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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1969
Page
9
The item notes the Eagle Publishing Company operates daily except Sundays and holidays from 33 Eagle Street in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
The editorial endorses President Nixon 39 call for a 10 percent Social Security boost to start next April, arguing relief is urgent as inflation harms many elderly. It notes 6 million seniors live in poverty or near it and that action should occur promptly, potentially by January, to avoid extra payroll taxes.
A columnist argues militant action yields short term gains but risks driving society to anarchy. He cites Detroit protests and local memorial events, warning restraint and lawful pressure best advance reform. Persistent nonviolent methods, though slow, produce lasting social progress and civil rights victories.
Notes and Footnotes reports Lenoxs Curtis Hotel still hosting guests after Buttenheim took over Sept 1. The manager runs the top floors as a hotel, old boilers keep the building warm, and some visitors were surprised by the occupancy. The piece also recalls the social service index closure and local family anecdotes around school and town life.
Readers share reactions on a wedding visit at Valley View Nursing Home with Linda Brady and Steven Brady, praise Pittsfield police officers, critique strikes, and reminisce about Pittsfield changes. Letters include Ida Aibinder, Constance Bassett, Mrs. John Mullaney, Beatrice Weed, and Clarence Dohoney.
Marquis Childs argues that repeated crises in the West stem from rising expectations and unequal income distribution. He cites television driven desires, tax inequities, and powerful political and union interests resisting change, warning that Western nations face inevitable continuing unrest and social conflict.
A highway construction worker responding to why roads into town are being blacktopped jokes that it is a case of hardening of the arteries. The line adds a wry streetwise punch to the Wall Street Journal item.
The South Berkshire Weekly summary sketches a developing, possibly biased portrait of Great Barrington. It questions public tolerance, criticizes local politics around the Du Bois memorial, and notes concerns over Redevelopment Authority appointments. The piece ponders a high water bacteria count and questions Dr Stein's reasoning to avoid public alarm.
A New York contest of pre adolescent poets draws 20000 entries with 150 slated for publication. Dr Charles Schaefer from Fordham Research Center notes uncluttered wisdom in youth while warning of its limits. A 12 year old proclaims self knowledge surpasses parental insight. The Hartford Courant cites veterans and GI bill college enrollment trends.
Sgt James Milne of West Housatonic Street a member of Company F State Guard was kicked in the stomach and knocked unconscious by a rioter during the Boston police strike. Gov Coolidge called the strikers deserters and President Wilson called the strike a crime against civilization.
Letter from Robert L. Curry, Lenox School headmaster, arguing the Episcopal vote in South Bend rejected reparations as a concept. He praises action as present and future oriented, emphasizing trust among diverse groups and rejecting guilt over past wrongs. He notes the school community includes blacks, American Indians, Chinese, Thais, Jews, and Christians.
Sociologist E Digby Balizell says traditional clubs exclude capable people and risk stagnation by becoming refuges for idlers. He argues for bringing in new ethnic groups while a New York restaurateur laments Lindy’s closing to become a Longchamps steakhouse.
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