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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1970
Page
20
WILLIAMSTOWN A campaign led by a Williams College economics professor's wife seeks drastic limits on the Massachusetts bear season. She proposes closing the 10 week Oct 20 to Dec 31 period for five years, then a single week with tagging, live trapping and removal of nuisances, and state reimbursement for bear-related damages.
James M. Shepard of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Game said a public hearing on bear hunting rule changes may be held in Pittsfield. The division is gathering data on black bears and considering a shorter season, cub definition, mandatory kill checks, and possible live trapping limits.
Berkeley activists of the Berkeley Tenants Union unveil an electric horn as a protest tool to alert neighbors during evictions. Bruce Gilbert says the group, claiming 600 members, will withhold rents and push for lower rents and better maintenance, with pledges binding after 2,000 signatures.
Town clerk Lena Consolini announced caucus dates for party nominees. Democrats and independents seeking the party nomination meet January 16 at 8 p.m. in the town rooms. GOP caucus is January 22 at 8 p.m. Voter registration for new residents is January 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. and January 28 from noon to 10 p.m. The annual town meeting is February 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Village School. town elections February 23.
Washington The PTA will meet Monday at Washington Elementary School. Speaker Winston Saville of Becket will show wildlife slides on Berkshire County. Saville is game manager for the state Division of Fisheries and Game. Public invited. refreshments will be served.
Mississippi Governor John Bell Williams expanded the Gulf Coast relief council for Hurricane Camille by adding three Black members and two white members, including a woman, to the previously all-white 10-member panel. The move followed allegations of discrimination in federal disaster relief fund distribution by civil rights leaders and the American Friends Service Committee.
The 1970 Sprague Calendar features 54 black and white photos including a milkweed pod in Sandisfield and a cow chewing cud in Great Barrington. Sidney L. Chertok released the calendar, marking 20 years of publication.
Richard G. Pucke, son of Mrs. Richard F. Pucko of 17 Euclid Ave, received the Eagle Scout badge at a Mount Carmel Church Troop 17 court of honor. Presented by F. Edward Robinson, he is a senior at Phillips Exeter Academy and led his troop as senior patrol, with a record of more than five years in Scouting and multiple honors including Ad Altare Dei and lifesaving badges.
The Center invites adults 60 and over to weekly ceramics classes led by Mrs. Leo Samson starting at 1:30 on Thursdays. A Friendly Visitor program directed by Esther Hunt offers monthly meetings. Highlights include a Jan 16 visitor meeting and Jan 23 LWV program with Mrs. James Smith. Card parties planned on Jan 14 and 30. Public info line covers dental clinics, job openings, and hot meals.
Judge Bernard Lenhoff of North Adams was robed in Williamstown District Court in a ceremony attended by about 60 people including Francis J. Quirice of Pittsfield. He becomes the first local man named a Williamstown special justice, with a $50 per diem and to preside when Judge Samuel E. Levine is absent.
Pownal Vermont voters rejected a $750,000 bond for a 15 class room addition to Pownal Center School by 267 to 210 with low turnout. A renovation plan for North Pownal and Oak Hill schools to meet state standards failed 248 to 227, despite temporary double sessions allowed for this year.
Superior Court judge William Keene postponed the Tate murder case indefinitely due to a heavy motion docket. Defendants in the August killings, including Linda Kasabian and Leslie Van Houten, faced delays with Kasabian pleading innocent to murder conspiracy and Van Houten seeking psychiatric evaluation and a private investigator for her defense.
Two Minneapolis Fraternal Order of Eagles chapters disavowed the whites only policy after a city committee adopted a rule barring liquor licenses for groups restricting by race creed or origin. The national Eagles kept the clause at a convention, with a spokesman predicting a reversal at the next meeting and warning local licenses could be revoked if the policy is enforced.
Exercise sessions continue the 10 week series for women with classes starting Tuesday at 9 30 a m at Procter Hall. Interested participants may contact the instructor Mrs Thomas M Arienti for details.
Registrara will hold voter registration in the Town Hall tomorrow and Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9. On Tuesday January 20 registration runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 to 7?19 p.m. The annual meeting requires Jan. 20 registration. Friday cinema at Town Hall features Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller in The Private Navy of Sgt. O Farrell. Parents must collect children by 9. Douglas Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jacobs of Ann Drive, spent holidays at home. an insurance claim adjuster in New York. Wanted: Lanesboro correspondent for the Eagle. Send typewritten applications to County Desk Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield Mass. Adv il2.
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