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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1963
Page
18
The Eagle publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from Eagle Publishing Company located on Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts providing local news and community notices.
The piece condemns Governor George Wallace and Alabama leaders for inciting racism and failing to protect citizens after the Birmingham church bombings and subsequent riots. It argues that leaders who uphold the law curb violence, while those who inflame it invite murder. It urges white officials to pursue justice and the federal government to offer stronger protections.
The Massachusetts Legislature boosts daytime open-road speed to 50 mph and 45 mph at night, aiming for enforceability and safety. Critics say uniform 60 mph daytime and 65 mph night limits would better align with others. The piece notes lingering low limits in thickly settled and obstructed-view zones and calls for broader modernization.
The piece criticizes federal farm surplus policy citing 400 million pounds of uncommitted butter stored in government warehouses. It explains conversion to butter oil costs and waste, with butter oil shipped overseas for the food for peace program, arguing taxpayers question the spend despite the program's humanitarian aim.
The piece notes a 28 degree Sunday night reading, Judge Charlies E Hibbard sworn in to District Court, tracing early bench leaders Gen Henry Briggs and Joseph Tucker and successor Charles E Burke. It mentions Catherine Van Buren’s Carnegie Hall recital, Detective R Lawrence Naughton’s 25 year police service and prohibition liquor case, Albert S Silverman starting law offices, and the Kennedy Cramer wedding with a Newport birth of Robert P Cramer Jr.
The 42nd annual Eastern States Exposition runs daily through Sept 22 with exhibits from the permanent Massachusetts state building to a four car New Haven Railroad display. Highlights include a large art show with Berkshire artists, a display of armed forces equipment, and a closing Saturday Robe of governors with the Black Watch. Including 8th Air Force Band from Westover.
Readers weigh in on Stockbridge school plans with Dorothy van den Honert and Alan Thielker urging a new high school. Critics argue against additions, warning of substandard facilities and urging a decisive education plan while noting broader community costs.
A reader disputes Hal Borland’s frost forecast, arguing there is no scientific link between frosty weather and full moons. He favors bias in perception, noting clear nights with full moons attract memory, while weather patterns remain uncorrelated. He cites observational error and praises Borland’s teaching spirit.
A letter salutes President Kennedy for wartime draft reforms and predicts a long peacetime draft while noting single men face earlier induction. A second note from Labor Secretary Wirtz jokes about replacing the term functional illiterate, then a Wall Street Journal anecdote recounts a nurse announcing a birth to a stressed executive.
Washington editorial writers bid for reform as Congress faces distrust and slow action. A Senate House study committee is proposed but barred from rules questions. Critics, led by Sen Clark and Case, push for a bill of rights and time limits on executive proposals, while senior chairs resist. Public opinion pressures a cautious first step.
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