City Council Acts Tonight On Consultant
The City Council meets in a special session to consider Mayor Dillon's request for $12,000 to hire John E. Marshall as a consultant to aid in planning a new high school. Also under debate is $5,000 to install two new exits at Pittsfield High School amid safety concerns and session scheduling issues. Mrs. Katherine Fanning, Democratic State Committee member, is at Pittsfield General Hospital for observation.
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Dillon
Dillion
High School Commission
State School Building Assistance Commission
John E. Marshall
Marshall
Pittsfield High School
PLS
Katherine (iii
Williamsburg
Ter
State Committee
Pittsfield General Hospital
Births listed from Pittsfield area and beyond
Local birth notices announce newborns to families across Berkshire and nearby states. Names include Mason Nichol Packard Dale Phil lips Dowling Kaley Bosma Socha Grant Clark Hedman Berteling and others with addresses in Pittsfield Adams Colchester Schenectady and Hawaii, noting hospital births yesterday today and Friday or Saturday at North Adams, Lawrence Memorial, Bellevue, Tripler and other facilities.
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Pittsfield General
William Mason
Bernard Ave
Lance Nicholson
Fasce Place
Wendell Packard
East St
Mario
Dale
Jane Ave
Robert W. Phillips
Hancock Road
Albert Dowling
Dover St
Steven Sacha
East Hoosac St
Adams
North Adams Hospital
Socha
Inicy Matarazzo
Sofia Matarazzo
Cole Ave
Leon Grant
Fern Drive
Colchester
Conn
Lawrence Ann Memorial Hospital
New London
Mattea Borletto
Benedict Road
Howard Grant
Forrest Place
Eva Beach
Hawaii
Tripler Hospital
Hickam Air Force Base
Clarkson
William F. Garneau
Wellington Ave
Laurence Clarkson
Katherine Clarkson
William Harrington
Pittsfield
Dale Hedman
Raymond St
Schenectady
N.Y
Karen Elizabeth
Bellevue Maternity Hospital
Raymond Berteling
Arnold Hedman
Omaha
Neb
Prudential Center opens with city leaders lauding project
Boston marks the Prudential Center debut with Gov Volpe praising progress and executives noting the 32 acre complex will spur urban redevelopment. Orville Beale cites a $169 million already invested and a potential $200 million upon full development. The 52 story tower and 29 story hotel anchor the site with new apartments under construction and a wave of visitors and media coverage surrounding the opening.
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Boston
Orville Beale
Prudential
New England
Sheraton-Boston
Municipal Auditorium
Beale
Copley Square
Prudential Tower
Janet L. Davidson
Pittsfeld
Simmons
Davidson
Orville Beal
Miss Davidson
Mr. Beal
Sheraton Boston
Wendell-Sherwood Hotel Reopens for Book Sale
Berkshire County residents may view the Wendell-Sherwood Hotel one last time before its April 1 closure as it opens for three days April 29 30 and May 1 for the Berkshire County Smith College Club fourth annual Books and Prints for Scholarship sale. Donations can be dropped at 64 Bartlett Ave or county stations through Monday with hotel drop possible Tuesday or Wednesday. Proceeds go to the Smith College scholarship fund and a radio interview on WBRK April 28 will discuss the sale.
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Berkshire County
Wendell-Sherwood
Berkshire County Smith College Club
Gifford M. Lloyd
Bartlett Ave
WBRK
Smith College Scholarship Fund
Water Bills Nearly Collected. Three Unpaid
Public Works Commissioner John F. Daniels reported that all but three of 16,000 water bills have been paid. Liens have been filed on the properties of the nonpayers, and Tax Collector John W. Meehan compiled a list of defaulters. Daniels will disconnect services for those who continue to refuse payment.
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John F. Daniels
Daniels
John W. Meehan
Mrs Conway to Head Pittsfield Fresh Air Fund Visit
Mrs. Gerard V. Conway of 43 Dariene Ave. will chair the Pittsfield Area Friendly Town project for the Fresh Air Fund visit to the Berkshires. She succeeds Mrs. Stanley T. Norton and will lead planning for 95 children from Harlem to spend two weeks starting July 13 with local host families and volunteers.
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Gerard V. Conway
Dariene Ave
Pittsfield Area
James Rae Whyte
Stanley TL. Norton
Conway
Berkshires
New York City
Harlem
George J. Bagley
Alvin Kass
Donald KK. Niver
Whyte
Pittsfield
New York Herald-Tribune Fresh Air Fund
East
Judge Dismisses Motion in Bank's Contempt Case
Judge Arthur Garvey of Westfield dismissed a motion to bar the Berkshire Bar Association from appearing as friend of the court in the criminal contempt case against Union Federal Savings and Loan Association. The bar sought to file briefs and set a hearing date next week for final arguments involving Union Federal and its president J Donald Codey. Landa accuses the bank of blacklisting him for representing a client seeking payment for catering services.
