Conservation Commission Seeks Hillcrest Meeting
The Pittsfield Conservation Commission plans a January meeting with Hillcrest Hospital Corp to discuss acquiring a shoreline strip about 1,000 by 200 feet with a north end right of way on Valentine Road for a new addition to Burbank Park. An appropriation of 250 dollars funds lumber for picnic tables on Onota Sake Causeway built by jail inmates under supervision.
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Pittsfield Conservation Commission
Hillcrest Hospital Corp
Shore Line
Burbank Park
Vrankey
Conboy
Valentine Road
Commission
Hospital Board
Onotasake Causeway
Dunn's Grove
Winifred Benjam
School Budget Likely Tops 6 Million in 1966 Plan
The 1966 School Department budget headed for a record high may exceed 5 million, with total expenses requested at 929 404 dollars. The salaries section, last year 4.87 million, is expected to rise past 5 million due to a new ratio pay system and custodian overtime benefits. Budget details show administrative expenses 7 933, other services 345 996, instructional 294 672, plant operation 248 287, equipment 19 648, tuition 12 266, and Jewish Community Center rental 600.
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Plunkett School
Paul Filippini Elected to Honors Society at St Michael's
Paul L. Filippini son of Mr and Mrs Mario Filippini of 108 Appleton Ave is among 19 top ranking seniors at St Michael's College Winooski Park VT elected to Delta Epsilon Sigma the national Catholic honors society Their election to the Alpha Nu chapter at St Michael's was announced at a senior awards dinner Filippini a St Joseph's High School graduate concentrates in biology is a dean's list student and vice president of Alpha Epsilon Delta
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Paul L. Filippini
Mario Filippini
Appleton Ave
St. Michael’s College
Winooski Park
Delta Epsilon Sigma
Alpha Nu
St. Michael's
Filippini
St. Joseph's High School
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Lee funeral for Edward Jaouen in High Mass service
Edward F Jaouen of 36 Circular Ave was killed in a hunting accident Saturday. Funeral held at St Marys Church with High Mass of Requiem. More than 100 Lee High School students formed an honor guard along with town officials and faculty. Burial in St Marys Cemetery. Bearers listed.
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Lee
Edward F. Jaouen
Circular Ave
St. Mary's Church
Joseph F. Gagan
Lee High School
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Francis M. Kenneth
Housatonic
Stanislaw Piak
New Britain
Conn
Burritt St
Poland
Mikulaj
Katherine Tracinska Ptak
Holy Cross Church
Holy Name Society
Bronislawa Zawalich
Stasia P. Wilson
Frank Plak
Borawski-Duksa
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Probate Court forms probate filings for McMahon and others
Probate filings list Cornelius J. McMahon of Pittsfield leaving all property to wife Helen Ef. McMahon. Edward J. Burke estate names Virginia and Wilbert Larsen as beneficiaries. Susie Lynch estate valued at 18,500 real and 68,500 personal property with administration granted to First Agricultural National Bank of Pittsfield. Heirs include James Stanfield, Susan J. Howell, Simon J. Hogarth, Eben H. Fairman. Carl Heckeroth Sr. estate valued about 15,000 with son Carl Jr. as administrator. William L. Perkins estate valued 1,277 in personal and 7,500 real estate. Transfers include Burke Avenue parcels to Edmund W. and Beatrice M. Mercier, East Street Lenox to Yokum Brook Forest, Inc., Peru road land to Theodore Solarz.
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Cornelius McMahon
Cornelius J. McMahon
Pittsfield
Pittsfield High School
Helen Ef. McMahon
Virginia
Wilbert Larsen
Edward J. Burke
West Stockbridge
Larsen
Burke
Florence
Susie Lynch
Stockbridge
Tthe First Agricultural National Bank of
James Stanfield
Geneva, Ill
Susan J. Howell
St. James
Simon J. Hogarth
St.Louis
Eben H. Fairman
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Carl Heckeroth Sr
Dalton
Carl Jr
Huntsville
Ala
William L. Perkins
William IL. Cote
Edmund W
Beatrice MM. Mercier
Burke Avenue
Design & Development, Inc
Yokum Brook Forest, Inc
East Street
Lenox
Mazel M. Creamer
Theodore Solarz
County Road
Peru
Fire Call Reports Smoke Detected on Plunkett Street
A Monday fire record notes a report of smoke on lower Plunkett Street at 11 03 p m but no smoke was found upon investigation at 11 04 p m. A separate entry lists defective wiring in a television at 31 Shetland Drive.
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Lower Plunkett Street
Shetland Drive
Signs on Stockbridge Rd. face board action delay
Great Barrington officials plan to send a letter to the Outdoor Advertising Board after Revoking a permit for two large billboards on Stockbridge Road. Maurice Callahan & Sons of Pittsfield erected them on Leamon Roger’s property and were given 30 days to remove. Officials seek guidance on next steps amid broad local opposition.
