UMass Education Courses Draw Pittsfield Teachers
Berkshire County teachers sign up for two UMass education courses taught in Pittsfield from Feb 7 to May 24. Techniques in Remedial Reading draws 45 plus, taught by Dr Helen O Leary. Newer Media in Education limits at 25, taught by Dr Raymond Wyman. Courses offer three credits at $30 tuition. Lincoln D Lynch, assistant superintendent, enrolled in reading course.
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Berkshire County
University of Massachusetts Education
Pittsfick
Helen O'Leary
South Junior High
Raymond Wyman
Crosby Junior High School
Umass
Pittsfield
Umass Education
Ralph Pippert
Umass School of Education
Lincoln D. Lynch
New Airport Building Accepted by Pittsfield Commission
The Pittsfield Municipal Airport Commission approved the administration and terminal building, with moves to complete corrections and begin service next week. Contractor David J. Tierney Jr. finished ahead of schedule as the Weather Bureau moved in, and Yankee Airlines and Greylock Airways plan to relocate staff and offices. The old wooden structure will be moved to a new Greylock site, with landscaping and beacon updates slated for spring, and an open house planned for the spring public showing.
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Pittsfield
U.S. Weather Bureau
John A. Heaton
Yankee Airlines
Greylock Airways
Weather Bureau
Heaton
Greylock
Jones
Three Tiny Singers Brighten Springside Nursing Homes
Three year old girls from Abbott Street asked to sing for patients at the North Branch Springside Nursing Home. Staff noted other groups have entertained residents including Camp Fire Girls Morningside Baptist Church Bobby Kidney Sunshine Club Catholic Youth Center Salvation Army Pittsfield High School Athletic Association South Congregational Church Seminar Glee Club Cranwell School Zion Lutheran Church and First Baptist Church. Staff also hosted Christmas parties for patients at both branches.
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Springside Nursing Home
Abbott Street
Camp Fire Girls
Morningside Baptist Church
Bobby Kidney Sunshine Club
Catholic Youth Center
Salvation Army
Pittsfield High School
Athletic Association
South Congregational Church
Seminar Glee Club
Cranwell School
Zion's Lutheran Church
First Baptist Church
Daniel Miraglia
Amuso Promoted to Fire Captain in Pittsfield
Fire Lt Joseph A. Amuso of 810 Churchill St is appointed captain in the Flittsfield Fire Department after scoring 97 on the Civil Service exam. Born Nov 28, 1925 in Pittsfield, he served in the Atlantic and Pacific during WWII, studied at Wentworth, and held prior jobs as a dairy farmer and carpenter. He becomes captain July 2, married to Dorothy Ann Londergan with four children.
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Joseph A. Amuso
Churchill St
Flittsfield
del Gallo
Civils Service
Amuso
Pittsfield
Pittsfield High School
Atlantic
Pacific
Navy
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston
Fire Department
Mayor Moves to Extend Brown on High School Commission
Mayor Del Gallo asks City Council to add one seat on the High School Building Commission so Roy F. Brown can stay as the council representative. Brown, a lame duck, would hold the new 11th seat starting January 3, pending council approval.
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del Gallo
High School Building Commission
Roy F. Brown
Brown
Del Gallo Seeks Launching Areas At Two Lakes
The City Council seeks authorization to enter an agreement with the Public Access Board to construct boat launching areas at Onola and Pontoosuc lakes. The mayor would sign with the state Natural Resources Department. Hancock Road residents oppose placing the Pontoosuc ramp there.
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del Gallo
Onola
Pontoosuc Lakes
Public Access Board
State Department of Natural Resources
Hancock Road
Pontoosuc
Pittsfield Film Presented to Library by Mayor Del Gallo
Mayor Del Gallo presented to the Berkshire Athenaeum a copy of the 16 millimeter film Community Salute Pittsfield. The half hour film, produced and broadcast by WNHC New Haven Conn, covers local community efforts.
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Remo del Gallo
Berkshire Athenaeum
Pittsfield
WNHC
New Haven
Conn
Ecumenical Note At St Mark's Tonight
An ecumenical note will be heard at St Mark's during the carol service at 11 30 tonight and the Midnight Mass to follow. Organist and choir director Andrew L Clarke will lead the music for both events replacing George Nesbit who is in St Luke's Hospital after a heart attack.
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St. Mark's
South Congregational Church
Andrew L. Clarke
St. Mark’s
George Nesbit
St. Luke's Hospital
My. Clark
Mayor Seeks Humane Relocation Amid Urban Renewal
Mayor Remo Del Gallo applauded final approval of the city urban renewal project but warned relocation problems must be handled humanely. He urged displaced families receive affordable new homes in preferred areas and noted ongoing efforts by the Pittsfield Housing Authority and minority housing subcommittee to craft humane relocation standards. He stressed renewal includes rehabilitation of existing housing.
