Baker to Run Again for Williamstown Board
Williamstown selectman Filmore Baker, who resigned in 1967 for personal reasons, announces plans to run again for the town’s board this year. North Adams union officials claim Sprague Electric’s wage offer of 2414 percent is not responsible or realistic and set a Feb 10 deadline for serious contract proposals.
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Williamstown
Filmore Baker
North Adams
Interational Union of Electrical Workers
Sprague Electric Co
City Teachers May Get $400 Raise
The North Adams Teachers Association approved a contract raising minimum salaries from 6,400 to 6,800 with at least 400 more for most staff and higher top pay. The maximum would reach 12,800 for a 12 year veteran with a doctorate as the School Committee plans a Monday vote.
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North Adams
North Adams Teachers Association
Hartford Real Estate Probe Ties Florida Vacation Drawing
State Real Estate Commission investigates Hartford- based International Inc over a Florida trip raffle that may have involved unlicensed broker activity and fixed drawing allegations. The Hartford Courant long reported similar schemes with mailed certificates and high pressure land sales pitches. A separate Hartford note reports the City Manager’s son, 17, arrested on 470 LSD counts after undercover sale sting.
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Real Estate Commission
Florida
James F. Carey
Commission
Brant Chaikin
James Freedman
Hartford Courant
City Mgr
Hartford
Husha C. Freedman
Francis J. Kelliher
Jonathan Freedman
Criminal Intelligence Division
Kelliher
Trains Moving After 11 Car Derailment Near Millers Falls
An 11 car derailment halted Boston and Maine freight near Millers Falls, injuring none and tearing up about 30 feet of track. The 53 car train from Mechanicville to Boston carried paper plastics and bottles and derailed Wednesday, marking a second Franklin County incident in three weeks and a third in Massachusetts this year. President Nixon praised Connecticut River Watershed Council land conservation efforts aiming to protect recreation resources along the valley.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Greenfield
Mechanicville
N.Y
Boston
Franklin County
Massachusetts
Northampton
Nixon
Connecticut River Watershed Council
Connecticut Valley
Albany Seeks Rules on Bidding Waivers
Assemblyman Raymond C. Skuse proposes amending the Second Class Cities Law to require waivers of competitive bidding to cite specific reasons. The plan aims to curb taxpayer cost from suspensions, which Albany has used 158 times under current rules. Mayor Eras Corning said listing reasons is feasible, noting suspensions have saved time and addressed health and safety concerns.
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Albany
Raymond C. Skuse
Erasiug Corning
Democrats Nominate Fanning for Selectman in Vermont caucus
Lee Francis G. Fanning, retired town clerk and treasurer, was nominated by the Democratic caucus to oppose Republican incumbent Edward F. Murray for a three year selectman term. Fanning won 65 of 69 votes. Courtland F. Pompi got three. Former Planning Board Chairman John R. Carroll received 11 write-in votes.
Five year seat on board. McTigue nine write ins for water commissioner
Election tabulations show Henry M. Donahoe leads moderator, Fanning and Fompi hold selectman and town posts, Nagle runs for town clerk and treasurer, DeVarennes and Tyer Jr. on School Committee, McTigue gains nine write ins for Water Commissioner, Kegler tops Health, Deely and Carroll on Planning Boards, O Neill named treasurer of the tree warden post, Laliberte and Wheeler contest for constable. Republicans caucus tonight at 7 to nominate their candidates.
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James J. McTigue
Sewer Commission
William Maroney
Henry M. Donahoe
Fanning
Fompi
John J. Nagle
Nagle
James §. Brown
John ©. DeVarennes
William F. Tyer Jr
Water Commission
McTigue
Board of Health
Hugh B. Kegler
Planning Board
Martin H. Deely
Carroll
PTO Meeting Set for Otis School Tuesday at Eight
A PTO group schedules a meeting for Tuesday at 8 at Otis School. Wallace Noel appears connected to Pitts Field General Unit BMC.
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PTO
Otis School
Wallace Noel
Pittsfield
BMC
Local School Joins Experimental Network of Innovative Schools
Lanesboro elementary school becomes affiliate member of the Network of Innovative Schools created by UMass Center for the Study of Educational Innovation. 82 state schools participate. 12 chosen by lottery as associate members. CSEI will provide research material while affiliate schools use studies, no staff assignments. Participation lasts three to five years with no new entrants.
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Lanesboro
Center For the Study of Educational Innovation
CSEI
Umass
University
CSEL
Massachusetts
CSEE
CSET
Robert Sinclair
Honor Society Adds Sixteen Members at Housatonic Valley
FALLS VILLAGE Conn Eleven seniors and five juniors at Housatonic Valley Regional High School were elected to the National Honor Society. Criteria include 80 percent averages and demonstration of leadership character and service. Induction will occur at a spring school assembly.
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Falls Village
Conn
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Errett N. Alien
Heidi J. Blake
Hollis Co. Brickman
Denise J. Douglas
Deborah J. Hansen
Kathy J. Heperich
Cheryl A. Hopf
Candace E. Lovell
Carol §. Peppe
Janice L. Pond
Eileen A.tatsapaugh
James BE. Blake
David N. Bosserman
Phoebe C. Fisher
Edward A. Nelson
J. Theodore Pacocha
Carol Ramsey
Timothy C. Hawley
Anne E. Kirby
Glenna D. Marshall
Edward G. Montanaro
Steven R. Snyder
Poet To Read His Works at School Event
Allen Hall will read selections of his poetry at Housatonic Valley Regional High School at 8 on Wednesday. He will also speak to students during classes. The event is part of the Northwest Connecticut Visiting Poets Program with support from the Academy of American Poets and a Connecticut arts grant.
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Alls Village
Women bowlers set marks as Larkin tops field
Mrs Rita Larkin rolls high single and leads with 10 pins, while Mrs Nancy Salvhus posts a 302 high total. Edwin Hall of Prospect Street visits his son and daughter in Jacksonville Florida for several weeks.
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Rita Larkin
Nancy Salvhus
Edwin Hall
Prospect Street
Jacksonville
Fla
205 Acres Sold To Ridgefield Couple In Connecticut
Mr and Mrs Wave C Smith of Ridgefield Connecticut purchased from Patricia E Wiedenkeller a home and 205 acres on Parrish Road. The Smiths plan to restore the 18th century house preserving its original center chimney and historic character.
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Worthington
Wave C. Smith
Ridgefield
Conn
Patricia E. Wiedenkeller
Parrish Road
Smiths
Property Transfer Involving Beehive Oven Sale Price Around 39000
Stamps on the deed filed in Hampshire County Registry of Deeds show a transfer involving about $39,000. Mrs. Wiedenkeller and family have moved to St Thomas Virgin Islands, and the deal was handled by Testoni Metcalf brokers Becket.
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