Friendly Ice Cream Opens 4th Pittsfield Outlet and More
Friendly Ice Cream Corp opens its fourth Pittsfield store at 71 Elm Street marking a continued expansion into residential Elm Street areas. The Elm Street unit, the 21st opened this year, shares a standard menu and is designed for quick service with extensive in-house training and local development input.
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Friendly Ice Cream Corp
Pittsfield
Lew Friendly
Wilbraham
Pillsfield
Elm Street
Ronald E. Johnson
Lanesborn
Johnson
Pinsfield
Elm St
New England
New NAHB test house near completion in Maryland suburb
A sixhousing NAHB Research Foundation project near Washington, D C, will be used to test new design and construction methods under real living conditions. The 2,300 square foot brick and cedar clad bilevel sits on a sloped lot in Carderack Springs, Montgomery County, with an atrium, glass doors, a footbridge to the entrance, and interior by Hecht Co. of Washington. Public inspection is planned for February.
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Washington, D.C
National Association of Home Builders
Washington
Harvey M. Meyerhoff
Nahb Research Foundation, Inc
Carderack Springs
Edmund J. Bennett Associates
Montgomery County
Hecht Co
Builder urges federal standardization of building codes
Washington based Dr. George Cline Smith argues that the excessive number of local building codes fuels higher costs and stagnant construction. He cites school spending rising from 2.9 to 4.4 billion while floor space stays flat and urges federal help to standardize codes to achieve economies of scale. Congress has ordered a study by late 1968.
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Washington
UPI
George Cline Smith
United States
Smith
St. Louis
Clayton
Baltimore
Stamford
Conn
Greenwich
Congress
Home Builders Called Upon For Low-Income Houses
Chicago report on Perry E. Willits of Miami urging private builders to adopt rent-supplement programs under the 1965 Housing Act to create affordable housing for low income families. He noted potential congressionally appropriated funds, emphasized rehabilitation over demolition, and described a push to standardize codes and improve zoning nationwide.
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Chicago
Perry E. Willits
Miami
National Association of Home Builders
Willits
Association
Ing
Plumbing Care and Repair booklet offered for 25 cents
A booklet titled Plumbing Care and Repair explains how to maintain plumbing, identify safe DIY repairs, and what work requires a professional. Available from the Plumbing Heating Cooling Information Bureau at 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601, for 25 cents.
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East Wacker Drive
Chicago
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Edward J. Farrell
New Jersey
The
Friendly Corp
New Friendly
Housatonic
Agricultural National Bank
Adil Nat Fanta Tanley
Luminall
Ditubute
Berkshire Wallpaper & Paint CO
Kolman
D. B. A. Dupont Bros
Maple St. Lee
Builder
U.S. News & World Report
Mackay- Shields Economics, Inc
New York
F. W. Dodge Co
General Electric
Pittsfield-Kenox Rd
Goyette Bros
Crane
Esso
J. W. Gull
Sermi Pearl Street
N & Sons, Masons
Great Barrington
Gordon Houldsworth
Dalton
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