Ladies' Aid plans to present activities Feb 4 meeting
Executive committee of the Ladies' Aid Society outlined tentative plans for the year to members at a forthcoming Feb 4 meeting at 1 30 pm in the home of Mrs Wayne Sumner. Attending the Blanford gathering were Rev David J Julius Cecil E Alderman and Mrs Charles Cook to discuss a united effort for next fall's canvass.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Wayne Sumner
David J. Julius
Cecil E. Alderman
Charles &. ‘Cook
Middlefield Congregational
Wanted Lanesboro correspondent for the Eagle
The Berkshire Eagle seeks a typewritten application for a Lanesboro correspondent position at the County Desk in Pittsfield Massachusetts. Adv.
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Lanesboro
the Eagle
County Desk
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Mass
Holiday Visits and Local Updates
Mrs Margaret Morse hosts relatives including Robert and Michael Lucey over Christmas. Stockwood from Wales ill in Cooley Dickinson ICU Northampton. Conwell School grades toured Pittsfield police and fire departments by bus. Ralph Moran hosts son Allen and friends over New Year weekend. John Buckley at Holyoke Hospital reported slightly improved.
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Robert Lucey
Ring Road
Robert
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Michael
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tiltyd Stockwood
Wales
Jorge Fernandez-Sierra
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton
Conwell School
Pittsfield
Ralph Moran
Huntington Road
Allen
Amherst
Timothy Pease
Farmington
Judith Grimes
David Riley
Baltimore
John Buckley
Holyoke Hospital
Cooney replies to Manning letter on regional district
Dalton Martin J Cooney chairman of the Central Berkshire Regional School Committee replies to William H Manning who accused the district of being a monster and threatening the property tax base. Cooney defends the expanded seven town district and outlines budget and administration challenges while noting he prefers private debate but responds publicly due to press coverage.
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Dalton
Martin J. Cooney
Central Berkshire Regional School Committee
William H. Manning
Manning
Dalton Weekly
Eagle
Waheonah Regional High School
Hinsdale
Becket
Windsor
Washington
Peru
Cooney
Adult Classes Start Jan 19 at Dalton Regional High
The Dalton regional education program opens the winter term with 12 two hour sessions, 10 golf, and six cake decorating classes costing $16 for most courses and $5 for cake decorating payable at the first class. Registration is due by next Friday.
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Dalton
Walkonah Regional High School
Leydets Observe 72nd Wedding Anniversary at Edgecombe
Mr and Mrs Joseph Leydet celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary at Edgecombe Nursing Home. They wed January 8 1898 at Notre Dame Church Pittsfield. The couple has two children Louis V Leydet Lenox and Mrs Joseph Haddock Jackson Heights with six grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. He is a retired gardener and estate superintendent. She turned 89 last December.
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Lenox
Joseph
Leydet
Edgecombe
Notre Dame Church
Pittsfield
Leydets
Joseph Haddock
Jackson Heights
Long Island
Louis’ V. Leydet
Robert Winthrop
Halstead Lindsay
Leyder
Town to vote on purchasing new fire truck
LENOX Selectmen voted unanimously to include an article at the annual town meeting to appropriate funds for a new fire truck. Fire Chief Edward G. Conklin urged the move, noting rising costs and that delaying would not save money. The estimated price for a new truck is 30,000 dollars.
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Lenox
Selectmen
Edward G. Conklin
Dennis J. Duffin
John A. Sargent
Conklin
Vote Set On Police Bargaining Unit
The Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission set January 22 for a secret ballot by Lenox Police Association members to certify a bargaining unit. The election will be supervised by a state representative at Town Hall. Special police not included. town counsel notes possible conflict due to Selectman Pignatelli’s past votes on pay.
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Lenox
State Labor Relations Commission
Pignatelli
Hinsdale store hours for Braet Tors posted
The notice states Braet Tors in Hinsdale opens daily from 1 to 5 pm and Wednesday until 9 pm, with closures on Monday and Tuesday. It is signed by Ady.
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Peoples’ Choice
Hinsdale
Northern Berkshire clinic chief resigns July 2
Dr. William J. Befinis director of the Northern Berkshire Child Guidance Clinic notifies Dr. Gordon Northrup acting director of the state Mental Health Program of his plan to resign July 2. He will explain his reasons within two weeks. The McCann School Committee unanimously approves a 25000 payment to George E. Emerson General Contractors after a report the new addition is nearly complete and much space is occupied.
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North Adams
William J. Befinis
Northern Berkshire
Gordon Northrup
Befinis
North. Adams
McCann School Committee
George E. Emerson
Supt
James R. Westall
Rockefeller and CSEA strike two year state workers contract
In Albany, Gov. Rockefeller's administration and the Civil Service Employee Association reach a two year contract for state workers. The deal includes a 13.6 percent total raise, with 7.5 percent on April 1, 1970 and 6 percent on April 1, 1971, covering about 124,000 employees. Saratoga Springs district attorney Loren Brown says he will seek Supreme Court review of Janet Paulin murder case after the New York Court of Appeals ruled a confession and related evidence were inadmissible due to improper advisement of rights.
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Albany
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga County
Loren Brown
U.S. Supreme Court
Janet Paulin
State Court of Appeals
Northfield School Opens Doors To Surrounding Students
Northfield School welcomes surrounding community students for first time in its 91 year history. Trustees amended day student policy to include those living in nearby towns within driving distance. Two day students enrolled. tuition 1500 with financial aid. Applications now accepted for 1970 71 year. Mount Hermon School has long admitted local boys.
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Northfield
Northfield School
Independent Secondary School For Girls
Mount Hermon School
Dodd to seek Democratic nomination in Connecticut race
U S Senator Thomas Dodd announces his bid for the Democratic nomination appealing to the rank and file. He says he has been vindicated on funds charges but has not secured party leader support and must reach 20 percent at the state convention to trigger a primary. In Hartford, Citizens Advisory Committee on Welfare members resign in protest over an 81 million cut, leaving the panel with 12 members and only one veteran governor appointee.
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Hartford
U.S
Thomas Dodd
Dodd
Senate
Citizens Advisory Committee On Welfare
Welfare Department
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Dalton Junior High School
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Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Helen Cook
Margaret
MORSE
Ralph Johnson
Paul’ Terranova
Gerald Grover
Thomas Toski
Richard Tutka
Celia Conuel
Raymond “Andrews
Nancy Ferry
Albert van Blarcom
Frank Mumm
Toski
Miss Connel
Raymond Guidi
Harold Douville
Johnson
Deering
Ent
Mot
Craneville
Nace
Lenox Savings Bank
Main Street
S&h
Mobil Heating Oil
Yenwax Oil Co
Lee
Lenox Enterprise
Ralph Conroy Tel
Joseph Leydets
Joe's Grill
Adv
Mr. and
Mrs
Joseph I. Leydet
Lameone
Child Clinic
Sen. Dodd
Berkshire
Berk
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