Matrango Blames Heavy Cars For B&M Derailments
Boston area derailments are blamed on equipment too large for tracks. Rep. Frank J. Matrango says 78 foot cars with 400,000 pound capacity may exceed track limits. DPU chair William L. Cowin testifies that missing spikes and track issues also factor into derailments. A public hearing is set for Thursday at Franklin County Courthouse Greenfield.
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Boston
Franklin
Berkshire
Boston & Maine Railroad
House
Frank J. Matrango
Winston Healy
R-Charlemont
Matranga
Cowin
DPU
Sie
Charlemont
Charlemont-Shelburne Falls
Supreme Judicial Court
Matrange
Railways Division
Mairango
Franklin County
Greenfield
Youth Newspaper New Leaf Seeks Circulation Permit
Stockbridge officials defer action on New Leaf editors Warren Phinney and Clifford Perkins seeking permission to sell the youth oriented paper. Great Barrington postpones until editors explain before the Select Board. Paper relies on Liberation News Service for some material and covers Vietnam war protests, draft, and Park Square curfew in Pittsfield.
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South Berkshire
Edtors
New Leaf
Stockbridge
Selectmen
Great Barrington
Selectwon
Warren Phinney
Lenox
Clifford Perkins
Church Street
Pittsfield
Phinney
Swarthmore College
Perkins
Berkshire Community College
Students For A Democratic Society
Stockbridge Selectmen
Tanglewood
Berkshire Theatre Festival
Park Square
Liberation News Service
Births at Berkshire Medical Center Reported
Mr. and Mrs. James EE Amuso announce a daughter at Berkshire Medical Center Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D Brown of North Adams report a son on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John P McKinnie of Dalton welcome a son on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W Scott Martin of 265 Williams St claim a son on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs Allan Burke of 44 Curtis St greet a daughter on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Merlen C Levering of 152 Williams St announce a son yesterday. Mr. and Mrs Thomas E L Harrington of Richmond report a daughter. Mr. and Mrs Klaus Heimann of West Stockbridge have a daughter yesterday. Mr. and Mrs Willis E Brashear of Monteleone Place announce a son yesterday. Mr. and Mrs Wayne P F Els of 401st St report a daughter yesterday.
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John P. McKinnie
Dalton
W. Scott Martin
Williams Sr
Klaus Heimann
West Stockbridge
Willis
E. Brashe
Monteleone Place
Pittsfield Jaycees to Host Massachusetts Junior Ski Meet
Jeffrey P. Rayner announces the Greater Pittsfield Jaycees will host the Massachusetts Junior Ski Meet. Open to boys and girls age 7 through 13, the event features four disciplines at Bousquet’s and Pittsfield State Forest. State winners go to the national meet in Denver.
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Pittsfield
Shaker Village Open House Planned At Mount Lebanon Camp
Mount Lebanon Shaker Village in Lebanon Springs New York hosts its 28th annual open house with 6 pm guided tours and an 8 pm theatre production featuring music dance and Shaker rituals. More than 200 teenagers from 25 states and Puerto Rico reside there this summer. advance reservations are needed for the free show. Food specialties bayberry candles baskets Shaker crafts and route 20 location near the Massachusetts New York line are offered.
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Lebanon Springs
N.Y
Mount Lebanon
Shaker Village
Massachusetts- New York Line
Pittsfield Boys Club Alumni Outing Set for Aug 24
The Pittsfield Boys Club Alumni Association will hold its annual outing on August 24 at Camp Russell on Richmond Pond starting at 10:30 a.m. Rain or shine. No tickets at the door. sales end August 20. Tickets available from listed organizers including Patrick Rice, James Eulian, Francis Zaire, Carl Lombardo, and others.
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Pittsfield’ Boys’ Club Alumni Association
Camp Russell
Richmond Pond
Paiick L
A H Rice Sale to Gerli Is Completed
The merger of A H Tine Co of Pittsfield into Gerli Co, a New York textile firm, was completed. Nice becomes part of Gerli and will operate as a Gerli subsidiary. The sale included cash and stock, with a deed stamp indicating about 225000 dollars. Rice now owns A H Rice Co Inc and holds a 20 year lease on the Pittsfield property.
