UMass Engineering Fresh Start Two Weeks Early
Nearly 90 University of Massachusetts freshmen begin a two week head start in an experimental engineering program run by the School of Engineering. Students will take daily math and history of engineering classes plus an orientation. The voluntary, free program is funded by university grants and the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and directed by Dr Edward J Rising.
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Amherst
University of Massachusetts
School of Engineering
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Edward J. Rising
Rising
Atty Delaney in New York Reform Action
Atty George T Delaney of New York son of R Leo Delaney 24 Arch St is among four reform Democrats filing Thursday to force the Board of Elections to list primary candidates by states He seeks two or more rows so allied candidates appear together in a line The reform push echoes 1961 when many reformers won office on the same slate as Mayor Wagner
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Atty. George T. Delaney
New York
R. Leo Delaney
Arch St
City Board of Elections
Atty. Delaney
Pittsfield
Manhattan
Middle Third Assembly
Board of Elections
Delaney
Wagner
Red Cross Nomination Report to be Presented Tuesday
A preliminary report on the slate of officers and board members will be presented Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. by Gilbert D. Kittredge of Dalton, chair of the nominating committee, during a Berkshire County Red Cross chapter executive meeting at 63 Wendell Ave. chapter house.
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Berkshire County Red Cross
Gilbert D. Kittredge
Dalton
Wendell Ave
Old Number Plate Found by Boy in Massachusetts
Casimer Kogal, 13, of 99 Greylock Ter, reports finding a 1912 Massachusetts number plate sticking in the ground outside his home. He asks the owner to identify or claim the plate.
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Massachusetts
Casimer Kogal
Correction on Junior Society eligibility in Mount Carmel parish
The Eagle corrects the age range for the recently formed Junior Society merger of the Junior Blessed Virgin Society and the Junior Holy Name Society. Eligibility is for boys and girls in Grades 9 through 12 residing in Mount Carmel parish. Previous coverage erroneously listed ages 9 to 12.
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Mount Carmel Parish
Junior Society
Blessed Virgin Society
Holy Name Society
Windsor School Reopens September 4 With New Principal
Windsor notices the Crane Community School will reopen on Wednesday September 4 with Harry Lincoln of Dalton returning as principal. Upper grades will be taught by room teacher Mrs Gladys Cande of Dalton, the middle grades by Mrs Esther Peck in her first year, and lower grades by Mrs Bernice Payson and Mrs Louise Tilton overseeing the hot lunch program.
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Windsor
Crane Commaunity
Harry Lincoln
Dalton
Gladys Cande
Esther Peck
Bernice Payson
Louise Tilton
Hill Church Notes and Auction Fundraiser
Windsor notes list Hill Church Sunday service led by Harvey E. Lake with Cheryn McCormick as organist. Next month services at 10 30 with Peter Beardsley as organist. Auction for church benefit planned for Aug 31 at Town Hall with Frank W. Goodness as auctioneer. Ladies Aid to cater. State tax rate set at 68. A reception honors Raymond Gaskalka and Shirley Mayotte as they prepare for marriage.
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Frank W. Goodness
Ladies’ Aid Society
Painting Parsonage and Visiting Guests at Limburg Home
The Ladies Aid Society has offered to pay for painting the Parsonage. Windsor firemen's association handles the project. Miss Phyllis Limburg of Mackinac Island visits her parents, with Miss Ann Hogan of Floral Park as a guest. The Limburg home is being sold for a school. The MacNeils of Bowmanville visit Mrs McLellan. Elizabeth Murphy returns home from White Creek after visiting Mrs Hitchcock, a Cummington Fair judge. Mrs Hitchcock hosts guests including Mrs Sidall and Mrs St Jacques. current visitors at the Zink home include Mrs Zink’s brother and sister in law from West Acton and family.
