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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1969
Page
10
Daily publication statement from Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts notes publication schedule excluding Sundays and holidays for the local newspaper edition.
An editorial analyzes the high stakes fight over the House July tax reform bill now before the Senate. It notes the bill aims to curb shelters and loopholes that let rich people pay less tax than modest earners while provoking opposition from oil interests, colleges, museums, foundations, and local officials wary of ending subsidies. The piece argues the reform must balance ending indirect subsidies with replacing lost benefits, warning against harming worthy causes while pursuing fairness.
David Wood records a Williamsville auction of Comstock family effects with Francis Condron from Maryland buying items, including an orange Member’s Ticket for the 38th Berkshire Agricultural Society fair in Great Barrington on September 24 to 26, 1879. Also mentioned is a Berkshire health resort pamphlet by Dr J F Adams from 1883 praising dry, high, bracing winters, and a note on tranquilizer pills and grocery costs.
Readers debate welfare policy and job availability citing classified ads at GE in Pittsfield Meads and Schweitzer in Lee Sheffield Plastics and Becton Dickinson in Canada as evidence of persistent hiring needs. Correspondence questions liberal conservative labels and asks if jobless welfare recipients should take available work, with local voters weighing mayoral candidates.
A letter argues the Al Aksah mosque fire was caused by a religious extremist, notes Arab reactions, and critiques Arab PR while defending Israel. It references Ahmed Shukairy and calls out Arab leadership’s focus on Jews amid regional woes.
New York based Kid News reports from El Paso Texas where 1200 NSA delegates witnessed chaotic election scenes. Black militants urged reparations while white and black moderates hesitated amid protests. The piece links student unrest to wider 1960s upheaval and cites quotes on nudity and politics by public figures.
The obituary recalls Drew Pearson as a fearless muckraker who challenged Washington power. It notes his death at 71 after 85 years writing a political column and credits his work with exposing graft and triggering jailings and resignations among officials while sparking debate over his methods and value.
The region notes a sobering turn in Northern Berkshire Development Corporation as the shell building sale collapses while Tunnel City sees a construction upswing driven by urban renewal. A Finnish student visitor comments on Americans' autos and foot traffic, beards trend headlines, and a Monson teacher wins a federal case over beard refusal.
The Wall Street Journal opinion piece argues that President Nixon’s practice of holding worship services in the White House encroaches on the First Amendment. Reinhold Niebuhr warns that mixing religious sanctity with political power risks preserving the status quo. He objects to evangelist Billy Graham's White House appearance and the Nixon Graham view of religion in policy.
Years Ago and 25 Years Ago items recount Foote family reunion plans at Camp Merrill with organizers listed, plus Rabbi Kra mer leaving Temple Anshe Amonim for Cleveland. Also noted are Olivia Johnson Chambers broadcasting from Paris, Elizabeth Taggolds in Reader's Digest, Bryant's park role, Sumner chairing Dalton drive, and local golf champion Cerruti at Greenock CC.
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