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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1969
Page
7
The Eagle Press daily newspaper runs every day except Sundays and holidays. Published by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street in Pilisfield, Massachusetts.
An editorial argues campaign costs rise due to TV reliance and voters access to candidates. It reviews a Twentieth Century Fund commission proposal for government funded, nationwide simultaneous prime time broadcasts in the last five weeks of presidential campaigns, with six 30 minute slots for major candidates and two for others. The piece discusses free airtime as a remedy and weighs freedom of choice concerns against public need for informed voting.
Massachusetts Jaycees push a constitutional amendment gathering about 100000 signatures before November 15 to strip the legislature from personnel decisions. They seek a merit based system with an executive agency to run exams and end veteran and political favoritism amid a bloated civil service.
A column discusses the biracial Commission on Bias losing steam and a proposal to transfer it to Urban Coalition auspices. It also spotlights Adams Free Library’s appeal for Charles Pierce Burton's Bays of Bob's Hill series, noting Burton's New England mood, biography, and enduring wartime print shortages.
Looking back at 50 years ago the Pittsfield College Club met at Miss Ruth Mills’s home 126 Appleton Ave with about 50 attendees to discuss An Afternoon With Stephen Leacock. Dr Leacock is a McGill political science professor. his sister Mrs Jan Ulrichson lives in Pittsfield. club president was Miss Rose Converse.
Readers critique the Dalton sex education pilot and Gehring’s reservations, defend teens, and urge parental guidance. Others address Lenox lumbering, local sports at Taconic High School, and a note praising Casey Stengel’s Mets quote, with residents urging responsible forest management and school program reforms.
After Eisenhower again defeated Adlai Stevenson in 1956 he received an honorary degree from Smith College. He quipped to president Dr. Benjamin Wright that it was wonderful to be both Wright and President, as reported by the Boston Globe.
Hans K Maeder director of the Stockbridge School Interlaken announces a teach-in on October 13 to protest the Vietnam War. The event runs 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the auditorium and will feature students teachers and community members. The school will fly its flags at half mast that day to honor the flag as a symbol of hope and peace rather than fear and despair.
William F Buckley Jr argues that rising cigarette use amid antitobacco efforts may backfire by reducing pressure for safer products and stifling research. He notes advertising bans and FCC rules have not cut smoking and could spur unsafe substitutes while legal limits broaden state control and moralizing.
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