Williams Converts Fraternity to Language Center at Williams
Williams College plans a 90000 dollar conversion of the Pi Delta Theta fraternity house into the Karl E Weston Language Center on Main Street across from Adams Memorial Theater. Ralph Lacuessa oversees the revamp with Gordon and Sutton of North Adams as general contractor and Arthur Bratton directing interior decor.
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Williams
Fraternity
Williamstown
Williams College
Pi Delta Theta
Karl E. Weston
Ralph Lacuessa
North Adams
Gordon & Sutton
Arthur Bratton
Country Shop
Nicholas Fersen
Main Street
Adams Memorial Theater
Chapin Hall
Chapin
Daniel LaFleur
Ralph Incuessa
Eight-City Megalopolis Proposed Around Paris
Paris plan envisions eight new towns of 500 000 each forming a half circle around the capital to house 14 million by 2000. Critics fear displacement, while officials cite growth to nearly 100 million in France. The project would link towns via highways and an underground expressway.
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Paris
UPI
Gaullist
la Nation
Boulevard Saint Michel
Latin Quarter
Normandy
France
Pierre Delouvrier
Marne River
Meaux
Seine River
Mantes
Versailles
Edouard Bonnefous
Marco Island to Get Its Own Post Office
Marco Island Florida will soon house a new single story post office building after MIDC won the contract with the lowest bid. The 12,000 square foot facility will be in the initial shopping center on State Road 951, with construction started and completion expected by October. MIDC will own the building and lease it to the Post Office Department, replacing the old Marco Village facility.
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Marco Island
Fla
United States Post Office
John A. Gronouski
Marco Island Development Corp
MIDC
Mackle
Florida
Eikcam Boulevard
Hartley Avenue
Post Office
Marca Village
Large Kitchen Trend Returns in Homes and Remodeled Spaces
Building Supply News notes a shift to larger kitchens in new and remodeled houses. Homeowners demand kitchens fully equipped for daily life and entertaining, with appliances and design reflecting family habits and personality.
Students design dorm rooms in national contest for Roy almetal Corp
College students across architectural and design schools submitted detailed renderings for ideal dormitory spaces. Judges from Brown Lawford & Forbes Educational Facilities Laboratories and Interiors magazine praised emphasis on light, space, and amenities. Prizes total 1000 dollars with winners from Texas A&M Berkeley and Notre Dame.
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Royalmetal Corp
Geoffry N. Lawford
Fala
of Brown, Lawford & Forbes
Harold B. Gores
Educational Facilities Laboratories, Inc
Olga Guest
Interiors Magazine
Dr. Gores
Americans Returning to Backyards
A nationwide trend turns leisure inward as families forego crowded trips for backyard vacations. Do it yourself projects transform homes with pools fences cabanas trees playhouses and sheds. Savings on travel time and costs let people relax at home without leaving.
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New York
America
Laundry room design goes beyond washer and dryer
Experts say a well planned laundry area boosts efficiency and comfort. Location matters, as does ample workspace, organized sorting, side by side machines, and storage. Consider concrete needs, automatic or manual controls, and features like a soaking tub, seating, ventilated bins, and space saving doors.
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Building Supply News
Building Suppliers Expand Roles Across Industry
A survey by Building Supply News finds 8 percent of the 1,502 building supply chains engage in activities beyond sales. Remodelling, contracting, component manufacture and land development are cited, with many firms also selling fuel, grain and ready-mix concrete.
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Building Supply News
Trade Journal
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John K. Savacool
John R. Watson Jr
Mount Hope
Lawford
James L. Humphries
Texas A & M University
Robert Gurchik
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Wiliam Vaughn Willis
Art Center School
Los Angeles
Calif
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
Canaan
Canaan, Connecticut
Taylor
H.B. Foster
The
Newell St
Pittsfield
Bridge St., Gt
Barrington
Ehud Oe
Kelly
Crane Ave
Berkshire Wallpaper & Paint
North St
L. R. Sweatland
South St
Mobil
Knapp Oil Corp
Knapp
Housatonic Street
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