Pittsfield to swear in Dillon as postmaster today
Mayor Dillon will be sworn in at 4 p.m. as the city's new postmaster, succeeding Donald R. Biron who retires. Dillon will also serve as mayor for a short period, after which Remo Del Gallo may become mayor, with city solicitor Edwin E. Reder noting legal questions about the transition.
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Dillon
Donald J. Dowd
Boston
New England
Post Office Department
Donald R. Biron
Biron
R. F. Henneberry
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
Remo del Gallo
del Gallo
Edwin E. Reder
City Charlier
Pittsfield
S Liprizzi
Donald R. Biran
Biran
Remé del Gallo
Fitzgerald Promoted to Manager at WSPB Sarasota
Joseph G. Fitzgerald of Sarasota is named manager of WSPB and WSPB FM and remains news director. A former Troy Record and Sarasota News journalist, he has expanded local news, created features, and reported for CBS Radio. He and his wife Phyllis Bowles have three sons and live in Phillips Gardens Sarasota.
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Joseph G. Fitzgerald
Sarasota
Fla
WSPB
Wspb-Fm
St. Jerome Bowles
Pittsfield
Fitzgerald
Troy
N.Y
Record
Sarasota News
Antietam Drive
Phillippt Gardens
GE Ordnance Lands Polaris Testing Contract
The General Electric ordnance plant in the area won a Navy contract valued at 1.145 million dollars to manufacture automated testing equipment for Polaris missile guidance systems. Rep Silvio Conte announced the award yesterday afternoon, noting the project will support fleet locations in the United Kingdom.
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General Electric Co
Navy
United Kingdom
Silvio O. Conte
Births Across Pittsfield Area Hospitals Reported
In Pittsfield area births include Peter Britton Ransford son to Mr and Mrs Britton D Ransford of Cheshire. Grandparents are John H Mackie and Norman H Ransford. A daughter to Mr and Mrs James R Bingini of 17 Howe Road. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Fred O Cormier of Lee. A son to Mr and Mrs Clayton Goodermore of Cherry Plain New York yesterday. At Memorial Hospital Niagara Falls a son to Capt and Mrs Howard F Peck of Niagara Falls New York. Grandparents John F Peck and Pierre Chaille de Mere with great grandparents listed.
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Pittsfield General
Britton D. Ransford
Cheshire
Peter Britton
John H. Mackie
Livingston Ave
Norman H. Ransford
Williams St
James R. Bingini
Howe Road
Fred O. Cormier
Lee
Howard F. Peck
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Memorial Hospital
John F. Peck
Hull Ave
Pierre Chaille de Mere
Casablanca
Morocco
Harry H. Armstrong
Roland Peck
Stephentown
Eugene Rigal
Paris
France
Brophy Named Social Studies Head at North Junior High
Edward J. Brophy, 42, former Pittsfield High history teacher, is named social studies department head at North Junior High after a unanimous School Committee vote. The post pays a $1,100 salary differential and takes effect Sept. 1, replacing Elizabeth Hurley who resigned. Brophy, a Dalton High and St Anselm’s College graduate, holds a Boston College master’s and is pursuing Harvard history doctorate, planning to move his family to Pittsfield soon. He is married to Jean Morrison and they have four children.
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Edward J. Brophy
Pittsfield High School
North Junior High
Brophy
Elizabeth Hurley
Dalton High School
St. Anselm’s College
Manchester
N.H
Boston College
Harvard
Jean Therese Morrison
Dalton
Warren Ave
Pittsfield
School Board votes to rent two JCC rooms
The School Committee approved using two Jewish Community Center rooms as a high school annex for the 1965 66 year with a $1000 rental. Asst City Solicitor Scullaty will draft a contract before opening day. Courses to be taught include senior mathematics and a vocational English class. About 25 students per room will walk from East Street to the JCC. Scullary, initially opposed, supported the plan noting it as the lesser evil. Canavan and Principal Hennessy reviewed scheduling for potential night driver education classes.
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Jewish Community Center
JCC
Pittsfield High School
James J. Scullaty
Joseph J.canavan
East Street
Rocco Scullary
Scullary
Canavan
PHS
Harold IE. Hennessy
Ward 4
ICC
Paul Attacks Inaction On Central Purchasing
Mayoral candidate Richard W. Paul urges city government to act on the Purchasing Survey Committee's proposal to coordinate procurement. He cites potential savings of at least 20 percent of over $2 million in purchasing expenses, about $400,000, if immediate steps are taken this year. He criticizes past administrations for waste and calls for a progressive economizing approach coupled with an educational program to attract industry and foster growth.