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Pittsfield
Gerli & Co
Nice
Gerli
Gerl
Paolino Gerli
Burbank
Spring
Willow
Cherry Streets
Rice
A. H. Rice Co., Inc
Bids vary widely on Pittsfield school bus contract
Pittsfield faced three bids for its three year school bus contract with Dufour Bro s Inc Lakeville Conn bidding 207000 yearly Yellow Coach Lines Pittsfield firm bid 454200 and Berkshire Gray Lines Boston based new firm 489600 The bids differ on charter versus franchise routes with Yellow Coach potentially excluded for not meeting specs Dufour offered 25 buses at 46 per day per bus while Gray Lines proposed 40 buses 1919 vehicles The School Committee expected to decide by tomorrow night with possible special meeting Weeks noted Yellow Coach could still operate franchise runs if Dufour wins the charter routes and the district faces higher total bus numbers for next year The department cited current yearly transport cost 275508 with 205154 for franchise and 70420.87 for charter routes The Berkshire Gray Line bid includes a 14 page operations study and plans to hire local Pittsfield staff including a coordinator and a Boston bid team and to send students bus schedule postcards.
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Dufour, Bros., Inc
Lakeville
Thomas J. Whalen
Whalen
Yellow Coach
Dufour
Gray Lines
Charles A. Weeks
Hebert
Taconic
Weeks
the Eagle
William Dufour
Lee
Lenox
Connecticut
North Canaan
Salisbury
Cornwall
School Department
Gray Line
Caplan
Berkshire Gray Line, Inc
Alan P. Caplan
Berkshire Gray Line
George Mulligan
Mulligan
Boston
Thincan Melougall
Cao
Berkshire Gray
City Seeks Bids on $23 Million Bond Issue
City treasurer John J. Fitzgerald invites bids from banks on a $23 million municipal bond issue. Of the total, $1,615,000 funds Mayor Butler’s road reconstruction and $690,000 covers remaining costs for the city’s second high school. Bids open August 27 at 8:80.
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John J. Fitzgerald
Butler
Sprague Teleetene Co to Maintain Reduced Dividend
Sprague Teleetine Co directors voted to continue the reduced quarterly dividend of 10 cents. The dividend will be paid September 12 to stockholders of record August 22. The prior dividend had been 19 cents before a 4 cent cut in the third quarter last year.
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Nortis Adams
Sprague Teleetine Co
Community drug education clinic informs Pittsfield crowd
About 200 attendees including teenagers and parents gathered at the Boys' Club Lighthouse for a drug information program sponsored by the Medical Research Education and Service Committee. The session featured a film Marijuana narrated by Sonny and Cher and a Kinsman Hall panel with Dean Hopper and residents Paul and Tom discussing drug use and its dangers. The event opened a floor question period led by Campoli and Stein, with Tom noting he plans to stay away from drugs. A follow up for adults is planned, and the committee continues to pursue further public education efforts.
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Medical Research, Education and Service Committee
United Community Services
Boys’ Club
Jeannes S. Massimiano
Medical Research Committee
Sonny
Sonny and Cher
Pittsfield
Kinsman Hall
Hillsdale
N.Y
Dean Hopper
Trenton
Paul
Tom
Pollowity
Andrew T. Campoli
Berkshire County
Harold Stein
de. Ste
Campoli
Fulgabethi Sayman
Daniel Della-Giustina
Pittsfield Public Schools
Stephen A. Salvini
Berkshire County Pharmaceutical Association
Onota Rights Bill Progressing in House
The bill authorizes Pittsfield to take water rights to Onota Lake by eminent domain from the former Berkshire Woolen Company. Rep. Thomas Wojskowski said it will be sent to the Senate for concurrence tomorrow.
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Pittsfield
Onota Lake
Berkshire Woolen Company
Thomas
Wojskowski
Senate
Fresh-Air Children Going Home Thursday
Some 84 of the 104 New York City youngsters in Berkshire fresh air vacations will return home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. James L. Hauser urged host families to bring returning children to the Jewish Community Center for 1M5 pan. Two chartered buses will leave the center for New York around 2:30. The remaining 20 youngsters will stay with Berkshire families for two more weeks. This is the 16th consecutive year of the people-to-people program in Pittsfield, sponsored by the Fresh Air Fund with local committee support.
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New Yor City
Berkshire
James L. Hauser
Fresh Air Friendly Town Committee
Center
New York
Pittsfield
Press Air Fund
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