Moon on the Far Side Sparks Soviet Eye Opener
Editorial notes that new Soviet pictures of the moon’s far side reveal a regions with fewer seas and craters. It highlights scientific value in understanding origin theories and gravity effects, plus tech feats in space vehicle orientation and long distance photo transmission. The piece laments lack of international collaboration.
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Moon
Earth
United States
Moscow Sea
Lomonosov Hill
Congress Rigs Its Quizzes Too
A New York Times report reveals that Congress conducts preplanned hearings much like rigged quiz shows. Investigators will question Charles Van Doren in New York before a public November 2 appearance, with private rehearsals designed to shape testimony and headlines.
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Congress
House
New York
Charles van Doren
New York Times
In Brief Looms of a dull city election campaign noted
The League of Women Voters Tally at the Museum Sunday failed to energize the city election season, and observers call it among the dullest on record. A clean six-county gambling raid report from New York State officials contrasts with past Pittsfield sportsbook activity. Rev Robert D McGrath urged anti intolerance at the Berkshire NAACP meeting. Dalton saw showmanship with WRGRs Teen Age Barn and a successful harvest food fair raising 3684 for St Agnes parish.
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Bob Hart
League of Women Voters
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New York
Pittsfeld Sports
Hudson
Robert D. McGrath
Catholic Interracial Council
Berkshire
St. Agnes’ Parish
Chinese youth record praised as cure for delinquency
A New York judge reports no Chinese teenagers faced juvenile charges in 17 years across New York City and major cities. Chinese consul-general P H Chang attributes this to filial piety and family discipline, noting schooling reverence and decorum as keys to preventing delinquency.
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New York Times
San Francisco
Chicago
P. H. Chang
New York
China
Week of Cleaner Air Declared by Boston
Poetically urged by Albert M. Jackson Becket the poem notes Boston declares a cleaner air week amid smoky skies over Cape Ann and Greylock. Citizens from Rockport to Gloucester complain of irritation while networks call for proper purification and reform.
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Boston
Greylock
Who pinched the pigs at Empire Theater show
In North Adams police hunted two runaway guinea pigs backstage during the Eight Bells performance at the Empire Theater. Patrick Kearney was knocked over by a horse exiting a stall and the horse fled the scene. Berkshire Athenaeum announced renovation closing the main room for about a month.
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Empire Theater
North Adams
Patrick Kearney
Mr. Kearney
Phoebe Snow to Road of Anthracite Diesels Change
A Berkshire Eagle note traces rail history from Phoebe Snow and Lackawanna ads to World War I coal shifts and diesel adoption. It recalls the Road of Anthracite, government coal orders in WWII, and modern shifts to diesel power, plus local nostalgia around Waldham’s lumber yard and a gadget titled the Little Black Box.
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Katharine Annin
Eagle
Lackawanna Railroad
Phoebe Snow
Lackawanna
Phoebe
Buffalo
Letters Cite Mayor Haughey for Fairness in Race
Irving Stone of Parker Street Pittsfield defends Mayor Haughey against a challenger accused of seeking to replace city workers with favored nationalities. Stone says Haughey has never discriminated by color or creed and denounces the opponent’s alleged ethnic campaigning aimed at Italian and Polish voters.
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Haughey
Fegle
Hollow Ring Over School Guidance Praises Sparks Debate
In Ward 1 school committee race a rival praised Dr. Edward J. Russel for expanding guidance services at local schools, while the incumbent Eugene J. Murphy had withdrawn. The critic argues campaign remarks misstate credit for the program's expansion and cites the superintendent’s reports as the real justification.
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Edward J. Russel
Kirkpatrick
Eugene J. Murphy
Pittsfield Ejection Issues and school guidance expansion prompted
Charles F. Bunnell argues the Pittsfield school plan expanded guidance facilities and staff on the first day of school to meet long recognized needs. The move included full-time guidance heads in junior highs and high school, a full-time adviser for the vocational department, and more time for teachers to provide counseling services. Powell urges voters to assess Mary Kirkpatrick’s candidacy at a Crane School PTA meeting.
