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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1963
Page
20
The Betheire Eagle is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
An editorial argues that arresting Yale Professor Frederick Barghoorn could sabotage the U S Soviet cultural exchange and harm relations. It questions whether the move was intended by Soviet authorities or a response to U S anti spy actions and travel limits for Soviet bloc visitors.
The text argues the Soviet arrest of Professor Barghoorn as retaliation for a possible U.S. spy swap, warning that a Soviet crackdown could derail cultural exchanges and signal a shift from rapprochement to a renewed Cold War era.
Pittsfield’s United Fund drive exceeds its record target of 464602 amid layoffs at GE and a bleak outlook. Drive chair Luke S Hayden led a team effort supported by the GE Employer's Good Neighbor Fund boosting contributions despite employment declines, with hundreds of volunteers dedicating time and enthusiasm.
A fanciful take on a $3 million jewel heist in Manhattan recounts a chaotic aftermath. Looters slash gems from a derelict car and loot each other, with some gems later recovered by police and demolition workers. About $750,000 remained in the car, and most jewels return to owners, though the tale ends with a wry warning.
Notes and Footnotes surveys urban planning hopes at Downing Industrial Park, a Dutch elm disease report with failed serum trials in Pittsfield and Lenox, and a miscellaneous digest including rug safety, nickel content in coins, and Fra Junipero Serra's California mission origins.
Following the Armory event, trolley cars will run to West Pittsfield Pontoosuc Lake and Dalton. Theodore Dellert resigns as gardener in Great Barrington to manage greenhouses in Pittsfield. Catholics in Pittsfield total 26,400 about 53 percent of residents with parishes listed by church and density. Arnold C. Phelps and family return from three month British Isles and Europe trip. Lee town proposes bylaw capping speaking time at one minute unless extended by vote.
Readers debate motor vehicle fees, nuclear deterrence, and pacifist courage. William Toner from Pittsfield protests higher car inspection costs, while Leland F Ward of Stockbridge argues for peace through strength. Mrs Jerry Parker laments Halloween parade coverage and prize naming, and Luke S Hayden commends UCS Red Feather drives.
Allan C. Boschen argues for private, planned, simple funerals and predeath wishes to ease bereavement. He criticizes costly, ritualistic practices and urges individuals to write clear plans, engage family, and consider memorial societies to promote dignified, affordable ends.
A columnist argues Secretary of State Dean Rusk overstepped by claiming Congress cannot legislate foreign policy. The piece defends Congress as the superior lawmaking body, outlining constitutional powers over commerce, treaties, and war, and warns against reducing Congress to a rubber stamp.
Humor story recounts Hart and Dyer debating long copy in Hart, Schaffner and Marx. Dyer bets he can fill a page with solid text and Hart claims no line is needed. Dyer proclaims the headline will announce the page is all about Max Hart.
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