Counseling Center To Open At North Adams State College
A draft information and counseling service will open Monday in Taconic Hall at North Adams State College. It will run Monday to Thursday nights 7 30 to 10 30 and be operated by Williamstown Area Draft Counseling Service volunteers until North Adams residents complete 20 hours of training in draft laws. The center aims to provide legal information rather than aid to avoid the draft.
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North Adams
Taconic Hall
North Adams State College
Williamstown Area
New York City
Williams
William Matthiesen
Bianco to Seek Notre Dame Convent Lease for City Offices
North Adams Mayor Joseph R Bianco will ask the School Committee to consider leasing the Notre Dame Con vent from the Springfield Diocese for school administration offices. Bishop Christopher J Welton has agreed to a long term lease for $1 a year with the city covering improvements.
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North Adams
Joseph R. Bianco
Notre Dame
Springfield
East Main Street
Bianes
Christopher J. Welton
NSF Undergraduate Research Program At UMass Amherst
A NSF sponsored undergrad research program will run this summer in physics and astronomy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Seven research positions are available with NSF stipends of 60 dollars per week for up to 12 weeks, supplemented by university funds.
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Amherst
National Science Foundation
University of Massachusetts
NSF
Brunswick Tax Rate Clash and Age Vote Shifts Mentioned
Taxpayers in Brunswick urge state action to cap Troy School District taxes while officials resist, citing a $105.33 per thousand rate for Brunswick districts vs $30.30 for the Troy portion. In Albany, Senate Leader Brydges delays voting age change while Duryea adjusts his plan to four year intervals and potential 18 year eligibility by 1980. Also legal notices warn of missing savings passbooks from City Savings Bank and Berkshire County Savings Bank with reports and rewards for returning them.
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Troy
Brunswick
Brunswick Contingent
Albany
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Brydges
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
Duryea
Fire Damages Machinery at Brodie Mountain Ski Area
A 5:49 a.m. fire in the Brodie Mountain Ski Area compressor room halted snowmaking. An overheated electric generator is believed to have caused the blaze. Lanesboro volunteers arrived after the fire was out. 14 firemen stayed about 90 minutes as a precaution. One employee, Jim Hoffman, was treated for smoke inhalation and returned to work. Motel rooms above the compressors were evacuated. rafters and partitions in two rooms were damaged. others returned once safe.
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New Ashford
Brodie Mountain
Lanesboro
Brodie
Joseph Spetch
Jim Hoffman
Stephentown
Pittsfield General Hospital
PTA Plans Program on Drug Abuse in Lanesboro
The Lanesboro PTA will host an informational meeting on drug abuse at Lanesboro School Monday evening. Former Bethey Project center participants from Pittsfield under Douglas Purvis will discuss issues and available counseling. Police Chief John McCormick and aides will display drug samples and explain laws. All welcome including elementary and middle school students. refreshments follow. Cub Scout Pack 66 meets tomorrow at 7 36 p.m. with theme Genius Month.
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Lanesboro
PTA
P.m
Cynthia Zembaty
Bethey Project Center
Pittsfield
Douglas Purvis
John McCormick
Lanesboro School
Kelley Defends Selectmen on Flooding Issue
Adams town selectmen rebuked a Board of Health letter seeking pumps and Highway Department aid for flood distress. Earl Kelley defended the board, citing past town action and vowing ongoing support. Meeting marked Fred Dabrowski's final chairmanship with remarks on progress. Wroblewski complained Water Street not resurfaced. plan for street acceptance and potential resurfacing under funds noted. Personnel Board asked for opinions on Salary Administration Plan revision.
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Silvio O. Conte
Kelley
Fred Dabrowski
Francis H. Stavaski
The
Taxpayers Association
Selectmen
Dabrowski
Thaddeus A. Wroblewski
Water Street
Wroblewski
Highway Department
Personnel Board
Adams-Cheshire teachers to reconsider contract terms
About 75 ACEA members urged by President John Hughes convene a special meeting this afternoon to reconsider a contract rejected 27 to 22 yesterday. Only 150 teachers in the system attended the vote. The proposal would lift base pay from 6200 to 6500 retroactive to January 1 and raise to 4700 in September, with leaders voicing concern over working hours year and strike provisions.
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ADAMS
John Hughes
Adams-Cheshire Education Association
ACEA
Hughes
Atty
Norman J. O'Connor
Supl
Ball
G. Duval
O'Connor
Blood drive, Cub Scoutsmeet, and flood plan updates
Local Red Cross chair Louise Haley announces a blood mobile visit at St John’s Lutheran Church Westfield tomorrow from 10 30 a m to 4 15 p m for donors aged 18 to 65 weighing over 110 pounds. Donors may call for appointments or walk in. Cub Scout pack meets tonight at 7 at Town Hall. Mrs Mabel Boyer is at Hillcrest Hospital after surgery Wednesday. Army Corps of Engineers will visit March 11 to review flood control extension plans.
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Chester
Red Cross
Louise Haley
St. John’s Lu Heran Church
Westfield
Mabel Boyer
Main Street
Hillcrest Hospital
Pittsfield
Army Corps of Fingineers
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Suffolk
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State Division of Water Pollution
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Umass
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Wok University
City Savings Bank
Mass
Berkshire County F Savings Bank
Leer
Donald
Kuntz
Brodie Mtn
Allendale Shopping Center
Grand Union SuPer
Fourth Sts
U.S
NEW Freedom
Anne Louise Millet
Bloodmobile
de Bond
Summer St
Weer Rd
Troy- Bennington Rd
Bennington
Washington
Associated Press
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