Keeping the Kids in School Editorials
Massachusetts faces dropout concerns despite a low state rate of about 3 percent for grades seven through twelve, well below the national average. The piece urges improved curricula, teaching, testing, and guidance to reduce the overall 18 percent dropout rate and better engage students, especially in smaller schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Education
Massachusetts
South
Mississippi
U.S
A Policy Dilemma for South Viet Nam Debate
The U S administration splits on how to handle South Viet Nam with McNamara and Taylor in Saigon seeking a unified policy. The State Department calls for Diem reforms and Nhu’s removal to win popular support while military advisers push backing Diem and warn against cutting aid. The piece argues U S action must back decent government and avoid ties to religious bigotry, or victory will be hollow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Defense
McNamara
Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Saigon
U.S
State Department
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Southeast Asia
In Brief: Local officials clash over racing probe and sewer plans
Attorney General Bronke pledges continued racing industry investigation and new legislative proposals next year while indictments to date are framed as early chapters. Board of Health faces questions on sewer system needs and blames state for septic issues, amid calls for local accountability. Day Care moves into Coolidge Hill School at low cost as Francis Avenue site proves inadequate. Berkshire District Medical Society approves a civil rights policy, prompting discussion on local representation of Black professionals in the Berkshires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronke
Board of Health
William P. Aldrich
State Board
Coolidge Hill School
Francis Avenue
Birkshire District Medical Society
Hampton Price
Great Barrington
Editorials by TV stations spark debate on reach and influence
The Arkansas Gazette questions the effectiveness of television editorials arguing stations should offer them to educate viewers on public issues. It notes government franchise and potential congressional rules could shape or limit editorials, provoking a cautious stance while noting concerns about editorial quality under political control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Miles
Bellotti’s Berkshire Barnstorming Reveals State Politics
Lieutenant Governor Bellotti tours the Berkshires on a 38-stop swing to renew ties and push for a potential run for governor. The trip, backed by a large staff presence, highlights discussions of patronage, a looming reform for governor and lieutenant governor as a team, and questions about governor Peabody’s popularity amid budget and staff expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellotti
Berkshire
Berkshires
North Adams State College
Peabody
State College
Gov. Peabody
House
Senate
Ways and Means
John J. Toomey
William D. Fleming
Letters to the Editor on loans policy and restoration
A multi-letter page presents criticisms of a small loans bill and state regulatory oversight, questions about auditors, and calls for qualified appointments. Readers discuss restoration efforts on a Berkshire building doorway, a governor's council initiative, civil rights, leprosy aid, and scientific rhetoric with requests for evidence and cautious language.
War Weariness and Viet Nam Policy Split Angers Congress
New York dispatch notes General Taylor and Secretary McNamara in Saigon to apply military insight to a political crisis. The piece warns of a stalemate on the battlefield and possible coups, and discusses anti American demonstrations, Diem's regime reform, and the broader Southeast Asian balance with China and Communism. It emphasizes public weariness after two decades of conflict and parallels Cuba in strategic uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maxwell Taylor
McNamara
Saigon
Congress
Southeast Asia
Pacific
India
South Asia
Malaysia
Letter to the editor on Pittsfield politics and Bob Dillon
Mrs George F Yannone argues the mayoral record and consultants costs, schools and fire station needs, and criticizes past promises while endorsing Bob Dillon for leadership. She cites Elm Street fire station, sewer projects, parking lot gains, and tax stability as key issues in Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Lake
Dwight Jones
Maughey
Traffic Commission
Elm Street
Harghey
Bob Dillon
Pittsfield
George F. Y.yannone
Bradford St
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Eagle Publishing Company
Eoole Street
Massachuset
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
Boston
Beacon Hill Weekly
By A. A. Michelson
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Robert F. Bradford
Middlesex County
Bradford
Francis 8. Bellotti
Quincy
Bowdoin Square
Peter G. Arles
Democratic City Committee
Arles
Springfield
Edward J. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
John K. Powers
Robert F. Murphy
Frank Bellotti
Executive Council
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Small Loans Regulatory Board
Connecticut
Arlas
Public
Patricia A, Cleary
North St
Berkshire County Historical Society
Deming
Williamstown
Historical Society
Terry Hallock
Richmond
the Eagle
John J. Kerrigan
League of Women Voters of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Jaycees
Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations
Ronald C. MacKenzie
Winnington Road
Burlington
the Fagle
James Farmer
Kennedy
Farmer
CORE
Congress On
Mr. Farmer
Lenox
Mass
Norfolk
Mary Galisa
Stockbridge
Peace Corps
Abakaliki
Claud R. Danley
Crane Ave
By Eric Sevareid
Madame Nhu
Washington
Cuba
de Gaulle
Teader
Ho Chi Minh
Peking
South Vietnam
China
Asia
Warner
Tem
Heller
Loretta Carroll
Miss Carroll
Haughey
Quinn
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