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Remo del Gallo
del Gallo
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Probate notices name heirs for several local estates
Probate Court records filed for Lucien and Martha Dupuis Pittsfield estates without bond naming heirs Lucien C Dupuis and Anna M MacKenzie. Fiorentino estate cited fatal 1954 Pittsfield accident with Joseph Torchie named administrator. Filiere Adams estate left to Leo Filiere Anita Horton. Curran Lee estate heirs six Windsor Lakes Conn cousins. Carey Adams estate valued at 7500 with Grace Picard Patricia Carey John Carey Robert Carey. Angelo Miliote divorce from Elizabeth Miliote of unknown location after marriage in 1957.
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Lucien
Martha Dupuis
Pittsfield
Lucien C. Dupuis
Anna M. MacKenzie
Francis J. Fiorentino
Pittsield
Joseph and
Santina Fiorentino
Fiorentino
Joseph A. Torchie
Alfred C. Filiere
Adams
Leo A. Filiere
Anita M. Horton
John F. Curran
Lee
Windsor Lakes
Conn
Gerald Carey
Grace M. Carey
Grace J. Picard
Fairhaven
Patricia A. Carey
John G. Carey
Springfield
Robert B. Carey
Carey
Pittsfield Industrial Progress Highlight at Athenaeum Library
Stresses Pittsfield's progress in industrial development and announces an Athenaeum music and art library loan program for local organizations and schools.
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Pittsfield
The
Athenaeum
Berkshire County Studies Standard Pupil Calendar
County public school superintendents led by Lincoln D Lynch review a 180 day and a 185 day calendar for Berkshire. Pittsfield operates 181 days and debate grows over extending the school year to match educational aims. Willis Commission urged a 185 day minimum while parochial schools currently run 180 days due to holy days.
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Berkshire County
Lincoln D. Lynch
Pittsfield
Berkshire
Willis Commission
Massachusetts
James P. Reynolds
Reynolds
Mayor clamps down on Callahan pledge as nonsense
Mayor Del Gallo stays silent on Lawrence Callahan's pledge to fight to keep two city officials in office. He calls the pledge nonsense and wishes to pick his own official family. Callahan aims to bar Meehan and Norton replacements, while Del Gallo hints at shifting department heads from prior administrations. The dispute underscores Democratic infighting between Callahan and Arlos factions. Callahan backed Del Gallo’s November opponent, Haughey.
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Remo del Gallo
Democratic City Committee
Lawrence A
Bucky
Callahan
John W. Meehan
John J. Norton
del Gallo
Norton
Meehan
Peter G. Arlos
Arlos
Democratic City Club
Raymond L. Haughey
O Laughlin to Run Meadow View Inn on Mercill Road
Robert V. O Laughlin will manage the former Meadow View Inn on Mercill Road starting Monday. John Kelly of Kelly Realty Co. announced the land purchase on December 6 and the forthcoming business and liquor transfer. Kelly plans to keep operations as is for now and eventually replace the building with a modern restaurant and bar.
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Robert V. O’laughlin
Meadow View Inn
Mercill Road
John Kelly
The
Kelly Realty Co., Inc
Kelly Realty
Everest Really Co
Kelly
Howard Johnson
O'Laughlin
O’laughlin
North Street
Tyler
Brodie Mountain
Upper North Street
BLICO Briefs General Agents on Advances
Berkshire Life Insurance announces advances at its annual general agents conference. 38 field management men across 22 states heard about a check-o matic system for premium collection now extending to policy loan payments from checking accounts. A revised computer illustration service promises flexible, electronically computed proposals. A new sales guide for split dollar insurance was unveiled. Senior VP Lawrence W. Strattner Jr closed with a talk on past is prologue.
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Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Lawrence W. Strattner Jr
District Court Probation on Bennett for Burglary Case
Carl ton C. Bennett, 40, of Berkshire Village, placed on three years probation under a suspended two year sentence to the House of Correction after reversing a plea and admitting a breaking and entering and larceny charge. Dale A. Surbaugh, his son in law, also linked to the Hinsdale break, received three years probation. Surbaugh rearrested later for Worthington breaks. Several others faced speeding and parking fines in Berkshire County matters.
