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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1969
Page
8
The Eagle Publishing Company operates a daily newspaper publishing schedule at 93 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts excluding Sundays and holidays.
President Nixon lauded by supporters for his Vietnam stance while soldiers and South Vietnamese leaders offer mixed views. Critics warn of ongoing war aims and political risk, as supporters in New York praise Lindsay’s local win.
In Forbes, the author argues pro soccer shrivels financially due to lacking brutality. He asserts American fans crave violence, noting big profits in pro football and sparse, unengaging soccer crowds. The piece mocks soccer’s global dominance while predicting career-ending turbulence for the sport in the U.S.
Looking Back recalls Milton B. Warner spending the weekend in New Jersey and towed the hounds at the Hasex Hunt Club. Also two items from 45 years ago mention Pfc James F Downey serving with Maj Gen Walton H Walker's 20th Ghost Corps during the great eastward drive across France.
The Cottage in South Egremont showcases Tiffany style and signed LCT domes converted to electricity by Joe Lanzano. He notes demand in New York is high, with prices from 350 to 750 dollars and a waiting list. The shop plans expansion to three floors and year round residences on Long Island.
Byron P. Roover argues inflation stems from rising living costs driven by vendors and greed, not wages. He cites General Motors, General Electric, supermarkets, and U.S. government data, challenging Nixon era rhetoric and urging reasoned debate beyond knee-jerk criticisms.
Remo Del Gallo is praised as honest and capable, yet finishes last amid a political backlash. The writer blasts Pittsfield voters for choosing two more years of perceived incompetence, notes John Rice’s ouster but laments John Fraser’s return, and questions voters’ memory and judgment.
Letter condemns U S support for the South Vietnam regime, citing imprisonment torture and starvation of political prisoners. Calls for radical changes urging letters to Kennedy Brooke Conte and Nixon and mentions a Vietnamese journalist report available through the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Virginia Rowe provides Stockbridge address.
The testimony advocates a trillion-dollar Marshall Plan to aid American cities and the poor, arguing that current conditions resemble apartheid and conflict with the American vision. Gunnar Myrdal frames this as a nationwide effort to address urban distress and inequality.
In a New York column the writer argues Mr. Nixon offered no surprises in his Vietnam speech. He preserves the plan for Vietnamization, avoids timetable details, asserts continued American support while shifting to South Vietnamese responsibility, and calls for public backing from a silent majority. The piece weighs the speech's impact on policy and public mood.
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