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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1969
Page
8
The Berkaiiré Eagle is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial notes the Pittsfield Housing Authority unanimous vote to approve J Alan Ornstein as lead developer for the Jubilee urban renewal tract. It warns hurdles remain and time is limited while commending the Association of Business and Commerce of Central Berkshire for bringing in an outside consultant to help break the deadlock.
The article credits the ABC with healthful concern for downtown Pittsfield and notes past support for the Urban Land Institute study Berkshire Common and Dunham Street Mall. It argues the Housing Authority stalls renewal and urges ABC to offer sustained business community leadership to advance the Jubilee project and broader redevelopment.
A satirical take on royal finances notes Prince Philip’s TV tale of burdened royal costs. It cites dock workers in London raising funds to buy back a polo pony and discusses Queen Elizabeth’s stipend, inflation, and a commission study by Prime Minister Wilson.
The Berkshire Community Action Council struggles with its purpose as the Office of Economic Opportunity ordered creation of multiple agencies. Despite fanfare, local ecumenical unity moves slowly, with a joint Thanksgiving service at St. Mark's Church. A Chestnut Street bridge bid of 120000 faces local objection for an unpaved road and two vacation homes. Mt Graylock proposal by selectman Callahan criticized for cost given its priceless natural value.
In an opinion piece by Dodge Cy Globe, Rev. Fartey W. Wheelright argues white liberal programs failed to unlock true opportunity for Black Americans. He critiques white power and banks, notes Black interest in a separate world, and calls for independent, race-specific institutions before future integration.
A quarterly by American International College Springfield profiles Miss Angelina Abbate formerly of Pittsfield for her significant work in Americanization among Italian and Polish children. She is sister to Rev Paul Abbate, former pastor of the Italian Evangelical Mission in Pittsfield.
Notes on an article by Rev. Dr. George E. LaMore Jr entered in the Congressional Record Oct 27 on history philosophy and generational continuity. Plus brief items on Zeus band at a Pittsfield benefit and Elliot Norton praise for Fiddler on the Roof with Paul Lipson in Boston. Also mentions Campus Religious Movement story, FDR Civil Works Administration reference, and FDA DDT concerns with radioactivity from nuclear tests.
Readers debate Vice President Agnew and President Nixon on TV news coverage and liberal criticism. Contributors James Derivan and David H Cooper argue about press freedom, public scrutiny, and media bias, weighing Agnew’s call for accountability against fears of censorship.
Readers respond to a Nov 18 letter by Stanley Hood urging mass draft in response to protests. Alan Lemberg argues for constitutional rights and condemns coercive measures. Jay Savery defends dissent as core to democracy. Wendell Moulthrop offers to fund Phinney's relocation to a communist nation in protest.
The letter criticizes GE picketing tactics at Syracuse and Louisville offices, noting token lines and workers saving energy for larger aims. It denounces police enforcement as heavy handed yet selective and mocks union rules as legally dubious. The author argues workers act as a team within capitalism and targets self appointed union noise and far left rhetoric. ROBERT C. WRIGHT.
A letter questions the Vietnam Moratorium as a front for Communists and radicals led by the New Mobilization Committee. It cites Rep. John M. Ashbrook’s claim that many organizers are connected to extremist groups and advocates citizens research fellow organizers before backing protests.
The opening of the SALT talks in Helsinki shows a hopeful start as American and Soviet teams differ in style and scale. Experts in Washington and Geneva are expected to drive a complex, long process toward limits on weapons of total destruction while public education on tricky issues remains uncertain.
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