Conte urges soul searching in fight for civil rights
Congressman Silvio Conte told First Congregational Church worshippers that soul searching used to end Massachusetts church state entanglements is needed now to advance civil rights. He argued Congress cannot fully end discrimination and praised church leaders for engaging in the issue while defending freedom of worship and church-state separation.
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Conte
Silvio O. Conte
First Congregational Church
Congregational Church
Massachusetts
Congress
Pittsfield
Peabody
Pople
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Silvio 0. Conte
Births Reported From Local Families
Birth notices include Mr and Mrs Forrest Ottinger at 73 Boylston St with a daughter bornSaturday Mr and Mrs Donald Moore of New Ashford welcomed a daughter Saturday Mr and Mrs Richard Wendling at 8% Dalton Ave reported a daughter Small details show several Adams and Lee residents welcomed a daughter and a son across the period Manley Coon and Thomas Ferguson families in Lee and Appleton Ave listed with newborns today or Saturday
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Mrs. Forrest A. Ottinger
Boylston St
Donald R. Moore
New Ashford
Richard Wendling
Dalton Ave
Manley R. Coon
Thomas Fergu
Appleton Ave
Richard Watson 17 Injured Fatally in Ky Auto Crash
Richard Watson 17 of Louisville Ky former Pittsfield resident died Friday night from injuries after an automobile crash in Kentucky. He lived with his father Robert R Watson formerly General Electric employee here, and attended Pittsfield High School. He visited Pittsfield two weeks ago. He leaves his mother Mrs Margaret Rafferty Watson and brother Bruce of Ballston Spa NY. Services will be held Wednesday in Ballston Spa.
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Richard Watson
Louisville
Pittsfield
Robert R. Watson
General Electric Co
Kentucky
Richard
Pittsfield High School
Margaret Rafferty Watson
Bruce
Ballston Spa
N.Y
Baliston Spa
Pittsfield Teachers Association Wins State PR Award
The Pittsfield Teachers Association received a state association award for public relations at the annual state delegates meeting in Boston. The honor recognized a National Education Association contest entry that earned honorable mention among northeastern cities. The Pittsfield entry was a WBEC taped program from five excerpts aired last November. Edward F. Johnson chairs the PR committee.
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Pittsfield Teachers’ Association
State Association
Boson
Pittsfield
National Education Association
Wilmington
Del
WBEC
Edward F. Johnson
Crow opposes City Rental of PGH Space
Councilman Raymond E Crow opposes renting city space from Pittsfield General Hospital for the Health Department. Mayor Dillon plans an May submission to fund rent and moving costs totaling about 3 700 yearly. Crow argues the hospital’s tax exempt status makes charges foolish noting Miss Hall's School donates to the city while the city does not rent space.
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Raymond E. Crow
Pittsfield General Hospital
Health Department
Dillon
City Health Department
Warriner
City Hall
Crow
Miss Hall
ABC Delegates Attend U.S. Chamber Meeting in Washington
Three delegates from the Association of Business and Commerce of Central Berkshire County attend the 52nd annual United States Chamber of Commerce meeting in Washington this week. Delegates include Gerald J. Lapean and John T. McPhillips of the ABC legislative committee and John E. Joyce Jr., assistant executive director.
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Association of Business and Commerce
Berkshire County
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington
ABC
Gerald J. Lapean
John T. McPhillips
John E. Joyce Jr
IUE Leaders Weigh Filling LaBlue Post at Local 255
A special election likely within 90 days will fill the late Arthur J. LaBlue’s business agent post at IUE Local 255 in Pittsfield. Joseph J. LaCasse plans afternoon and evening meetings with the constitution committee and officers to set procedures and date, with George V. DiPalazzo and Albert F. Litano as leading contenders.