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Richard W.paul
Paul
Professor Burns To Publish Book On Presidency
WILLIAMSTOWN A new book by Professor James MacGregor Burns titled Presidential Government The Crucible of Leadership is slated for early next year from Houghton Mifflin Co Burns, Williams College political science chair, says it revises Congressional Government to emphasize presidential government He planned a sixth edition of Government by the People to be issued by Prentice Hall in March.
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Williamstown
James MacGregor Burns
Houghton Mifflin Co
Burns
Williams College
Woodrow Wilson
Prentice-Hall
Art Films To Be Exhibited In Renovated State Theater
The Staite Theater at 426 North St will become State Cinema of Pittsfield Inc an art house. Col Samuel X Goldstein president said a $100000 asset corporation is formed with an interior design architect to be announced soon. The project aims to seat 500 to 600 and allow meeting use for Golden Agers.
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Staite
Komeo
North St
Col
Samuel X. Goldstein
State Cinema of
Pittsfield
Donald Goldstein
Samuel Tisdale
Greenfield
Goldstein
Wester Massachusetts Theaters
Springfield
Capitol
Palace
North Street
Western Massachusetts Theaters
City Savings Bank
Gold-stein
State Theater
New York
Safety Week for Children Starts Sunday
Safety Week for Children begins Sunday with a traffic safety campaign in Pittsfield and North Berkshire. Captain Camille L. Marcel, head of the police traffic bureau, says Adams Super Market will supply safety literature and posters for display at stores and stations to warn drivers that the school day has begun. Officers will visit schools after opening to lecture on pedestrian and bicycle safety, urging drivers to protect children as thousands walk to and from school. The program is part of a regional effort by about 40 police departments and the Safety Council of Western Massachusetts.
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Camille L. Marcel
Adams Super Market
Pittsfield
Berkshire
Marcel
Police Department
Police
The
Safety Council of
Massachusetts
Mayor Seeks More Crossing Guards
Mayor Dillon asked the City Council to raise school crossing guards from 28 to 30 at the urging of Police Chief John J. Killeen to protect children attending the new St. Mark's School.
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Dillon
John J. Killeen
St. Mark's School
Local ads roundup with services and contact numbers
An assortment of classified style ads includes Butter and Sugar Sweet com promotion, Burgner's at Williams St offering a $42 item, Zitco at East St with dial number, Harry Vincent Roofing with Berkshire Roofing and Insulation, World's Fair Saturday trip details with reservations, Yellow Coach Lines, and a People’s Choice shop on Route 14 Hinsdale selling candles flowers and gifts with hours listed.
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Burgner’s
Williams St
Limousie
Fairgrounds
Rte
Hinsdale
Berkshire Center Receives Rehabilitation Grant
Dr. Vincent T. Barnaba announces a 16800 grant from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission to Berkshire Center, paired with 4000 from Coolidge Hill. Funds will buy a soundproof room an audiometer and part time services of Dr Edward Sandali who will conduct audiological evaluations. The center also completed a summer therapy course for 50 children aged 4 to 15 from Berkshire County led by Miss Jane Beck and Norman Carmen.
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Vincent T. Barnaba
Berkshire Rehabilittation Center
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Berkshire Center
Coolidge Hill
Edward Landali
Sandali
Albany Medical Center
Berkshire County
Jane Beck
Norman Carmen
Barnaba
Man Injured When Car Jack Slips
Paul Duma of 24 South Merriam Street was injured when his car slipped off a jack at his home early last night. He was treated for head and chest injuries and reported in good condition at Pittsfield General Hospital. Neighbors heard his cries. two adults and two neighborhood boys freed him after lifting the car.
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Paul Duma
South Merriam St
Pittsfield General Hospital
Duma
Pittsfield Head Start delayed by red tape fears
Lincoln D. Lynch, head of the local anti poverty committee, warns that the Pittsfield Head Start preschool program may not start until December or January due to a lengthy application process. He asks Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson to allow volunteers and staff to continue, stressing the program's proven benefits for 108 children and the urgency of avoiding a multi month break.
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Pittsfield
Lincoln D. Lynch
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lynch
Anti-Poverty Committee
Sullivan enters Ward 1 Council race
Robert H Sullivan of 3 Michael Drive announced plans to seek the Ward 1 City Council seat held by Ernest G St Peter He is employed by General Electric as supervisor of advanced materials for the distribution protective equipment department His father Eugene C Sullivan picked up the nom papers Sullivan chaired Mayor Dillons purchasing survey which proposed a buying coordinator position a campaign statement is expected later this week Also candidate Edmund W Noetzel has said he will seek the Ward 1 seat
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Robert H. Sullivan
Michael
Ernest G. St. Peter
Sullivan
Eugene C. Sullivan
General Electric
Dillon
St. Peter and Sullivan
Edmund W. Noetzel
Ward
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