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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1963
Page
18
The Berkeiré Eagle is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial argues Goldwater attacks federal power while benefiting from it in his home state. He derides New Frontier promises and calls for local independence, yet Boston's revival blends heavy federal aid with urban renewal. The piece accuses supporters of hypocrisy and political maneuvering.
Looking Back records Prof William Howard Taft and Mrs Taft touring the Berkshires as guests of ex Senator and Mrs W Murray Crane in Dalton and of Joseph H Choate in Stockbridge The former president is now Kent professor of law at Yale University Other notes include a 41 ounce pair of Northern Spy apples grown by Joseph F Titus celery growing three feet high a 94th birthday for Oscar S Hutchinson a former station master and postmaster and a new secretary position for Margaret Whitney at Wesleyan College Pittsfield Electric marks 75 years of progress with GE history and local plant open houses The GE city status dates back to 1903 when GE acquired control of Stanley Electric Manufacturing Co in Pittsfield.
Readers comment on Rep Wallace Crawford for mayor and praise public interest in the race. A Lenox letter reports threats after a public hearing on a motel zoning variance and urges action by officials. Other letters criticize coverage of insurance and Red Cross funds, defend UCS allocations, and argue about Hinsdale zoning and trailer park issues.
In Williamsburg Virginia the Rockefeller funded restoration of the Governor's Palace and local taverns draws international visitors led by Marshal Tito. The piece contrasts 18th century ideals with modern prosperity, noting rising values in antiques and the enduring appeal of independence, while briefly lampooning evolving retail promotions.
Senator Dodd and others misread Kennedy’s Tito visit as softness toward communism. The aim is expanded trade and cementing ties with a Yugoslavia pursuing an independent road to socialism, preserving Western access and reducing bloc-wide danger through separate paths.
In Lenox a debate over a potential mayoral style clash with Hal Borland and a plan to appoint Howard Bain as Cobblewarden frames local concerns. The $1.5 million Cardinal Inn motel proposal pleases taxpayers but troubles Route 7 travelers, while the Planning Board seeks to liberalize the sign bylaw to keep standards against a heavy handed state agency.
Bit parts collect short items on infant eye care notes, retirement village listings, blood donor age rules, an Albany High School reunion, Yale Library gift, an Army surplus helmet find, and camel fossils suggesting North American origins. Named individuals include Dr Herbert Fischer Frank A Talarico Harold Winchester Carl Rollins Richard Stubblefield.
Massachusetts lawmakers criticize slow Washington action as the 88th Congress stalls on civil rights and tax cuts after nine months. Seniority, committee delays, and heavy constituent duties hinder progress, while a study group proposal to streamline is awaiting action.
George J. Bisaccia of Tens argues the Valachi televised hearings are hearsay and politically driven. He recommends a quiet FBI probe into organized crime in Washington, comparing immigrant histories and urging accountability rather than sensationalism.
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