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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1965

Page

7

Barrington Resident Recalls Founding of the U N

A Barrington resident who runs a Great Barrington photo studio recalls attending the 1945 United Nations conference in San Francisco as a freelance journalist. The 20th anniversary of the U N charter is observed today and he reflects on youth engagement and the hopeful atmosphere that marked the early postwar talks.

Mr. Aigner Great Barrington San Francisco Free Lance U.N League of Nations Old Geneva United States Russia Red Cross

Berkshire 4-Hers Attend 50th Annual State Session

Berkshire 4-H Club delegates prepare to attend the 30th annual state 4-H conference at the University of Massachusetts. The program features workshops on automation and education funding, with Marilyn Van Derbur as keynote and Marty Conklin moderating a panel. Delegates hail from Adams Cheshire Egremont Lee Monterey Pittsfield Richmond and other towns. Friday 5:47 p.m. woods fire off Nancy venue.

Berkshire University of Massachusetts Marilyn van Derbur Miss van Derbur University of Colorado Marty Conklin Sheffield Marjorie Reschdorf Lila Williams Adams Marion Dragon Marybeth Gradzki Stephanie Leonard Betty Poplaski Judy Randall Janice Wicler Cheshire George Crockett Egremont Victoria Oleson Florida Marghelen Butler Ceric Jennifer Mark Moon George Stevens Hinsdale Claudia Pickoe Lee Harlen Lanoue Mike Mielke Cynthie Tryon Monterey Laurie Allessio June Haswell Gloria Stewart Pittsfield Nancy Dickson Joanne Iwanowicz Sandra Smith Richmond

Vagrancy Handicap Tops Today's Racing Schedule

Affectionately carries 137 pounds in the Vagrancy Handicap at Aqueduct with a chance for a sixth stakes win this year. The card includes two other $50,000-added stakes for 3-year-olds and five other major races, with Cinema Handicap and Queen's Plate among the features in New York Canada and at Hollywood Park, Woodbine, and Arlington Park venues.

Orlo Robertson Associated Press Affectionately Aqueduct Ethel D. Jacobs Hirsch Cavandish Hollywood Park Woodbine Canada Taylor Flyalong Good Old Mort Ak-Sar-Ben Arlington Park Monmouth Park Delaware Park Suffolk Downs

Auto tort case settles for 654 dollars in city suit

Superior Court reports a 50 000 auto tort by Quinto and Viola Patti of this city against Helen J. Harrison also of this city settled for 654 dollars for auto damage in one count. The injury count was settled for an undisclosed amount. The action stemmed from a Fenn Street two car mishap on Aug. 19, 1993.

Quinto Viola Patti Helen J. Harrison Fenn Street

Twenty two Area men enlist in Air Force training

Twenty two men join the U S Air Force and begin six weeks of basic training at Lackland AFB announced by local recruiters M Sgt Rudolph A LaPoint Jr and S Sgt Harold P Vieck. The group includes 13 from Berkshire County plus recruits from Bennington Dorset Hoosick Falls and Adams area with several Pittsfield and Great Barrington graduates among them.

U.S. Air Force Lackland Air Force Base Rudolph A. LaPointe Jr S.set Harold P. Vieck Air Force Berkshire County Bennington Dorset Hoosick Falls Pittsfield Allen R.caron Francis O'Neil Orchard St St Joseph’s Eugene G. Milotte Eugene E. Milotte West Housatonic St Philip T. Bouley Philip O. Bouley Pittsfield High Milton E. McConnell ,Jr Bushey Road PHS John Calder June Calder Richmond Great Barrington Searles High School Paul K. Madden John W. Madden Charles E. Gibbons Paul J. Gibbons David F. Emprimo Emmett Carson Mt. Everett Sheffield Wahconah Regional High School James E. Porter Thomas Porter Hinsdale Donald E. Pelkey Elmer E. Pelkey Dalton Adams Memorial High Larry J. Cummings Meizer D. Cummings Adams Robert F. Bienick Jr Cheshire Philip A. Boulerice Arthur A. Boulerice Dennis G. Stemp Paul M. Petras James F. Mathers Dry Kermit M. Eggsware Jr David B. Caslin Freffle G. LeBlanc Richard V. Cepela Carl M. Baldwin Ronald 8 Galvagni

Hospital Patient List Includes Multiple Families

In the Hospitals In the Hospitals Susan Panzeri daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Panzeri Canaan NY John Rattigan son of Mr and Mrs Edward J Rattigan Dal ton Patricia Vasseur daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert W Vas seur Lanesboro operation Mrs Vinal J Perreault 213 Hancock Road Miss Barbara Cantle 279 Pitts field Lenox Road operation Kimberly Cardoza daughter of Mr and Mrs Nelson J Cardoza 98 John St Miss Louise Parsons Lenox operation ST LUKE S John D Roberts 226 Lenox Ave Mrs Louis Esoldi 42 Newell St Mrs Willard J Bourgeois Dalton Mrs Hayward Carsley 116 Elm St

Susan Panzeri Arthur Panzeri Canaan N.Y John Rattigan Edward J. Rattigan Dalton Patricia Vasseur Robert W. Vasseur Lanesboro Vinal J. Perreault Hancock Road Barbara Cantle Pittsfield-Lenox Road Kimberly Cardoza Nelson J. Cardoza John St Louise Parsons Lenox ST. Luke’s John D. Roberts Lenox Ave Louis Esoldi Newell St

Council Unit Favors Raise For Metermen

The Finance Committee approved a petition from the meter-maintenance crew to raise salaries. Proposed raises move the chief from Grade 16 to 18 and three assistants from Grade 14 to 16. Gordon C. Dennis seeks overtime pay, and the committee supports amending the salary ordinance to place promoted employees in the same step on the new grade as on the old.

