Clary Challenges Van den Honert Implication on Poverty
Ward 5 Committeeman James R. Clary denounces Dorothy van den Honert of Action for Opportunity for implying Pittsfield’s public school system causes poverty. He accuses her of political motives and using Tucker School as proof while condemning administration elsewhere. He says real educators address problems daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward 5
James R. Clary
Dorothy van den Honert
Pittsfield
van den Honert
Action For Opportunity
AFO
the Eagle
Clary
Prince Edward County
Driver Innocent In Surfer Fatality Case Otis Mass
Theodore R. Dutton of Otis was found not guilty in Distief Court of driving to endanger in the death of 12-year-old William R. Warren Jr. of Florence after eyewitnesses said the boy swerved into Dutton’s vehicle on Route 23. A separate case saw a 47-year-old Framingham youth receive a suspended sentence for unauthorized use of a car. Mobley and a 15-year-old companion faced delinquency adjudications and probation in connection with the same incident. Police say the youths will face similar charges in Westfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis
Framingham
Fexnest N. Mobley
Lee State Police
Westfield
Stockbridge
Louis J. Peyton
Stockbridge May Enlarge Lake Avenue
Berkshire County commissioners will send county engineer Lewis J. Diamond to inspect the Lake Avenue spillway at Echo Lake in response to the Stockbridge Water Co request to raise the spillway 12 inches to increase storage for potential drought. Samuel P. Black will be honored at the Western Massachusetts area committee's spring dinner of the ADL in Agawam with 8.0 Shapiro of New York as principal speaker. agenda covers civil rights tensions and community action programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County
Lewis J. Diamond
Lake Avenue
Echo Lake
Stockbridge Water Co
Irving H. Peck
Samuel P. Black
Springfield
Western Massachusetts
New England
Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Crestview Country Club
Agawam
Black
Shapiro
New York
Jock Magazine
ADL
Holyoke
Pittsfield
Northampton
Greenfield
Chief Executive Of Boy Scouts To Be Honored
Two local Scouting officials will attend Boy Scout Career Day at Springfield College Friday. William D. Dyer, executive director of the Berkshire Council, and Richard Douillette, Northern Berkshire field representative for the Council, will attend the day long meeting. At ceremonies at the college field house, Joseph A. Brunton, chief executive of the activities of the 5 million Scouts in the United States, will receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree. A pre ceremony parade will feature the Naval Air Basic Command from Pensacola, Florida, presenting a Flag Pageant. Career discussions for Scouts and leaders will be held before the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield College
William D. Dyer
Berkshire Council
Richard Douillette
Berkshire
Joseph A. Brunton
United States
Naval Air Basic Command
Pensacola
Pla
Mayor backs Rehabilitation Commission over funding request
Mayor Dillon voiced support for the School Rehabilitation Commission after praising its work. The commission reported disappointment that the Council had not allocated funds to cover the recommended repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Idle unemployment claims drop 227 in Berkshire region
Unemployment claims from Central and Southern Berkshire residents decreased by 227 last week. Edward J. Barry of the Pittsfield office credited improved construction employment and seasonal hiring by the resort and tourist industry. Total claims filed were 1,476, down from 1,803 two weeks prior, and from 2,138 the same week last year. Barry noted his staff filled 22 job openings last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Berkshire
Edward J. Barry
State Division of Employment Security
Pittsfield
Barry
Greek Church Observance Opens Holy Week in Berkshire
The St. George Greek Orthodox Church at 73 Bradford St plans Holy Week services led by Rev. Pangratios G. Vrionis with assistance from Rev. George Savvas of Springfield. Events include Nymphios at 7:30, Holy Unction, Holy Communion, Royal Hours, and an Easter Vigil, with ecumenical participation from local clergy and a varied language Easter Gospel. Greek and Sunday school baskets will be distributed by the Ladies Aid Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Pangratios G. Vrionis
St. George the Tropaiophoros
Berkshire Area
St. George's
Bradford St
Christ
Father Vrionis
George Savvas
Springfield
Cassiani
Prescott Beach Jr
St. Helena’s Episcopal Church
New Lenox
Robert S. S. Whitman
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Lenox
Father Whitman
Berkshire
Ladies Aid Society
St. George Choir
Arhontoula Wall
William V. C. Giftos
Choir Psalters
George Karras
Anastasios Karras
Menelaus’ N. Amandos
Peter Zervas
France Shuns SEATO Slap At Viet Role
Paris announces boycotting the SEATO ministerial meeting in London next month over policy disagreements on Viet Nam. Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville will not attend. observer Achille Clarac will represent France. The Foreign Office says London talks will center on Indochina and Viet Nam, and no common position or joint action is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPS
