GE Unveils Battery Powered Tractor
General Electric introduces the Electrak a battery powered tractor touted as a pollution reducing advance. It uses a high output Sevatl power pack rechargeable from standard outlets and supports multiple attachments with a 46 volt outlet for tools. Available this spring through GE dealers in the Northeast and Midwest in 10 12 and 14 horsepower models priced from 1150 to 1500. Bryce W. Wyman of GE Transportation Systems calls it the first practical step toward electric vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Schenectady
Transportation Systems Division
Bryce W. Wyman
Per- Pittsfield
Sonar Electrical Vehicles
ABC Directors Endorse Jubilee Area Amendatory
The board of directors of the Association of Business and Commerce voted to endorse the amendatory Jubilee urban renewal proposal and urged City Council support for a $1.6 million bond. It backs extending the renewal parcel north from West Street to England Brothers Department Store and calls a public meeting at 8:15 p.m. in the Western Mass Electric Co. auditorium led by James J. Smith.
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The
Association of Business and
3 Commerce
ABC
North Street
West Street
England Brothers Department Store
Western Mass. Electric Co
James J. Smith
Car Wash Misstep Ends With Soap Covered Exit
In Chicopee Mass an apparent miscommunication at a car wash led a motorist to shift into reverse during entry. The car backed into another vehicle, then accelerated through the wash, exiting still soapy as staff directed a return through the cycle. No major damage reported.
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Chicopee
Mass
Realty sales and zoning talk at Pittsfield council meeting
Real estate deals include Hantley G Bruscne to the Galaskas on Kibbe Road Otis and Daniels to the Vazakas on Alfred Drive. Denette to Smith on Pomeroy Avenue and Dolans to the Rorabacks on Elm Street. The council and Downtown Association discussed zoning ordinance passage and ABCs stance.
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Hantley G. Bruscne
Chester J
Virginia J. Galaska
Kibbe Road
Otis
Phyllis Daniels
George FE
Joan F. Vazakas
Alfred Drive
Napoleon
Rosalie Denette
Marvin A. Smith
Pomeroy Avenue
State Legislator Jailed for Taxes
Boston AP reports David J. O'Connor a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House from Roxbury received five months in jail and a $10 fine on income tax charges. He was convicted of failing to file returns for 1962 and 1963 amid government assertions of income.
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Boston
David J. O'Connor
Massachu Sells
Roxbury
O'Connor
Local Man Denies Bank Theft in Federal Court
Joseph A. Jam s IL 22 of 18 Wood Ave Pittsfield pleaded innocent in Federal Court Wednesday to theft of 3800 dollars from the First Agricultural National Bank West Street branch in Pittsfield. Judge Francis J W Ford set bail at 10000 dollars and continued the case for two weeks at the request of Assistant U S Attorney Edward J Lee. The alleged theft occurred on December 23, 1969.
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Joseph A. Jams IL
Wood Ave
Pittsfield
First Agricultural National Bank
West Street
Francis J. W. Ford
U.S. Atty
Edward J. Lee
Credit Card Makes Holder A Real Dog
In Troy Michigan Sean Boyd used his Dalmatian Tareytown as a fake applicant to obtain a department store credit card. He listed the dog as two point seven years old with occupation watchdog and provided no Social Security number or income. The card arrived quickly and the dog is labeled a preferred customer in mailings.
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Troy, Mich
Donald L. Boyd
Tareytown Boyd
Boyd
Doctor to Try Fertilization Outside Womb in Humans
London AP reports British gynecologist Dr Patrick Steptoe is testing artificial fertilization by removing an egg from Sylvia Allen, fertilizing it with her husband’s sperm in a lab and planning to plant it back. The patient, childless for five years due to blocked Fallopian tubes, would gestate in her womb after the procedure.
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London
Patrick Steptoe
Sylvia Allen
Steptoe
Dr Vincent J Schaefer to Speak at Berkeley Community College
Dr Vincent J Schaefer, research physicist and director of the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center in Scotia New York, will present Gasping for Air or Man and Climate in the 70s at Berk shire Community College on Tuesday at 9 23 a m. The lecture is part of the Citizen Ecologist series funded by the S I Foundation Inc.
