Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1965

Page

3

Roosevelt Jr Heads New Civil Rights Employment Commission

Roosevelt Jr named head of a five member panel to enforce the 1964 Civil Rights Act ban on employment discrimination. He says the role is a wonderful opportunity and a chance to advocate elimination of bias, with a two year term and Senate confirmation awaited.

Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr New Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Commerce Johnson New York Rongevelt Nelson A. Rockefeller Commission White House Roosevelt Commerce Department Senate George E. Reedy Eileen Hernandez California Enpoyment Practices Richard Graham Menomonee Falls Wis Peace Corps Tunisia Luther Holcomb Dallas Tex Yazoo City Miss Texas

Insurance Drug Industries Fight Federal Health Plan

Witnesses from medicine, insurance, and drug sectors criticized the $6 billion health care Social Security bill before the Senate Finance Committee. Experts urged HEW to clarify funding for a voluntary 65 and older plan, while industry reps warned of private insurers' decline and urged competition among providers despite concerns about patient choice.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Clinton P. Anderson D-Nal Anderson Department of Health, Education and Welfare HEW Marion Eddy Eddy Arthur H. Harlow Jr Group Health Insurance of New York City Harlow Senate Congress GHI R. B. Robbins Chicago Ralph B. Rooke Richmond National Association of Retail Druggists

Postal zones and rates for a subscription plan

The notice lists postal zones including M4 and distant zones with pricing for one month two dollars and twenty nine cents, three months six dollars, and other terms. It mentions enrollment options by mail and local service subscriptions, with references to international rates and student members.

Sujan Oles Mai Plassa Biel

Hathaway Co Head Quits In Turnover

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. president Sea bury Stanton resigns over policy dispute with outside interests who have bought enough stock to control the company. Buffett Partnership Ltd of Omaha named as a likely buyer. Stanton says he informed directors and will retire as soon as possible, with earlier plans to retire at December stockholders meeting accelerated. His son John K. Stanton serves as director and first vice president.

NEW Bedford Seabury Stanton Berkshire Hathaway, Inc Buffett Partnership, Ltd Omaha Neb Stanton John K. Stanton

President Stanton Reports Strong Earnings After Resignation

The statement notes the resignation submission and that a quarterly report ending April 3 will be issued soon, indicating substantial earnings for the period and for the first half of the company’s fiscal year.

Nounced Stanton

New York Redistricting Ordered After Plan A Ruling

A federal court ordered New York to elect a new legislature on November 2 using Plan A, the Republican reapportionment scheme. The judges ruled Plan A complies with the U.S. one person one vote rule, despite state court challenges and a dissent by Judge Levet. The decision upholds Plan A amid a long GOP versus Democrats battle over Assembly size and constitutional questions.

New York Wthe Senate Joseph Zaretzki Manhattan Sterry . R. Waterman Sylvester J. Ryan U.S. Supreme Court Richard J. Levet Lame Duck GOP Rockefelier Federal Court Supreme Court

Johnson Plans To Seek Major Excise Tax Cuts

Washington UPI Johnson administration readies a 1.75 billion excise tax cut package to be sent to Congress. A second round may trim another 1 million in January, mainly auto and telephone taxes, with a five year phaseout. Officials say total cuts could reach about 5 billion, offsetting Social Security tax rises.

Washington Congress Treasury Henry H. Fowler Johnson White House

Snowplows Return After South Dakota Blizzard

Snowplows returned to South Dakota highways after a major blizzard dumped heavy snow in the west central mountain country. Deadwood reported 30 inches, Lead measured around 8 inches, with drifts six to seven feet high in places and drivers alerted by the surprise storm.

Deadwood South Dakota

Also Mentioned on This Page

Roosevelt Jr Job Rights Commission UPI the Eagle Daily Berkshire Eagle Pittatiekt Ake x Robert Tolvo Walker Street Lenox North St Palace Theater N.Y Berkshire County First Agricultural S.D Agricultural National Bank of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Search Courier

Search the Berkshire Eagle Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Berkshire Eagle?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication