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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1964
Page
12
Hong Kong dispatch notes population experts estimate Red China exceeds 735 million. Officials in Beijing release sparse figures. 1957 count was 656,630,190. Premier Chou En Lai in Cairo last month cited a 2 percent annual growth, though the figure here is thought conservative.
Two new learn to skate classes at the Boys Club rink were announced by Supt. Fred Fahey and John Loughlin. Both sessions run Tuesdays starting Jan 14 with morning preschool classes for ages 1 to 11 and afternoon sessions for first and second graders. Instructor Barbara Bozyczko, a Berkshire Hills Skating Club member, will lead the program with support from Mrs. Butler. Mothers may stay, a small class fee applies.
A 126 mile section of the old Rutland Railway is back in use with Vermont Railway president Jay Wulfson predicting at least three round trips weekly between Burlington and Rutland and two weekly trips between Rutland and Bennington. A red diesel engine entered Rutland yard marking the first use since operations ceased in 1961 as freight officials prepare for resumed shipments.
Wilfred R. Wich of 201 Woulawn Ave has retired from the General Electric Co distribution transformer department after 22 years service. He is married and has four children and four grandchildren.
Robert Lee Pruitt, 36, a father of eight, asked officers to stop at his home to hold a prayer service before being taken to jail on two armed robbery counts. Detective Capt. E. E. Peppers and Officer J. T. Newsome allotted time for the family gathering, joining the service before escorting him to jail.
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