Mt. Greylock Council Hears Plan to Expand Acreage
Adams the Mt. Greylock Advisory Council steering committee elected officers and set a Sept 11 meeting ahead of the full council’s October session. The state Department of Natural Resources seeks to add about 3,000 acres to the 10,000 acre reservation, with negotiations for adjacent land if available, while no new Berkshires land purchases are planned unless to fill existing reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Recreation
DNR
Division of Forests and Parks
Berkshires
Neil McBride
Daniel Steinhoff
New Ashford
Robert Murdock
Lanesboro Conservation Commission
Gordon Abbott
Trustees of Reservations
Hekler
Wesler B. Baliou
North Adams
Leland Towne
Williamstown
Palmer Heads PHA Again In Pittsfield Housing Board Vote
William B. Palmer was reelected chairman of the Pittsfield Housing Authority with three votes for and two abstentions. Dr. T Edward Quinn and Peter G. Francese abstained citing policy disagreements. Nicholas J. Speranzo was reelected vice chairman. Ralph C. McGill renamed agency secretary. One-year terms. Next Tuesday the PHA will consider a developer for 100 public housing units from three proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Palmer
Pittsfield Housing Authority
PHA
T. Edward Quinn
Peter G. Francese
Palmer
Berkshire Mutual Insurance Co
Nicholas J. Speranzo
Speranzo
Gerald L. Bassidy
Ralph C. McGill
Quinn
Antipoverty
Victory Hill
McGill
Police Briefs Report Theft and a Ladder Fall
Mrs. Dominic Lucido reported her car windshield was broken on Eagle Street and two stereo tapes were stolen while parked. Richard Dimanche was taken to Pittsfield General unit BMC after a ladder fall yesterday afternoon with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominic Lucido
Merrill Road
Eagle Street
Richard Dimanche
Willow St
Pittsfield General Unit
BMC
Local Hospitals Listings Include Several Operations
A list of patients and relatives at local hospitals notes multiple operations and treatments. Names include Mrs. Frederick G Harford, Mrs. George A Gillette, Forest Houser, David Arthur, David Barber, Mrs. Per Einay Johansson, Unit Qeaul V. Burchard, Jeanne M Boudreau, Mrs. Joseph Parker, Ransom Northrup, Mrs. George Passino, James E Baldwin, Mrs. Omer Russell, and David Keeney among others. Hospitals mentioned include St Luke's and Robert Bent Brigham Hospital with addresses across Lenox Richmond Narragansett Avenue Boston and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick G. Harford
Lakeway Drive
George A. Gillette
Richmond
Forest Houser
Lenox
David Arthur
Shirley Arthur
Hancock Road
David Barber
Francis Barber
Onota St
Per Einay Johansson
Montview St
Narragansett Ave
Jeanne M. Boudreau
Robert Boudreau
Kittredge Road
Joseph Parker
Barflett Ave
Ransom Northrup
Turner Ave
George Passino
Seymour St
James E, Baldwin
Stephentown
N.Y
Omer Russell
Second St
David Keeney
Lillian St
Robert Bent Brigham Hospital
Lawrence DeBlasiis
Boston
Underground sidewalks eyed to ease downtown traffic
Massachusetts resident urges Selectmen to study long range crosswalks underground to replace signals and improve pedestrian flow. John D. Bergeron, after a Europe trip, supports sidewalks downtown to let pedestrians cross at their own pace. In South DeGRNIELD the Franklin County Commission reports the Mt Sugarloaf rock crack widening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
John D. Bergeron
Europe
Degrnield
Franklin’ County
Mt. Sugarloaf Reservation
Commission
Thomas Herlihy
Amherst
County Residents Attend Autistic Children Session in DC
Eleven Berkshire chapter members will attend the National Society for Autistic Children annual meeting July 17 1949 in Washington DC. Attendees include Mrs Judith Dodge Pittsfield president and Carlton Dodge. Mrs Clara Park Williamstown director. Mrs Cary Kissel and Mrs Gloria Nicholls director of the mini school. Mr and Mrs John Rock Cheshire. Mr and Mrs Ralph Gionet Pittsfield. and Mr and Mrs Joseph Silveira Cheshire. Pamphlets about the minischool at Dalton Congregational Church will be distributed by Kissel and Nicholls. The convention will discuss services for children with severe emotional disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mombers
Berkshire
National Society For Autistic Children
Washington, D.C
Judith Dodge
Pittsfield
Carlton Dodge
Clara Park
Williamstown
National Society
Cary Kissel
Gloria Nicholls
John, Rock
Cheshire
Ralph Gionet
Joseph Silveira
Dalton Congregational Church
Kissel
Nicholls
Juvenile Court Faces Runaway Case and Foster Choice
A juvenile boy charged as a runaway appeared before Judge Frank W. Gimi ni and chose to be turned over to a foster family rather than through the Youth Service Board. The court accepted the decision and proceeded with the option selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Gimini
Youth Service Board
Embattled Scelsi Gains Taxpayers' Unit Support
