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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1963
Page
18
Daily publication notice states the newspaper is issued by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts, with publishing every day except Sundays and holidays.
The House enacted the Senate bill to overhaul the scandal ridden Department of Public Works after rejecting 24 amendments. Gov Peabody and Speaker Thompson backed reform. crime probes led to indictments, with Rep Sidney Curtiss crossing party lines to support the bill. The reform, driven by Democrats and supported by Republicans, promises improved gubernatorial control and accountability for the department.
The Notes and Footnotes column quotes the American Legal Association doubting belts and driver tests as solutions to highway deaths. It argues safety belts are limited, driver education and enforcement have failed, and calls for using safer car and road design. Harvard Medical School researchers and the AAA Foundation push focusing on safer vehicles and infrastructure rather than insisting on universal “mature judgment.”
A federal and state flood control project for October Mountain State Forest would create a three mile chain of ponds to boost boating fishing and swimming. It would prevent flood damage to Washington Mountain Brook and pose no tax loss to Washington town as most work would occur in the exempt forest. Public recreation and the county vacation trade stand to gain while local control of education is reflected in opening day exercises. The Dawes School incident earns commendation for the Police Department but raises questions about custodial watch at school buildings during Halloween Eve.
The piece notes Europeans can climb Mont Blanc via new cablecar and elevator systems, while the Sheik of Bahrain enjoys a luxuriously roughing it yacht with closed circuit TV to watch fishing floats from an air conditioned stateroom, suggesting simpler hire could suffice.
A collage of notes from Linda Marie Farina about a 1897 North Adams Evening Herald clipping, local spelling disputes on Williams Street, Farmer's Almanac forecasts for winter, and a WWII era Sidney Kingsley tale about The Patriots. Also mentions a Miami spy report and an auto-wash sign about imported water.
Citizens weigh in on Pittsfield mayoral contest voicing support for Haughey and Dillon. Opponents critique delays and promises while backers cite water systems, schools, housing, and city improvements amid election discourse.
Voters in the city, about seven thousand eight, with three fifths likely to cast ballots, prepare for Tuesday’s state election using Triumph voting devices. Also noted are local civic activities, moves, prizes, and a historic house purchase by Pittsfield National Bank.
In Natchez Mississippi a tense political mood centers on the upcoming governorship race as Lt Gov Paul B Johnson campaigns against Rachel Phillips. Johnson argues a Republican challenge risks dividing whites and empowering a Negro minority, urging fixed party registration to limit Republican primary influence. The piece links Mississippi's long one party stance with fear of federal civil rights pressure and notes the broader national context including Rockefeller and Goldwater references.
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