Site offer labeled diversionary move for landfill plans
Dr. Arthur L. Cassel, chair of the Great Barrington Board of Health, charged at a Finance Committee meeting that a 10 acre parcel on the Zucco farm was a sidetrack from locating a sanitary landfill. He noted a possible budget deficit due to dump fill costs as debates continue. Francis B. Mahoney of Madden Open Heart Club pushed the proposal, while the board has withheld any formal written offer pending details and a written document.
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Great Barrington
Board of Health
Arthur L. Cassel
Francis B. Mahoney
Madden Open Heart Club
Mahoney
Monument Valley Road
Catskill Materials Corp
Selectmen to Inspect Kennel Over Barking Dispute
GREAT BARRINGTON The Selectmen will inspect a Kirk Street kennel in Housatonic to settle a neighbor dispute over barking dogs. Daniel Kennedy owns the kennel and a report from Dog Officer Berter B. Moro said the kennels were very clean. The board will review further after a public meeting where parties clashed.
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Great Barrington
Kirk Street
Housatonic
Daniel Kennedy
Barbara Palmer
Berter B. Moro
Deficit Seen In Operation Of Dump
Dr. Arthur L. Cassel, chair of the Board of Health, warned at the Finance Committee meeting that the town dump will run a 32000 deficit by year end if fill use continues. He projected about 8280 in rest of year costs excluding fill, totaling 10780 for the year and 2000 over budget. He urged a new disposal site, saying townspeople must see the cost. The committee recommended waiting until fall to seek additional funds.
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Great Barrington
Arthur L. Cassel
Board of Health
Cassel
Health Board
Finance Committee
Subdivision Controls To Be Sought At Aug Special Meeting
The Planning Board will seek authority at the Aug 18 special town meeting to reorganize under General Laws Chapter 41 Section 1A to enforce subdivision control laws. Chairman George R Osgood presented the article to the Selectmen noting zoning amendments for trailer parks and sanitary landfill permits are not ready and will be delayed. An auction sponsored by the Great Barrington Garden Club and Fairview Hospital Auxiliary was moved to Aug 9 at 10 am at Great Barrington Manufacturing & Co on Bridge Street. Mr and Mrs Roger F Ames of Peabody welcomed a son born July 23. Grandparents are Ralph Ames of Peabody and Mrs Louis Chapin of South Main Street. Ad for Dempsey's Tire Center and Bull's Pharmacy also appear.
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Great Barrington
George R. Osgood
Selectmen
Osgood
Great Barrington Garden Club
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington Manufacturing &Co
Bridge Street
Roger F. Ames
Peabody
Ralph Ames
Louis Chapin
South Main Street
District Court Fines and Pleas In Berkshire Session
Nathan A. Lull of Hopper Road Williamstown was fined 25 for improper licensing and 15 for speeding by Judge George R. McCormick after pleading guilty. John V. Zucco Monterey had charges of minor in possession of alcohol continued with request for counsel. Multiple individuals waived trial and pleaded authorized guilty pleas for various traffic and registration offenses.
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Great Barrington
Nathan A. Lull
Hopper Road
Williamstown
Berkshire
George R. McCormick
Lull
John V. Zucco
Monterey
Zucco
Theodore S. Titolo
New York
Stephen S. Brecht
Old Johnson Place
Stephen H. Lonsdale
Peoria
Stanley Silberman
Baltimore
Doane C. Russell
New Marlboro
David P. Kleeman
Litchfield
Conn
Louis G. Underwood
Prospect Hill
Stockbridge
Stockbridge Man Named Head Coach at Continental Soccer School
Albert A. Vinatier of Stockbridge is named head coach for the Continental soccer school at Hotchkiss School from Aug 21 to 28. The clinic, directed by Yale's Hubert Vogelsinger, notes Vinatier’s prior roles at Cranwell School and his captaincy of the French national team from 1939 to 1946.
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Lakeville
Conn
Albert A. Vinatier
Stockbridge
Hotchkiss School
Hubert Vogelsinger
Yale
Vinatier
Lee High School
Cranwell School
Lenox
Peru SPCC fund drive under way through August 10
The Peru Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children launched its fund drive on July 1 and will run to August 10. Mrs Chester Dodge chairs and solicits locally. Last year the society spent 59 dollars aiding area children. United Church of Christ Congregational will host a service by Rev. Jerome Wood at 8:30 a.m.
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Peru
Massachusetts Society of Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Chester Dodge
SPCC
United Church of Christ, Congregational
Jerome Wood
Casino Limits Spark Debate Across England and Wales
London reports that the British government proposed restricting casino style gambling to 31 towns in England Scotland and Wales drawing mixed reactions from opponents who say the move hurts working men while benefiting wealthy players. Home Secretary James Callaghan announced the plan which would reduce clubs from about 1000 to under 300 amid criticism from industrial towns excluded from the list. The Rev Gordon Moody welcomed the measure saying centralized control will help.
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London
England
Scotland
Wales
James Callaghan
Home Secretary
West End
Gordon Moody
Churches Committee On
Passenger Train Ends Service in Newfoundland
In St John s Newfoundland the Newfie Bullet ended the 347 mile run to Port aux Basques on narrow gauge rails. The final trip carried 205 passengers as buses now cover the route in about 14 hours 15 minutes. Steep grades, hairpin curves, bridges and winds slowed the line and passenger use had declined, leading to permission to abandon the service.
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ST. John’s
Newfoundland
Port Aux Basques
Rockies
Canadian National Railway
The
Transport Commission
FAA funds approved for Dukes County runway extension
The FAA approved releasing 125000 dollars toward a 250000 dollar project to extend the county airport runway by 500 feet to accommodate jet service. Dukes County Commissioners announced the move on Monday.
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Edgartown
Mass
Federal Aviation Administration
Dukes County
FAA
Cardinal Cushing Urges New England Catholics to Visit Holy Land
Boston cardinals calls on New England Catholics to follow in Jesus steps and visit the Holy Land at Nazareth. He cites the Basilica of the Annunciation as the largest in the Eastern world and a major Christian shrine built on the traditional Grotto site.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Nazareth
Israel
New England
Holy Land
Jesus
Paul VI
Cardinal Cushing
Met Museum begins serving cocktails at Fountain Restaurant
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has obtained a liquor license and will offer beer, liquor and wine at lunch daily and Tuesday dinner service. A museum spokesman said the plan is not to turn the venue into an Electric Circus. Prof. Paul Buck, 69, Pulitzer Prize historian and Harvard educator, retires to emeritus status at Harvard University.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Ar
Fountain
Cambridge, Mass
Paul H. Buck
Harvard College
Harvard University
University
Buck
McCagg Couple to Celebrate 35th Anniversary
AUSTERLITZ N Y Mr and Mrs Harry A McCagg of Austerlitz will observe their 35th wedding anniversary August 5 Mrs McCagg is the former Hazel Benedict of Canaan Conn They were married in New Lebanon in 1934 Mr McCagg has worked the Rising Paper Co in Housatonic Mass for 25 years They have a son Harry F McCagg of State Line
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Austerlitz
N.Y
Harry A. McCagg
McCagg
Hazel Benedict
Canaan
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