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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1959
Page
6
The piece argues layoffs may begin next week at Pittsfield GE due to material shortages caused by steel strikes. It stresses interdependence of industry, the wider economic impact, and Massachusetts unemployment estimated at about 1,700 workers. It notes court injunction efforts and ongoing production delays.
The steel shutdown worsens shortages as firms cut hours and suspend production. Taft Hartley remains only a temporary fix while unemployment figures miss the growing underemployment. In Massachusetts shortages deepen as manufacturers, dealers, and suppliers feel the impact of reduced output and delayed rebuilding of inventories.
Governor Furcolo and the Grevlock Tramway Authority released letters to quell concerns about the tramway bond pledge. The exchange appears evasive and focuses on assurances against overborrowing and Grey Lock Reservation desecration while criticizes the process as a political gimmick. An advisory committee of conservationists was named, many unaware of their status, highlighting the administration's shaky handling of the issue.
Lenox School Superintendent Hiram Battey warns that self interest corrupts school policy beyond Lenox, while the B&Ls decision to convert most through Pittsfield trains to single units is preferred to complete passenger-service cuts. Twenty students may take up a Russian extension course after visits by Mixoyan and Khrushchev, translator Troyanovsky under consideration. The county may see renewed use of the discarded refrigerator jaw term as fines max at 1000 dollars spread. Senator Symington criticizes U S foreign policy openness amid diplomacy shifts in Amherst.
A Louisville Courier Journal piece notes the NAHB survey of teenagers on home features. Teens propose practical ideas like motion hall lights and rain-sensing windows, while editors mock the results and joke about future housing demands and soundproof rooms.
A collected piece reflecting on status seeking from early 20th century rural life near Ballston, Saratoga Spa. The anecdote contrasts an upper class gleaming car with no engine and a neighbor’s boastful road trips, then moves to a humorous call for hunting season poems and contemporary media snags. Various items follow: a witty pheasant poem, Mae West tainted TV appearances, germ concerns about money handling, a penmanship parody, and a signing off by Rickard V. Happel.
The article lists winners including John Scace with a 43 pound squash Frank Scace 4 pounds C H Scace 40 G C Warren and J N Shepardson 35 and notes other local happenings from North Adams Richmond Pittsfield Stockbridge and surrounding areas from a historical local-page roundup.
The editor urges hunters to seek landowner permission, identify themselves, and follow careful conduct to keep hunting open in Middlefield. The Pittsfield Sportsmen's Club offers to help reduce property violations, stressing respect for livestock, buildings, and hazards. The writer also notes open access areas in Becket and nearby lands, but warns some sites near Stockbridge Bowl and Wheatleigh Park are closed due to real estate development.
A volley of letters to the editor argues that some television quiz shows may be rigged, urging congressional hearings to probe advertising and TV industry ethics. Readers from Holyoke to Dalton contest censorship, free enterprise, and media honesty while urging public accountability and higher standards.
William J. Barnes, M D of Great Barrington writes to criticize The Lagle editorials on offshore islands and Chiang Kai-shek. He argues the editorial undervalues the fight against communism and warns against complacency about possible retaliatory withdrawals from East Asia and Europe amid Cold War tensions.
A reader argues against water fluoridation citing 1 mg dose from four glasses at 1 ppm and asks how parents can control fluoride intake as fluoride appears in foods. The letter urges reducing intake via brushing, proper dental hygiene, and voting against fluoridation.
A July push by steel industry representatives to change local work rules centers on a broader philosophy of management rights and efficiency. Industry proposes an arbitration board for 60 days to decide 2B issues, while union leaders warn against ceding control and call for company-specific discussions.
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