Man and youth get probation in gun incident
Glendale teen Harold Clement Jr. of Lebanon Springs New York and Richard Reynolds of Glendale received suspended jail terms and two year probation after a shotgun incident on Seymour Street. Clement faced two sentences including a two year probation for assault with a dangerous weapon and a separate 30 day suspended term and license suspension related probation. Reynolds got a three month suspended sentence and two year probation for disturbing the peace. Other charges were dismissed or not pursued. The case followed a disturbance on Seymour Street in front of Patricia Lester home after an argument with Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
New York State
Seymour Street
Harold £. Clement Jr
Lebanon Springs
N.Y
Clement
Richard Reynolds
Reynolds
Marvin
Spring Jr
Boston
Richard &, Girard Jr
Division St
Seymour St
Patricia Lester
Antique show draws 952 at Sheffield event
A crowd of 952 attended the 17th annual three day antique show in Sheffield. Sponsored by Old Parish Church it ran Thursday through Saturday at Town Hall. Proceeds are expected to exceed last year. About 700 viewed related arts crafts at Christ Episcopal Church and a hobby show by Col Ashley House at Dewey Memorial Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Old Parish Church
Town Hall
Christ Episcopal Church
Dewey Memorial Hall
Four Young Men Fined For Peace Breach Case Dismissed
Adams Pittsfield and three North Adams youths faced $50 fines each in district court for a peace breach tied to a Bellevue Falls beer party on August 7. Judge John A. Barry dismissed all charges including contributing to the delinquency of a minor and an extra count against Howard Townsend, who was to enlist in military service. Two 15 year old girls were present. a motorist reported the party. Townsend’s attorney requested leniency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Macomber
Lamoureaux Place
Robert H. Booth
Washington Ave
North Adams
Townsend
William Simons
Pittsfield
Barry
Simons
Heer
Out of court settlement reached in Cheshire motor tort case
Superior Court agreement reached for plaintiffs Emile and Blanche Mazur of Adams against Robert P. Carmel of 4 Grove St. The February accident in Cheshire prompted the action. settlement amount not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile
Blanche Mazur
Adams
Defendent
Cheshire
Robert P. Carmel
Grove St
Mrs F E Baker Jr Wins Garden Club Top Award
Mrs F E Baker Jr of 145 Partridge Road won the Berkshire Museum Garden Club show top prize for the most outstanding amateur exhibit at the Hower show. About 1,400 attended the two day event at the museum where she received a silver bowl for her wooden container arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Baker Jr
Partridge Road
Berkshire Museum Garden Club
James T. Clifford
Lenox Dale
Robert Scace
Barker Road
Bruce Crane
Sugar Hill
Dalton
Brian and
Vincent Flynn
Stockbridge
Darreil A. Russell
Great Barrington
Russell Chapman
Richmond
C. Rey Boutard
Berkshire Garden Center
Christopher Mamonas
Mary
Ward's Nursery and Landscaping Co
Harold Clark
Victor Browne
Meredith Patterson
Williamstown
Carolyn Smith
Diane Filkins
Timothea Neary
Jill Rogers
Daton
Sue Rogers
Herbert Gross
Adams
Samuel G. Colt
Urgos Pushes Blue Cross Rate Cut Tied to Medicare
Arlos Urgos urged Blue Cross Blue Shield to cut rates or expand benefits, citing lower costs from Medicare. Massachusetts officials clash over timing as Medicare takes effect July 1, 1966, with Urgos warning reductions should come by July 1, 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter G. Arlos
Arios
Massachusetts Group
Insurance Commission
Richard C. Brockway
Massachusetts Blue Cross- Blue Shield
Blue Cross
City Assessors To Attend School At UMass
Pittsfield Board of Assessors members will attend the 10th annual school for Massachusetts Assessing Officers at the University of Massachusetts. Staff includes Robert B. Guidi, chairman of the Great Barrington Board of Assessors, and Antonio J. Ruscella, former Pittsfield chairman. Sponsored by Association of Massachusetts Assessors, the state Tax Commission and UMass Bureau of Government Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield Board of Assessors
School For Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
Robert B. Guidi
Great Barrington
Royal Blue Angels and Monarchs Win At Yankee Circuit
The Royal Blue Angels all-girl unit and the Monarchs junior drum and bugle corps each took first place in their divisions at the Yankee Circuit contest held Saturday in Green Island New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Blue Angels
Monarchs
Green Island
N.Y
Rare vel negative blood flown to Pittsfield for surgery