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Great Barrington
Outdoor Advertising Board
OAB
Selectmen
Stockbridge Road
Maurice Callahan & Sons
Pittsfield
Leamon Roger
Flay
QOAB
Berkshire
Callahan Firm
State Dept Pledges Effort to Free Mott in Soviet Case
The State Department told Rep. Conte it will use all Soviet law avenues to free Newcomb Mott of Sheffield who is serving 18 months in Murmansk after crossing the Soviet Norwegian border. An appeal by his lawyer is underway, with clemency requests planned if needed.
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State Department
Silvio O. Conte
Newcomb Mott
Sheffield
Mott
Murmansk
Douglas MacArthur II
Congressional Affairs
Moscow
Conle
Rusk
MacArthur
Houldsworth Favored To Get Snow Disposal Contract
Public Works Commissioner John F. Daniels recommends awarding the Silver Lake snow disposal contract to the low bidder Gordon Houldsworth of Dalton who would charge $15 an hour to tractor snow into the lake after it is dumped by city and private trucks. Other bidders were Hutchinson Sand & Gravel at $17 Roy Whitaker of Pittsfield at $19 and Conway Construction at $20.
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Public Works
John F. Daniels
Silver Lake
Gordon Houldsworth
Dalton
Hutchinson Sand & Gravel
Roy Whitaker
Pittsfield
Conway Construction
Boston Engineering Firm Hired for Urban Renewal
The Pittsfield Housing Authority names Anderson-Nichols Co. of Boston as consultants and designers for all engineering work on urban renewal projects. They will handle railroad underpass construction, a multilane highway entry, and ramps to the Depot Street area, with bids expected in late spring.
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Pittsfield
Center Street
Columbus
Depot Street
Anderson-Nichols
Stein Bans Drink Coolers After Bacteria Found
Pittsfield health commissioner Harold Stein banned sale of plastic drink coolers after tests found bacteria in some samples. He warned against imported novelty items sold by Boy Scouts and other groups. Several local shops and groups halted sales and began recalls while nationwide tests continue.
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Stein Bans
Pittsfield
Harold Stein
Stein
Boy Scouts
Dr. Shin
Berkshire Boy Scout Council
Indianapolis
Indiana
Scout Council
William D. Dyer
Japan
Hong Kong
New England
Massachsetts
Lee Plant Sold To Berkshire Pallet Company
A woodworking and milling plant on Pleasant Street in Lee has been transferred from the Kelly Realty Co. to the Berkshire Pallet Co. for 106000, papers filed in the Middle District Registry of Deeds show. The transfer is described as a bookkeeping action by Andrew T. Campoli for the Kelly interests. Kelly Realty and Berkshire Pallet are led by Pittsfield lumberman John J. Kelly. Kelly Realty purchased the Lee plant at foreclosure in March from Forest Manufacturing Co. for about 78000. In other items, two men were sentenced today in District Court for crimes including driving an uninsured motor vehicle and vagrancy with drunkenness. Fines ranged from 3 to 10 dollars for several motorists.
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W. Thomas Watson Jr
Lom-Wat Studies, Inc
Connecticut
Chicago
Pittsfield
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Garden Gables
England
Berkshire Leather Co
Dr. Stein
Pleasant Street
Lee
Kelly Realty Co
Berkshire Pallet Co
Middle District Registry of Deeds
Andrew T. Campoli
Kelly
Kelly Really
Berkshire Pallet
John J. Kelly
Pittsfield Lumberman
Forest Manufacturing Co
Ronald Liss
New York City
Raymond J. Featherstone
Eleanor P. Murphy
Orchard St
Marion H. Best
Howard St
William D. Green
South Mountain Road
Carl R. Mazza
Oak St
John W. Bartow
Cheshire Road
North Street
Santa Toy Fund Givers Rise To Aid Eagle's Drive
Local fund drive page lists dozens of donors from families and unions including Bricklayers' Local 1 and Pittsfield Teachers, with gifts ranging from two dollars to fifteen. The Santa Toy Fund total shows 346.05 raised, with 32,672.91 still needed to reach the goal.
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Eagle
Jesaph
Dennis
Teresa
Dean
Wally Iren Craig
Candy
Mike
Diane Wooler
Woefle
Ray
Nancy Henriques
Bricklayers’ Union
Delten
Colleen
Kevineld
A& SP
Charles E. Compe
Christenay Cardp
David G. Graves
Fittsfield City Employes Association
WMEC
Ally
Paul Oo
Fiva G's
Conseil Noire
Dama de la Garca
W. H. Sanborn
Retharhead
Jean
Barbara Pittsfield Federation of Teachers
Monarch Jr. Drum and Bugle Corps
Janet M. Kipp
Sue
Paul
Harry Radke
Aly
Joan
Joyce Ann Torray
Marion
Leonard Culverhouse
Iran Marion
Phyllis Dingmand
Fid
Peg
Lynn Leonard Vendetta
Nancy
William Chapin
Henry E. Heidel
Bee
Don
Scott
Toad Steinman
Queenie
Marcia
Madiser
Alice
Marie
Brian Pratt
Ditomasse
Madison
Mark
Waa
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Police Briefs Highlight Cemetery Vandalism and Local Accidents
Officer Francis G Savko reported four headstones overturned in the southeast corner of St Josephs Cemetery. Laura King aged 3 was taken to St Lukes Hospital for a nose bleed after a Monday night incident at 314 Lenox Ave. Firemen gave first aid before police arrived. Donna J Twining and De J Harry Wirrman collided on North Street injuring a finger. A fence near the Seven Up plant on Wahconah Street was damaged by a car. Mrs Gertrude Avery reported a Christmas wreath stolen from her front door.
