Killing of 12 racing bills leaves Crawford measure alive
Massachusetts House killed a dozen racing bills including doubling racing days while preserving a lone measure for a statewide pari mutuel study. Rep Crawford’s bill to curb race result transmissions for illegal betting drew strong police support to restrict bookies, with testimony from FEI personnel promised.
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Crawford
Massachusetts
Committee On Legal Affairs
Wallace B. Crawford
Dr Race to retire after 34 years with GE ordnance dept
Dr Hubert H Speed Race a consulting engineer of the General Electric Co ordnance department will retire this week after 34 years with the firm. Born in Buffalo and a Cornell graduate with a 1927 doctorate, he spent much of GE service in Schenectady and came to Pittsfield in 1958 to head technical support in ordnance. He held roles in research, liaison for the Knolls labs and submarine power Plant, helped plan GE management development and Crotonville facilities, and taught at GE Management Institute from 1956 to 1958. He is married to Grace Morris. they have two daughters and a son.
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Hubert H
Speed
General Electric Co
Ordnance Department
Schenectady
Pittsfield
Buffalo
N.Y
Cornell University
Cornell
GE Research Laboratory
Knolls
Crotonville
GE Management Institute
Race
Grace Morris
Birth Announcements from Pittsfield and St Luke's
Mr and Mrs Francis Smith 121 Benedict Road welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs Christopher Sherman Hinsdale welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs Wayne Weatherhead 301 Crane Ave welcomed a son. Mr and Mrs W Dean Morey West Cummington welcomed a daughter. Mr and Mrs George L Tur Nex Hinsdale welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs Alphonse A Gratton 35 Mohawk St welcomed a son. Mr and Mrs Joseph F Hod Y in 9 Montgomery Ave welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs James Fazio 17 High St welcomed a son yesterday. St Luke s Mr and Mrs Clifford Carmel 826 Dalton Ave welcomed a son today. Mr and Mrs Robert W Calabaugh 241 First St welcomed a son today. Mr and Mrs Richard J Mate ws 65 Marlboro Drive welcomed a daughter yesterday.
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Pittsfield
Francis Smith
Benedict Road
Wayne R. Weatherhead
Crane Ave
Alphonse A. Gratton
Mohawk St
James Fazio
High St
St. Luke’s
Clifford Carmel
Dalton Ave
Loring Named Gas Co. Manager In Greenfield
Frederic R. Loring of Dalton is promoted to manage Berkshire Gas Co. Greenfield division by Joseph T. Kelley. Loring succeeds Donald Inglis who resigns to join Blue Ridge Gas Co. of Harrisonburg Va. He was born in Pittsfield and has three children.
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Frederic ‘R. Loring
Dalton
Berkshire Gas Co
Greenfield
Joseph T. Kelley
Loring
Donald S. Inglis
Blue Ridge Gas Co
Harrisonburg
Bor
Pittsfield
Lee High School
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S.C
Calne Electrical School
Chicago
Pittsfield Pupils Visit City Council in Exchange Plan
Five Pittsfield High School students joined the Pittsfield City Council meeting as part of a school exchange with Lee High. In spring, five Lee High students will attend a Pittsfield Council session while visits to each other's schools occur on other days. They will report to their classrooms, under government studies. Principal Harold F E Hennessy and Miss Margaret Kaliher led the Pittsfield faculty group. The Lee party includes Kevin Kelly Gary Coates Robert Thervien Bernard Judware and David Hall James Maroney accompanies the group.
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LEE
Pittsfield High School
Lee High
Pittsfield
Harold FE
Hennessy
Margaret M. Kaliher
Pittsfield High
Kevin Kelly
Gary Coates
Robert Thervien
Bernard Judware
David Hall
James Maroney
School Board Approves Redistricting Between Egremont and Williams
The School Committee voted 6-2 to approve boundary redistricting between Egremont and Williams schools. Effective September, about 68 Williams students will transfer to Egremont to relieve overcrowding in Williams. Opponents Quinn and Kelly favored more study. Assistant Superintendent Lynch cited 36 pupils per Williams first grade as justification. The transfer covers only one busload of children in grades K-5.
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Egremont
Williams
Williams School
John J. Quinn
Thomas F. Kelly
Asst
Lincoln D. Lynch
Elected Head of Trust Co Declines Post
Samuel B. Stare of Guaranty Bank of Phoenix notified Berkshire Bank & Trust Co. directors he cannot accept the presidency and board membership after being elected in January. He cites personal reasons and will not take the post. The Berkshire board will meet soon to choose a replacement.
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Samuel B. Stare
Guaranty Bank of Phoenix
Ariz
Berkshire Bank & Trust Co
Berkshire Bank
Stare
Frank A. Strom
Berkshire Board of Directors
Norton to headline Holy Cross Alumni Dinner drive
Dr Thomas M Norton will join guests at the head table for a Holy Cross Alumni Phase Development Fund dinner. Western Massachusetts Chairman James H Buckley presides at Old Stor rowton Tavern West Springfield tonight. The event outlines steps for a 7.5 million fundraising drive toward a 20.4 million long range program with more than 240000 subscribed in the region.
