Hinsdale Approves 453322 Budget After 45 Minute Meeting
Hinsdale voters approved a 453,322.50 budget after a swift 45 minute town meeting. The Regional School operating sum was reduced to 309,920, while amendments covered road work, land use, and equipment needs including a fire station boiler and new power wagon.
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Crane & Co
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Carl A. Wallin
Howard A. Terry
William R. Robins
Board of Heath
Hintdela Recreation Association
Berkshire County
South Street
Plunkett Reservoir
Civil Defense Stabilization Fund
Plunket
Williams Hastings study shows shift away from traditional religion
A 20-year comparison by Prof Philip K Hastings of Williams College and Dean R Hoge of Harvard finds students at Williams and Harvard exhibit diminished traditional religious commitment liberalized beliefs reduced religious practice more religious questioning and fewer explicit preferences The work to be published in Social Forces notes these trends from 1947-48 to 1967-68 and involves the Roper Center directorate at Williams College.
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Philip K. Hastings
Williams College
Dean R. Hoge
Harvard University
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University of North Carolina Journal
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Roper Public Opinion Research Center
Teenagers write Hartford narcotics control plan with federal support
One hundred high school students from three Hartford area schools, aided by a $20,000 Crime in the Streets Act grant and the Department of Children's and Youth Services, will create school tailored narcotics control programs. The group, with a consultant, emphasizes that people not drugs are the problem and that loneliness drives drug use. Meanwhile Willimantic Chronicle criticizes state police for new press card issuance, calling the system incompatible with free press and noting power over reporter access extends beyond competence.
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Department of Children’s and Youth Services
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Willimantic Chronicle
Chronicle
Five youths face narcotics charges in Wilbraham raid
In Palmer District Court the narcotic charges against Craig Watkins 20 Donald Brissette 20 Dustin Putnam 22 Jane Marerea 20 and Ellen Herbert 19 were continued to March 2. They were arrested at Wilbraham Town Counsel Edwin Watkins home and released on personal recognizance after being charged with possession of narcotics ESD and marijuana.
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Palmer District Court
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Craig Watkins
Donald Brissette
Dustin Putnam
Jane Marerea
Ellen Herbert
Greenfield
Lions Club basketball tourney opens Friday at 6
Hinsdale reports the 13th annual Lions Club basketball tournament starts Friday at 6 at Kittredge School with about 32 teams. The event runs through next week with playoffs and trophy awards on Friday February 20. Also Friday night Berkshire Pioneers hold a Valentine square dance at Dalton Community House with prize drawings. Willy Bellinger visits Cape Cod relative.
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Dee's Department Store
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Sgt Fallon’s Unit Cited in Vietnam Valor Award
West Stockbridge Sg t Fallon Jr son of Albany Head is radar technician with 303rd Tactical Control Group Tan Son Nhut Vietnam. Unit earned US Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with V device for valor for meritorious service in Southeast Asia from June 1967 to June 1968.
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Stockbridge
Clara
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Hampstead, N.C
Lenox to Hold Parents Night on IowA Test Results
Guidance counselor Jamey Casey told the School Committee that on February 26 at 7 30 p m Lenox Memorial High School will host a parents night to present Iowa Test of Basic Skills results for Grades 3 through 6 Averages compare Lenox to national and Northeast norms with a question period The test uses grade equivalents from 160 districts in 46 states Lenox grade averages place several grades above national norms with variances in the Northeast scores
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Jamey Casey
Lenox Memorial High School
Iowa
Casey
Rade
Lenox High Plans Creative Writing Course
Lenox Memorial High School will add a five weekly period creative writing course for grades 9 through 12 taught by Miss Marjorie McKinley with nine credit hours in the subject. The English department head says class size will average about 12 and most writing will occur in class under supervision. Senior reaction has been enthusiastic with over 20 signed up. The course progresses from expository prose to short stories and poetry, with approval from Supt. Raymond L. Trabold.
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Lenox Memorial High School
Marjorie McKinley
University of Montana
McKinley
Coletta Holmes
Raymond L. Trabold
Maine
Marguerite Cameron
Trabold
Legion Auxiliary Food Sale Saturday in Dewey Memorial Hall
Mount Everett Regional School guidance counselor Mrs. Lillian E. Preiss reported attending the regional membership meeting of the College Entrance Examination Board in Manchester, New Hampshire, on February 3 and 4. The auxiliary plans a food sale on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Dewey Memorial Hall.
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Dewey Memorial Hall
Lillian E. Preiss
Mount Everett
Manchester
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