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Arthur J. LaBlue
IUE
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Joseph J. LaCasse
Constitution Committee
LaBlue
LaCasse
Mariano Frizzita
H. L. Bourdon
Ramiro D. Gonzales
George V. DiPalazzo
Albert F. Litano
DiPalazzo
Litano
Doyle
Sykes
Chief Calnan Warns Litter-Tossers Of Court Action
Police Chief Thomas H. Calnan stated he has ordered officers to catch litterers on city streets. Offenders face possible District Court action and fines up to 20 dollars per offense. Mayor Dillon aims to use existing laws to keep Pittsfield clean after a recent meeting.
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Calnan
Thomas H. Calnan
Dillon
Pittsfield
Berkshire Week to Be Published by Eagle Tabloid
The Eagle announces the 1964 Berkshire Week summer supplement. Ten issues will run from June 27 to Aug 29, with distribution at the New England Pavilion of the New York World's Fair. Ruth Bass of Richmond named editor. she previously led seven Eagle supplements and was a longtime reporter.
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Berkshire Week
Eagle
The
New England
Bennington (Vt
Berkshire
Ruth Bass
Richmond
Bass
Berkshire Winter
Ruth Haskins
Pittsfield
Building and Garden
Rey Arts
Milton Rasa
Aluminum Siding by Insured Workmen Adverts
Local ads for aluminum siding by Berk shire Roofing Insulation Co at 458 South Street with free estimates and Harry Vincent contact, plus pharmacy prescriptions delivery Conner Pharmacy, backhoe and septic tank services, Marino & Grizey hauling and sealing, Knapp Shoes, Olympia typewriter for sale, and a Heavenly fried chicken drive-in ad with prices at A and W 1229 North St.
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Berkshire Roofing & Insulation Co
South Street
Dial
Harry Vincent
Conner Pharmacy
A. & W. Ped Beer
North St
Epstein Wins Berkshire County 4-H Tractor Contest
Jacob Epstein of 1526 East St. won the Berkshire County 4-H tractor driving contest in Hatfield on Saturday. He will represent the county in the state contest May 9 at the University of Massachusetts. Kenneth Proctor of Egremont is the alternate.
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Jacob Epstein
East St
Berkshire County
Hatfield
University of Massachusetts
Kenneth Proctor
Egremont
Board Approves Liquor Sale Tomorrow
The Pittsfield Licensing Board has voted to permit hotels, restaurants and package stores to operate and sell liquor during the regular hours tomorrow, election day.
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Pittsfield
Record Primary Elections Stir Pittsfield Voters
Voter turnout may set a record in the Berkshire County presidential primaries with 140 candidates competing for 70 Pittsfield Democratic City Committee seats. Most voters stay away as primaries involve party offices, while campaigns flood residents with mailers postcards and calls amid widespread indifference.
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Democratic City Committee
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Democratic State Committee
Berkshire
Lee
Thomas C. Wojtkowski
Lawrence A. (Bucky) Callahan
John H. Burke
Katherine E. Fanning
Dorothy M. Crane
Democratic City Committee of
Cigarettes and Soda Stolen in Breezy Knoll Break
Detective reports a Breezy Knoll Inn break by the rear window. Thieves took seven cartons of cigarettes 288 Coca Cola bottles 36 orange sodas 3 cases of Schaefer beer and one carton of potato chips. Inn owner Ralph C Giannone also runs Sugar Bowl at 151 Wendell Ave.
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Malcolm Eckel
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Robert Drinan
Father Keneally
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Boston
Anson Phelps Stokes Jr
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Myles Schwartz
Adams
St. Luke's
Peter D. Fraser
Teachers’ Assn
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K. John Sykes
Raymond E. Jacquot
Wallace McNeil
A. Richard Roberts
Frank M. Ofsted
Thomas M. Connolly
IUE New
Osset Printing
Berkshire Calendar
Mrs. Bass
Marino & Grizey
Knapp Shoes
Ady
Olympia
Hadassah
Ee Community Center
East —Ady
Nes
Epstein
Board
Goldwater
Carl A. Keyser
Amherst
Walter J. Campbell
Republican State Committee
Berkshire and
Hampden
Allen Ralph Zenowitz
Great Barrington
Eric H. Jostrom
Westfield
Gregor
Total
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Champions
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London
New City
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
Arrow
Florshelm Shoe
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