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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1965
Page
14
The notice states publication by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts with schedule details noting daily issuance excluding Sundays and holidays. The brief confirms the newspaper’s operational pattern and address.
Editorial argues China three day deadline extension buys time for UN US and USSR to broker a cease-fire. It notes both sides gain from halting wider war, urges interim agreement as vital first step, and sees Soviet mediation as expediting talks while Beijing alone loses.
The piece argues China may raid India border areas but large assaults would draw the United States in. It notes UN US and USSR pressure could curb China and hint at a new era of Moscow–Washington cooperation in Asia and shared containment of China. The text highlights both competing aims and possible détente.
Saul Alinsky emerges as a modern radical through bold community organization. He targets downtrodden groups, using collective power to reform society, provoking both praise and criticism for his blunt methods and secular messianic stance.
A Boonville Missouri paper notes the Crock of Gold saloon on Second Avenue in New York invites an Irish journalist writer to join as writer in residence. The contest runs until November 15 with free dinners and drinks, a candle light desk, and display of manuscripts and rejection slips. It requires Irish birth or ancestry and a minimum age of 13, plus submission of writing samples for editor panel selection.
A collage of light anecdotes and short items. Stag dinner broom bets from Charles Gilson and Irving Rossi at the Eagle engraving dept. A Berkshire Community College gift note about the two hundred years in pictures book. DAR marker visit to Pvt Daniel Bagg’s grave in South New Berlin. References to Richmonds 200th anniversary and Jay Rosenfeld’s New York Camerata debut. Brief sections on typewriter history, insect flight, and Hawaii hula origins, plus Rodin versus rodent art spoof.
In brief remarks ex Mayor Dillon reviews his 20 months in office noting minimal major improvements for a $20 tax rate increase. He urges legislature to share local government costs, cites preservation debates at Interlaken, critiques a post office project, and notes Barrington Fair box office near record levels despite lighter Carroll weather.
Looking Back covers Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Crofut Street joining the Panama Pacific Exposition as guests of Aetna Life Insurance, plus engagements of Mary Hill to Matthew Laflin Rockwell, and Rockwell family connections. Also notes the death of Howard M. Bridges, Pittsfield official, concert pianist recruit Juel-Larsen, and Lorraine Bienick named Berkshire County 4-H outstanding member at Barrington Fair.
Readers weigh in on advertising billboards in the U S and a chemist's life creation proposal. Allan Bosch envisions selling billboards to the Soviets while C W Kirkpatrick warns against pursuing artificial life, fearing global chaos and overpopulation.
Letters argue the limited sales tax hurts low and middle incomes, critique revenue claims, and warn of big business bias. A critic with NY City tax experience weighs in. Others condemn draft-card protesters and comment on a Vietnam era film. Astrid Hegenguth reflects on New England seasonal beginnings.
The piece discusses the 1960s U S political landscape, noting Republican struggles under Ray Bliss and the influence of Dwight D Eisenhower Lyndon B Johnson and the Democratic machine. It highlights doubts about party strength junior generation appeal and potential shifts toward one party rule amid national issues.
A seven-year-old girl on a city family walking tour of a farm spots a tiny colt and exclaims it is a foreign horse. The moment highlights a humorous exchange as the touring party inspects barns and stables.
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