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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
9
The Berkashire Eagle appears as a daily newspaper except Sundays and holidays, produced by Eagle Publishing Company. Based at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts, the paper serves the local area with news and notices.
The piece critiques Nixon’s New Federalism, arguing states lack capacity and willingness to assume more welfare duties. It cites the Colorado Springs Governors Conference showing states want funds but resist responsibility, noting racial underrepresentation among delegates and the irony of Arya Jackson’s remark on electoral shifts.
The Washington Post notes a bid for J Edgar Hoover to retire as FBI director on his 76th birthday next January 1. The piece suggests press staff stay at full strength in December and January to ensure a grand departure. It also questions Public Service longevity citing Major issues at the Selective Service System with General Lewis B Hershey near 75.
Berkshire Natural Resources Council assists planning for the Notch Brook Cascades a two fall feature totaling about 45 feet in the Mt Greylock area of North Adams described as a pristine grotto in a 200 foot hemlock gorge. The piece notes civic and business interest in housing policy and mentions a court ordered disbanding of a Nazi linked motorcycle gang and GE plant walkouts influenced by the so called Barrington lab syndrome.
In a politically charged move the legislature added an Executive Council confirmation power over the governor’s youth services commissioner. Democrats backed the amendment, Republicans opposed it, and Gov. Sargent questioned its legality amid a prior referendum showing public disfavor of the Council. The council’s stance on Skinner’s Superior Court appointment is cited as worsening public regard.
Looking Back notes residents linked to Pittsfield Lenox and Great Barrington. Mrs Renne and son Norman march with the 1st Division in New York. Mrs Coratch becomes a publicity writer for Geoil B. DeMille Studios. Alden Brosseau named to West Point prep by Rep. Treadway. Florence Brooks authors illuminated manuscripts at Lenox Library exhibit. Dr Waldo Edelman opens medical office in Great Barrington after serving in U S Public Health Service. Lieutenant colonel Edelman, formerly Indian Hospital Crown Point New Mexico, joins local medical practice setup.
Readers note recurring heavy rainfalls from 1938 to 1966 with totals and records, the poet Phoebe Bell Henry sending a dripping subject tribute, and a historical sampler highlighting Dartmouth College Case and George Washington’s 1777 Philadelphia entry.
Readers react to Pittsfield Afro American Society Theatre's Mirrors Black and Berkshire Playhouse reviews praising the production while criticizing it as a pulpit for brutality. Letters discuss white guilt, racial tensions, and the importance of responsible civic discourse. Other letters denounce Hinsdale politics and defend Hinsdale Fire Department against Carmel and selectmen.
The death of Ho Chi Minh is seen as a possible turning point that could hinder peace by negotation and complicate American withdrawal from Vietnam. The piece reflects on his role as a unifying figure, the costly missteps by the United States, and the grim irony of prolonging the war while exploring paths to settlement.
Paul A Reynolds of Wesleyan University condemns a Leyden town scheme to insert a five minute pre take up prayer period in public schools. He warns it mirrors a covert religious agenda and risks turning a supervised activity into bedlam as it bypasses the 1948 ruling against released time.
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