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Russell
Charles F. Bunnell
East Park Ter
Pittsfield
Ward 1 Voters Endorse Mary Kirkpatrick for School Committee
A reader to the TAR EAGLE praises Mary Kirkpatrick as highly qualified for the School Committee. The letter notes a decade of educational and civic involvement in the city and expresses confidence she will bring interest and enthusiasm to the role.
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TAR Eagle
Mary Kirkpatrick
Expensive Publicity Sparks Parent Critique of Teachers Assn
Mrs Philip A Palano and Mrs George Sturtevant attack the Pittsfield Teachers’ Association publication as an unauthentic, costly misrepresentation of teachers. They condemn the union-like ad in The Eagle dated Oct 23 and urge restoration of teaching’s dignity.
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Pittsfield Teachers’ Assn
the Eagle
Philip A. Palano
Tyler
Pittsfield
Five Pumpkins Vandalized in Windsor Neighborhood
A Windsor resident reports five large pumpkins left on the doorstep of a white house were kicked and destroyed by vandals during October nights. The incident, occurring early Sunday morning, October 25, disrupted five children and followed sounds of thudding pumpkin fragments and a car starting at around two o'clock.
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FAQUE
Windsor
Water From Home To the Editor of INE Eagle
A reader mocks Army fluoridation efforts by imagining Pvt Johnny Antifluoridation carrying a flask of pure water during basic training. The letter notes towns fluoridating water, cites Fort Monroe Virginia since 1958, and contrasts civilian and Army practices.
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INE Eagle
Johnny Antifluoridation
Mra. Antifluoridation
Fort Monroe
Fair City
Mary Lou Ruffner
Lebanon Ave
Pittsfield
Feels for Carrier Boys Letter Complains of Snow
George Rosen of Terrace Ave Pittafield endorses the Morning Eagle edition and laments snowed walks at early hours for carrier boys. He asks what newsboys must endure when sidewalks aren’t cleared and supports Mr Huntress’s view from the Letters column of October 26.
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Huntress
Greylock as Ski Area To the Editor of TWE RAQLE
Greylock could be a major New England ski destination with a tramway. The writer argues it would attract tourists in winter and boost financial gains, noting non skiers miss the potential.
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Greylock
TWE Raqle
New England
Absent Ward 1 Councilman Skips League Rally
Arthur B. Coffey criticizes Melvin Harris for not attending the League of Women Voters rally on Oct. 25 to discuss Ward 1 and city issues. Coffey says Harris runs on a weak record based on year of council meetings and urges voters to reconsider his re election prospects.
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Melvin Harris
League of Women Voters
Arthur B. Coffey
Perrine Ave
Pittsfield
Local Ski Area Debate Tags Greylock Tramway Plan
Fred H Couture argues against transforming Mount Greylock into a commercial tramway hub. He cites Vermont ski regions as models, defends Greylock’s scenery, and urges support for Bob Cramer’s tramway efforts while criticizing editors with vested interests. He urges Massachusetts residents to visit Greylock and nearby areas to assess potential impacts.
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West Dover
Bromley
Manchester
Stowe
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Eagle
Bousquet
Pittsfield
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New England
Bob Cramer
Fred H. Couture
Commercial St. Adams
Quiz Shows Expose Limits of Knowledge on TV
The essay argues quiz shows misrepresent contestants as well read and knowledgeable. It contrasts prize money with Nobel prizes, critiques lack of meaningful questions about DNA and science, and calls for up-to-date adult education, refresher degrees for teachers, and better programming despite sponsor influence.
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George Beadle
Humor Beguiled by Army of Old People
A tourist in a New England village notes many lively seniors and asks the pharmacist why. The clerk quips that they had to shoot a man to start the cemetery, delivering a macabre joke about local life.
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New England
New England News
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