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Carlton C. Bennett
Berkshire Village
House of Correction
Pittsfield
Surbaugh
Bennett
Russell
Worthington
Daniel K. MacWhinnie
Second St
Clement A. Fertis
Alvin J. Markey
Lenox
Ronald H. Couture
Dalton
Alan J. Lieberman
Churchill St
Betty J. Smith
East Mill St
Barbara 5. Conway
Darlene St
James E. Kane
Stockbridge
William A. Hild Jr
Lee
Raymond Lussier
Williamstown
DPW Orders Bypass Booklet Explaining Route
John D. Warner, associate commissioner of the state Public Works Department, ordered a brochure explaining the Route 7 bypass route. State legislators from Pittsfield requested information, with a public meeting planned to explain the booklet and the western route choice. Peter L. Soldale of the Urban Bypass Petitioners Committee toured the highway office in Lenox, sought latest facts, and remains unsatisfied with the proof.
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John 1D. Warner
State Public Works Department
Warner
Pittsfield
Peter L. Soldale
Lenox
Soldale
Soldato
Pickup Truck Award May Go To Seyffer Ford
The School Department weighs a half ton pickup contract with Seyffer Ford as the second lowest bidder. Shapiro Motors offered the low bid of 1661 but its Dodge failed specifications. Committeeman James R. Clary expects a Ford decision by early next week for grounds maintenance use. The eight foot body option could raise price by 28.
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Seyffer Ford
The
Eagle
Shapiro Motors, Inc
Shapiro Motors
James R. Clary
Jack Lindsay
Clary
Pupo to Push Joint Berkshire School Board Study Plan
Pittsfield and Berkshire County boards consider forming a group to study teachers salaries and common problems. Superintendent Reynolds was authorized to explore with other superintendents and the Berkshire Association of School Committees will review the idea. Frank M. Pupo intends to present the proposal to the association.
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Frank M. Pupo
Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Supt. of
James P. Reynolds
Reynolds
Berkshire Association of School Committees
Pupa
Pup
Mayor seeks federal aid to ease school site costs
Mayor seeks funds from the Open Space Act to cover about half the cost of a 10 acre Anthony McNally property fronting Lakeway Drive and Valentine Road for Pitts field's second high school. Del Gallo asks City Council to authorize application. council meeting set for Tuesday.
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Remo del Gallo
Pittsfield
del Gallo
Anthony McNally
Lakeway Drive
Valentine Road
McNulty
Petricca Construction Co
Gerard F. McNeil
Say It With Roses at Northampton VA Hospital
Twenty four hour Red Cross volunteers visit Northampton Veterans Hospital each Wednesday. Led by Mrs. Alden B. Sedgwick the group brings cheer to Ward 4, delivering 19 roses from grateful patients. They also attend monthly dances with Smith College hostesses and host a Sunday coffee hour in spring and summer.
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Red Cross
Northampton Veterans Hospital
Alden B. Sedgwick
Peck’s Road
Berkshire County
Northampton Business College
Jail Inmates Observe Christmas at Berkshire County Jail
Christmas will be observed at Berkshire County Jail with visiting hours set for tomorrow for inmates bound over for court action from 1 to 2 pm and others from 2 to 3 pm. The main visiting lobby is decorated and a 17 foot Colorado blue spruce was donated by Alfred S. Florczyk. Salvation Army packages will be given at noon meals tomorrow. Airman Thomas E. Clark, son of Leslie F. and the late, is training as an Air Force medical service specialist at Gunter AFB Alabama.
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Berkshire County
House of Correction
Sheriff's Office
John D. Courtney Tr
Alfred S. Florczyk
Seymour St
Florczyk
Salvation Army
Clark
Thomas E. Clark
Leslie F. Clark
Richmond
Air Force
Gunter Afb
Ala
Asian Visitors Arrive Late for Berkshire Christmas Tour
A USIA group from eight Asian countries missed a Pittsfield escort as their bus arrived late from Albany after a New York City departure. The visitors, here for studies, will stay with farm families in the Berkshires as part of a USIA and National Grange arranged program showcasing rural American Christmas.
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United States Information Agency
USIA
Berkshires
Pittsfield
America
National Grange
Conte To Brief ABC Luncheon On Congress 66
Congressman Silvio O Conte will address a January 7 luncheon hosted by the Association of Business and Commerce at Highland Hall on Fenn Street. John E Joyce Jr says Conte will review the 1963 session and expectations for the 1986 session. Tickets are available at the ABC office on North Street.
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Silvio O. Conte
Association of Business and Commerce
John E. Joyce Jr
ABC
Rep. Conte
Congress
Highland Hall
Fenn Street
North St
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Lanesboro
Elizabeth Miliote
Newton
Bob O’laughlin
Meadow View
BLICO
General Agents
DPW
Pupo
Miss Escort
Conte
Dot
Columbus Ave
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