Red Lion Inn loses liquor club license in Stockbridge
AABCC denial leaves Stockbridge Red Lion Inn without a liquor license causing reduced staff and worried owners Jack and Jane Fitzpatrick. Regulars bring their own drinks while residents pressure the governor. innkeeper Henricus Bergmans plans to weather the winter and pursue next year’s options as Alice Brock details her evolving restaurant plans and snowbound menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Red Lion Inn
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
ABCC
Jack
Jane Fitzpatrick
Red Lion
Inn
Henricus Bergmans
Bergmans
Alice Brock
Bean Hill Road
Alice
Berkshire Week in Review Highlights Local GE Strike and Civic Actions
A glum forecast for GE’s Berkshire operations in 1970s emerges from a year‑end report by Charles J. Melvin, as the 12‑week strike threatens employment. Efforts at third‑party mediation fail, and GE again opts for federal mediation. Stockbridge’s Red Lion Inn seeks year‑round liquor licenses but is blocked by state policy. Pittsfield gains political leadership with Scelsi reelected president and Butler sworn in, while numerous local appointments and promotions color the week. A long roster of civic notices, resignations, and community roles fills public posts and conservation panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Melvin
Power Transformer
New York
Jacob Javits
Conte
Butler
Pittsfield
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
RED Lion Inn
Stockbridge
State Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Berkshire
Sargent
Robert C. Sprague
Williamstown
Sprague Electric Co
Massachusetts Science and Technology Foundation
Frank Rawson
Richmond
Pittsfield-Richmond
E. Burton Keirstead
Virginia
Harold Kingsley
Richmond Volunteer Firemen
Reno Castagna
John J. Keresey
George W.panzeri
West Stockbridge
Charles Lashoones
Great Barrington
Dreaming of Mexico and Eastover in Berkshire Winter
A Berkshire globe trotter recalls hitchhiking from Mexico City to Acapulco with Manuel Loizaga, enjoying the coast and local customs. Back in Lenox, Eastover owner George Bisacca houses a diverse animal menagerie, including nine American bison and a tale of a Canada goose and a Mexican burro whose unlikely bond ends tragically after a stud burro is introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Manuel Loizaga
Mexico City
Acapulco
Manuel
Lenox
Eagle
Eastover
George J. Bisacca
Ringling Brothers Circus
Bisacca
Hastover
Quotes on prejudice and advertising ethics from 1960s figures
William Bermbach of Doyle Dane Bernbach argues money can erase prejudice and justify hiring practices while James Russell Wiggins reflects in the Ellsworth American that technology replaces problems rather than eliminating them, sometimes creating tougher new ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bermbach
Doyle Dane Bernbach
James Russell Wiggins
Ellsworth {Maine
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Stockbridge Winter Tales
Rockbridge
Buster Fates
Dry Lion
Fitzpatrick
The
Lions
Ground Order of
Sphinxes
Near ‘East
Out
Byrne Bauer
Barry Bakers
Girl Scouts
Los Angeles
Alice’s
Alice's Restaurant
Inc
Maine Beach
Old Orchard
Beach, Maine
Old Orchard Pier
Rocco Aceto
Old Orchard Pier Co
Glenn, Miller
Count Basie
Tommy and
Jimmy Dorsey
Skitch Henderson
Duke Ellington
Cab Calloway
Ben Bernie
Eddie Duchin
Carmen Cavelero
Ted Lewis
Berkshires
Berkshire Museum
Clark Art Institute Williamstown
Williams College Museum
Callus
Berkshire Week In Review
Joseph S. Scelsi
Ernest G. St. Peter
Berkshire Bank & Trust
Roger G. Gendrean
Housatonic
Osborne E. Dugan
Monterey
First Agricultural National
Bb&t
Gendreau
Daniel F. Barzowskas
American Institute of Counselors
Aggie
Franklin H. Controy
Pittsfield Conservation Commission
George A. Purnell
John R. Manners
GE Ordnance
Richmond Conservation Commission
Robert B. Kimball
John BR. Lidstone
GE Silicone
Waterford
N.Y
John M. Russell
Michael Wowk
Western Mass. Electric Co
Victor J. Casino
Pittsfield Federation of Musicians
Charles M. DeBlois
Ralph Bush
Berkshire Medical Center
BMC Employes’ Credit Union
Dianne Barry
Franklin K. Paddock
Smithsonian Institution
Edward J. Cherniske
Wilcox Insurance Agency
Robert H. Minkler
Harold E. Williams
George Heard Hamilton
Sterling and
Francine Clark Art Institute
State Council On the Arts and Humanities
Cheshire Jones
Harold
Ralph Conroy
Frank K. Paddock
Riviera
Bisacea
Bill
Maras
Johnny Jumper
Wilson
Pittsfield-Lenox Rd
Berkshire County Savings Bank
North ST
Mass
George P. Clayson
America
North Street
Sun
Sea Aid
Garrard
Syneshras Lab
Lafayette
Sciences
Summer Street
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