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Phyllis Limburg
Mackinac Island
Mich
Alan MM
Limburg
Ann Hogan
Floral Park
Gordon MacNeil
Bowmanville
Canada
MacNeil
Robert L. McLellan
Elizabeth L. Murphy
White Creek
W. M. Hitchcock
Worthington Sunday Service and local open house news
Worthington First Congregational Church will begin services at 10 a.m. with Rev. Edward A. Cowles preaching. An open house at the Gateway Regional School in Huntington is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. A series of local notes follows including building permits granted to James Jones for a utility building and to Teffrey Building Permit Fowler Betsey Hitchcock and Middlefield Selectmen for a permit at their meeting.
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Worthington First Congregational Church
Edward A. Cowles
Gateway Guides
Worthington
O Pen
New Gateway Regional
Huntington
Teffrey
Fowler, Betsey Hitchcock
Middlefield Selectmen
Robert Lucey
James Jones
U N U N Representative From Ghana Visits Here
J F K adviser says education backward in society. Dr Jerome Wiesner spoke at the opening session of the General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics in Berkeley. Nearly 3 000 scientists from more than 60 nations attend the five week assembly.
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U.N
Ghana
J.F.K
Berkeley
Calif
Kennedy
Jerome B. Wiestier
Ses
General Assembly
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
Wiesner
Helsinki
Finland
Weekend visits across Stephens town and nearby towns
Stephentown notes weekend gatherings with G Johnson and Hannah Hammarstedt in town, Ronald Olsen en route home from a European exchange trip, and the Federated Ladies Aid Fair at Grange Hall. Other items include Craig and Gregory Cutcliffe visiting Cleveland relatives, Miss Garet Ward and Donna Putnam's Ohio trip, and a 108-member Hicks family reunion at Taconic Valley Grange Hall.
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Johnson
Hannah Hammarstedt
Ivan Uhlund
West Hartford
Hazel Stead
Pittsfield
Mass
Rotrude
Mae Veigh
Federated Ladies’ Aid Fair
Grange Hall
Craig
Gregory Cutcliff
Cleveland
Ohio
Mildred Schuerline
Patricia Cunningham
Garet Ward
Donna Putnam
Columbiana
Weekend guests of local residents listed in notices
Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Gordon Crane hosting his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Richard C Harrison Jr of Marblehead former Richmond residents. The Harrisons returned from Europe Friday. Also with the Cranes were Mr and Mrs Richard C Hacrigan TL of York Pa.
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Gordon Crane
Richard C. Harrison Jr
Marblehead
Richmond
Harrisons
Europe
Cranes
Richard C. Hacrigan
York
Bennington to Build Second Industrial Shell In Brooklyn District
BCIC plans a $60,000 speculative shell building in Bennington's Brooklyn District, to follow the first BCIC structure erected in 1959 now leased by Box One Resigns. North Adams College appoints four faculty and announces one resignation, naming Dr. Sleeman to replace Dr. Eichert. new hires include Hess, Resnick, and Zavattaro Jr. Pittsfield youth arrested after car damage incident. John D. O Gara faces drunken and dangerous driving and license charges, case set to Aug. 26.
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Bennington
Bennington County Industrial Corp
BCIC
Brooklyn
Box
N. Adams State
North Adams
Eugene L. Freel
North Adams State College
Richard 4. Sleeman
Magdeline Eichert
Eichert
Southern University
John M. C. Hess
Auburn Drive
Gary S. Resnick
Pittsfield
Joseph Zavattaro Jr
Williams St
Adams
Robert Bambeau
Grove St
John D. O'Gara
Joseph Charon
Baribear
O'Gara
Couple Teaches Own Children Through Calvert Course
Stamford Vermont Mrs. John P Campbell a former teacher will privately teach her two sons this year citing overcrowded schools and insufficient individual attention They will follow a Calvert School correspondence program and arrange to take Vermont Board of Education tests.
