Bogdan Urges Local Leadership Rally in Pittsfield
Albert A. Bogdan executive director of the Urban Coalition urged strengthening local leadership at a Lent service at Pilgrim Memorial Church. He called for practical local action in government and church, stressing social action and welfare reform to curb poverty and rebuild community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Bogdan
Urban Coalition
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Bogdan
United Churches of Christ
Pittsfield
Tree Society
Nixon
Fraser Hits Planning Board Absenteeism
City Councilman John J Fraser asked how some Planning Board members can be constantly absent and not resign. His remark followed Mayor Butler citing Fraser's Sewer Commission attendance to support removal. Minutes show Devanny five absences Jackson four Phair three Quinn LaGrotteria one each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Board
John JF. Fraser
Fraser
Butler
Sewer Commission
Francis E. Devanny
Richard S. Jackson
William Phair
John J. Quinn
Francisco R. LaGrotteria
Three Names Added To BCC Dean's List
Berkshire Community College registrar John K. Beretta announced three more students earned dean's list honors. Melissa Morgan of Hinsdale joins Victoria Samboruk and Mary Tyer of Lee in the recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCC
Berkshire Community College
John K. Beretta
Melissa Morgan
Hinsdale
Victoria Samboruk
Mary Tyer
Lee
Births and heart surgery noted in local records
Birth notices report Mr and Mrs Peter R Budd Lee welcoming two sons, Mr and Mrs Lucian A Del Signore Jr 118 Fort Hill Ave a daughter, Mr and Mrs Carl P Rose 1964 East St a daughter, Mr and Mrs Joseph Breaalt 49 Mohawk St a son, Mr and Mrs Ronald Derby 6t Sheffield St a daughter and Mr and Mrs Thomas R Kirby Rexford NY a daughter Mary Lynn born at Samaritan Hospital Troy NY along with grandparents Mr and Mrs Richard D Barrett Killingworth Conn and Mrs Thomas R Kirby 61 Orchard St. Michael Taylor Albany Medical Center underwent heart surgery in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucian A. del Signore Jr
Fort Hill Ave
Thomas R. Kirby
Rexford
Mary Lynn
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
N.Y
Richard D. Barrett
Killingsworth
St Michael's President To Speak Here At Berkshire Event
Bernard L Boutin president of St Michael's College Winooski Wis will address Berkshire County Alumni at a Lenox House dinner Wednesday A reception at 7 precedes the meal Boutin is the first lay president in the 66 year history of the school A 1943 graduate he has been active in Democratic politics and Kennedy and Johnson campaigns He was named head of the Small Business Administration in 1966 Michael Joyce is dinner chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard L. Boutin
St. Michael's College
Winooski
Berkshire County
Lenox House
Boutin
St. Michael's
New Hampshire
Small Business Administration
Michael Joyce
Police To Receive First Aid Instruction For Off Duty Time
All Pittsfield policemen including Chief John J. Killeen will take six hours of basic and advanced first aid training on their off-duty time over the next two weeks. Captain Stanley Stankiewicz, trained in multiple institutions, will instruct on topics such as close cardiac massage mouth to mouth resuscitation and use of equipment in the new police ambulance.
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Pittsfield
John J. Killeen
Stanley Stankiewicz
Engineers Week panel decries apathy in meeting change
A National Engineers Week forum at South Junior High drew about 250 people as four specialists from education government industry and utilities warned that apathy and rigidity hinder progress. They urged universities to reform budgets and programs while stressing citizen involvement in water pollution control and regional sewage planning.
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National Engineers Week
South Junior High School
Berkshire County Engineering and Technical Societies
Andrew J. W. Shhefley
Center For Environmental Studies
Wiliams College
William A. Wallace
Wallace
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
City debts rise 2.4 million in Pittsfield year
Pittsfield entered 1970 with outstanding city debts at 19.9 million, up 2.4 million from the prior year. City Treasurer John J. Fitzgerald cited bond issues floated in 1969 totaling 3.3 million, with principal and interest costs of 2,412,755 for 1970. High interest rates reflected inflation, record 6 percent on certain bonds, while idle funds earned 111,879 and interest on short-term borrowings reached 96,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
John J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Butler
Lay Group May Boycott Catholic Appeal in Massachusetts
The Western Massachusetts Council of Lay men WMCL weighed a boycott of the $1 million Catholic Charities Appeal to press for a lay clerical study of diocesan priorities. At Providence Hospital the group authorized seeking statements from community leaders, both Catholic and non Catholic, and urged funds be redirected until a committee is named. The bishop favored a study but did not commit to timing. WMCL also began an internal review of the Catholic Charities cash flow and urged a diocesan urban task force and a rent strike at Riverview housing.
