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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1969
Page
8
Daily publication note states it is published every day except Sunday and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The piece argues powerful interests stall tax reform by delaying action and endorses a liberal plan to extend the 10 percent surcharge if June 30 reform cannot be completed. It cites Nixon's partial reform proposal, calls for immediate, specific measures, and warns that inaction benefits entrenched interests and campaign donors. Public pressure and ongoing proposals justify pursuing action now, even if not perfect.
Walter Prichard Eaton notes that mass demolition threatens historic landmarks yet Massachusetts preserves much. The Guide to Massachusetts Museums lists 450 entries from Mission House to Nantucket whaling museum, detailing location, classification, hours and fees. It complements Lane Faison’s New England guide, expands categories, and highlights the state as a rich historical trove for browsers and contemplatives.
In Brief the county Planning Commission seeks advance appraisal of a proposed hydro electric project in Rome and Florida. The effort aims to assign value to intangible effects such as bears in Bear Swamp while weighing policy and housing impacts amid rezoning and preservation debates. Opposition to the plan shifted after the Planning Board hearing last fall.
An Opinion piece notes St Christopher once widely praised as traveler’s patron saints and medal presence across vehicles and voyages. It laments Rome’s removal of him from the calendar as dubious and defends belief in his enduring cultural role among diverse groups. The author urges travelers to keep faith in Christopher despite lack of historical proof.
Looking back years ago Mrs. Gardiner Hall of New Lebanon was honored by Queen Elizabeth of Belgium at Gen. Pershing's French chateau for YNCA war work. Also: Miss Catherine Van Buren, Pittsfield High graduate, joins the cast of The Stove Pipe Hat opening May 22 at Shubert Theatre Boston.
AP General Manager Wes Gallagher receives the Carl V. Van Anda Award from Ohio University School of Journalism. Van Anda, longtime New York Times editor, later owned The Mount in the Berkshires, built for Edith Wharton who wrote Ethan Frome there. The Mount is now part of Fox Hollow School used for labs and as a dormitory.
Berkshire Eagle readers weigh memorials to Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois and honor Berkshire County figures who opposed slavery. Jean Stewart Bower cites Theodore Sedgwick and Rev. Dr. Samuel Hopkins as early abolitionists. correspondence also critiques Pittsfield school calendar and local library referendum tactics.
Stokes W. Mallar of Cheyney State College argues for a neo black movement that seeks total liberation of the black mind from white acculturation. He says the education system mishandles black history and fails to teach Baldwin Cleaver and LeRoi Jones, urging black studies to empower students and expose America’s contradictions.
Washington battles over the ABM program intensify as the National Strategy Committee of the American Security Council accuses the Soviet Union of outpacing the United States and warns that domestic needs may be sacrificed for defense. The piece notes senior military figures, defense ties, and the influence of the council, while contrasting support from experts and opposition within Congress, especially Senator Stuart Symington. It also highlights a Pacific Union College student tobacco march as a separate sign of public demonstration and health activism.
Norton Mockridge jokes in the Springfield Union about how divorces differ by ages. He quotes a lawyer noting that young couples fight over the children while older couples split with the line You take the children. The quip underlines a timeless twist on family tensions across generations.
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