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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1965
Page
16
The daily publication is issued by Eagle Publishing Company at 33 Eagle Street Pittsfield MA and excludes Sundays and holidays in its publishing schedule.
Voters favor compromise peace in Vietnam, 83 percent would back a congress candidate seeking a settlement. Republicans and Democrats show similar leanings, suggesting Johnson could pursue an honorable accommodation with the Communists despite Republican calls for harsher action. The public may be more rational than politicians in this issue.
Governor Volpe faces AFL-CIO scrutiny as he argues a 202 million plan with a 150 million sales tax feature. Labor leaders oppose the tax despite broader voter support and balanced modifications, risking a stalemate in a heated policy clash.
Reopening of Bancroft paper mill ends closures since April 17 aided by a $60,000 Lee National Bank loan and a $50,000 second mortgage from former owner David F. Cohen. The new owners pledge to prevent pollutants into the West Branch of the Westfield River, signaling community welfare concern.
The text recalls James Smithson born under Duke of Northumberland, his will to the United States to found a knowledge institution, and the Smithsonian's bicentennial observance in Washington. It credits Joseph Henry as a key early leader and notes the institution’s museum and research roles in advancing science and culture globally.
A collection of quirky items and local observations from Berkshire publications. Topics include newspaper automation and job impact, a Pittsfield poet signed as Mr. Zero, reminiscences of artist appearances, street lights on Pittsfield-Lenox Road, a spoof medical newsletter piece on Cenneal's Hepatosis, an FBI bulletin about prison gambling via handmade dice, a playful Bay of Pigs era note about Columbus, and Waikiki Beach surfboard activity labeled the lumber yard.
Looking Back notes the September 21 wedding of Kitty Lanier Lawrence granddaughter of Charles Lanier of New York and Lenox to William Averell Harriman son of Mrs E Henry Harriman of New York at Trinity Episcopal Church Lenox. The couple will spend next summer at Allen Winden Lenox.
In Washington last week Senator George D. Aiken noted that adjournment could come within two weeks or sooner and that the Johnson administration would not risk a filibuster by taking up the House passed bill to repeal Section 14 b of the Taft Hartley Act. He also discussed freer trade aims and Canada US relations while highlighting desalination research and potential energy use of atomic power.
Readers debate a high school field trip to see the film China and a broader critique of dam projects and birth-control programs. Contributors defend classroom context, recall personal China experiences, and warn against environmental and privacy costs, naming Clarence Doheny Louis J. Hebert Atty. William B. Ball Dr Welson H Elkina and others.
A opinion piece argues Johnson era consensus stifles debate on foreign policy. It cites Fulbright's Dominican critique met with swift administration rebuke, asks if dialogue is possible as executive power grows. It recalls Tocqueville on majority tyranny and past dissent fights under Johnson and Eisenhower era.
Maurice J. Boenitz of Lenox responds to Phinney and Buckley in a pointed letter to the Eagle editor. He defends his family’s security and disputes liberal labels, cites figures like Carnegie and Hoover, questions political motives, and suggests solving New England apple picker issues as a model for orange pickers while noting the role of economic boycott.
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