Commission on Hunger Hearings Debate Food Stamp vs Commodity Aid
Berkshire lawmakers and welfare officials debated food aid methods with residents from Northern Berkshire urging efficient help. Testimony contrasted commodity distribution’s reach and anonymity against stigma and administrative hurdles of food stamps, amid calls for a universal school lunch plan and rapid action.
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Establishment
Donahue
Boston
Stack
Theresa Gorman
Berkshire
Gorman
Northern
State Department of Public Welfare
Theresa Lewison
Northern Berkshire Action Center
Adams
Congress
Herlihy
William Herlihy
Department of Public Welfare
H. James Shea Jr
D-Newton
Herlity
Northern Berkshire
John Randell Jr
Williamstown
Aline Mansfield
North Adams
Max Bishop
Skaters Ryan Caird Seventh in Nationals in Tulsa
Miss Kathy Ryan and Jeffrey D. Caird of Woodland Skating Club placed seventh in the silver dance at the national championships in Tulsa Oklahoma. Ryan, 16, and Caird, 21, qualified by winning Buffalo titles and placing third at the Easterns Wissahichon.
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Kathy Ryan
Jeffrey D. Caird
Woodland Skating Club
Tulsa
Oklo
Buffalo
N.Y
Wissahichon
Ryan
Paul Ryan
Troy
RPI Figure Skating Club, Inc
Caird
Francis Casélla
Kathy Casey
Births at Berkshire Medical Center and Taunton pair
Mr and Mrs William Mason of 41 Bernard Ave welcomed a daughter Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Mr and Mrs Paul P Zopatti of Taunton welcomed a daughter Thursday. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Richard Daury of 47 Pomeroy Ave and Mrs Monte Zopatt of Tennis.
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Berkshire Medical Center
William Mason
Bernard Ave
Paul P. Zopatti
Taunton
Richard 5. Daury
Pomeroy Ave
Monte Zopatt
New York Man Named To Berkshire Life Mortgage Analyst Post
Ronald C. Lane, a former MetLife mortgage investment analyst in New York, is named mortgage analyst for Berkshire Life Insurance Co. He will manage existing real estate investments and underwrite new mortgage and real estate deals. A NYU Commerce School graduate with an MBA in finance, he and wife Diane will relocate to Pittsfield.
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Ronald C. Lané
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
New York
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Berkshire Life
New York University School of Commerce
Lane
Diane
Pittsfield
Foreign Policy Discussion Series Open to Public
The Borkshire Chapter of United Nations Association announces a three meeting series on U.S. foreign policy. The first session starts Tuesday at 8 pm at Miss Hall's School, focusing on U.S. China relations, Warsaw contacts, and U.S.-Russian implications. Leaders Mr and Mrs George Haselton, ex State Department staff now at Simon's Rock, will guide. The event is open to the public and discussion is encouraged.
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Borkshire
United Nations Association
U.S
Miss Hall
U.s.china
Warsaw
Whalen Plans School Visits Across Pittsfield in March and April
Pittsfield superintendent Thomas J. Whalen will spend a day at every district school in March and April to observe classes and talk with staff and students. He aims to hear concerns about discipline and share his ideas on leadership while gaining insight into campus problems and clarifying his stance on student rights.
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Supt
Thomas J. Whalen
Pittsfield
Whalen
Crosby Junior High
Whaten
Allendale
Crane
Dawes
Willams
North Junior High
Redfield
Pontodine
Rice
Russell
Highland
Mercer
Tecker
Bartlett
Hibbard
South Junior High
Egremont
Pomeroy
Taconic High
Plunkett
Pillsfield High
Stearns
Abby Lodge
Morewood
Where Is Jubilee Park Planning Board Seeks PHA Answer
The Planning Board asks the Pittsfield Housing Authority about the Jubilee urban renewal project parkland. E Boris Stahm writes to the PHA at Board Chair John J Quinn’s request. The PHA had designated West Street land for a 23 unit public housing project replacing Zenas Crane Memorial Park near the railroad. A 1966 PHA request favored abandoning Crane Park while keeping the Crane Memorial name, with possible relocation of parkland to Francis Avenue in the Columbus renewal area.
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City Planning Board
E. Boris Stahm
John J. Quinn
Pittsfield Housing Authority
PHA
West Street
Zenas Crane
Isuy
Metro Grill
Thomas C. Renton
Stahm
Crane Park
Parks Commission
Columbus
Francis Avenue
Counts Mounts to Head Mediation Service Post
Richard Nixon’s friend J Curtis Counts, a USC law graduate and longtime labor relations expert, is named director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. A 53 year old native of Goldfield CT, Counts built a career at Douglas Aircraft and served on the service’s advisory panel.
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University of Southern California Law
Duke University Law School
USC
James Curtis Counts
Douglas Aircraft Co
Santa Monica
Calif
Federal Mediation Service
Mrs Hadden Places Third on NBC Jeopardy Show
Mrs Elizabeth Hadden of 104 Barilett Ave appeared on NBC Jeopardy a daytime quiz program. She led most of the contest against two opponents before dropping to a third, won $10 and a 20 volume Grolier encyclopedia set.
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Elizabeth Hadden
Barilett Ave
NBC
Hadden
John Madden
University of Chicago
North Adams State College
Madden
Snob Zoning Plan for Osceola Street Fails
Complications rule out using the state snob zoning law in the Osceola Street public housing dispute. Pinsfield Housing Authority Chairman William B. Palmer says amending legislation is needed for a reliable path to 100 low income units. Lawyers warn the initiative hinges on PHA ownership of the tract and could fail in court.
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Osceola Street
Pinsfield Housing Authority
William B. Palmer
Palmer
PRA
Conneil
PHA
Edwin TE. Reder
Alty
Frank R. Sherenan
Hodgson
Garden Apartment Zone
Teachers Assn To Vote on Constitution
The Pittsfield Teachers Association will hold a membership meeting Monday at 7 30 p m to vote on a proposed constitution requiring MTA and NEA membership for each local member The plan is opposed by Project Reform within the MTA which seeks a statewide vote on the three way membership provision already approved for next September by the MTA House of Delegates.
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Pittsfield Teachers Association
Itam Ladee
Massachusetts Teachers Association
National Education Association
MTA
NEA
Project Reform
House of Delegates
Mayfair Creme permanents and club ads with contacts
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