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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1969
Page
9
The Berkshire title notes daily publication by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts. It lists typical newspaper masthead details without substantive news content.
The piece argues the oil depletion allowance is a blatant tax loophole protected by politics. It highlights Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana as a key defender who benefits from oil interests. Since 1964 Long has earned over 1.19 million dollars from four Louisiana oil and gas leases, plus 329 thousand from additional sources.
The discussion centers on Senator Long and his ties to oil and gas, including seven private leases and tax free income. It argues his stance benefits Louisiana and the nation, while noting potential conflicts of interest. It criticizes committee power and depletion allowances as affecting America negatively.
A six educator and three military committee reports to Defense Department argues ROTC is essential to civilian control of the military. It warns eliminating academic credit would weaken ROTC and widen the Pentagon’s gap with intellectual centers, noting ROTC supplies over half of active officers and thrives in the South and Midwest.
A Berkshire Area Health Project underwrites a homemaker service to aid mothers in hospital, while North Adams State College plans night graduate courses in Lenox. A Pittsfield family buys a federally subsidized home under the 1968 Housing Act, yet most families face high prices and low supply. Technology advances, including Unistress Corporation's prestressed precast concrete building sections in Lanesboro, offer construction insights.
In a sharply written editorial, the Boston Herald denounces recent campus actions at Boston English High School and Harvard's Center for International Affairs as irresponsible and intolerable. It argues that liberty requires responsibility and calls for punishment under law to halt what it calls license masquerading as dissent.
Charles Lang Freer of Detroit a railway and industrial capitalist and founder of the Freer Art Gallery in Washington DC died in New York on September 26. He amassed a renowned collection of Near and Far East glazed pottery and Oriental masters works and funded the Smithsonian Institution with his entire collection and building. 25 years ago a Berkshire couple announced a daughter's engagement to a local man. 10 years ago an insurance executive was promoted between Travelers offices. Berkshire art awards were led by Harry Lane with a cash prize, Connecticut artists winning several prizes.
MEMOS recount a layman performing a Hebrew marriage in Brazil when a rabbi was unavailable, with a civil follow up to seal the knot. The column notes the Levine surname as Levite derived and mentions Berkshire Harvest Festival and advance publicity for the Royal Choral Society tour. It also comments on inflation quotes, funeral home notices, and Massachusetts Grandparents Day waste. The piece recalls Johns Hopkins opening in 1866.
Letters from Albert Vinatier and Jay Savery of Stockbridge and Hamilton College advocate varied stances on the Oct. 15 1969 Vietnam Moratorium. Vinatier supports peaceful protest while preserving teaching duties, Savery urges active nationwide door to door campaigning, and Freda Sass argues moratorium aims beyond classroom discussions.
Washington notes reflect Gromyko's New York visit and the stalled SALT process. Analysts parse Russian delays, China concerns, and Kremlin commands as nuclear tensions rise. The piece questions Moscow's resolve and hints at broader geopolitical maneuvering affecting talks and regional stability.
Letters urge Berkshire officials to cut red tape and repair the Onota Lake dam this fall to prevent sharp water drops that would devastate Camp Witawentin, the public beach, boat ramp, and local recreation. The writer warns water could fall 2 to 5 feet if delays persist, threatening a major non profit girls camp and regional activities.
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