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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1969
Page
11
The Eagle published daily except Sundays and holidays by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts.
President Nixon described the U S postal system as obsolete and unfit for a growing nation while Congress resists change. The plan would create a nine member board to run a government mail corporation with board appointed managers guiding rates personnel wages capital spending and operations.
Beacon Hill enacted a tax change recognizing parimutuel betting as central to fair racing, boosting the state take. Despite a soggy Berkshire day reducing race handle to 572000 dollars, the commonwealth’s share reached 48620 dollars, nearly double past rates, easing taxpayer burden.
The article discusses conservation efforts by Western Mass Electric Co and New England Power Co including recreation, wildlife protection, and a Bear Swamp hydro site. It notes Berkshire Hills Regional School District opposition to pond conversion for water supply and critiques zoning variances affecting the Yorkshire Avenue moving business. It closes with reflections on borders planning and variances limits.
Evangelist Billy Graham says left wing militants may launch terrorist acts across the country around October 1. He claims the FBI knows of the plans but is hampered by court rulings and public apathy, arguing the FBI's record shows it is capable despite rights limits and that public concern is evident in polls.
Looking back at memories from 23 and 10 years ago, events include a Jacksonville woman regaining health after a lightning strike near her window, Barbara Ann Rath’s September wedding to Harold W. Fisher, pilot Walter H. Winnard earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, Joseph Pizzonia Jr. winning a New England Conservatory scholarship, plus George Pellerin honored with a Benedict Athletic Club plaque. Also noted are William G. Burch planning January retirement and Bermuda-born staffer moving back to Pittsfield after a career in Lenox hotels.
A column of whimsical notes reflects on dogs guiding thoughts, urges humans to walk on all fours to avoid falling, and suggests ceilings and buildings would shrink. It mentions a moon reunion in 1973, a gray squirrel crossing West Street by a wire, and a reader in Longmeadow collecting Betty Crocker coupons to aid Philippines cattle farming. Also cites Sen Kennedy’s waning Senate influence and fashion’s need to cover more.
Washington column notes that Ralph Nader and nearly 30 law students known as Nader's Raiders head back to school. It argues these reformers pursue regulatory change over beaches and festivals, defending their goals and criticizing corporate influence and law firms. The piece frames Nader as practical, seeking to improve the free enterprise system through government roles and stronger safety standards.
Readers debate local censorship, mayoral rhetoric, and housing promises while praising a Stockbridge theater production and raising a personal grievance about legal aid. The letters cite constitutional rights, political accountability, and systemic obstacles in accessing justice.
Quotes from Galo Plaza, secretary general of the Organization of American States, urge broader diffusion of advanced technology and management know-how across economies, plus new local marketing and export opportunities for nationals. Foreign lenders are ruled out as a source.
Murray Kempton recounts Everett Dirksen as a pragmatic stabilizer with flamboyant rhetoric and shifting stands. The piece notes his fine theater in politics, his charitable garden passion, and a fantasy of naming the marble gold marigold the national flower to honor his seasons of service.
A father visits a country hospital nursery with his young son. The boy looks through a large window at 15 cribs and 13 babies, then quips that there are two more traps set. TheFamily Weekly caption captures the humorous moment.
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