Gordon C. Dennis

Coast Guard Cutter Yakutat Aids Liberian Freighter

Colors Quartermaster J C Ravizza son of Dominick Ravizza of 287 Benedict Road serves on the U S Coast Guard cutter Yakutat based in New Bedford. The vessel joined weather, search and rescue duties and previously participated in damage control aboard the Liberian freighter Bordabere 970 miles east of New York, patching four three quarter inch hull cracks and escorting the ship to New York.

J.C Richard J. Ravizza Dominick Ravizza Benedict Road U.S. Coast Guard Yakutat New Bedford Bordabere New York Yakulat

Consul's Wife Killed in Crash in Malaysia

Mrs. Samuel F. Hart, 29, wife of the American Embassy consul, was killed when the couple's car skidded on wet pavement and hit a truck near Segamat Town, 106 miles southeast of Kuala Lumpur. Hart, from Canton, Mississippi, suffered a broken arm and leg and was flown to Kuala Lumpur for knee surgery. he and Mrs Hart were en route to Singapore to reunite with her mother and sister.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia CPI Samuel F. Hart Segamat Hart Lynne Kein Providence R.I Singapore Canton Miss

Steel dresses designed for Sheffield art festival

Derek Allen, a 34 year old assistant publicity director for a local steel works in Sheffield, has created a set of dresses made of steel. Each dress weighs four pounds and uses thin strips of sheet steel fixed to a paper foundation. The outfits will be worn at the city's art festival this weekend.

Sheffield England ZUPI Derek Allen

Yale Alumni Board Member Reports on Scholarships

Yale alumnus Dr Joseph Budnitz elected as one of 50 national members at large reported on the club’s scholarship endowment drive raising 6400 dollars for Berkshire County students. Berkshire Community College president Thomas OConnell urged accessible teaching in early years and noted college differences amid campus unrest. Local officers Bardwell and Davis reelected. Fodder chairs enrollment and scholarships with Pincu Melcher assisting. England joins board for a three year term alongside Melcher Lynch and Budnitz.

Joseph €. Budnitz Yale Alumni Board Yale Club Berkshire County Country Club Pittsfield Donald Lynch Budnitz Berkshire County Boys Robert D. Bardwell Churchward Davis Paul K. Fodder Yale Charles L.pincu Mark D. Melcher Williamstown Daniel England Jr Melcher Lynch

Dr Potsaid Named To Harvard Post

Dr Maric 8 S Potsaid of Pittsfield is promoted to assistant professorship among Harvard Medical School faculty. A Pittsfield High School graduate, he practiced in Pittsfield from 1952 to 1954, earned a Yale BA in 1948 and MD in 1951, and serves as radiologist at McLean Hospital and associate radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Hanover.

Boston Harvard University Maric S. Potsaid Pittsfield Albin Potsaid Dewey Ave Potsaid Yale University McLean Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Hanover

Zenowitz To Speak At Amvets Meeting In New Bedford

Allan R. Zenowitz of Great Barrington Massachusetts Civil Defense director will be the principal speaker at the Massachusetts Amvets Association annual convention in New Bedford today. He will discuss Civil Defense preparedness and the need for wide cooperation among veterans organizations.

Allan R. Zenowitz Great Barrington Massachusetts Amvets Association New Bedford Mr. Zenowitz

Unitarian Church to Host Songs of Protest Musical

Donald R. Davis of Berkshire Village, a folk singer, will preach at the Unitarian Church Sunday at 10 AM. The lecture musical "Songs of Protest" invites the congregation to join in song, presenting music as a religious expression.

Donald R. Davis Berkshire Village Unitarian Church Davis

Fire Destroys Barn On Cloverdale Street

A one story wooden barn on Cloverdale Street was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Fire officials attributed the blaze to children playing with matches. Owner Clark Gray Sr. of 10 Cloverdale Street said the structure was in poor condition and he was demolishing it. Engines 3 and 4 and Ladder 1 responded to the 4 15 p.m. call and remained on scene long enough to extinguish the fire using a 400 foot 144 inch line and 900 feet of 24 inch hose.

Cloverdale Street Clark Gray Sr Cloverdale St

Realty transfers involve three property sales in Lenox and Dodge Ave

Realty sales record shows Gabriel J. and Aurore C. Du mouchel transferring a house and lot on Henry Avenue to James J. and Julia M. Brown. Frederick M. and Martha C. Armstrong transfer a house and lot on Dodge Avenue to the Federal Housing Commissioner. Robert W. and Anne H. Stetson transfer a house and lot on New Lenox Road to James and Helen J. Harrison.

Gabriel J Aurore C. Dumouchel James J Julia M. Brown Henry Avenue Frederick M Martha C. Armstrong Dodge Avenue Robert W Anne H. Stetson James Helen J. Harrison New Lenox Road Lenox

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