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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1963
Page
18
The Berksiiré Eagle is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company located on Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Editorial views Governor Wallace of Alabama as a rising nuisance who uses troopers to block token integration. The piece notes widespread Southern hostility to his maneuvers, cites Birmingham and Tuskegee reactions, and highlights peaceful desegregation in Charleston, Baton Rouge, and Virginia. It argues Wallace’s stance is fading amid a public grudging push toward inevitable integration.
The U S Bureau of Roads warns Massachusetts could lose over 180 million in federal aid if local roadblocks on the inner belt route and a proposed 125 million highway bond plan persist. The piece argues federal funds require cooperation, cautions veto powers and arbitration delay jeopardize 1972 interstate goals.
Socialite Fernanda Wanamaker Wetherill hosts a Southamton coming out party for 100 affluent youths. They defy convention with late night revelry, chandeliers swung, furniture damaged, and a beachside windup, proving rich youth share the same zest as city kids, within their own circle.
In brief the Pittsfield community laments the loss of Ward 6 School committeeman Dr William B Walker whose forthright stance on education earned admiration. The piece notes a wish to find a replacement of equal caliber and references preservation efforts by the Trustees of Reservations for Tyringham cobble, a landmark saved from developers. Also covered are Yellow Coach Lines bus fare plans affecting students within two miles of school and scooter safety regulation as part of a statewide program, with Dem City Committee chair Peter Arles acknowledged.
Looking back years ago Car S Clancy arrived at the South Beremont parsonage with his Henderson four cylinder after a world tour. The journey began Oct 5 1912 in New York City. Our Sandisfield correspondent also notes Ella Ward’s improving health in Westfield and Montville. John Burnett becomes acting postmaster of Housatonic. Frederick Peters, Lenox native and Republican leader, visited President Hisentower to thank him for a Philadelphia district post.
A summer home concert season at Music Mountain Falls Village Conn closed its 44th season with 356 attendees in a final program headlined by Benny Goodman on July 7, setting a new season record of 2,138 total. The piece also surveys chocolate history, Tanglewood praise, and quirky cultural notes including fashion creases, a Chrysler showroom move, and Parisian false moustaches for men.
The Washington demonstration on behalf of Negro rights drew about 200,000 people who marched peacefully to the Lincoln Memorial. Attendees included diverse Americans united for equality, while critics like David Lawrence and Strom Thurmond condemned the event as unnecessary or misguided. The piece praises orderly conduct and predicts continued, dignified marches across the nation.
A fragmentary letters page cites Maine pollution concerns at Old Orchard Beach, praising Sen Muskie, and recounts a Washington trip with the March for Freedom. Other letters lampoon Dalton Hinsdale mockery, and a critique notes a Kennedy mental health funding cut voted by Republicans.
The party confronts Barry Goldwater’s writings and rhetoric as scrutiny mounts over war versus coexistence. Arizona editorials spark debate on his stance, with Goldwater defending his full text and warning against oversimplification. GOP factions push a stricter, more conservative line ahead of the San Francisco nominating convention.
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