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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1965
Page
18
The publication is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The Supreme Court strikes down the 1950 Communist party registration law as unconstitutional, upholding individual rights under the Fifth Amendment. It argues the statute compelled self-incrimination and failed to curb genuine threats, preserving free expression even for Communists while allowing resistance to doctrines without constitutional violation.
Colleges explore student grading of teaching performance as Harvard Yale and others implement forms this fall. Student feedback could aid course selection and evaluate faculty value alongside research output, though popularity alone cannot define a good instructor.
The New England Council salutes Robert Sprague for steering North Berkshire’s standout home grown industry and aiding the county’s economic comeback since the textile exodus. Meanwhile town needs emerge from a blackout discussions with an auxiliary power generator proposed for the Hinsdale highway building. The Hinsdale public hearing on a mobile home trailer court highlights a statewide $48 tax ceiling on trailer fees versus local service costs. Adams Memorial High will restore Greek to its curriculum after 60 years, finding 15 students ready to study the language, amid debates on Latin.
SDS secretary Paul A Booth at a Washington press conference urges legal opposition to the war. He argues the war is immoral, aims to build democracy at home and overseas, and calls on the President to meet to discuss their proposal for conscientious objection. He says many would choose building over burning and urges fellow Americans to register their objection through Form 150.
A collage of letters and quirky notices from readers and advertisers. The column reflects antiwar sentiment, mail from Vietnam service members requesting support, a tongue in cheek public relations note, gadget hype, and a Hopkinsville restaurant sign offering “Wantedcustomers” with no experience required.
Letters critique the recent power failure and question why emergency elevator safety devices were not provided. Readers propose fixes from simple basement-safe devices to broader system resilience.
November overview lists October gifts to House of Mercy including Mrs J E Mac Neil two bushels of pears and Mrs W F Milton a dozen bottles of claret with other donors such as Miss Tucker and Smith Paper Co providing towels napkins and bread. Edna St Vincent Millay contributed words for Sibelius Finlandia to be performed at Pittsfield High School December 10. Dolores Hashim crowned queen at Syrian Lebanese Federation dance with Catherine Haddad as lady in waiting. Vincenzo Bruni of Springside Ave retires from GE after 33 years, raising four children who all earned high school and college degrees. he jokes about not going out at night.
E D Stokes Jr of Lenox laments the Berkshires are slipping from a New England scenic ideal as motor tourists flood towns. He criticizes cloverleaf exits, neon motels, and highway clusters that prioritize quick bucks over culture, proposing more expressways and motel corridors to fund taxes while noting impact on residents.
Intelligence reports indicate India could join the nuclear powers within 12 to 18 months, with a low-yield device possible for underground use. Officials say no confirmed program exists, but Bhabha warned China’s bomb pushed urgency while India weighs peaceful vs strategic aims amid Kashmir tensions and US aid questions.
Rotterdam minister targeted by repeated apple orchard raids posts warning sign proclaiming God Sees All. A later footnote adds But He Won t Betray Us, reflecting community insiders humor about divine surveillance.
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