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Berkshire Bar Association
Union Federal Savings and Loan Association
Arthur T. Garves
Westfield
Landa
Institution
Gorham reports 1965 Q1 sales rise and earnings gain
Gorham Corp of Providence RI and its Eaton Paper subsidiary posted a first quarter 1965 sales of 8.39 million dollars, up 17.4 percent from the prior year. Earnings reached 219 thousand dollars, 45 cents per share, driven by strong silver division results and expansion at Eaton’s West Housatonic Street plant with 658 employees.
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Gorham Corp
Providence
R.L
Eaton Paper Corp
Pittsfield
Gorham
Burvis M. Getman
Eaton Paper
Getman
Eaton
Pittsfield Corporation
South Church Street
Lichtman Tanning Corp
West Housatonic Street
Arios Attacks 1 30 Meeting On Sales Tax
Peter G. Arios criticized the April 22 1 30 pm tax hearing at Crashy Junior High School saying the daytime time will bar many opponents from attending. He noted bankers businessmen and other pro tax groups can attend with no salary sacrifice while workers and laborers face attendance barriers. He argued the ABC and Atlas figures show tax shifts and disputed benefits of the tax plan.
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Peter G. Arios
Crashy
Volpe
Committee On Taxation
Arlos
Pittsfield
Democratic City Club
Arles
Association of Business and Commerce
Berkshire County
ABC
Atlas
Red Sox Bus Term Trips to Springfield Games
Transportation from bus terminal for Springfield games round trip 395 dollars. For information call Yellow Coach Lines dial 445-4560 opening Wednesday April 21 at Shady Rest Restaurant South Main St Lanesboro 7 12 daily breakfast and light lunches. Adv.1 Shampoo and finger waving 1.75 Mayfair Shop dial 443-6273 handy 14 gal jugs delivery 442-3134. James Jewelers 48 South Street 447-0023 watch clock jewelry repairing certified master watchmaker.
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Red Sox
Springfield
Yellow Coach Lines
Shady Rest
South Main St
Lanesboro
Ady, In
James Jewelers
South Street
Trustee resignations escalate after IUE voting scandal
The International Union of Electrical Workers sees a second trustee, Al Giordano of Camden NY, resign amid fraud allegations tied to the Carey Jennings election. Former chairman Leo Smith also quit earlier after Labor Department recounts showed Jennings won by 23,316 votes in a mail ballot.
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International Union of Electrical Workers
James B. Carey
Paul J. Jennings
Washington
The
Eagle Today
al Giordano
Camden
Leo Smith
Hoboken
Department of Labor
Jennings
Carey
IUE
Wasington
Giordano
Smith
Thomas Flood
Thomas Kelley
M. W. Pinney
Robert Nellis
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Conference Board
Group Opposing Elberon Project Hints Appeal
A neighborhood group opposing the Elberon Avenue housing project plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court after efforts to block the Housing Authority plan in Superior Court. Spokesman Mario Casinelli noted costs around 1500 dollars as a potential hurdle and final decisions hinge on attorney William Boraski’s return.
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Elberon Avenue
State Supreme Court
Superior Court
Housing Authority
City of
Atty
William Boraski
Mario J. Casinelli
Alengate Ave
Elberan Avenue
Berkshire Roofing Ady Siding Prices and Honda Ad
Classified ad notice for aluminum siding with Famous DS-12 surface from Berkshire Roofing Co run by Harry Vincent and contact number 443 3100. Short vehicle ad mentions Honda of Pittsfield upcoming listing.
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Harry Vincent
Berkshire Roofing Co
Dial
aAdy
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City Council
Kit Fanning
St. Luke's
Richard Kaley
Dalton
John R. Bosma
Francais Ave
New Prudential Center
Ers
Ernest Henderson Jr
Sheraton Corp
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Lloyd B. Carswell
Mr. Henderson
Wendell
Mr. Carswell Ad
Sheraton
Mr. Carswell
Sheraton Organization
Washington, D.C
National and International
Jacek L. Davidson
W. E. Davidson
Dawes Ave
Simmons College
Prudential Press
John KE. Callaghan
WBEC
Wnactv
Buster
Wendell Clerk
Ernest Henderson
Sheraton Ware
Aly. Carswell
Raton
Berkshire
Arios
Harry Block
Philadelphia
District 1
Daniel Arnold
Camden, N
Charles Snodgrass
Salt Lake City
William Wright
St. Louis
Block
Arnold
Thomas Firepatrick
TUE
Fitzpatrick
Rome
General Electric
Elberon
Honda
Berkshire County Savings Bank
Berkshire County Safe
Worth Street
Parkly
Asso Prore
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