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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1963
Page
20
Daily newspaper notice from Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts stating publication schedule excludes Sundays and holidays.
Editorial argues after three weeks of Senate debate the foreign aid bill has been heavily amended, shrinking funding from 4.5 to 3.7 billion and risking a more constrained diplomacy. It criticizes restrictions on aid to certain nations and warns that over cutting could hamstring State Department policy and U.S. diplomacy.
The piece argues that third degree interrogation remains a troubling reality in Boston, citing the Delello case and FBI investigation. It criticizes Police Commissioner McNamara for deflecting blame, urges reforms like psychological screening for recruits, enhanced training, and a public complaints board to ensure prompt inquiries into police mistreatment.
Chairman Harry J. Burns announces the Pittsfield Licensing Board will not issue new package store permits, aiming to curb speculation. Special Justice Clement A. Ferris calls off a testimonial dinner, demonstrating regard for the law. Berkshire NAACP and New England NAACP leaders disagree on a school boycott, impacting students. Lenox housing for the elderly merits conservative planning, with a note urging residents to seek information if not found in reference works.
Francesco DeVanna unearthed two odd objects in his Pittsfield garden including a dark metal disc inscribed with S. H. Trainor and a rusting revolver. The artifact raised questions about local history and possible connections to 1893 resident Alexander Trainor and Robbins Kellogg shoe makers.
Fresh shad appear in markets at 30 cents each. Alfred H. Alexander, 86, died in Mill River Navy. A millwright known for stone digging on his farm left a lasting lifework with stone heaps along the highway. Geraldine Webster of Hinsdale wins a Berkshire 4-H gold medal in Chicago. Mount Hope Farm in Williamstown imports Hereford cattle from Missouri. After a Parent-Teacher banquet in Becket, Stimson Johanson demonstrated hypnotism by removing a shirt from Howard C. Smith. Pittsfield Coal Gas Co, serving Central Berkshire for a century, is acquired by a Boston New York Midwest investor group for 640000.
The article surveys autumn political trends noting John Bircher John W. Scott’s North Dakota bid and broader right wing noise. It highlights election results in Philadelphia Kentucky Mississippi and California showing white voters shifting with civil rights as a determinative factor while Goldwaterites align with segregationists, signaling trouble for Democrats and a shift of southern white votes to Republicans.
In a Washington letters section, readers warn that Congress risks a clash with the rising Negro civil rights movement if it delays a broad rights bill into 1964. Fear grows among voters and unions that delays will trigger civil disobedience and violence, affecting the next presidential race.
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