Berkshire Mental Health Group Names Dr Marcus
The Berkshire Mental Health Association announced the appointment of Dr Maurice C Marcus of Stockbridge as director of the adult clinic and assistant to the medical director. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and Western Reserve University Medical School and interned at Yale New Haven Medical Center and the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge. He served two years in the U S Public Health Service mental health career development program and will divide time between the Berkshire association and his duties as a fellow in psychiatry at the Riggs Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice C. Marcus
Stockbridge
Berkshire Mental Health Association
Donald T. Oakes
Marcur
Oberlin College
Western Reserve University Medical School
Yale- New Haven
Austen Riggs
U.S. Public Health Service
Marcus
Riggs Center
Brodie Mountain To Operate T Bar Tonight
Brodie Mountain will operate its T Bar tonight and daily thereafter if weather allows. Vice president James Kelly said snow was made all night and the slope has a 2 inch surface powder base with about 2106 inch granular base, partly natural and partly machine made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodie Mountain
James Kelly
Oprisch Promoted by GE as Information Systems Consultant
Joseph L. Oprisch, formerly of 37 Overfield Road, has been promoted by General Electric Co. to an information systems consultant role in GE's planning operation in New York City. With GE for 15 years, he worked in Schenectady, Cleveland, and Erie before moving to Pittsfield in 1950. He now resides in Scarsdale with wife Mary Ann Daniel and their four children. The Red Cross awarded swimming certificates to 14 Pittsfield adults after a 10 week program, with a mix of beginner and advanced beginner awards and badges to several locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Oprisch
Overfield Road
General Electric Co
New York City
Mr. Oprisch
Schenectady
Cleveland
Erie
Pittsfield
Power Transfrmer
Steubenville
Ohio
Ohio State University
The
Red Cross
William S. Allessio
Thomas W. Romeo
Gladye Pepin
Jean Larivee
Margaret Bramer
Donald Barthe
Regina Enright
Paul Steenstrup
Michael Carmon
Mary Walsh
Larivee
Pepin
Catherine McKeon
Carl W. Pepin
Ann K. McIntyre
Michael L. Buczaczer
Jenox
Lawrence J. Love
Glendale
Philip E. Messer
Robert J. Fallon
N. Lawrence O'Neal
Stanley Koza
Joseph J. McKeon
Four Eligible For PH Nurse In Pittsfield Facts
Civil Service has declared four local women eligible to fill the public health nurse position in the Pittsfield Health Department after an Oct 2 examination where five women competed. Mrs. Louis A. Bessette currently serves temp, Health Commissioner Dr. Harold Stein said. The eligible candidates include Mrs. Joan B. Heaton, Mrs. Lois L. Kelly, and Miss Thomasina M. Toole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Pittsfield
Louis A. Bessette
South Mountain Road
Harold Stein
Joan B. Heaton
Tyler St
Lois L. Kelly
Chapman Road
Thomasina M. Toole
Pleasure Ave
Magazine Cites Pittsfield Firemen Work During Blackout
The Pittsfield Fire Department contributed a report on its response to the November 9 power outage to Firemen, the National Fire Protection Association magazine. Former Chief Arnold P. Klinke filed the report, part of several Massachusetts New York Rhode Island department pieces. The editor Paul R. Lyons thanked the department for providing emergency procedure information.
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Pittsfield
Firemen
National Fire Protection Association
Arnold P. Klinke
Massachusetts
New York State
Rhode Island
Paul R. Lyons
Boston
Limited Skiing At Jiminy Peak Opens With Limits
Jiminy Peak Ski Area in Hancock will open for the season with limited skiing and reduced prices. Manager George Maynard Jr. said 2 to 10 inches of man made snow were on the lower T bar slope and more snow would be made tonight. It was snowing when he spoke this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiminy Peak
Hancock
George Maynard Jr
Maynard
Backhanding Kennedy Denial From Pittsfield Mayor
Arios and Del Gallo deny a report that Del Gallo maneuvered Peter Arios into backhanding Sen Edward Kennedy during a Pittsfield swing. Del Gallo says he pursued Kennedy and attended to city business. Arlos questions Doherty and Scarafoni claims while denying a major role in Kennedy’s tour.
