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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1965
Page
16
Daily paper issued by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts, excluding Sundays and holidays.
Editorial argues the road beautification bill is weak, with little effect on Massachusetts or nationwide highway uglification. It notes two Route 7 billboards near Great Barrington escape regulation due to local business zoning, a loophole the final measure allows by permitting states to designate highway segments as industrial or commercial to permit future billboards.
The piece argues that current controls miss half the problem as growing roadside signs marbling Route 7 in Great Barrington threaten to ruin the area’s character. It notes the local Selectmen opposed the billboards but the state Outdoor Advertising Board granted permits, undermining local vetoes and federal beautification hopes.
The Pope’s visit to the United Nations featured a warm exchange with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, signaling ecumenical restraint in Cold War tensions. He urged peaceful coexistence and a strengthened world authority for the UN while advocating universality that could encompass China and broader international cooperation.
The New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools seeks state help to curb substandard private schools in the Berkshires. Critics warn lack of enforcement power and old laws weaken local boards, urging a state licensing system. Malcolm Peabody promotes Berkshire support for the Special Commission on Low Income Housing. Ward 6 candidate Garrity proposes skipping state aid to avoid School Building Assistance Commission site requirements, risking $2 million in grants.
President Johnson condemns the Hooded society of bigots calling them the Ku Klux Klan by a catalog of terms and roles used by the United Klans. The article notes some members are stirred enough to plan bombings, arson, dynamite, and murder.
Miss Charlotte J Sanford James Barnes and Mrs Francis B Rogers closed Le nox home Coldbrook for the season. Longtime staff include Miss Ellen Dalton 47 years August Chaloti 26 years Charles Kernan 32 years and John P Krah 21 years. George P Clayson Jr elected vice president of Ea ton Paper Corp to succeed Paul E Burbank who joined United Airlines in New York. Kenneth F Witham appointed Marblehead YMCA general secretary. Engagement announced Claire Ann Kruszyna to Russell Gurney Cheshire. Norman F Dellert started as Berkshire Art Association's first paid executive director.
Notes from Berkshire County features mentions of Williams College and a UC Santa Cruz chancellor quote about adding a Williams like school. It also cites local humor items from Lenox and Stockbridge, a harvest festival report, and quips from the Albany Times Union. A diet figure roundup and Mike Dowd humor conclude.
New York reports Ellis Island will be rebuilt as part of a joint New York New Jersey Washington effort to form the Statue of Liberty National Monument. The plan includes a park with a theater aquarium and marina, a pedestrian link to Liberty Island, and a 200 member Job Corps crew to work on the project with Johnson pro claiming the site as a national shrine.
The piece argues that leaders like Ben Bella Nasser Sukarno and their regimes in Algeria United Arab Republic and Indonesia have pursued foreign ambitions at the expense of domestic woes. It contends misgovernance leads to hunger chaos and potential collapse while Red China’s influence risks backfiring on the United States.
Readers laud Mayor Del Callo for strict anti drinking measures and road patrols from New York to Pittsfield while critiquing Council members and past administrations. Correspondents urge support for Haughey to stabilize taxes and back preservation over ski development at Mt Greylock. A Maine legislator shares sales tax impact estimates for Massachusetts residents and cites IRS figures.
A humorous quip notes a baffling new winter illness named Something. The punchline shows a doctor prescribing aspirin and a return call, mocking medical vagueness and routine patient follow up. Author Jerome Beatty Jr. is cited from Saturday Review.
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