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Francis G. Savko
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Laura King
Lenox Ave
St. Luke's Hospital
King
Donna J. Twining
Dalton
de. J. Harry Wirrman
Commonwealth Ave
North Street
Wahconah Street
Gertrude Avery
Union &1
Berkshire unemployment claims rise in latest week
Unemployment checks for Central and Southern Berkshire County residents rose 30 percent last week with 1,179 claims filed versus 1,129 two weeks earlier. Edward J. Barry of the state Division of Employment Security in Pittsfield noted the office processed 13 job openings that week, and compared to 1,394 claims a year ago.
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Berkshire County
Edward J. Barry
State Division of Employment Security
Pittsfield
Barry
Harris Faces Union Clash Over Pittsfield Teacher Image
The Pittsfield Federation of Teachers and School Committee Chair William B Harris clash over the public image of teachers. Harris defends acknowledging real problems while the PFT accuses him of generalizing after limited school board contact. The dispute comes during a pending election oces for collective bargaining in Pittsfield.
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Pittsfied. Federation of Teachers
PFT
Afl-Cio
William B. Harris
Harris
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Teachers Association
Santa Toy Fund Choo Choo Makes Special Run for Tot
The Berkshire Mode Railroad Club, led by Walter Syrett, held a private Sunday showing after a late girl presented a $5 birthday gift for the toy fund. Earlier, five children staged a penny carnival raising $7.50 for the fund at 100 Livingston Ave. Venison dinner Dec 18 at Tyler Restaurant benefits the toy fund with tickets $1.50. Kennedy comments on Vietnam discuss wartime efforts, Chinese infiltration, and public responses. Senator Kennedy’s Pittsfield schedule includes Pittsfield High, BCC, Drury High, Williams College, and a political reception at the Dalton American Legion Hall.
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Santa Toy Fund
Walter Syrett
Berkshire Mode Railroad Club
Nancy Henriques
Thas
Livingston Ave
Eagle
Belly Ann
Joseph Dickson
Dennis
Theresa McGill
John Barry
Charles Basher
Lea EB. Massery
Tyler
Westfield
Berkshire County
Pittsfield High School
the Eagle
BCC
Association For Business and Commerce
Highland Restaurant
Union Station NYC Quarters Are Reduced
Union Station in New York City reduces operations to cut heating costs. A former lounge becomes a waiting room while ticket offices move to former freight space. Restrooms added in front area. winter heating focused on front rooms. Garling notes about $1,000 monthly heating expense and anticipation of savings. The depot faces destruction under the Jubilee Urban Renewal Project with a new station planned for Merrill Road.
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New York Central Railroad
Union Station
Leroy Garling
Garling
Mr. Garling
Merrill Road
Richard Noel Promoted to Assistant Trust Officer
Richard L. Noel of North Adams has been named assistant trust officer at First Agricultural National Bank. The 1962 Dartmouth MBA holder and Amos Tuck graduate has two daughters, is married to Christine Ann Lube, and resides in North Adams. He previously worked at Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery in New York and has two years with the bank.
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Richard L. Noel
North Adams
First Agricultural National Bank
Paul K. Fodder
Noel
Bank
Lybrand
Ross Bros. & Montgomery
New York
Drury High School
Darthmouth College
Jil
Amos Tuck School
Christine Ann Lube
Pittsfield man settles $10,000 auto tort suit
Superior Court records show Robert Steiner Jr. of Pittsfield received $563.00 in an out of court settlement from Harold W. Scott of Hinsdale over a January 29 accident where Scott’s car struck Steiner’s parked vehicle. Steiner claimed personal injuries and property damage.
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Robert Steiner Jr
Pittsfield
Harold W. Scott
Hinsdale
Clerk of Courts’ Office
Scult
Steiner
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Hillcrest
Vincent J. Hebert
John D. Courtney Jr
Packard
Henery E. Como
Courtney
Wild Acres
George A. Purnell
Gerard F. McNeil
del Gallo
Paul Filippini
Probate
Stockbridge Rd
State Dept
Houldsworth
Boston Engineering
City Healthe
Louis Boldue
Dyer
Lanesboro
Adams
Berkshire Pallet Company
Choo-Choo
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Indochina
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Viet Nam
Pittsfield High
South Viet Nam
China
Southeast Asia
NYC
Richard Noel
Superior Court
Beneficial
Beneficial Finance Co
North ST
Holden & Stone
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