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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1969
Page
7
The newspaper notes it was among the original 26 Massachusetts dailies to adopt the Bar-Press Guide of 1963, a framework aimed at preserving press freedom protecting individual rights and upholding the presumption of innocence.
The editorial criticizes a defense biased budget review process and Pentagon cost overruns. It cites Conte on the Defense Department’s privileged scrutiny, large 81.5 billion budget, billions in weapon system waste, and profits amid secrecy. It argues for questioning weapons value and redirecting funds to domestic needs. They deem Ford’s clash with critics timely and hopeful.
Dandelion notes promote eating the weed with two methods and May blossoms. Separate item reports teachers seeking a $75 annual raise to $6,400, School Committee offers $6,325, North Adams police pay at $6,630, Mt. Greylock high teachers’ minimums, and Lenox principal candidate staying in Brooklyn due to higher living costs.
Princeton professor Falk hired by World Law Fund argues four interlinked forces mass wars overpopulation pollution and resource depletion push mankind toward extinction by 1990 He notes environmental damage from haddock declines whale hunts oil exploration canal effluent marsh destruction and widespread DDT use urging revolt as a response to public policy driven by selfish interests of individuals corporations nations and regions.
Beacon Hill column argues Gov Sargent's 140 million income tax plan falters due to weak selling in Boston. Local leaders warn of depleted Local Aid, higher property taxes, and calls for a clearer state strategy as lawmakers debate the merits and fate of the plan.
Readers praise Boy Scouts observations of General Knox events in North Egremont and commend O Fuller Walker for a portrayal. Alfred Baker Lewis defends enforcement of the Civil Rights Act and criticizes Nixon timing on Alexander’s resignation. Mrs. K W Hudelston laments pushy salesmanship and urges civility and common sense in society.
The writer reflects on memory as a human art tied to diaries from childhood, noting how modern life erodes recollection while valuing memory in art. He recalls a 1805 diary, explains how painting sparks memory, and cites a buyer as buying memory. He shifts to budget politics, criticizing Title II funding cuts to educational innovations under Nixon, urging readers to contact Congressmen Conte, Boland, Kennedy, and Brooke.
In Brooklyn, 31 priests representing 3 percent of the clergy called a news conference to challenge church rules on celibacy, signaling broader questions about authority in the Catholic Church post Vatican II. The piece links university-era reforms with a shift from rank to earned authority, noting a move toward lay and clerical pluralism and a collective approach to interpreting doctrine.
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