Red Cross and Civil Air Patrol volunteers secured vel negative blood needed for a Pittsfield General Hospital patient undergoing major intestinal surgery. A pint was transported from Chelsea Naval Hospital via CAP airlift to Pittsfield. more blood could be flown if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Civil Air Patrol
Pittsfield General Hospital
Pittsfield
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Berkshire
Boston Red Cross
Springfield
PGH
General Motors Cleared Again In Corvair Case
A six member jury in Clearwater Florida unanimously acquitted General Motors of defects in 1962 Corvair cars. The verdict found state Rep David C Andersons death not caused by car structural defect and noted a prior California verdict clearing Corvair deaths of defect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Clearwater, Fla
UPI
David C. Anderson
Anderson
James T. Russel
San Jose
Calif
Chatham Auction Prices for Calves Hogs Cattle and Eggs
Chatham N Y auction lists prices by weight for calves hogs cows goats and dairy items. Calves 100 lbs plus 20 to 28.50 each and eggs 41-46 cents per dozen for large and extra large with smaller sizes at lower rates. Beef cattle and heifers show varied price per cwt ranging from 11 to 17 dollars in standard to utility grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
N.Y
Day Camp Plans Final Parents Night at Catholic Youth Center
The final parents night of the season will be held Wednesday at the Catholic Youth Center day camp on Cascade Street from 5 30 to 9 00. All parents of campers this summer are invited and visitors may bring picnic suppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Youth Center
Cascade Street
Weekend crashes injure twelve in Pittsfield and nearby areas
A weekend series of accidents left twelve people hurt in Pittsfield and Lanesboro. Injuries ranged from arm and leg contusions to possible skull injuries. two victims were hospitalized. Police noted district court actions for several drivers and ongoing investigations into multiple crashes involving residents of Pittsfield, Lanesboro, Amenia, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Lanesboro
Eileen Donabie
Fairhaven St
Pittsfield General Hospital
Wahconah Street
Bryan
George Blaszkiewicz
Davis St
Blaszkiewicz
Bruce R. Berger
Dalton Ave
Emanuel Austern
Lawrence
N.Y
Peck’s
Hancock Roads
Berger
Peter Simon
Amenia
Craig Lausier
East Park Ter
Michael Handerek
Daniels Ave
Pittsfield General
Simon
Austern
David C. O’brien
Grove St
Sally Brice
Bartlett Ave
Doreen Bigwood
Weller Ave
Douglas Yerkes
Richmond
Elgin D. Andross
Dalton
McArthur St
Robert Bouquet
Wallace Turner
Peck’s Road
Sally T .Garey
Jason St
West Street
Francis Dillard
Robbins Ave
Timothy P. Todd
Linden St
Roger L. Martin
John €. O’brien
Radford Norris
Brooklyn
Onota
Linden Streets
Charles V. Furciniti
David L. Newman
First Street
Millie Griffith
Weston
Phyllis Gilman
Clinton
Robert P. Knight
Billings Street
Urban Renewers Advised in Saving Historic Sites
In Boston the state Department of Commerce and Development urged local redevelopment agencies to identify buildings of historical value and relocate them from urban renewal zones. Deputy Commissioner Julian D. Steel noted the secretary of state's inventory of state historic assets, and cited the 1965 Housing and Urban Development Acts enabling relocation and transfer to public bodies or nonprofits for preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPS
State Department of Commerce and Development
Julian D. Steel
Department
Division of Urban Renewal
Secretary of State
Steele
Wakefield Youth Appeals Sentence in Weirs Beach Riot
A 17 year old Wakefield Mass youth, Martin Loughlin, filed notice of appeal after being sentenced by Judge Bernard I Snierson to four years at the State Industrial School until age 21 for failing to disperse during a mob riot at Weirs Beach on June 5 000 motorcycle fans rioted at the resort. He remains free on $500 bail pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laconta
N.H
UPI
Wakefield
Mass
Weirs Beach
Bernard I. Snierson
Martin £. Loughlin
Lowell St
Snierson
Loughlin
Miami Herald Editor Visits In Richmond
Miami Herald editor George H. Beebe and Mrs Beebe spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Albert W Barris of Richmond. Beebe, a Pittsfield native, attended Washington meetings of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association of which he is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Beebe
Miami
Fia. Herald
Thompson Tax Plan Fate Tied to Thompson’s Death
Gov Volpe and state officials attend funeral services for Thompson a key advocate in the Democratic tax plan His anticipated role on tax legislation was cut short by his sudden death Funeral honors included a color guard and firing squad for a World War II veteran amid a large Ludlow Springfield turnout
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Volpe