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Stamford
John P. Campbell
Calvert School
Baltimore
Vermont Board of Education
Riding Double On Bike Injures Two Boys
Two youths riding double on a bicycle on Crane Avenue were injured when the rear rider caught a shoe in the spokes and was thrown to the ground. James Howe of 401 Benedict Road suffered lip chest and neck cuts plus bruises while Robert Stackley of 43 Tor Court hurt his left leg. Both were treated and released at Pittsfield General Hospital. Police urged parents to prohibit riding double.
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Crane Avenue
Pittsfield General Hospital
James Howe
Benedict Road
Robert Stackley
Tor Court
Lindsays Attend Chevrolet Convention in Detroit
Jack Lindsay Inc. officials and 7,000 dealers attended the Chevrolet convention in Detroit where new IM14 cars and trucks were previewed for early 1964 release. Top executives projected 1963 Chevrolet sales to exceed last year’s record.
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Jack Lindsay
John G. Lindsay
Jack Lindsay, Inc
South St
Detroit
Chevrolet
Sandisfield Marine Pvt Morris Completes Training
Sandisfield born Pvt James J Morris grandson of Mr and Mrs R Brookins of Dodd Road completed four weeks of individual combat training at Camp Lejeune North Carolina.
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Pvt. James
Morris
R. Brookiens
Dodd Road
Sandisfield
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Fitchburg Judge Approved Despite Opposition
The Massachusetts Executive Council approved Thomas N. M. Dooling of Fitchburg as special justice of Fitchburg District Court by a 7-2 vote. Opposed by councilor Walter F. Kelly and Margaret M. Heckler who cited heavy local lawyer opposition. Supporters praised the governor for naming Dooling despite concerns about his courtroom style.
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Boston
API
Thomas NM. Dooling
Fitchburg
Executive Council
Walter F. Kelly
Worcester
Margaret
Heckler
Wellesley
Kelly
Fitchourg
Dooling
Raymond F. Sullivan
Springfield
Sovernor
Patrick J
Sonny)McDonough
New York Judge Rules Memoirs of a Woman Not Obscene
In New York State, State Supreme Court Justice Arthur G. Klein ruled that John Cleland’s 1749 novel Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, commonly known as Fanny Hill, is not obscene and may not be banned. He noted doubts it would replace Little Red Riding Hood as a bedtime story.
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New York
New York State
Supreme Court
Arthur G. Klein
New York City
Klein
John Cleland
England
Five Pittsfield Reservists Enlist in 42nd Rifle Company
Five Pittsfield youths join the 42nd Rifle Company of the U S Marine Corps Reserve. Donald Coyle Robert Reynolds Robert Magi Charles Lewis Jr and Douglas Malins will begin six months of active duty at Parris Island South Carolina. Coyle and Reynolds graduate in 1984 from Pittsfield High School and start Sept 34. Magi a 1980 PHS grad works as a barber and starts in October. Lewis and Malins are seniors at Pittsfield High and will begin active duty after graduation in June 1964.
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42Nd Rife Co
Pittsfield
42Nd Rifle Company
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Donald K. Coyle
Kenneth S. Cove
Eleanor Road
Robert C. Reynolds
Eugene F. Reynolds
Albermarle Road
Robert Magi
Romolo Main
Lombard St
Charles G. S. Lewis Jr
Lewis Sr
Pomeroy Ave
Douglas W. Malins
Walter D. Malins
North St
Wendell Hotel
Pvt
Lewis
Malin
Pittsfield High
City Hall Briefs Juror Call For October Superior Court
City Clerk John J Fitzgerald reports 10 traverse jurors are needed for the criminal and civil sitting of Superior Court. Jurors will be chosen at the September 19 Council meeting and must report to Superior Court at 16 a.m. on October 14. Ward 2 Councilman Raymond K Crow seeks curb resurfacing on the north side of Connecticut Avenue between New Jersey and Ohio avenues.
