Construction Welfare Take-Over Cuts Tax Rates in City
Mayor Butler cites 2 per cent base broadening boosted by General Electric’s new building with final assessment at $8.8 million. City Assessor John Connors notes 1968 gap closed as completion effects weigh on the tax base. State welfare pickup of Pittsfield's welfare expense saved about $1.7 million, easing burdens while other urban renewal projects loom. Berkshire Common near West and South streets and the Western Massachusetts Electric turbine generators are expected to add about $6 in assessments next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
General Electric
John F. Connors
Pittsfield
Buller
Connors
Berkshire Common
Western Mass. Electric Co
Ove Connors
Insurance Men Selected to Teach Courses
Richard Hommes of Metropolitan Life and Burton Keirstead of Aetna Life and Casualty were chosen to teach fall LUTC courses in life and accident and health insurance sales training. The 26 week life course and 12 week accident and health course run from October to May and October to February respectively as part of a three year program. Both have previously taught LUTC classes and will attend a regional instructors conference prior to the term start. The LUTC program has operated since 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hommes
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Burton Keirstead
Aetna Life & Casualty Co
Life Underwriter Training Council
LUTC
William Lawrence
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Berkshire County Life Underwriters Association
Hommes
Keirstead
Berkshire Bow and Gun Club seeks incorporation
The Berkshire Bow and Gun Club of Lenox has filed for incorporation with the secretary of state. Located off the west side of the Pittsfield Lenox road just south of Wilson's Garden Center, the club lists archery gunnery and fellowship as its purpose. Incorporators include Paul Nardin John Furemill Louis Levesque Mrs Pauline DeMarsio James Klinckley James L Eastland Edgar H Winstead and John Lahey Sr. The secretary of state requests routine character references from Lenox selectmen and the Pittsfield City Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield-Lenox Road
Wilson's Garden Center
Paul Nardin
Ring St
John Furemill
Aberdeen Road
Louis Levesque
Pomeroy Ave
Pauline DeMarsio
Parker St
James Klinckley
John St
James L. Eastland
Strong Ave
Edgar H. Winstead
Blythewood Drive
John Lahey Sr
Appleton Ave
Secretary of State
Lenox Selectmen
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Letter Carriers Picnic at State Forest
Pittsfield Branch 286 of the National Association of Letter Carriers plans its second annual family picnic at Pittsfield State Forest starting 11 a.m. on Sunday. James Londergan and David Oakley chair the event with beverages provided and games for all ages. An admission fee of $1 will apply for car entry to the forest. The local Civil Air Patrol squadron led by Capt. Lawrence Tower with Lt. George Chappell and Gus Dahoney will bivouac with a North Adams unit at Camp Karu tonight through Sunday for a search and rescue exercise with cadets.
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Pittsfield
National Association of Letter Carriers
Pittsfield State Forest
James Londergan
David Oakley
Civil Air Patrol
Lawrence Tower
George Chappell
Gus Dahoney
North Adams
Camp Karu
Break Report At Richman Cafe Infiltration Under Probe
Detectives investigate an overnight break into Richman Cafe at 116 West Housatonic Street, former Ward 5 Councilman James M Richman’s property. Thieves took 24 bottles of assorted liquors after entry through a lavatory window. discovered by Officer Thomas Gero shortly before 4 30 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward 5
James M. Richman
Richman Cafe
West Housatonic St
Thomas Gero
Pittsfield Soldier in Guard for Nixon
A Pittsfield soldier joined the special security detail guarding President Nixon en route to the USS Hornet for the splashdown of astronauts. Pfc. Michael J. Fiorini, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lea Fiorini, is with the military police unit assigned to Johnston Island in the Pacific. He has been in the Pacific since April.
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Pittsfield
Nixon
Pfc
Michael J. Fiorini
Lea Fiorini
Parker St
Johnston Island
Pacific
Harnel
Fiorini
Reception set for Aug 7 for Superintendent Whalen
A public reception for Thomas J. Whalen the new Pittsfield superintendent and his wife is planned for Aug 7 at Allendale School at 7 p.m. sponsored by Pittsfield PTA leaders. The event aims to reactivate the dormant Pittsfield PTA Council with about 15 attendees from 12 PTA groups and forms a committee with Mrs. Crane Mrs. Quadrozzi Charles Bordeau James Winslow and Mrs. Herbert White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Whalen
Allendale
At & P.m
Pittsfield
Whalen
PTA
Union Federal Community Rooms
Raymond R. Brinker
Stockbridge
Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers
George B. Crane
West St
PTA Council
Crane
Samuel Quadrozzi
Williams School
Charles R. Bordeau
James Winslow
Herbert White
Weather airman earns Air Force commendation medal
Sgt. Francis V. W. Nichols of Stephentown New York received the U S Air Force commendation medal at Fuchu Air Station Japan for meritorious service as a weather observer. He helped his unit through rapid changes and will transfer to Oklahoma City Air Force Station in a Weather Service unit. He is a New Lebanon High School graduate and is married to Luella Pratt of New Lebanon Center New York.
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Francis VW. Nichols
Rachel M. Williams
Stephentown
N.Y
Fuchu Air Station
Japan
Nichols
Fuchu
Oklahoma City
Okla
Air Force Station
Air Weather Service
New Lebanon
Luella B. Pratt
Ashley Pratt
New Lebanon Center, N.Y
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Legal Aid Agency
Berkshire Legal Services, Inc
Antipoverty Legal Aid Agency
Atty
Philip A. Vachon
Hollywood
Andover Institute of Business
Springfield
Kankakee
Sharon Steeves
Pontiac
Mich
Berkshire Legal Services
Dewey Ave
Oca
Great Barrington
Runyan
The
Massachusetts Bar
Anthony W. Sottile
Shriner Bank For
Stockton
Wilbert N. Stockton
St. John’s Lodge
Af&am
Suez Temple 114
Shriner
Shriners
Corporation of the Boys’ Club
Urban Coalition
Boys’ Club Cavaliers
Second Congregational Church
Beloit Corp
Jones Division
Dalton
Joel Librizzi
Tiarley
L. Runyan
Berkshire Bow and Gun Club of
Lenox
Secretary of State’s
Salvador
OAS
San Salvador
el Salvador
Organization of American States
Francisco Guerrero
Guerrero
Honduras
Jeffrey A. Smith
East Housatonic St
Theodora Stevens
Qld
Windsor Road
East Street
Smith
Judith A. Armstrong
Furnace St
Traffic Bureau
Goddard
Worcester
Mass
Robbert Goddard
Esther Goddard
Geneva
World Health Organization
Robert C. Talanian
Michael Drive
Pittsfield Pta Council
Louis Russo
Mitchell Kiluk
Frank Faustine
Edward Keegan
William Donovan
Gerald Bowes
Dutch Bay
S&h
Ousfield Sucel7
North St
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