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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1969
Page
9
Daily publication note lists Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts and states publication occurs every day except Sunday and holidays.
Editorial urges study by psychologists over politicians to parse Fortas conduct. It questions his lack of common sense in the Wolfson family fee arrangement and notes vast earnings of Fortas and his wife. It argues Nixon should pick a replacement with unquestioned integrity and independence.
An editorial mix cites heated water from power plants as not pollution but temperature change, notes Maine shrimp gains from sea temp shifts, and prints Amherst letter opposing Nixon while critiquing campus revolt coverage. Raccoons rise in Berkshire cycles as naturalists discuss wildlife fluctuations. A Follow Through program describes bonus rewards with penalties for poor performance.
The Sweden government halts DDT use for two years to study effects on all life from shrimp to Swedes. Research warns of land and river contamination and accumulation in consumed foods. The measure echoes Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and urges caution about unknown chemical risks. A closing aside notes a Cobb wed Webb, a brief Springfield Union aside.
Eleanor Whitman a Crane Junior High student and pianist along with Louis F. Fuchs a gold work finisher at Eaton Paper Corp and Pittsfield Music School cellist, will be highlighted at the Orpheus Male Chorus concert on May 22. The event also honors Dalton's 173rd anniversary with May Day queen Cynthia Lou Ball crowned by Marian Neidemeier and notes on local graduates from Pittsfield Vocational School of Practical Nursing.
This period piece notes Mrs. Sally Willeke planting a crescent daffodil bed in memory of Mrs. Edman’s husband, and mentions other memorial beds for Willeke and Boardman Tyler. It also covers Lenox Church on the Hill’s 200th anniversary events at Eastover, Abe Fortas and Thomas Dodd Yale ties, Pittsfield road work humor, Boston meter maid mixups, and ancient Egyptian papyrus sandals contrasted with bargain paper-soled shoes.
The May 2 letter from Amherst College President Calvin H. Plimpton presents the student faculty and administration view on campus unrest. It urges political leaders to address major social and foreign problems, Kerner Commission findings, and inequities in military spending draft policies and poverty. Copies will follow with signatures.
A reader defends SDS speakers at a May 3 event, arguing Johnson's remarks supported aid over ideology and condemns stereotyping. The letter urges judging actions over labels, notes concern for racism and poverty, and praises those who attempt to improve conditions, citing Patrick Litano. The page also recalls FCC Commissioner Nick Johnson on CBS and Smothers Brothers.
In a Vermont Academy letter to The Eagle, Guy R MacMillin of Saxtons River critiques television quality control and freedom of expression. He recalls Abe Fortas on corporate law and discusses network acceptability of war coverage and student protests, urging defense of minority views on airwaves.
A Washington column argues the Tennessee Valley Authority shows the long term benefits of planned regional development. It contrasts flood relief and economic revival in Oliver Springs Tennessee with Western flood costs, noting TVA’s $5.7 million redevelopment, regional employment shifts, and 22 new lakes. It warns against neglect and stresses TVA as a model for preventing future flood damage and soil loss.
An exchange overheard in a London shop notes a clerk calling young men with long hair Madam as a matter of principle unless the wearer is clearly a headliner. The remark reflects casual gendered humor in public spaces.
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