Two Anti Poverty Programs Approved by School Board
The School Committee unanimously approved two federal anti poverty programs, Operation Head Start and a Neighborhood Youth Corps. Lincoln D. Lynch outlined budgets and deadlines, with Head Start funded $28,200 and 90 percent from Washington, and a council plan for a 36 member work crew and a smaller 12 person food prep group under tentative Youth Corps plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asst. Supt. of
Lincoln D. Lynch
Board of Action For Opportunity
Washington
Lynch
Office of Economic Opportunity
Murphy Heads Summer School For 7th Term
Pittsfield School Committee endorses Lawrence Murphy’s 7th term as head of the summer school begun in 1959. Candidates for vice principal interviewed next Wednesday at 7 30 PM with 20 minutes per applicant. Intern candidates include Blowe Bruni Gauvreau Gallant Herrmann Kasuba. Move of summer school from Pittsfield High to Crosby Junior High tabled. City resident tuition set at 15 dollars nonresidents 39 dollars. previously 10 each.
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Lawrence J. Murphy
Pittsfield
Murphy
Frank Blowe
Pasquale Bruni
Paul Gauvreau
Robert Gallant
Bernard Herrmann
Donald Kasuba
Pittsfield High School
Crosby Junior High
School Notes And Moon Blink Observations Reported
A building and sites subcommittee recommendation on grounds repairs for city schools was deferred by the School Committee. An eight page report outlining needs at each school will be heard later. Cranwell School was approved to use South Junior High on May 15 for its annual play. A Park Department grounds use request was referred for study. Moon Blink observations are now conducted by Goddard Space Research Center scientists with a nationwide 26 station network to detect lunar surface hazes using red and blue filters.
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Cranwell School
South Junior High School
Park Department
Washington
Goddard Space Research Center
Goddard
Librizzi Denies Charge of Falsified Eagle Photo
Quinn and school officials faced a charge at a School Committee meeting that a photo report in the fall misrepresented crowding at PHS. Librizzi and Weil defended the images, with Librizzi saying none were posed except one auto shop shot and noting weather, timing, and witnesses support the accuracy of the report.
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Eagle
Joel Librizzi
John J. Quinn
Quinn
James P. Reynolds
PHS
Harold Hennessy
Librigzi
Oly
Librizzi
School Board Sends Best Wishes for Weil recovery
The School Board voted unanimously to approve a resolution sent to Eagle reporter Richard K. Weil Jr. wishing him a full and speedy recovery after a major operation at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. The message references Weil as a critic and companion on the School Committee circuit and in Plunkett School and Berkshires.
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Eagle
Richard K. Weil Jr
Plunkett School
Berk Shires
Weil
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Red Cross Aids One in Six GIs Worldwide
American Red Cross officials say one of every six U S servicemen received Red Cross help at over 500 offices worldwide last year with higher rates overseas. In Viet Nam the figure neared one in three. Families aided averaged 90 300 monthly. ARC spending for services to armed forces veterans and families reached 38 5 million in fiscal 1963 64. Over half a million emergency messages were sent to overseas locations to ease military family anxiety.
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Washington
Red Cross
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
ARC
The
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