General Electriec's Service To Pittsfield and the Nation
The GE plan to shift from job shop to automated production of power transformers promises a strong future for Pittsfield and GE. Prices will drop up to 20 percent next week, signaling how automation can curb inflation. Pittsfield benefits from the five year 47 million expansion, led by J. W. Seaman, with required cooperation in both plant and community for this bold change.
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Pittsfield
Westinghouse
Sharon
Pennsylvania
Muncie
Indiana
J. W. Seaman
Union Leaders Rally Against Labor Reform Vote Fallout
Labor leaders indicate strong political mobilization for 1960 after Landrum-Griffin reform, with IUE and AFL-CIO leaders pledging aggressive campaigns against supporters of the act. They argue the bill imposes punitive limits on organizing and picketing, intensifying involvement in elections and targeting Southern machines.
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Organized Labor
Aflcio Executive Council
Dixie
South
Democratic Landrum-Griffin
Afl-Cio
Landrum-Griffin
The Curious Puritanism Of Atheistic Communism
Khrushchev’s criticism of the film Can Can as immoral sparked Hollywood outrage and box office publicity. The piece argues communism’s puritanical stance on arts and social behavior contrasts with Western moral preconceptions. It notes Soviet atheism but moralistic censorship, while Western tolerance of vulgarity persists.
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Khrushchev
Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox
Watch and Ward
Legion of Decency
Elvis Presley
Judge Clark Defends Rule On Dash Board Objects
In Brief Judge Albert Clark of Lee proposes state ruling on placing objects on auto dashboards including religious statuettes. GE’s J. W. Seaman leads a new preferred design power transformer project with prior successes in Baltimore. Pittsfield considers a new junior high as enrollment data signal potential crowding. Berkshire farm income remains low per capita despite rising gross receipts. Michael Bakwin seeks Avaloch Inn in Lenox, trading the Paddock property amid popular stays. We recall a past era of fallouts beyond beds and car objects.
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Albert Clark
Lee
J. W. Seaman
Pittsfield
Seaman
Baltimore
William F. Christopher
Avaloch Inn
Lenox
Michael Bakwin
Berkshire Motor Co. reorganizes with new officers
The Berkshire Motor Co. reorganized naming John McQuaid as president and treasurer Dr W J Mercer as vice president and listing directors Michael Casey C B Roberts John White W J Mercer C F Coogan H J Ryan and E B Belcher. A social at Mrs William Robinsons on Southern Avenue honors Arco Tower engagement to Miss Winnie Scarritt of Hartford Conn. Edwin F McLaughlin and John F Harding passed the Massachusetts Bar exam. About 300 of Pittsfield High School’s 1600 students wear penciled slips and belts reading Down with all homework. Mayor Allen H Bagg supports municipal gardens to aid welfare relief in 1935. Arthur Palme dies. Public Works Commissioner Archie K Sloper releases a mayoral order cracking down on city officials allegedly fishing in reservoirs. Trout spill from a broken plate glass tank at Barrington Fair exhibition hall. only damp feet reported.
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Berkshire Motor Co
John McQuaid
W.J. Mercer
Michael Casey
C.8. Roberts
John White
C.F. Coogan
H.J. Ryan
E.B. Belcher
William Robinson
Southern Avenue
Arco Tower
Winnie Scarritt
Hartford
Edwin F. McLaughlin
John F. Harding
Pittsfield High School
Allen H. Bagg
Arthur Palme
Livingston Ave
General Electric
Greylock Reservation
Public Works
Archie K. Sloper
Capeless
Barrington Fair Exhibition Hall
Notes and Footnotes Light Fantastic Columns
Alfred Baker Lewis shows off union labels on stationery and its watermark. Williams College’s Prof. Burns returns from New York after interviewing Eleanor Roosevelt for a Times Magazine piece tied to Mrs. Roosevelt’s 75th birthday. Fleet Owner notes air cushion vehicles may replace wheels, but crosswind issues persist. Khrushchev’s behavior is likened to a tyrant, and a Rosa restaurant menu pun appears. Local notes include licensing quirks in Cortland and a jab at McCarthy. Cunard ships undergo winter drydockings totaling 376512 tons.
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Alfred Baker Lewis
James Macregor Burns
Williams College
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
New York Times
Man
Khrushchev
Rosa
David Murray
Chester
North Street
Barrington
Cortland, N.Y
More Figures and Fewer Pictures To the Editor
George W. Denny Jr of West Cornwall urges detailed city financial reporting listing income and every voucher, criticizing Pittsfield for dark year 1958 and urging progress. In Stockbridge, Mrs. Edmund C. Wilcox recalls Edwin C. Cooney’s 54 years as Williams High School janitor and his devoted service to the town’s children.
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A. A. Quaglietti
Eagle
Midwest
Pittsfield
Edwin C. Cooney
Williams High School
Stockbridge
PTA
Edmund C. Wilcox
Glendale
Letter to the Editor on New Haven rail service decline
A Connecticut writer criticizes the New Haven line for neglecting passenger service on the Pittsfield division. He cites abandoned stations and deteriorating equipment, notes the loss of Falls Village Cornwall Bridge South Kent and nearby towns, and urges making rail travel attractive while studying highway competition. He mentions Southern Pacific using bold highway billboards as a contrast.
