Editorial on the steel strike and intractable demands
The piece argues that in industrial and international conflicts, clearer issues yield negotiation while fuzzy, emotional demands breed bitterness. It notes the steel strike at 12 weeks, with profits high and wages well above industry averages, and critiques both sides for obstinacy. It recalls a union move to end talks amid management’s refusal to raise labor costs. Initially, the economy felt little impact due to sufficient production and stockpiles in early 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
David McDonald
Steel strike may trigger 80 day cooling off period
The steel crisis worsens as stockpiles dwindle and unemployment rises. The president may invoke Taft Hartley injunction to force an 80 day cooling off period, despite union opposition, amid heavy pressure from steel buyers and concern over the missile program. Khrushchev mocked the failing crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Trading With Russia Will Come Hard
A look at Khrushchev Mikoyan and Kozlov urging broader U S Soviet trade notes the small base of current exchanges and the obstacles of Cold War controls. It argues long credit terms and lingering Lend Lease debt plus state monopoly risks make substantial Soviet trade unlikely soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Anastas Mikoyan
Frol Kozlov
Mikoyan
Kozlov
United States
U.S
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
In Brief Acknowledges cooperation and gas company rise
In brief notes Local 255 cooperation with the transformer department's black box project as a sign of mutual appreciation. Berkshire Gas reports a 400 percent increase in home heating customers over five years, highlighting vigor of its new management and strong support for the program.
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Local 255
Berkshire Gas Company
Oh Temperature Oh More and the Khrushial Test
A jumble of quotes and readers notes from several papers rails about Cold War tensions. Harold M. Jalonack of West Redding Connecticut comments on a concert and local politics amid remarks on education and public issues. The collection includes car and road commentary and wry quips on vaccines driving and congressional investigations.
Engagement Announced James Fanning and Kathrine Hogan
Fifty years ago James E. Fanning of Briggs Avenue planned to wed Kathrine E. Hogan of Coltsville daughter of Mr and Mrs James C Hogan Fanning worked in the Stanley office Pittsfield High School held junior dance committee chair Roger Wellington led the event Lowe s Drug Store demonstrated Kickapoo Indian Sagwe remedies featuring a full blooded Iroquois in period regalia Delos M Bailey janitor rescued a squirrel at South Congregational Church the creature became his pet Shaun Kelly Jr of Richmond listed as one of six Harvard football lettermen Rise Stevens opened Pittsfield Community Concert season and Orin P McCarty s wife won the women s city tennis title over Ann Talbot 63 63 UE Local 255 leader denied plans for a national union office amid right wing split Gentlemens Our National Anthem
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James E. Fanning
Briggs Avenue
Katherine E. Hogan
Coltsville
James C. Hogan
Fanning
Stanley
Roger Wellington
Pittsfield High School
Lowe's Drug Store
Delos M. Bailey
South Congregational Church
Mr. Bailey
Shaun Kelly Jr
Richmond
Harvard
Rise Stevens
Metropolitan Opéra
Radio and
Moving Pictures
Pittsfield
Orin P. McCarty
Ann Talbot
John H. Callahan
MIDNIGHT OIL AND MISCELLANY IN A BERKSHIRE PAGE
A Pittsfield High School note lists Ray Woitkow ski among a long line of Woitkowskis attending the school for 30 years without a break. The item mixes assorted curiosities, from a color photo postal of Istanbul with a Turkish folk song recording, to a left handedness study by H. M. Wiley and a Chicago espresso cafe name. It also coversVolunteer hostesses at Pittsfield General Hospital, Hoover Dam construction timelines, a Hollywood Bowl anecdote about Russian dancers, a novel gravy-repellent necktie from Textile World, and a closing credit to Richard V. Happel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midnight Oil
Ray Woitkowski
Pittsfield
WBEC
Lee Furman
Lee
Turkey
H. M. Wiley
Chicago
Pittsfield General Hospital
Greylock tramway debate and ski lift compromise urged
Letters to the editor discuss Mt Greylock tramway viability arguing crowds would overwhelm it and proposing a ski lift alternative with 500 to 1,000 hourly capacity. Authors stress Berkshire tourism, Vermont comparisons, road support, and forest restrictions, urging a merits-based public decision. A second letter argues firemen deserve parity with police pay, shifts, and staffing to reflect duties, praising the Finance Committee.
