Wire Inspector Workload Increases in 1969 Report
City wire inspector Gordon C. Dennis releases figures for 1969 showing 1,331 wiring permits issued and six refused. His two man office conducted 3,205 inspections and handled 431 violations and complaints. The rise in workload stems from Health Department housing code enforcement and wiring complaint rechecks. Electric appliances shift toward dryers. ranges lag. Replacement of old oil burners noted.
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Gordon C. Dennis
Dennis
Health Department
Real Estate Transfers Involving Sacchettis and Pensky family
Carlo and Rose Sacchetti transfer land on Lucille Street to Vincent W. and Frederica M. Pensky. Century Life Investment Corp. transfers land at Sherwood Forest Becket to Anton and Stefanie Schildha bel. Francis and Esther Gentile receive land at Sherswood Forest Becket Stockbridge Lumber & Supply Co. transfers property on Route 20 Lenox to Nelson C. and Anna J. Tacy.
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Carlo
Rose Sacchetti
Vincent W. and
Frederica M. Pensky
Lucille Street
Century Life Investment Corp
Anton and
Stefanie Schildhabel
Sherwood Forest
Becket
Francis and
Esther Gentile
Sherswood Forest
Stockbridge Lumber & Supply Co., Inc
Nelson C. and
Anna J. Tacy
Lenox
Richmond Accident Phenol Taken to GE for Analysis
A truck spill in Richmond left phenol mixed with about 60 cubic yards of sand, gravel, ice and snow. State crews moved the material to a GE scrap yard for testing and disposal planning, with GE handling future safe disposal. Authorities note temporary storage at Route 41 depot posed no public health risk.
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General Electric Co
Richmond
State Department of Public Works
Petricea Construction Co
DPW
Route 41
Pittsfield
DFW
Angelo Santesca
Western Region
State Department of Public Health
Division of Environmental Control
William 5. Ling
Virginia Driver Fined 525 Here
Wayne H. Schipp, 18, of Arlington, Va., was arrested by Pittsfield State Trooper J. F. Leonard after a one car accident on Route 43 near Whitman Road. He allegedly drove 30 to 38 mph in posh lanes and hit guard rails, charged with speeding and operating without a license. He waived trial and paid $15 and $10 fines.
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Wayne H. Schipp
Arlington
Pittsfield
J. F. Leonard
Route
Whitman Road
Schipp
Fire Report Highlights Discarded Cigarette Cause at Central Station
Early morning fire at Central Station involved a car with flames in the back seat attributed to a discarded cigarette. Later reports list miscellaneous incidents including a broken water pipe on 58 Above St, sewer issues on Underhill Place, frozen water pipe at a warehouse, and odor of smoke at St. Martin's Episcopal Church with no fire. Several alarms sounded with no damage beyond minor incidents.
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Michael Potts
Pittsfield-Lenox Road
Central Station
North St
Il Underhill Place
East Mill Street
St. Martin's Episcopal Church
Dalton Ave
Gilbert St
District Court Records: Atkinson Pleads Not Guilty on DUI Charges
Anthony E. Atkinson of Compton Calif faces counts of operating under the influence endangering driving without a license and drunkenness on Dalton Avenue. Officers Shogry and Viner filed charges. Judge Cimini later found him guilty on all counts and fined 33 dollars on the first count. Timothy Toomey of Orchard Street pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and drunkenness. fined 20 dollars on the first count and the second was filed.
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Anthony E. Atkinson
Compton
Calif
Dalton Avenue
Raymond Shogry
David Viner
Frank W. Cimini
Atkinson
Timothy Toomey
Orchard St
Guillty
Textron Reports Higher Profit Despite Sales Dip
Textron Inc with Eaton Paper Co in Pittsfield shows slight net income gain for 1960 at 76.1 million dollars or 2.14 a share, up from 76 million or 2.11. Full-year sales stand at 1.69 billion, down from 1.73 billion in 1968. Fourth quarter net 21.2 million or 0.60 a share, below 23.1 million or 0.64 in 1969’s last quarter. Fourth quarter sales at 442.2 million, down from 458.7 million in 1958.
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Providence
Textron, Inc
Eaton Paper Co
Pittsfield
Dr John Casteel to Speak at First Church Lent Series
Dr John L Casteel professor at Hartford Seminary Foundation will speak at the First Congregational Church on Sunday at 8 30 am the first of five Lent breakfast discussions with the theme Prayer He will also speak at the communion service at 10 30 am A former professor at Union Theological Seminary he has taught at Colgate Rochester Divinity School University of Oregon Nebraska Wesleyan and Northwestern He is cochairman of the National Council of Churches committee on Cooperation of Men and Women and a member of its Commission on Church and Economic Life Also a member of the Commission on the Ministry of the United Church of Christ He has authored Rediscovering Prayer Renew al in Retreat and Spiritual Renewal Through Personal Groups
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John L. Casteel
Hartford
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
University of Oregon
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Northwestern University
Commission On Church and Economic Life
Commission On the
The
United Church of Christ
Burtron Couch 88 Dies. services set in Danbury area
East Canaan and West Hartford obituaries lead with Burton L. Couch 88, former East Canaan resident. He died at a West Hartford home. Service details note a 2 p.m. funeral at Newkirk Funeral Home with Rev. Loesch officiating and burial at Hillside Cemetery. The notice lists family, including a daughter and sister, plus two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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East Canaan
Conn
Burton L. Couch
John Hull
West Hartford
New Marlboro
Mass
Couch
Lyman
Minnie Couch
Warren Crissey
Plantsville
Newkirk Funeral Home
Robert Kloesch
Congregational Church
Hillside Cemetery
Jane M. Warrington
Cliffwood St
Lenox
North St
Edgecombe
Thomas V. Harrington
Roscommon
Ireland
Harrington
St. Joseph's Church
Philip Bashara
Thomas F
Pittsfield
Donald
Syracuse
N.Y
Dwyer Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Thelma Wright Phillips
River St
North Adams
David Phillips
North Adams Hospital
Fern Caesar
Dalton
San Soucie
Clarence Barrows
Jehovah's Witnesses
Southview Cemetery
Juvenile Adjudges 11 Year Old Delinquent
A court ruled an 11 year old boy a delinquent for truancy and sent him to Hampden County Training School for an indefinite period. Truant Officer James J. McNeice stated the boy was a habitual truant.
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Hampden County
Air Force Reopens F111 Jet Tests after Wing Crack
In Washington, the Air Force released seven heavily instrumented F111 jets for flight tests seven weeks after a wing crack prompted grounding of 223 remaining F111s. Gen. John D. Ryan approved the flights as part of ongoing research and development programs while investigators seek the crack’s cause.
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Washington
Air Force
John D. Ryan
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