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Holyoke
Western Massachusetts Council of Laymen
WMCL
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities Appeal
Providence Hospital
WIMCL
Catholics Charities
Springfield
Michael Gemignani
Northampton
Jeannine Wadlegger
Housatonic
WME
Richard Wadlegger
Berkshire South
Margaret Ralph
Donald Bennett
West Springfield
Donald Ralph
Hampshire West Region
George Finn
Lenox
Gerald Hayes
Indian Orchard
Thomas Maroney
Mary Coughlin
Longmeadow
Diocese of
Riverview
Gemignani
City Payroll in Pittsfield Tops 3.1 Million in 1969
Pittsfield's 1969 payroll reached 3 1 million with 3 226 city workers. About half were full time, half part time, and deductions totaled 4.2 million reducing take home pay. Federal income tax was 1.9 million and state tax 349 500, with other deductions for retirement life insurance unions and health plans. Auction Cooper's Storehouse sale listed for Friday at 7 p.m. at 29 Fenn Street. Keyes Flowers announces discontinuation of retail floristry on March 1 and reopening in May for bedding plants.
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Pittsfield
John J. Fitzgerald
Eagle
Fitzgerald
Black Panthers To Lecture At Williams College
Two Boston Black Panthers will visit Williams College next week to lecture and screen films on Panther activity. Films include street demonstrations and jail interviews. showings start 4 pm in Bronfman Auditorium with a 25 cent admission funding breakfasts for Roxbury children. A 8 pm lecture in Chapin Hall titled Revolutionary Action on Campus and Community will follow with an informal Q&A. The event is organized by the Williamstown Area Draft Counseling Service and supported by Gargoyle Society and Williams Afro-American Society as part of a February March series tied to the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam.
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Williamstown
Boston
Black Panther Party
Williams College
Bronfman Auditorium
Roxbury
Chapin Hall
Black Panthers
Williamstown Area
Gargoyle Society
Williams Afro-American Society
Draft Counseling Service
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Mayor Butler Attacks Legislature Over House Size Vote
Mayor Butler labeled the state legislature a small group seeking steady work after a vote denying a public vote on reducing House size. He cited rude behavior from unnamed representatives and expressed desire to see several eliminated, without naming individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
George Haddad 67 Dies Auto Agency Leader in Pittsfield
George Haddad 67 longtime head of Haddad's Motor Sales and a Pittsfield Selective Service Board member died yesterday at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Boston after a long illness. He lived at 843 West St and summered on Blythewood Dr Mu He ran the Pontiac agency since 1936 adding new facilities on Pittsfield Lenon Rd last year. He supported Pittsfield High School driver education and held leadership roles in local car, sportsmen, and Lebanese groups. He leaves wife Freda Shaker daughter Mrs James Healy two grandchildren and brother Cary. Donations to American Cancer Society. Funeral at St Mark's Church with burial at St Joseph's Cemetery.
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George Haddad
Haddad
Motor Sales
Pontiac
Selective Service Board
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Boston
West St
Blythewood Drive
Ins
Louis G
Pittsfield-Lenon Road
West Street
Lebanon
North Adams
Waterbury, Conn
Pittsfield
Ford
Chevrolet
Ponting
Sisson
Pontiac Club
Pittsfield Auto Dealers’ Association
Masser-Elshouf
Massachusetts
Winsted
Conn
Austentia NY Sportsmen's Club
St Mark's Church
Freda Shaker
Nix
Jim
James Healy
Lee
Cary
Allen Hotel Club Plans Weekly Country Showings
Entertainment at Allen Hotel and Moby Dick Lounge features Norm Soule and the Country Travelers on Thursday and Sunday nights. A Yellow Aster is closed until March 28, Easter Saturday. Advertisement notes.
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Washington
Bogdar
Role of Churches
New York City
Fraser Hits Planning Board
Peter R. Budd
Carl P. Rose
East St
Joseph Breaalt
Mohawk St
Ronald Derby
Sheffield SL
Michael Taylor
Parker St
Albany Medical Center
Albany
St. Michael’s
Mark Mitchell
William Wallace
Lester M. Klashman
John L. Matrone
Peter M. Stern
By Gerald B. O'Connor
Lester al. Klashman
Klashman
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Matrone
Environment/One Corp
Colonie
United States
U.S
Northeast Utilities
Stern
Klassman
Student Committee On
SCOPE
Secretary of the Interior
Frank B. Gilbert
Norman Moskowitz
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
R. Jay Meddaugh
Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers
Columbus
Taconic
Tnftation
Christopher J. Weldon
City
Cooper's Storehouse
Fenn St
Keyes
Williams
Mayor Butler
Auto Agency
Berkshire County Heart Fund
National Guard Armory
Onota Lake Boulevard
Pittsfield, Mass
Limoges
John Stritch
Walter Scott J. D. Saunders
John Pillias Scott Fowler
Warren Fowler
OL Shampang
Bla Lloyd Fay Kleinman
Shirley Fowler of
Shirl's Things
Flas
Louis E. Caropreso
Francis X. Mackoul
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