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Berkshire Community College
Vincent J. Schaefer
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
Scotia
N.Y
Schaefer
Mac
S&i Foundation, Inc
Mahan graduates from Gannon College in Erie
James T Mahan of Pittsfield and Erie has earned a bachelor of science in business administration with a marketing emphasis from Gannon College. He joined Xerox as a sales representative, played varsity baseball in college, and served in the US Army Reserve. He married Patricia Petriaoni of Erie and is son of William E and Mrs. Mahan of Pittsfield. Frederick Dery of Mt Snow skied and broke his right tibia, is on crutches and recovering at home.
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Erie
James W. Malan
West Ninth St
Pittsfield
Mass
Gannon College
Ile
Xerox Corp
Mahan
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
US Army Reserve
St. Joseph's High School
Patricia A. Petriaoni
William E. Mahan
Frederick Dery
Tex
Mt. Snow
Mt. Snow Infirmary
David
Dery
West St
St Marks Experiment Expands Public School Use
St Marks and Briggs School coordinate in a 60 30 plan allowing public classes in the Catholic facility. Principal Sister Ian Francis and Briggs leader Mrs Jadwiga Loveless oversee annex classes with the West Side mix of races and religions. With a $600000 mortgage, the parish envisions future growth and possible city ownership as a community school remains a rumor.
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Ian Francis
St. Mark's
David J. Flood
Jadwiga Loveless
Briggs School
St. Mark's Parish Center
West Side
Johnson
Joek Libbett
St. Mark’s
Jeft
Loveless
Fload
John Francis
Navy Sailor Returns From Med Cruise To Newport
Michael C. Milukas Jr. of 27 Muron St. returns to Newport Alabama after a six month tour aboard the destroyer USS Gearing with the U.S. 6th Fleet. The Gearing took part in NATO and Fleet exercises during the Mediterranean deployment. Sgt. Douglas G. Balch of Wade Inn Road Becket comes home after 14 months in Vietnam and is twice awarded the Army Commendation Medal for acts of heroism. Miss Cynthia R. Wanamaker of 83 Northumberland Road has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Nurses Corps while a Columbia University nursing student and 1966 Pro Merito graduate of Pittsfield High School. She will begin basic training in Texas in the fall after induction into Sigma Theta Tau.
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Navy PO
Michael C. Milukas Jr
Muron St
Newport
Mediterranean
Uss Gearing
U.S
Gearing
Douglas G. Balch
Harold F. Balch
Wade Inn Road
Becket
Vietnam
Cynthia R. Wanamaker
Robert L. Wanamaker
Northumberland Road
Army Nurses’ Corp
Columbia University School of Nursing
Wanamaker
Texas
Pittsfield High School
Troughton College
Sigma Theta Tau
Alpha Zeta
National Honor Society ,of
Prof Tuttle To Speak At Adventist Service On Saturday
Prof Horace Tuttle. biologist and naturalist, will speak at the Seventh-day Adventist Church sabbath service at 11 30 am. He will also lead a 5 pm program at the church to discuss the classification of currently unclassified animals and display liver specimens. He teaches biology at Cedarsbrook School Rehoboth and aids government work on unclassified species. He has two sons in the same field. one recently received a grant. A collection will be taken to defray expenses.
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Horace Tuttle
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Tuttle
Cedarsbrook School
Rehoboth
Paperweights Displayed by BCSB at Berkshire Bank
Berkshire County Savings Bank hosts a two week display of apique and contemporary paperweights in its lobby. The private collection includes solid glass pieces made in France in 1884 with intricate colorful designs. The exhibit runs through March 15 per Robert A. Wells, assistant to the president.
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Berkshire County Savings Bank
France
Robert A. Wells
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Pittsfield Housing Authority
Donald G. Butler
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PHA
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Williams College
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