France
Boycoll
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
London
Viet Nam
Defense Alliance
Maurice Couve de Murville
Achille Clarac
Bangkok
Shato Permanent Council
Indochina
Council
School Officials Leave Pittsfield for Trips
School Supt James P Reynolds and Mrs Reynolds visit their daughter Lois in Huntsville Alabama. They plan to return to Pittsfield at week’s end. Lincoln D Lynch will attend a Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents meeting in Bridgewater and return Thursday. Joseph J Canavan will attend the Massachusetts Teachers Association annual meeting in Boston on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Reynolds
Massachusetts Teachers’ Association
Residual Oil Probe Extension Delays Filing Deadlines
Washington UPI A time extension was announced for filing statements in the residual fuel oil import security investigation. Buford Ellington, director of the Office of Emergency Planning, said initial material is due by June 7 and rebuttal material by July 7, expanding the window and providing a 30 day rebuttal period. Interior Secretary Udall had considered lifting controls on imports into New England and Florida but halted that plan after legal advice on national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Buford Ellington
Office of Emergency Planning
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
New England
Florida
GE Employees Complete Four Day Electrical Protective Devices Course
Harold B. LeFebvre of Cheshire and Walter E. Wall of Cheshire attended a four day course at the Multi Amp Institute in Cranford New Jersey. They studied overload relays molded case circuit breakers and other protective devices through classwork and workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Multi-Amp Institute
Cranford
Harold B. LeFebvre
Cheshire
Walter E. Wall
Cheshire Foad
Practical Nurses To Meet April 28
A meeting for licensed practical nurses and students is set for April 28 at 8 p m at the YMCA. Attendees will hear a report on the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Real Estate Sales Reported On Cole Avenue And Stockbridge
Real estate transfers show starriet K. Treadwell acting as trustee to Josephine M. Canten ta and Mary J. Rosati for a house and lot on Cole Avenue. Walter Wilson conveys property in Stockbridge to Charles W and Helen F Feinberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starriet K. Treadwell
Josephine M. Cantenta
Mary J. Rosati
Cole Avenue
Walter Wilson
Charles W
Helen F. Feinberg
Stockbridge
City Hall Notes Proposals For Street Lighting And Parking
Councilman Edward L. Dobbins seeks better street lighting on Holmes Road from Williams Street to the Holmes Road Bridge. Councilman William A. Bunt petitions for one hour parking on the south side of Wahconah Street from 127 Wahconah Street to Seymour Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Dobbins
Holmes Road
Williams Street
William A. Bunt
Wahconah Street
Wahconah St
Seymour Street
Buzas Plans Opening Day for Pittsfield Baseball Season
Civic leaders and Joseph Buzas, president of the Pittsfield Red Sox, met Mayor Dillon to review plans for Saturday’s Faster League opener at Wahconah Park. Topics included park preparations and work needed by the Parks and Recreation Department. Also at the Mayor’s office were Vincent Hebert, Fred Hogan, Thomas Nelson, and Frederick Rubin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Buzas
Pittsfield Red Sox
Dillon
Department of Parks and Recreation
Wahconah Park
Buras
Vincent J. Hebert
Two North Adams youths face court for school damage
Louis G. Roberts Jr., 17, and a 16 year old were accused of breaking into Briggsville School in Clarksburg and damaging three rooms with glue ink papers and books. Roberts pleaded innocent and asked for trial. the juvenile’s case is continued to June. Police and state troopers investigated after the rear window was broken Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Briggsville
Clarksburg
Louis G. Roberts Jr
Roberts
Pittsfield
Joseph J. Joseph
William Garvin
Bert E. Benson
Friends of BCC To Hear Address By State Official
The second annual meeting and dinner of the Friends of Berkshire Community College will be held April 28 at 6 30 p.m. at the Joane Inn in Dalton. Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges president William G. Dwyer will speak on New Programs for a New Kind of College. Election of officers and a college student body representative on the board will occur. Dinner reservations should be made with Mrs Howard Braun by Monday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Berkshire Community College
Aid
Joane Inn
Dalton
James F. Shipton
William G. Dwyer
Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges
Howard Braun
Sampson Pkwy
Berkshire Historical Society to hear Mrs Black speaker
The Berkshire County Historical Society will hear Pittsfield native Mrs Richard W Black now leading the Museum of Early American Folk Art in New York City She will speak at the annual meeting April 28 at 8 pm in the Berkshire Life Insurance Co building Margaret Hall society president will conduct the session
