2000 at GE Picnic Hoyed By Century Club
Two thousand veteran General Electric employees and retirees are expected at the Pittsfield GE Quarter Century picnic today on the GEAA grounds off Crane Avenue. The event runs 10:30 am to 5 pm with a 1:43 pm talk by Gene RR Peterson, GM of the ordnance dept. Free bus service to the grounds departs Park Square at 10 am, with buses every hour. Ladies attending dinner later.
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General’ Electric Co
Pittsfield
GEAA
Crane Avenue
Gene RR. Peterson
Ordnance Department
Gear Ground
Park Square
Kenneth G. Farhan
Quarter Century
Tyringham 10th To Reach Red Cross Goal
Tyringham becomes the 10th Berkshire county town to meet its Red Cross fund drive goal with 386.50 raised, $11.50 over quota. The county chapter reports about 19,585 raised so far, with roughly 3,000 still needed. other towns already topping goals include Alford Becket Cheshire Egremont Hancock Hinsdale New Ashford New Marlboro and Washington. In year-end events, GE Pensioners' Club Orchestra will perform and fifteen GE product door prizes will be awarded later.
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Tyringham
Berkshire County Red Cross
John Curtin
Alford
Becket
Cheshire
Egremont
Hancock
Hinsdale
New Ashford
New Marlboro
Washington
More Weight Given for Profit Risk in Pentagon Contracts
The Defense Department raised allowable profit ceilings on negotiated noncompetitive contracts, affecting $10 to $15 billion of defense work. McNamara aims to boost contractor motivation with higher profits for risk and performance, while trimming profits for guaranteed low-risk jobs. New guidelines weigh risk, past performance, work share, and subcontracting, with profits potentially rising to 20 percent in some cases.
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Pentagon
Washington
Defense Department
Department
Logistics Management Institute
Governor Signs Bill Upping Waiters Pay
Governor Peabody signs a minimum wage raise for tipped workers to 8 cents per hour effective September 4, with a further nickel increase planned for next year to reach 85 cents. A legislator quipped the measure may reduce tipping pressure.
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Gov. Peabody
Massachusetts
Color Guard Captain Kanter completes officer orientation
Capt. Kanter of St. Sam Hoys Army and wife Dorothy live in San Antonio. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Sydney R Kanter of 155 South Mountain Road. The 1955 Pittsfield High School graduate earned a D D S from the University of Pennsylvania. He trained at Brooke Army Medical Center Ft Sam Houston in military medical procedures and field service.
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Kanter
St. Sam Hoys Army
David K. Kanter
Sydney R. ‘Kanter
South Mountain Road
Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Pittsfield High School
University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry
Philadelphia
Sigma Epsilon Delta Fraternity
Dorothy
San Antonio
Volunteers to Train at University of Vermont prior to Guinea
A group of 36 Peace Corps volunteers will arrive at the University of Vermont for two weeks of agricultural training before departing for Guinea. The volunteers have been studying at the Experiment in International Living in Putney.
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Burlington, Vt
UPI
Peace Corps
University of Vermont
Guinea
Experiment In
Putney
Live shell found at ordnance center in Maine and Massachusetts
A live 75 millimeter shell, 20 years old and 15 inches long, was found Friday in a scrap metal yard at the Ordnance Center. Police said the device originated in Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and was reported in Portland, Maine.
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Portland
Maine
UPI
Ordnance Center
Devens
Mass
Cake Sale At Cliff Avenue Supports MS Fund
A Friday afternoon cake sale at 24 Cliff Ave netted 23.22 for the Boston multiple sclerosis fund. Five children from Bordeleau and Murphy families sold cakes baked by mothers, with summer visitor John Wilkinson of Greenwich, Conn. winning a door prize and a grand prize. Enis Pullard of 31 Weller Ave. won the door prize sugar, while Mrs. A. Rennie of 52 Lenox Ave. claimed the baking ingredients.
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Cliff Ave
Boston
Bordeleau
Hoff Takes Weekend Family Vacation in Maine
Governor Philip H. Hoff departed Montpelier for a weekend family vacation at Mere Point near Brunswick, Maine. He plans to return to duties on Monday.
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Hoff
Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Maine
Mere Point
Brunswick
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