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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1964
Page
16
Published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield MA, serving local readers with regional notices and brief community items.
The editorial argues Goldwater has a history of shifting stances from opposing to endorsing various policies. It cites past vows on TVA privatization, NATO nukes, Cuba action, and UN withdrawal, then notes current New Hampshire statements backing action against Cuba, opposing UN membership for Communist China, and rejecting federal education aid as radical. It concludes apologists struggle to soften his positions for broader audiences.
The article criticizes New York State bills stop and frisk and no knock as threats to privacy and civil liberties. It notes vague stop and frisk terms could let police detain, search, and demand IDs with little guardrails, while no knock requires court permission, yet carries risks of dangerous exceptions. It urges high court constitutional scrutiny before wider adoption.
State official Fran cis W. Sargent urged balance between developers and conservationists at a Providence conference. He warned blind opposition to land and water use delays progress while stressing the need for joint planning at state and local levels to prevent community harm.
In Brief reports the return of Philip C. Weissbrod to active duty with the Lenox School Committee, noted as a sought after continuity addition by peers who see him as a top school board member. The piece also mentions Western Mass Electric Company rate reductions easing costs and Yankee Atomic plant helping Rowe lower its high tax rate, plus skiing days in the Berkshires remaining strong despite snow melt.
A collection of clippings from the Miami Herald auto edition highlights luxury car prices from Rolls Royce to a limousine and notes on celebrity endorsements and advertising trends. It mentions a World’s Fair publicity push, a smokeless card idea, New England license plate proposals, language tidbits, Franklin’s turkey choice, and commentary on New Guinea tribes.
Thomas Skipper, seven years at Dewsbury Golf Club, hired as golf instructor at Pittsfield Country Club succeeding resigning C. G. Adams who moved to Santa Barbara. Mr. and Mrs. James Beglin of Lee return from a 28 day Caribbean and South America trip. Nona-on-the Bridge, Bridge Lunch owner Jack O’Laughlin’s gray cat, has seven new kittens, bringing total progeny to 87 in five years. Book At Bar of Public Opinion A Brief for Public Relations by John Price Jones and David McLaren Church published in New York. Pvt. Stephen K. West, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford West of 1230 West St., on 10 day furlough from Fort Knox, seen in Stowe, Vt. Mrs. Joseph Darlington, 90, of Castle Street Great Barrington, widow of electrical pioneer Frederick Darlington, died at Fairview Hospital.
A reminiscence by N Nelson recounts early American skiing from a New Hampshire dinner chat to a self-taught era. He recalls handmade skis, old boots, and early ski fashion, contrasts communal ski culture with modern crowded resorts, and laments loss of untracked hills and personal freedom on the slopes.
Pittsfield residents debate tax reform with Del Gallo and school rate removal as a fix. Dominick V. Trapani condemns federal tax cuts as hurting homeowners. C A Lively praises longshoremen over wheat deal critiques, and Brower and Miller comment on business resilience and seeking advice.
Washington observers warn farm state stakes ride on beef imports as cattlemen press for import cuts. Senate leader Mansfield proposes a 40 percent reduction with bipartisan backing, risking Geneva tariff talks and consumer prices. Agriculture programs seek to raise prices via school lunches and aid for needy families while consumer prospects remain unclear.
A woman driver was arrested after attempting an O turn then changing to a YU turn, a local court note describes the incident as a humorous prerogative moment. Grit.
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