Pittsfield taxpayers defend City Council President Joseph Scelsi amid antipoverty critics over zoning votes and Mill Street closures tied to Jubilee urban renewal. They fault opponents for focusing on Scelsi while praising his dedication to public duties and fairness. The group questions the Mill Street issue and signals continued study and possible opposition in fall elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield Taxpayers Association
Joseph S. Scelsi
Taxpayers
Leon L. Phelps
Scelsi
Central Labor Council
Joe Scelsi
Taxpayers’ Association
Mill Street
Berkshire Life Insurance. Co
Jubilee
Phelps
Froio
Mal
CLC
Prentiss Bradley
George Emerson
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Fulbright Critiques Personal Rank Diplomats
Sen J W Fulbright denounces presidents granting personal ambassador and minister ranks to envoys abroad without Senate confirmation. He cites Article II and notes as of May 1, 20 individuals held personal ambassador rank and 63 held personal minister rank, all without formal Senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Rogers
The
Arkansas Democrat
McGill reviews PHA year sees visual progress
Pittsfield Housing Authority executive director Arthur C. McGill reported 1968 as a year of visible urban renewal in the city. He cited demolition, land clearing, underground utilities, paving, curb and sidewalk work, new building foundations, rising steel and glass, and growing economic confidence, with Berkshire Life Insurance starting a multimillion dollar Jubilee complex and boundary changes to North Street for Jubilee development plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. McGill
Pittsfield Housing Authority
PHA
McGill
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
North Street
West Street
England Brothers Department Store
J. Alan Ornstein
Jubilee
Fred J. Pittman
Chicken barbecue at Town's Green Hinsdale Mass
A rain or shine chicken barbecue is scheduled at Hinsdale Town's Green on July 12 from 5 to 7 40 PM. Admission is 2 5 dollars for adults and 1 25 dollars for children. Adv. notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
Mass
Phone Company Names Manager of Business Office
John E Briggs, 27, of Aisleboro, named business office manager for New England Telephone in Pittsfield. He replaces George J Wood, promoted to Portland Maine. Briggs has eight years with NET and comes from Cape Elizabeth Maine where he was a salesman. He previously worked in Milford Attleboro and Natick. He is a graduate of Attleboro High School and studied at Bryant College URI and UMaine. He is married to Joan Pitas of Aisleboro. They have three daughters and will move to the Pittsfield area this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Briggs
Aisleboro
The
New England Telephone Co
Pittsfield
George J. Wood
Portland
Maine
Briggs
NET
Cape Hlizabeth
Milford
Attleboro
Natick
Attleboro High School
Sentence reduced for GI deserter at Fort Dix
Edwin C. Arnett, a former Army sergeant who deserted to Sweden from Vietnam, had his four year federal prison term cut to three years by Maj. Gen. Kenneth W. Collins at Fort Dix after a general court martial last March. The rest of the sentence was upheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. DIX
Army B&pec
Edwin C. Arnett
Vietnam
Sweden
Arnett
Kenneth W Collins
Collins
Advisory Council Formed For Otis Reservoir Area
Otis Reservoir advisory council of 16 members formed to liaison between the Department of Natural Resources and local officials property owners and others concerned with reservoir management. First meeting set for tonight at Otis Town Hall at 7 30. DNR appointed six members while seven come from property owners associations and three from Blandford Otis and Tolland selectmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTIS
Arthur W. Brownell
Otis Reservoir
Department of Natural Resources
Otis Town Hall
DNR
Blandford
Otis and
Tolland
George §. Wislocki
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
Carl Walker
Westfield
James Noble
East Otis
Francis B. Mahoney
Great Barrington
Division of Forests
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Mt. Greylock Council
By Gerald B. O'Connor
Bliss
General Court
Rockwell Road
John W. Tullock
Robert B. Deloye
William H. Tague
Lanesboro
McBride
Anthony P. McBride
Adams
Summit
Bascom Lodge
Karl Hekler
Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
Advisory Council
State Department of Natural Resources
Saddleball Mountain
State’ Bureau of Building Construction
BBC
Saddleball
Springfield
Joseph J. Deliso
Deliso
Tullock
Dr. Quinn
Francese
Berkshire Medical Center
Massachusetts
Mt. Sugarloaf
Cisfyr Council
Richard W. Paul
Raymond E. Crow
Fulbright
New York Times News Service
Mullen
Mitta
Sock
Smith’s Rent-Alls
John Eb, Briggs
Bankson C. Riter
Farmington River Watershed Association
J.C. McKenzie
Granby, Conn
Maxwell Pyenson
John L. Clark
Carl Knittel
Property Association
Frank Schultz
Gate Island
Ross Connor
Big Pond
Florence Rand
Joseph M. Case
Prince and Mills
Leonard Farish
Lands End
Brookman A
Brookman B
Farmington River Water Power Co
Tolland State Forest
Freedom
George C
Thosteson
George C. Thesteson
Thesteson
Berkshire Eagle
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