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Black
Berkshire County Historical Society
Pittsfield
Museum
New York
Ciy
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Williamsburg
Alexandria
Maritime Administration
Washington, D.C
McGraw-Hill Company
McGraw-Hill
The
Historical Society
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Margaret H. Hall
Superior Court Testimony Contradicted In Insurance Fraud Case
A 15 year old witness contradicted earlier court testimony amid an alleged insurance fraud case in Pittsfield during day three of trial. Patrick Murphy testified his brother John and brother in law Ralph Welch were in Welch's car at the scene, while prior Barile witnesses said they were at a pizzeria. Welch and Murphy deny the charges of attempted larceny and conspiracy to steal, claiming medical payments were unjustified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Murphy
St. Joseph's High School
Pittsfield
John J. Murphy
Ralph L. Welch
Welch
Michael
Joseph Barile
Commonwealth
Linden Street
Murphy
Ast. Dist
William R. Flynn
Pizzeria
Michael Barile
Francis Avenue
George B. Crane
W. Stanley Cooke
Flynn
Cavaliers Seek New Honors in Boston Drum Fest
The 80 member Pittsfield Boys Club Cavaliers depart by bus Saturday afternoon to compete in the ninth annual Original Drum Fest at Boston Arena. The Norman Prince Drum and Bugle Corps event, scheduled for 7 30 p m, will draw the top junior drum corps in the state. Bill Duncliffe notes the Cavaliers’ first Boston appearance since adopting their new look through consolidating Cavaliers ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield Boys’ Clab Cavaliers
Boston
Norman.Prince Drum
Bill Duncliffe
Record American
Cavaliers
Duncliffe
Princemen
Dick Powell
Marc Boulier
Joe Condi
Bruce Smith
Crusaders
Kevin’s
Beverly
Rockland
Greater Boston
Ed Clevenger
Lebanon Ave
Father Coughlin Still Not Retiring Soon
Detroit reverend Charles E. Coughlin, a noted radio figure, denies retirement plans. He aims to serve at Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak at least until his priesthood anniversary on June 29, 1986, after a granted leave for an extended vacation. The article also covers drum corps news and the Princemen's Drumfest lineup and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Maurice A. Merritt
Father Coughlin
Little Flower
Royal Oak
Merritt
District Court Fines Energy Drive Endanger and Speeding Cases
Dal ton man James M Irland Jr 23 was fined 25 in District Court after pleading not to a driving to endanger charge. He claimed a dog caused the skid. Other drivers faced fines for speeding two offenses in a year and parking violations. Several individuals paid fines for speeding and stop sign violations. Court actions continued for Richard Berry and others with pending cases.
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James M. Irland Jr
Dalton
Tamayack Road
Elizabeth H. Smith
Lee
Nathaniel R. Herbits
Williams St
Richard A. Berry
Taubert Ave
Frank W. Cimini
Berry
Charles R. Alberti Jr
Bartlett Ave
Thomas D. Blake
Maryland Ave
James V. LeVardi
Howard St
James E. Altman
Deering St
Robert
Bristol
Linder St
Theodore Murray
Charles Street
Craig J. Lausier
East Park Ter
Evelyn V. Berichenko
Winship Ave
Louis A. Litano Jr
Lincoln St
Navy airman Amerio home on leave from training
David Amerio, aviation electrician's mate third class and son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Amerio of 272 Barker Road, is home on leave after 22 weeks of training at Jacksonville Naval Air Training Center. After leave he will report to Virginia Beach for an 18 week familiarization course on the AGA Intruder aircraft. A 1964 Pittsfield High School graduate, he trained at Great Lakes before transfer to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Amerio
David J. Amerio
Joseph P. Amerio
Barker Road
Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Air Training Center
Virginia Beach
Pittsfield High School
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Florida
Police Briefs Report Stolen Cash and Items Across Town
Brian Lampre of 23 Grove St reports $80 in cash stolen from his bureau between Saturday night and Monday. Steve St. Peter of 250 Benedict Road loses $66 worth of items from a duffel bag at Deming Park clubhouse during a game. John Pochinchuk of Hinsdale recovers a stolen car found on North Pearl Street. Four youths, ages 15 to 18, seen shoaling pigeons under Fairfield Street bridge. pellet gun seized as investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Lampre
Grove St
Steve St. Peter
Benedict Road
Deming Park
John C. Pochinchuk
Hinsdale
Pearl Street
Fairfield Street
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Anti-Defamation League
Harold L. Hutchins
Waverly St
Boy Scouts
Mayor Lands Rehabilitation Commission
Gauthier
Clapp
Park Department
Exchange Club
South Egremont
Silvio O. Conte
Pilisfield
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Jug End
George D. Hammond
John Armstrong
Twe
City Hall
N.A
Friends of
BCC
Superior Court
New
Imperials
Pittsfield Skyhawks
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