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Thomas M. Norton
Mse
Holy Cross
Storrowton Tavern
West
Springfield
Western Massachusetts
James H. Buckley
Fire record items list for today at three locations
At 9 55 a m a faulty oil burner operation at 66 North Peak Street caused minor spot damage. A cigarette discarded carelessly ignited an awning at Carr Hardware and Supply Company 337 North Street at 6 41 p m resulting in a small fire. A false alarm from a fire box on Wahconah Street at 7 17 p m.
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North Peak St
Carr Hardware & Supply Co
North St
Ifire
Wahconah Street
St Matthew Passion Sung By Church Choirs
South Congregational Church choirs will perform Bach The Passion of Our Lord According to St Matthew on Good Friday March 27 at 7 30 p m. The chancel choir will be joined by a 30 voice children's choir directed by Mrs Helen N Morgan. The work features a triple opening chorus with two dialogue choirs and a children s chorale O Lamb of God Most Holy with narrations by the Evangelist tenor and parts for Jesus Peter Judas Pilate and the High Priest. The production aims to convey the gospel narrative and the crowd’s reactions to the suffering of Christ.
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South Congregational Church
Johann Sebastian Bach
South’ Church
Helen N. Morgan
Jesus
Peter
Judas
Pilate
Mrs.Morgan
PGH Auxiliary Completes Ten Thousand Library Pledge
The Pittsfield General Hospital Auxiliary completed a 10000 dollar pledge for the medical science library. A 6000 dollar check was given to Mrs. Albert I. Ris, hospital board president, at the board meeting. Work to start in spring in Warriner Building.
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Pittsfield General Hospital
Albert I. Ris
PGH Board of Directors
Harold M. Harris Jr
PGH
Harris
Medical Science Library
Medical Science
Warriner
Quinn Cancelled Thursday School Board Session
School Committee Chairman John J. Quinn canceled the Thursday night meeting after four committee members requested it. The session would have discussed which type of high school the School Committee should recommend constructing, a matter already decided by a committee vote last night.
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John J. Quinn
Dillon
Quinn
Kelly Considers Resigning From School Board Seat
Ward 1 School Committeeman Thomas F. Kelly said he is entertaining the idea of possibly resigning at the end of the school year. He stressed that any decision would not be tied to last night’s 5-3 vote by the School Committee approving a comprehensive high school.
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Ward 1
Thomas F. Kelly
Kelly
Mary Kirkpatrick
Probate Court records for Melillo Braman and Marks estates
Probate documents list Joseph J. Melillo of Adams estate values 2099 in personal property and 5436 in real estate. Walter A Braman Sr of Clarksburg estate totals 6000 real property and 159 personal. Evelyn B Marks of Pittsfield probate allowed for her will with daughter Jane B Horriques of Northampton as beneficiary. Plus local ads for mid season ski sale and Lenox water conditioning services.
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Joseph Melillo
Joseph J. Melillo
Adams
Walter A. Braman
Walter A. Braman Sr
Clarksburg
Evelyn B. Marks
Pittsfield
Jane B. Horriques
Northampton
Hayden Elected To Board Of State Fund
Luke S. Hayden who presides City Savings Bank was chosen for a two year term on the board of directors of Mutual Savings Central Fund Inc. He is among 21 directors of the Massachusetts statewide organization created in 1932 to aid member banks with liquidity and ensure deposits.
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Luke S. Hayden
City Savings Bank
Mutual Savings Central Fund, Inc
Mr. Hayden
Massachusetts
McNeil Plans City Hall Space Shuffle For Mayor Review
Planning director McNeil says he will submit next Monday a plan to reorganize City Hall and the annex to ease critical space shortages. He calls current space conditions shameful, notes the annex is inadequate, and outlines moving the Health Department to the hospital and reallocating annex space as needed.
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Gerard F. McNeil
Dillon
Annex
Pittsfield
McNeil
Health Department
City Hall
Pittsfield General Hospital
Berkshire College Instructor Describes Lightning Before Jet Crash
Berkshire Community College electronics instructor George W Maihl testified at a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing that he saw a very severe bolt of lightning in the sky before a Pan American World Airways jet crash near Elkton Maryland on December 8. All 81 aboard were killed. He described a brightening orange red glow and a rocket like object breaking through clouds just before the aircraft struck the ground about 30 seconds after the flash.
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Philadelphia
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield
Mass
Civil Aeronautics Board
Elkton
George W. Maihl
Pan American World Airways
Maihl
New Jersey Turnpike
Delaware- Maryland
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Edmund J. McNamara
Florida
McNamara
FEI
Christopher Sherman
Hinsdale
W. Dean Morey
West Cummington
George L. Tur Nex
Joseph F. Hod- Yin
Montgomery Ave
Robert W. Calebaugh
First St
Richard J. Matews
Marlboro Drive
Gas Co
Frederick R. Loring
Prizzl
Firit Lee
Society
Margaret Hall
Kinsley Goodrich
Egremont, Williams
Trust Co
Dr. Norton
Probate
Marsten
Wendell
Adv
Culligan
Lenox
Hayden
State Fund
BCC
Union Federal
Savings . and Toan Association
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