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Mt. Greylock
Berkshire County
Thunderbolt Trail
Greyrock
Vermont
Berkshire
Greylock
Green Mountain National Forest
Nature
History Repeating Teapot Dome echoes in Massachusetts letters
In a letter to the Eagle editor Philip E. Rothkopf cites Massachusetts parallels to Teapot Dome graft. He recalls 1922 actions by Interior Secretary Albert Fall leasing naval oil reserves to private interests, triggering investigations, lawsuits, and land return, with Teapot Dome becoming a catchphrase for government graft.
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THE
EAGLE
Massachusetts
Mr. Greylock
Philip E. Rothkopf
Pittsfield
Teapot Dome
Wyoming
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Economic Nonsense to the Editor on Greylock Tramway
Donald W. Gilchr est urges readers to press governor for a special legislative session to repeal a law backing the Greylock Tramway project amid economic troubles. He warns failure to act would lower public esteem and calls citizens to write to the governor.
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THE
EAGLE
Greylock
Donald W. Gilchrest
Pittsfield
Reconsidering Junior High Needs in Pittsfield
A letter to the Eagle argues against building a new junior high. It favors expanding one or both current South and West buildings to serve about 2,000 students, noting cost, staff, and program benefits. The author, Robert Budnitz of New Haven, asserts expansion is cheaper and preserves specialized curricula and quality teachers.
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William F. Christopher
Pittsfield
Christopher
South
Norman
West Junior High
Tremendous Blunder Letter Critiques Clergy and Soviet Leader Visit
The writer condemns Miss Carroll's letter as sacrilegious and abusive to clergy and civilians, questioning the virtue of greeting a Kremlin leader. Agnes T. Sheridan of 473 West St. argues the visit reflects a grave error and a nightmare for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Carroll
Jarze
Kremlin
Agnes T. Sheridan
West St
Pittsfield
Personal Problem To the Editor of THE FAGLE
Letter from Verita C. Williams urges public education before fluoride fluoridation votes. She questions sodium fluoride sources and long term internal effects, noting diabetes kidney and heart concerns and personal autonomy over health choices.
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THE
FAGLE
Pastore
Verita C. Williams
Peck’s Rd
Pittsfield
Quotes on fear and scrutiny from Khrushchev era and Sophia Loren
The quotation compares Khrushchev era Russia with Stalin era noting a lack of mutual fear among people. It also includes Sophia Loren quipping that kissing a man is less fun when 100 technicians observe.
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Khrushchev
Russia
Stalin
Harrison E. Salisbury
New York Times
Sophia Loren
Washington Lippmann Press Club Speech Huge Contrast To Khrushchev Show
Washington observers compare Nikita Khrushchev and Walter Lippmann at the National Press Club luncheon. Khrushchev offered a stark, practical challenge while Lippmann presented a serene, humane defense of Western liberal thought and individual rights.
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Lippmann
Khrushchev
Washington
National Press Club
Nikita Khrushchevy
United States
Walter Lippmann
Arthur Krock
The
New York Times
David Lawrence
U.S. News & World Report
Jovian
Clergyman and doctor clash over delivery room access
A humorous clash between a determined clergyman and an obstinate physician unfolds over allowing the preacher's wife to have the clergy man present at the birth of his second child. The door to the delivery room becomes the battleground for professional viewpoints.
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Methodist News
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West Redding, Conn
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Colorado River
Textile World Magazine
Richard V. Happel
Ing
K. L. Hirschmann
M.D. Pittsfeld
God Bless
Finance Committee
Herbert F. Hathaway Jr
Junior High
Robert Budnitz
Yale Station
New Haven, Conn
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Lawrence
Krock
Press Club
Nikita Khrushchev
Mr. Khrushchev
Nikon
Congress
Benjamin McKelway
Star
Philip Graham
Poat
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