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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1965
Page
14
The Beekeiire Eagle is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts, detailing local news and notices.
The piece argues that recruiting and non teaching duties shape teaching quality. It cites Berkshire County issues from distance to colleges and heavy administrative tasks. A North Adams nurse letter praises Mount Greylock Regional High School for an administration that promotes teaching over paperwork.
The piece decries the Republican party as weak and divided for not exploiting Johnson era missteps in foreign policy. It argues they failed to challenge Dominican intervention and align with nonintervention norms, leaving criticism to Democrats and ceding a chance to offer a coherent alternative.
Representative Curtiss of Sheffield and five Berkshire colleagues helped kill a bill that would grant district court judges 26 additional days off annually. Three of the six are lawyers, one study law, and their stand is praised. The Governor's Council job vacancy, tied to Sullivan’s conviction, attracts candidates due to pay of 84,000 per year and reduced powers after a referendum. Massachusetts library history notes joint-use systems, while town libraries lack school library scope. Federal aid to education boosts Title II for school libraries. Hospitals face mid-year rate hikes approved by the state Health Department, likely to face opposition. Attorney General Brooke says any annual rate increases beyond that are illegal.
Mud Pond, source of a 1886 flood after a dam fail, is being revived under the name Lake Lee with a new dam to impound waters. A leisure home development is planned on the shores once the waters rise, and officials claim no flood danger. The new dam is 170 feet wide at the base, compared with 1886’s dam. Engineers studied the old ruins, noting it stood 13 hours versus the 13 years of the past failure.
Wallace Beattie, who has showcased a Hickey Free men’s clothes display in Sweeney & O’Cannon’s window for three days, has departed for Rochester, New York. It marks the first model appearance for men’s clothing in the city. Isabella Lehman now teaches English at Chapel Hill School for Girls in Waltham after previously working at the local GE laboratory. The New Lebanon Post, American Legion, formed in memory of Floyd Carlton who died in World War I. Horace Harding serves as executive officer of the Organized Reserve in Utica, a West Point graduate and polo player. Payson E. Little, 96, long Dalton resident and former Crane & Co. employee, died Saturday. he helped organize the Saturday Evening Men’s Club around 1890 and served on the Dalton School Board for about 25 years. Dr. and Mrs. Milton Rosenbluth of New York announce engagement of daughter Mary Ellen to Maj. Jonathan de Sola Mendes, USMC, son of Henry deSola Mendes of Lenox.
Hugh B. Hester argues that Franklin D Roosevelt urged a united, cooperative world to avoid blocs and war. He cites UNRRA, Marshall Plan politics, and military aid harms from Greece to Korea, criticizing U S strategy in the thermonuclear era and warning of nuclear catastrophe if scapegoating continues.
A chorus of readers from Chester, Pittsfield, and West Stockbridge weigh in on regional school debates, water issues, foliage timing on the Mohawk Trail, and local governance. Postal clues point to Pittsfield high school needs, political culture, and water policy debates amid fall color and community concerns.
Washington debates armas sales to Latin America and other underdeveloped regions as Argentina agrees to buy 50 A4B jet attackers from Douglas for about 250000 dollars each. McNamara warns such deals strain economies, while rivals push cheaper second-rate arms to bolster influence and budgets, risking long-term development. A proposed regional Latin American arms pact and caps on aid-funded weaponry offer a potential path to slow arms races and protect growth.
Two dog owners recall a Great Dane famed for poker skill until a friend complained and had the dog shot for using marked cards. The tale, cited in the United Mine Workers Journal, frames a joke about honesty and value in a talking punchline.
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