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New Haven
West Cornwall
Conn
Falls Village
Cornwall Bridge
South Kent
Pittsfield
Winsted
Torrington
Danbury
Southern Pacific
Letter to editor criticizes tramway bond scheme
Abraham W. Chesney blasts the Tramway Authority for hiring a little known person to arrange bond purchasers and for paying him if the state pledges its credit. He questions officials' sense and asks Massachusetts citizens to wake up, arguing the $2,500,000 tramway is unnecessary.
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Massachusetts
Abraham W. Chesney
Pittsfield
Carving Up Greylock Letter to the Editor
Charles A. Winter criticizes the Greylock Commission’s shift from nature lovers to lawyers. He laments a change in philosophy, accusing officials of preferring legal spoils division over preservation, and attacks Sen Cramer’s statement quoted by the Eagle.
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Greylock
the Eagle
Greylock Commission
Sen. Cramer
Eagle
Letter to editor on Saturday coffee readers
Pauline Townsend of 7 Auburn St writes from The Eagle letters page praising the morning edition while noting her husband, a press worker, is too tired to read it before afternoon, sharing a personal domestic view on newspaper timing.
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THE
EAGLE
Pauline Townsend
Auburn St
Pittsfield
When Doctors Disagree To the Editor of The Eagle
The letter cites a Public Health Service position endorsing fluoridation after decades of study. It notes global acceptance, extensive research, and large US adoption figures as of 1959, with cost details and where to obtain further information from state health departments and Massachusetts officials.
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Public Health Service
World Health Organization
United States
New York Dissenters Question Fluoride in Water
A reader questions the experts behind water fluoridation in Pittsfeld citing a Sept 20 1959 New York Times piece signed by five New York doctors. The letter demands proof of research and responsibility before mass fluoride use, listing Mrs Samuel Riseberg of 37 Cambridge Ave Pittsfeld as signer.
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New York Times
New York City
Simon Beisler
Roosevelt Hospital
Fred Squier Dunn
Lenox Hill Hospital
John Garlock
Mount Sinai Hospital
Edgar A. Lawrence
Lenox Hill
Girard F. Oberrender
Pittsfeld
Samuel Riseberg
Cambridge Ave
Steel strike inflation warning and political standoff
Alfred Baker Lewis argues the steel strike drives inflation by limiting goods for purchasing power. He notes Eisenhower veto threats on housing, education, and social security, while delaying action on steel inflation, proposes a public fact finding board. steel companies reject the offer.
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Eisenhower
A Scout's Word To the Editor of THE EAGLE
A Monterey boy scout writes to share the Scout view praising camping trips including Philmont New Mexico and thanking leaders and donors for Camp Eagle and other activities in his hometown.
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THE
EAGLE
Monterey
Philmont
New Mexico
Boy Scouts
Camp Eagle
Raising the Ante to the Editor of the Eagle
James W. Stanley urges voters to curb federal spending as state and local tax burdens rise. He notes Commerce data show a $1 billion increase in state tax collections to $16 billion, alongside $80 billion federal and $16 billion local taxes. He warns that larger federal budgets drive higher all-tax costs and calls for pressure on spenders.
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Commerce Department
United States
James W. Stanley
National Assn. of Manufacturers
Boylston St
Boston
Oil Slippery To the Editor of THE EAGLE
Letter to the editor criticizes armament themes referencing Khrushchev and corn oil supplied by Garst while Loretta Carroll spreads olive oil warning readers to beware the big fry out. A reader from New Hampshire Avenue signs the piece.
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Mr. Khrushchev
Garst
Loretta Carroll
Quotations on war, freedom, and politics from historical figures
A collage of remarks from George V. Allen Khrushchev Morton and Leon Uris touching on peace, censorship, capitalism, and rhetoric. The statements span themes of war avoidance, moral standards in media, corporate political involvement, and language in writing.
Khrushchev Proves More Individualistic In U S Visit
DES MOINES IA Khrushchev has shown himself to be more of an individualist and pragmatist than expected during his U S tour. He has shown interest in American technology housing and stores, prompting questions about how America’s lavish life impacts his view of communism and strength.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Khrushchev
America
United States
Eisenhower
San Francisco
Soviet Russia
Los Angeles
California
Bay
Lowa
Family Weekly
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Conte
Taft-Hartley
IUE
James B. Carey
Landrum-Griffin Bil
Carey
William C. Cramer
St. Petersburg
Florida
Cramer
Detroit News
Sitter
Patter
Phoebe Bell Honig
U.S
Sen
Joe McCarthy
Madison Square Garden
Cunard Line
Eeagle
West
Rockies
Pacific
Disneyland
East
New England
Connecticut
George W. Denny Jr
Cornwall, Conn
Charles A. Winter
U.S. Public Health Service
Mary Lou Ruffner
Mrs. Ruffner
State Health Department
William D. Wellock
Division of Dental Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
State House
Mass
William J. Putnam
D.D.S
Division of Dental Public Health
East 16Th St
New York, N.Y
W. Gilchrist Jr
John McManama
New Hampshire Ave
George V. Allen
U.S. Information Agency
Nikita Khrushchev
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Repiblican National Committee
Leon Uris
Washington
Marquis Childs
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