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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1969
Page
7
Daily newspaper published by Eagle Publishing Company at 43 Eagle Street Pittsfield Massachusetts with operations excluding Sundays and holidays.
The editorial urges admitting Communist China to the United Nations as a test of universality. It argues for a neutral U.S. stance, abstaining on China’s admission, and keeping the invitation open annually to reform the body and reduce hostility between Moscow and Peking.
Berkshire County educators and a regional school committee moved to bar the distribution of student publications and leaflets on school grounds without prior authorization. The Great Barrington action, backed by legal opinions, drew student protests and raised fears of broader curbs and SDS-style activism in Monument Mountain, Taconic, and Stockbridge areas as activists warned of future similar votes.
In Berkshire towns tax exemptions spark debate over fairness and municipal impact while a Lee Academy owner allegedly uses exemptions to pressure officials. The Lee Early Childhood Development Center gains incorporator approval and a zoning permit. Green River oil contamination corrected to about 400 gallons. Richmond pressures regionalization. Pittsfield urged to form a regional school district planning committee to begin year end planning.
The Quinault Indians seal a 25 mile stretch of northwestern Washington coastline to deter litter vandalism and protect beaches and rock formations. Leaders say the act preserves future Americans right to natural beauty amid past camper damage and net stealing. The move echoes an old treaty and the need to conserve lands and seas around us.
A retrospective column recalls Elihu Root and Mrs Root as Wendell Hotel guests. James E Goggins of 20 Linden Street named census supervisor for the 1st Massachusetts District. former representative and former board of assessors member. 25 years ago naval officers Rice brothers honored. 50th Rabida Council KC observance led by Edward Wallace. An early earthquake in New England rattled Pittsfield. no local damage reported. 10 years ago awards for Arthur Myers of Eagle. John E Hubbard retires after 40 years with Berkshire Life Building.
A wedding of Williams College professor James MacGregor Burns and Joan Simpson Meyers is noted, with earlier ties to Columbia Records. A Waterman relative recalls Hezekiah Russell and Marshall Field’s rise. A quirky home mishap with a ginormous cucumber leads to a dangerous glass explosion. Steam locomotive No. 3713 is restored and bound for exhibition with plans for the Boston Museum of Science.
Letters to the Editor discuss censorship and public taste in cinema, urging broader movie choices to avoid overreaching restrictions. A reader argues youth deserve fair price distinctions and criticizes adult-only policies affecting teenagers and leisure options.
A spirited argument unfolds between Mrs Coyne a young mother of four and Mrs Hazelton a famed food writer on welfare hunger. Coyne defends 86 cents per day citing frugal meals like hot dogs and homemade bread as feasible, while Hazelton condemns bread baking as inaccessible to the poor. An economist Ruth Logue proposes a blunt fix free food stores delivering bulgur wheat nonfat dry milk dry beans and lard to end hunger at a billion dollar cost. The piece interlaces social critique and practical cooking tips with newspaper voice and satire.
Francis Morse of Wayland argues that wartime costs push inflation, erode antipoverty and pollution programs, and threaten the economy. He predicts public realization will come as wages, prices, and the budget strain deepen, prompting reconsideration of support for Vietnam and potential withdrawal. He warns of a looming recession as the nation bears the burden of the conflict.
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