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Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1970

Page

12

Museums Display Four Faces of Washington

Berkshire museums honor George Washington with portraits by Gilbert Stuart and Rembrandt Peale. The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown displays two Stuart portraits, each showing a different side of Washington, placed beside its Renoir collection. The Berkshire Museum exhibits a Stuart alongside a Peale portrait of a younger Washington, reflecting varied artistic interpretations.

Clark Art Institute Gilbert Stuart Jane Washington Robert Kimball Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown George Washington Rembrandt Peale Clark Renoir Room Bert Stuarts Berkshire Museum Jks Gilbert Stuart Porthaste

Chrysler Anticipates Large Loss for Early 1970

DETROIT AP Chrysler expects a first quarter loss of 10 to 40 million, second straight quarterly deficit after 44 million in late 1969. A 33 percent drop in auto output this year and increased industry competition blamed for the downturn. The firm cut the quarterly dividend to 15 cents, filed with the SEC to raise 280 million via bonds and notes to bolster working capital and reduce short term debt. Share price fell after the announcement, closing down 2.12 at 26.87. 1969–78 high was 57.87 and low 24.

Detroit Chrysler Securities and Exchange Commission

ABA Group Plans To Investigate Judge Hoffman Actions

The American Bar Association will form a committee to probe Judge Julius J. Hoffman's contempt rulings in the Chicago 7 riot trial and the sentences against defendants and attorneys. Jerome J. Shestack will chair the panel and report at the May meeting. The move could lead to an ABA stance supporting appeals.

ABA Chicago 7S Hoffman Atlanta, Ga American Bar Association U.S. District Court Julius J. Hoffman Jerome J. Shestack Philadelphia Board of Governors Shestack Wiliam Kunstler Leonard I. Weinglass Supreme Court Sen ABA Federal Judiciary Committee G. Harold Carswell Dean Lewis H. Pollak Yale Law School Carswell Pollak Senate Barnard G. Segal Inter John R. Froines Lee Weiner

Dionne Warwick Named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Harvard Universitys Hasty Pudding Club selects singer Dionne Warwick as 1970 Woman of the Year. She will visit Cambridge February 23 to accept the arts award, the first singer honored after mostly actresses received the prize.

Cambridge, Mass Dionne Warwick Harvard University The Hasty Pudding Club Warwick Cambridge

Weekend Weather for Pittsfield

Fair today and tomorrow with highs in the 20s today and the 30s tomorrow. Light snow or flurries likely Friday.

Pittsfield

Five Chicago defendants get maximum sentences

Five men convicted of inciting riots at the Democratic National Convention were sentenced to five years in prison and fined $5,000 each, with costs. Sentences run concurrently with contempt terms, under the 1968 act. Hoff man noted possible total costs exceed $40,000 for transcripts and related expenses.

Chicago Julius J. Hoffman U.S. District Court Richard G Schultz U.S Schultz

Goodyear Unveils Carveyor Transit System in Akron

New Urban Transit Plan shown by Good year Tire and Rubber Co the Carveyor uses wheelless cars on conveyor belts to move passengers up to 15 miles per hour. San Jose has ordered six miles of the mini distance system with construction to begin in mid 1972 and costs are undisclosed. The system works above and below ground and could span short urban routes between downtown areas and airports. It carries from two to 16 passengers per car and could move about 22 090 people per hour at peak.

Akron, Ohio Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co San Jose Calif Goodyear

Nationwide Rail Shutdown Averted by Federal Judge

A nationwide rail shutdown was temporarily blocked by U S District Judge Howard F Corcoran extending a restraining order until March 2 After talks in Miami Beach broke down the unions pledged no strike until the hearing in Washington The core dispute concerns strike and lockout rights and jurisdiction rules under the Railway Labor Act with four unions seeking unified action and the carriers opposing whipsaw tactics.

Nationwide Washington U.S Howard F. Corcoran Miami Beach Fla Corcoran Francis M. Shea

High School Score Roundup Across Teams

Adams St Joe s P 67 Taconic 34 St Joe s NA 39 Wahconah 47 Pittstieht 71 Drury 107 Mt Greylock 37 Monument Mt 63 Mt Everett 67 Teetroit 12 Baltimore 119 Chicago 126 Philatelphia 115

Teetroit Baltimore Chicago Philatelphia

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