on past wars, criticizes U S policy, and urges reform. The piece argues for strong UN reliance, abolition of peacetime draft, and civilian-military balance, citing losses and historical documents. It also includes editor remarks defending high school publication standards and condemns SDS and radical groups.
The article reflects on Chief Justice Bart Warren's retirement after 52 years and the Fortas resignation scandal. It notes the disciplinary push for disclosure of outside financial interests, lists justices who signed or refused to sign the disclosure, and contrasts Douglas's past SEC reform work with current controversies. It cautions that integrity remains fragile amid judicial reform debates.
In North Adams the past months have seen zoning fights ease as opponents buy the Mohawk Trail site for a proposed trailer park, a move that may unlock space for future development. The Colonel Budd estate in Windsor opens to the public via Trustees of Reservations, inviting visitors to enjoy the woods and hills. The School Committee announces a new plan to shift elementary pupils to curb crowded classrooms, and Park Square mourns the felled elm that recalls the historic Old Elm lost to a lightning strike years ago.
In Torrington Connecticut the defense secretary Melvin Laird faced questions over his definition of a Soviet first strike. Laird testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, narrowing his view to Soviets targeting Minuteman missiles and avoiding Polaris. Critics say he mixed caution with partial truth, risking ABM approval.
Notes recount a confrontation at Pittsfield High School between faculty and the Dome yearbook staff over dedicating the book to retiring Supt. James F P Reynolds. Students rejected the plan and dedicated the book to Brotherhood. The piece blends local reminiscence, a Beaupré Ballet Festival note, TV buzz, and district kindness stories with a Sperry & Hutchinson stamp survey noting 8 of 10 households save trading stamps.
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