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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1969

Page

9

Adams-Che shire Educational Association designated regional teachers' agent

The Adams Che shire Educational Association is named sole bargaining agent for regional teachers with 111 members representing 72 percent. The School Committee seeks guidance from attorney Norman O'Connor on handling the new union. Tuition rates for Savoy students are set and capital costs receive token consideration. Mileage rates for staff car allowances are approved, with nurses, an accountant, and a speech therapist at ten cents per mile and the custodian at fifteen cents.

ADAMS Adams-Cheshire Educational Sociation Norman O'Connor Savoy Rolland G. Duval Mervin Wineberg Joseph Satko

Vermont Fum Buys 195 Acres For 345000

The 195 acre farm of Mr and Mrs Walter Scace on Upper River Street was sold to Elmer Hubbard Inc a Guilford Vermont development firm. Richard Wetherell president said no immediate development is planned unless a state DNR lease with Joseph J Deliso is settled. The Spencer Edmunds farm fetched 45000 via United Farm Agency. Elmer Hubbard Inc has holdings across Vermont and a few in Berkshire County.

United Farm Agency Elmer Hubbard, Inc Vermont Berkshire County

Windsor auxiliary banquet honors 22 women at event

Windsor Firemen's Auxiliary banquet drew 22 attendees with prizes awarded to Mrs. Hugh Ferry Mrs. Harold Tilton Mrs. Morris Tirrell and Mrs. William Till. Meetings will resume in September. Miss Bonnie Bloss of Grand Junction Colorado visited Miss Patricia Wilcox daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Wilcox Jr as part of a 4 H interstate exchange delegate group from Colorado.

Firemen’s Auxiliary Hugh Ferry Harold Tilton Morris Tirrell William Till Bonnie Bloss Grand Junction Colo Patricia Wilcox Norman Wilcox Jr Bloss Colorado

Peru Swiss steak supper for United Church benefit

A Swiss steak supper will be served tomorrow from 5 to 10 at the school cafeteria to raise funds for the United Church of Christ Congregational.

United Church of Christ, Congregational

Public works aid and leases in North Adams region

North Adams and Williamstown will receive state funds to repair public roads and culverts damaged by the June 15 rainstorm. North Adams gets 7,825 dollars, while Williamstown obtains 37,000 dollars for estimated 78,000 dollar road damage. Sprague Electric Co. wins a 20 year lease of 300 by 300 feet at Harriman Airport for 300 dollars per year. HUD questions North Adams Redevelopment Authority actions. School bid practices violated labor wage rules. Drury High roofing delayed. Esperanto League delegates study at North Adams State College with Dr Mario Pei speaking. North Bennington schools launch E P D A funded teacher training program.

North Adams Williamstown State Department of Public Works Frank J. Matrango James Cleary Sprague Stephen J. Drotter Aldo J. Leonesio Department of Labor and Industries Leaonesio Monument Roof & Sheet Metal Co Bennington, VI Drury High School Esperanto League of North America North Adams State College Mario Pei United Nations Secretariat North Bennington Prospect School Educational Professions Development Act Joan B. Blake

Cannon balls from Civil War battlefield eyed for danger

Connecticut's governor asked Army ordnance experts to inspect three cannon balls and a shell case embedded in a tree trunk from Chickamauga battlefield. The trunk has stood in the state capitol rotunda. The battle occurred Sept 19-20, 1863 on Snodgrass Hill Tennessee. Waterbury adopts integration plan faces opposition from CORE leaders and white opponents.

Hartford John N. Dempsey Army Ordnance Snodgrass Hill Tennessee Chickamauga State

Troy Curran cites city government as run by fiat

New York news item notes Troy city officials show little personal interest or knowledge about the garbage disposal contract with Arizona Biochemical Co, as Paul Curran of the Investigating Commission criticizes local governance during hearings on area crime. Additional items: corrections chief rebuts Juvenile facilities critique and Stratton seeks $928,000 for Camp Drum construction.

Troy Paul J. Curran State Investigating Commission Curran Arizona Biochemical Co

Springfield Action Commission gets $100,940 grant

Gov. Sargent announced a $100,940 federal grant to Springfield Action Commission Inc for a legal services program aiding poor residents in Springfield target areas. In North Amherst a 23 year old man, Elwood Penfold of Northampton, drowned attempting to swim 250 feet across Puffer’s Pond as friends watched.

Boston Springfield Francis W. Sargent Springfield Action Commission, Inc Office of Economic Opportunity North Amherst Elwood Penfold Northampton Puffers Pond Penfold

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