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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1965
Page
18
The Beeksitr is published each day except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 8 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial argues Johnson’s push to repeal Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act will trigger a costly battle with organized labor led by AFL-CIO and business groups. It notes public support against union shop, the political risk to Johnson, and the risk that the fight could derail larger policy goals while admitting the issue may be overrated given its regional reach and labor dynamics.
A Public Health Service process in Lebanon Ohio purifies sewage into drinkable water at about 54 cents per thousand gallons, using filtration, activated carbon, electrodialysis, and chlorine. The method promises inland water relief and broader uses in industry recreation and groundwater recharge.
In Dalton a large turnout for Edward J. McCormack Jr.’s talk shows strong Pittsfield Democratic Club organization with Republicans present. Lenox notes tax relief from new assessable properties lowering the rate while Pittsfield faces valuation-driven tax challenges. Edmund W. Noetzl gains AFL-CIO federation for the Schenectady Draftsmen’s Association after 13 years of effort. Clark Art Institute marks 10th anniversary with a major master print exhibit, alongside Tanglewood as a key regional cultural resource.
The Maynard Massachusetts School Committee and the local Teachers Association signed a unique one year negotiating contract allowing either side to call for talks. If no agreement is reached, expert recommendations may be sought while the final decision remains with the School Committee. The piece contrasts Pawtucket Rhode Island where teachers have struck and have no right to negotiate.
Local notes recount St Josephs High planting a tree behind the convent for Gov David I Walsh. Also mentioned are Henry Warner and wife celebrating 50 years, Warner rooted in Pittsfield via Stoddard lineage, Stoddard Avenue named for the family. Max Engelmann reports a new carnation sport, Walter Kaplan trains dogs in four languages, and Mrs Ignatius Jezyk elected Berkshire County American Legion Auxiliary director in Great Barrington.
A Berkshire woman recalls feeding a small furry visitor all winter after mistaking a rat on the porch for a chipmunk. She recounts repeated misspellings of her name Kornfeld to Hine and notes Buxton Players touring Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not for Burning.
Letters to the editor decry the killing of two otters at Smiley Pond in South Egremont this spring. One was trapped and the other shot, illegal due to season and highway shooting. Readers urge accountability to prevent future harm to appealing wildlife.
In La Paz the alert rises as Bolivia faces a potential civil clash near the heart of Latin America. The State Department weighs Barriendo Barrientos Oriano’s grip against a hostile left wing bloc, and analysts warn of cantilevered unrest tied to tin mines, nationalization, and poverty. The piece compares Bolivia to the Dominican Republic crisis and notes the Cuban influence and need for trained management to avert repeated revolts. The article ends with a brief WSJ citation about a draft board anecdote.
Washington politics color a debate over minting 45 million silver dollars as Silvio Conte argues for preserving silver in coinage to aid New England silverware and industries. The piece notes Conte’s role on Treasury and Post Office appropriations and his clashes with White House policy while observing market and mint pressures.
A Cohasset reader, W. T. Ryan Jr., defends former state rep Frank Perry, arguing Perry exposed graft in the Mashpee Beach deal and helped halt it. The letter recalls 1961 62 politics, cites DPW land overpayment, and urges support for Perry and other honest public servants.
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