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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
9
An advertising note from 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts states the publication runs daily except Sundays and holidays. The notice identifies Eagle Publishing Company as the publisher and provides basic contact details for the periodical.
The piece argues Navy Secretary John H. Chafee acted wisely by overruling court martial recommendations in the Pueblo incident, but rejects any valor claim. It contends the inquiry ignored key superiors and mission risk, and criticizes a scapegoat dynamic that shields higher command.
Dartmouth handled student protests with a court injunction and disciplined state police who avoided violence. The approach contrasted with Harvard's handling of a building seizure, suggesting a humane, restrained method as a potential model for others.
In Brief outlines the district’s second expansion step with an 83.7 million building program after adding three towns to the region. Mayor Butler pushes to win council approval for a library bond issue while Adams weighs a six month permit for Mohawk Stone Products to test an asphalt process. Also notes DDT impacts and a DN R shift to residue free insecticide.
President John E. Sawyer of Williams College warns at the senior banquet that violence and coercion cannot guide decisions in academia and urges vigorous, purposeful policy action to address national inequities while mobilizing youth energy responsibly. He notes extreme acts by a few but calls for unity to protect higher education and democratic ideals.
Harold L. Cooke was appointed Standard Oil Co. representative for Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Pittsfield Teachers Association held its first annual banquet electing John A. Ford president and Mary P. Bligh, Alice B. Rees as officers. William J. Carrigan re elected president of Local 401 Textile Workers Union for sixth term. Peter Petrauss named vice president. Berkshire Garden Center marks its 10th anniversary for 1934 to 1944. Joseph Cohen honored as 32 year treasurer of Bnai Brith Adullam Lodge at Brass Rail dinner. Nancy Stedden named outstanding student at Pittsfield High School retail sales course. attended Sears banquet in Boston. Prof Edward Murphy of St Michael's College will receive PhD in English May 24 from University of Ottawa.
A Berkshire Eagle letter from Anna DiGirolamo of 635 Hast St denounces a Rome piece by AP Rome editor Gerald Miller as false, while Miller defends the report describing Rome’s cleaning, traffic, pollution, and urban growth. Also notes a Lake Balaton season update from Budapest and a Papua New Guinea mirror anecdote.
Readers argue for art education and oppose impositions in schools. Gertrude Moore defends art as history and culture amid development pressures. A critic denounces violence in campuses and warns against parental abdication. Victor Ostellino laments stolen toys and calls for conscience. Yone U Stafford protests postal rate hikes, praising private rivals and critiquing the monopoly.
A composite of remarks from W. H. Ferry on listening to black voices, Norman Mailer announcing a $1,000 Pulitzer Prize donation to a mayoral campaign fund, and John H. Chafee defending the Puebla crew amid disciplinary action questions.
Ralph A Bruno letters express opposition to planning board support for R-5 multiple housing on West Pittsfield site. He cites pressure from non taxpaying groups, possible costs for water and a new school, and calls for keeping R-2 single-family zoning in a crowded West Pittsfield area.
In New York a few thousand students gather in a tense outdoor scene before a 10 day injunction against building occupation. A college council president delivers a cautious address as black militants and white SDS hecklers clash, crowding out discourse and provoking hostile riffs about Vietnam and race.
A motorist heading to Winthrop stopped to help a woman driving slowly and consulting a road map. She then revealed the sheets she held were wallpaper samples, not directions. The incident underscores confusion between printed sheets and navigational aids.
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