69 Cents Per Person Mayor Issues an Appeal
Mayor Butler appeals to Massachusetts residents to donate 69 cents each to the Spirit of 69 campaign aiming to raise $202,800 for artificial kidneys and staff for regional dialysis. Mayors of 39 cities back the effort started July 4, with a Sept. 11 report luncheon target. Contributions go to City Hall in each community.
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Butler
Citzen
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Arti
Herbert Abramson
The
Kidney Foundation of
Three New York Girls Found After Overnight Florida Woods
Three teenage girls from Levittown, Long Island, were found in good condition after a night search in the Mohawk Trail woods in Berkshire County Florida. Jane MacKay, 13, Mavurene Sayre, 15, and Helen Reinhard, 13, were recovered around 10:30 a.m. with about 40 searchers, including 11 Monroe Forest Prison Camp inmates, at the scene. The trio had disappeared Wednesday evening while planning a walk from a cabin with other Long Island relatives.
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Florida
New York
Berkshire
Jane MacKay
Mavurene Sayre
Helen Reinhard
Levittown
Long Island
N.Y
Monroe Forest
Army Spec. Baker earns commendation for Vietnam service
Army Spec. 4 John M. Baker son of Mrs. Marion Baker of 98 Memorial Drive received an Army commendation medal for riding achievement in operations against hostile forces in the Republic of Vietnam. He attended Pittsfeld High School and worked at Sears before enlisting, served at Ft. Jackson and Ft. Knox, and is with the 9th Infantry Division as a mechanic at Dong Tam Mekong Delta.
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Army
John M. Baker
Marion Baker
98 Memorial Drive
Republic of Vietnam
Baker
Pittsfeld High School
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Ft. Jackson
S.C
ATT
Ft. Knox
9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Winchester lawyer named head of Massachusetts Crime Section
Boston AP reports John P. Larkin of Winchester was named head of Attorney General Robert H. Quinns Crime Section. A lawyer since 1940, Larkin served in the FBI for 26 years and later became supervising counsel of the Massachusetts Claims Investigation Agency, which probed insurance frauds.
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Boston
John P. Larkin
Winchester
Atty
Robert H. Quinn
Reau
FBI
Larkin
Massachusetts Claims Investigation Agency
City Hall Briefs Pittsfield Loans 500000 for City Cash
City Hall in Pittsfield borrowed 500000 to bridge funds until tax collections later this year. The short term loan was split among three bids Pittsfield National Bank 200000 at 6.15 percent Berkshire Bank Trust 150000 at 6.2 percent and State Street Bank 150000 at 6.22 percent. A permit was issued for an open fabric tapped information booth at Berkshire Common. The 3000 structure will stand at South and West Streets.
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Pittsfield
Pittsfield National Bank
Berkshire Bank & Trust
State Street Bank & Trust of
Boston
Gily
John J. Fitzgerald
Berkshire Common
A Newspaper and Its Many Roles Across Daily Life
The piece reflects on how a newspaper serves diverse readers from housewives and mothers to teachers and students, diners and sports fans. It portrays the paper as history, escape, guide, companion, education, and record of births, deaths, promotions, and community events.
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Ft. Ord
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St Joseph’s High School
Peter J. Schweitzer
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Reddington
Seattle
Wash
Quinn
City Hall
Wilson
Pittsfield-Lenox Rd
Allendale Shopping Center
Union Supermarkets
Fourth Sts
Adams
Barrington
Lee
Williamstown
Adams Super Markets Incorporated
Ee Uucu
Johnny Coy
Len Duncan
Johnny Mann
Bobby Albert
Russ Klar
Dave Humphrey
Lou Fray
Johnny Kay
Ronnie Evans
Bobby Hart
George Monson
Ardc & Neman
Aligan Buick
OFEL
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Okitaren
ALBAN
Saratoga
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