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John J. Fitzgerald
Traverse
Superior Court
Raymond K. Crow
Connecticut Avenue
New Jersey
Ohio Avenues
Honeymoon Ends In Canaan Car Truck Crash
Dominic J Negri and Marion Robbins Negri from Canaan were returning after their Aug 17 wedding when their car blinded by sun struck a truck near Chatcheaugay New York. They were treated at the scene and planned to settle in East Canaan after a honeymoon disrupted on the way to Niagara Falls.
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Canaan
Conn
Dominic
J. Negri
Negri
St. Joseph's Church
Annie Lee
Dominic Negri
Niagara Falls
East Canaan
Becket Dalton Man Hired as Teacher
Becket Paul F. Marsh announced that the School Committee engaged Robert W. Pratt of 90 Sunnyside St Dalton as teacher at Becket Consolidated School. Pratt has 12 years teaching experience and holds B A and M A from University of Dublin Ireland. He taught in France and Saudi Arabia and serves as a captain in the Army Infantry Reserve stationed at Ft Devens. He resides with his sister.
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Ft. Devens
Stomach Medicine Maalox Spoiled Prompts Warnings
Massachusetts division of food and drugs warns that certain Maalox stomach remedy lots have deteriorated. Consumers should smell test before use. peppermint odor is OK, disinfectant smell requires return for refund. State lab head Leon A. La Freniere notes multiple deteriorated lots and a Worcester woman reported illness.
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Bostgn
Massachusetts Division of Food and Drugs Today
State Food and Drug Laboratory
Leon A. la Freniere
la Freniere
Massachusetts
Worcester
Bennington Newsman Joins UNH Staff as News Editor
W Arthur Grant longtime Bennington Banner managing editor will become UNH news editor starting September 1. Grant is an alumnus of the University of New Hampshire and will join the university’s communications team in Durham New Hampshire.
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Bennington
UNH
Durham. N.H
UPI
W. Arthur Grant
Bennington (VI
University of New Hampshire
Grant
University
Police Briefs and Probate Notices From Pittsfield
Police report Bert Harrison aged 61 from 36 Elmer Ave was admitted to St Luke's Hospital after illness. Probate Court in Berkshire County issues multiple notices requesting appointment of administrators for estates Hannah March Minnie B March and Archie Nettleton with August dates and deadlines, plus a lost passbooks notice for accounts of Thomas R. Cars.
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Bert Harrison
Elmer Ave
St. Luke's Hospital
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Gerkshire
Hannah March
Pittsfield
Sant County
Charles R. Alberti, Jr
Pittsield
Berkshire
F. Anthony Hanon
James W. Carolan
Ciaries R. Alberti, Jr
Mass
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Berkshire
Minnie
Fotsfield
Reid County
Charles R. Asherli
F. Anthony Hanlon
Esquire
Charles NR. Alberti, Jr
Pittsheld
Archie N. Nettleton Nate
Lee
Issac
Albert N. Nettleton
Berks
Anthony Hanlon
Dudge
James W. Carglan
Register
Clement “A. Fecrs
North
Berkshire County
Pice
Thomas R. Cars
Reasurer
Regional Board Orders Daily Moment of Silence at High School
At a Housatonic Valley Regional Board of Education meeting this week, members voted to observe a moment of silence in each class at the start of every school day. The move follows the Supreme Court ruling banning religious exercises in public schools. Also approved was Kent Insurance Co. as the agency handling school insurance since 1939.
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Falls Village
Housatonic Vall
Regional Board of Education
United States Supreme Court
The
Kent Insurance Co. A
Kent Agency
Area Ministers To Join March On Washington
Canaan area clergymen join the planned August 28 March on Washington in a display of regional religious support. Rev L Wayne Dulap of Canaan Falls Village Methodist Charge leads a slate including Rev Ronald Cebik Cornwall First Church of Christ Rev Alden Hebard Norfolk Church of Christ Congregational Rev Robert Hammett Christ Episcopal Sharon Rev Robert Hoskins Sharon First Church of Christ Congregational. About 4 000 demonstrators are expected from the region with Hartford contingents. a special train from Hartford Station departs at 10 a.m. Wednesday and returns at 2 a.m. Thursday. Participants are urged to bring 24 hours of provisions. Also noted: Thomas J Gailes Jr radioman second class USN son of South Canaan Road serves on USS Robert E Lee on a 60-day North Atlantic patrol. The Canaan Methodist Church Women’s Society serves a roast beef supper tonight at 3:40 and 6:30 in the church hall. Tickets at Jack’s Market.