House
Michael Catino
Medford
Thompson
St. Catherine of Sienna Church
Springfield
Yankee Division
Normandy
Ludlow
St. Michael's Church
Shaker Kitchen Festival Draws Over Two Thousand Admissions
Hancock Shaker Village reports 2 113 paid admissions last week for the second annual Shaker Kitchen Festival. The event supports the outdoor museum, nearly matching 1964 festival numbers. In six sittings, 514 portions of the "world's peoples dinners" were served to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Shaker Village
L. K. Miller
City Hall Notes Details Mayor Dillon’s Return and Staffing
Mayor Dillon resumes duties after a week away visiting son Daniel C. stationed in Virginia with the U S Army. Frank Cullen serves as acting building superintendent this week for Harold T. Brandshaw who is on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Daniel C
Virginia
U.S. Army
Frank Cullen
Harold T. Brandshaw
Break-in at Camp Allegro recreation hall noted
Detectives investigated a break at the recreation hall on Rich mond Pond Camp Allegro. Thieves stole between 23 and 30 dollars from a juke box and some records. An intruder attempted to open a soft drink and candy machine. A Friday night ambulance took Vincent Ralford, 14, of 853 North St to Pittsfield General Hospital for a hand injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Allegro
Richmond Pond
Vincent Ralford
North St
Pittsfield General Hospital
Reunion on Navy TV program by former WBEC staff
McGarry and Cullen, former WBEC program directors, were recruited by the U.S. Navy to produce the television program Red, White and Navy Blue. McGarry hosted the Navy project from Washington, D.C., while Cullen served as coproducer and writer at the Navy television facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WBEC
Washington, D.C
David J. Cullen Jr
USN
Mae McGarty
U.S. Navy
Navy
Mae McGarry
WRCTV
Washington
D.C
Office of Chief of Information
McGarry
Cullen
Gravel streets in city get annual tar jobs
Public Works crews finished the yearly tar and grit program on 50 to 60 miles of gravel roads. Residents protest as sticky tar tracks into homes, but Public Works Commissioner John F. Daniels says tar is the most economical maintenance for nonpaved streets and that the tar can melt in hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Department
Public Works
John F. Daniels
Daniels
District Court fines and continued cases in Saturday session
District Court proceedings include charges of operating to endanger and leaving the scene of a property damage accident for Alex A. Bachuzewski of St. Louis, not guilty plea. speeding nolo plea for Thomas P. Carlo. Gavin fined for parking violations by Louis J. Paris Jr. and others. Various individuals were fined for parking tickets, dog licensing failures, and speeding with amounts ranging up to $25. Proceedings continued for some defendants to next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex A. Bachuzewski IL
St. Louis
Nolo
Thomas P. Carlo
Marcella Ave
Louis J. Paris Jr
Wilson St
Arthur J. Duclos
Chatham St
Robert F. Fischer
Linden St
Duclos
Fischer
Charles Condron
Church St
Lenox
James E. Mischler
Bartlett Ave
George Rocca
Euclid Ave
Firemen's Fund Insurance Co
Boston
Robert A. Lap
Probate Court records Sophia A Petro estate inventory
Probate in North Adams lists real estate valued at 7200 dollars. Executor named is Stanley J Petro. Divorce granted to Arthur P Phillips of Monterey from Dora Jay Phillips, last known address unclear. Married in Poughkeepsie on July 20 1953. Four minor children. custody to the mother with visiting rights for the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia A. Petro
North Adams
Stanley J. Petro
Arthur P. Phillips
Monterey
Dora-Jay Phillips
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Mr. Phillips
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Flintstone Road
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F.E. Baker Jr
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W. E. Stokes
Rajean Rogers
Theresa M. Sambel
Dr. Desautels
Berkshire District Medical Society
American Medical Society
Massachusetts Medical Society
Canadian Medical Society
American Association of General Practitioners
the Elks Club
St. Jean Baptiste Society
Notre Dame Church
Emma Bleil
Desautels
Sylvia J. Desautels
Gilbert H
Joan D. Gordon
Victor J
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Sainte Marthe de Jesus
Rhea Foster
Leo Marcil
Hartford
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Alexandre St. Pierre
Gardner
Dery
Arlos Urgos
CAP
New England
CYC
Miami Herald
Whitestone International Ukrainian Youth Organization
Tanglewood
Paul Fromm
Erich Leinsdorf
U.S
Canada
East Chatham
Fromm Music Foundation
Shaker Village
City Hall
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