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Arios
del Gallo
Sen. Kennedy
Peter G. Arios
Edward M. Kennedy
Berkshire County
Eagle
A. A. Michelson
Association of Business and Commerce
Arles
Democratic City Club
Kennedy
Arlos
Archer J. Scarafoni
Republican City Committee
Scarafoni
Gerard F. Doherty
State Democratic Committee
Doherty
Massachusetts
Dalton American Legion Hall
Dohierty
Peter Arles
Fire record notes minor smoke odor at Bellmore Drive
Fire units reported a slight odor of smoke from an electric dryer at 42 Bellmore Drive with no fire. At 3 45 p m a short in oven wiring at 429 West Street was extinguished upon the fire department’s arrival. The Board of Interviewers interviewed five teaching candidates for the upcoming school year. The physical education and athletics subcommittee met to discuss next year’s budget. A list of property transfers includes Fannie G Gregory to David H and Jean L Corbett of Lincoln Street, Leisure Lands Inc to Anthony Rinaldi, Westfield, and land at Benton Post Otis.
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Bellmore Drive
West St
Leisure Lands, Inc
Anthony Rinaldi
Westfield
Benton Post
Otis
Moecker Named Publisher of Utica Newspaper
Herman E Moecker a Pittsfield native was promoted by the Gannett Group to publisher of the Utica Observer Dispatch and Daily Press He studied in Albany and Syracuse University graduating in 1938 He joined Gannett in 1938 and held af varied roles including advertising manager in Albany He served in the Army during World War II and later led the Niagara Falls Gazette He has been elected a director of the Marine Midland Trust Co in Utica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman E. Moecker
Pittsfield
Gannett Group
Utica
N.Y
Observer-Dispatch
Daily Press
Moecker
Albany
Nlw
Syracuse University
Gannett
Albany Knickerbocker News
Niagara Falls
Marine Midland Trust Co
Auto Gage Force Studies Offer To Move North
Boston Auto Gage Inc employees weigh relocation to Vermont plant as Pittsfield operation closes by January 30. Samuel Nejame Jr manager of Pittsfield says none of the 28 workers has decided yet. He will move to Bellows Falls as manager of engineering and marketing for the consolidated plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Auto Gage, Inc
Bellows Falls
Samuel Nejame Jr
Pittsfield
Vermont
Boston Auto
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc
Renovations in Williamstown Hall to Stay Under 40000
Town Manager LeRoy Picard pledged renovations on the former Phi Gamma Delta house, now the Williamstown town building, will not exceed the $40,000 town appropriation. Architects have designed flexible plans to keep costs within the limit even if bids rise. Subcontract bid summaries were issued after a bid opening Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
LeRoy Picard
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Picard
Prentice Bradley
Pittsfield
Bradley
Toumi Named Manager of Accounting Operations at GE
Eric J. Toumi is named manager of accounting operations and auditing in GE's distribution transformer department. He transfers from GE's communications products unit in Lynchburg Virginia and is a 1948 Northeastern University graduate who joined GE that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric J. Toumi
General Electric Co
Lynchburg
Mr. Toumi
Northeastern University
Thousands Die in Storm In East Pakistan Cyclone
The cyclone devastates the coast of East Pakistan with winds up to 100 miles per hour and a 12 foot tidal surge. Reports place the death toll in the thousands as relief teams race to the region from Dacca and Chittagong. The storm traced a path from Coxs Bazar toward Calcutta before dissipating.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Chitttagong
Bay of Bengal
India
Burma
Cox's Bazar
Chittagong
Calcutta
Schaeffer Couple Welcomes Daughter Dolores Ann
Mr and Mrs George Schaeffer of Canaan announce the birth of a daughter Dolores Ann on December 12 at Sharon Hospital Kathy Canfield and Cheryl Bergenty students at Housatonic Valley Regional High accompanied by Mrs Mary Paliberg attended an FHA Executive Board meeting in Hartford on December 11
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George Schaeffer
Canaan
Dolores Ann
Sharon Hospital
Kathy Canfield
Cheryl Bergenty
Housatonic Valley Regional High
Mary Paliberg
FHA
Hartford
City Hall Notes Petition for Mill Street Sidewalk
City Councilman James M. Richmany submitted a petition calling for a sidewalk on the west side of Mill Street between West Housatonic and Hawthorne streets. The petition bears Richmany and five local residents' signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Richmany
Mill Street
West Housatonic
Hawthorne Streets
Richmany
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Joseph Oprisch
Post Office
Mayor's Post Office Committee
ABC
John J. Quinn
Fannie G. Gregory
David H. and
Jean L. Corbett
Lincoln Street
Williamstown Hall
VFW Hall
Linden Street
Joseph R. Gordon
Greenfield
Louisa A. MacFarlane
Springfield
Toumi
Adams CC
Ars
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mint
Treasury
U.S
Washington
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Springfield, Mass
Canaan, Conn
City Hall
Thomas A. Duane
St. Luke’s Hospital
Harold W. Wicks
William A. Stoppani
Hillcrest Hospital
Harry
Smith
Esso
Oil Heat Service
Esso Watchdog
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