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Canaan, Conn
First Church of Christ Congregational
Sharon
Hartford
Hartford Union Staton
Washington
Thomas J. Gailes Jr
USN
Thomas Gailes
South Canaan Road
Robert E. Lee
North Atlantic
Atlantic Submarine Force
Holy Loch
Scotland
Woman's Society of the
Canaan Methodist Church
Jack’s Market
Railroad Street
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Dr. Rising
U. Mass
Red Cross
Jack and Jilm
Raymond Gaskalka
Thomson Gaskalka
Shirley Mayotte
Town Hall
Ladies Aid Society
Windsor Firemen’s Association
James Hoey
Westfield
Nobles Hospital
Wells W. Magargal
Old Post Road
W. Warren Rausch
Burlington Hill Road
Deborah
Leslie Parons
Wayland
Roberts J. Lucey
Robert
Michael
Ring Road
Cape Cod
Car 8
Joslyn
Gerald Bartlett
Lyndon Brown
Harold E. Brown
Willard Lyman
Wilderberry Lane
Conley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton
Stuart Kievitt
Conley Deikinson Hospital
Huntington Road
State Police
Ralph FE. Johnson
Charles E. Cook
Middlefield Grange
Richmond Grange
Edward J. Mahoney
Wakefield
Mahoney
Edward F. Mahoney
Union Hospital
Lynn
Samuel Madsen
Mrs. Benedict Sypeeney
Whitman
Middlefield
LENOX
Alex Quaison-Lackey
United Nations
Berkshires
Max Delsons
Laurel Lake
Tanglewood
Nanas Avirebi-Acquah
Avirebi-Acquah
Max Delson
Raber Delsons
Benjamin H. Delson
Alex Oodison-Sachkey
Elsie
Nenedyiebi-Reginah
Max
Robert Delson
Stephentown
Addie Snow
Johnsonville
Leland Snow
West Stephentown
Jane Wheeler
Rettssielaer
Thomas Wheeler
Milton R. Bass
North Berkshire
Farrell
Charles F. Farrell
J. Franklin Farrell
Liberty St
Society of St. Edmund
St. Edmund's Nevitiate
Mystic
Adams Native
Holyoke Paper Company
Holyoke
Reginald J. Davis
Whiting Stationery Co
R. C. Conde
Business Supplies Corp
Williamstown
Carol Thomas
Sen. Graham
Philip Graham
Hamilton
Senate
Florida
Town Republican Committee
Wallace E. Konopa
McCann Regional Vocational High School
Bernard Lenhoff
Konopa
Lindsays
N.Y
City Hall
Becket
Dalton Man
March On Washington
Monwealth
Rie V. Salling
Joel &. Greanverg
Seid
Aiready
Pittsfield Before Ten Ofelock
F. Anthony Harlon
Joel
Greenberg
Nutsfield
Ma Mortgagee
Design and Development, Inc
Berkshire County Savings Bank
Berkshire Middle District Registry of
Page St&c
Smerior
Atassachusetts
Berkshire County Savings
Dockel No
Wilim Boraski
North Street
Therton
Pitteheld
Gov. of Berkshire
Commonwealth of
Berkshire Middle District Registry
Quirica Brive
Eletry
Donald A. Hail
Pacentiac
Erea
Donald A. Kuntz
Treagyer
Prenoa Halder
Boraghd Alarrey
78Th Street
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