A Storm in Store in Housatonic
A vivid account from Housatonic describes a winter storm brewing in the face of a mild January February season. The narrator details blue skies, preparations for outages, groceries, and the cozy domestic scene as children play in snow and a family hunkers down with heat, coffee, and a new book while snow plows labor outside. The piece ends with a question about March’s entrance and a glorious winter’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housatonic
Monument Mountain
New England
Birthright and the battle for birth control access in Massachusetts
About 130 women from Pittsfield travel out of state for birth control information after Massachusetts restricts access. The piece argues for wider public health provision, cites the cost benefits of prevention, and notes House Bill 1401 to permit doctors and pharmacists to provide contraception and information. It contrasts clinic atmospheres and calls for proactive care as a public right.
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Massachusetts
Pittsfield
World Health Organization
Middle Atlantic
Planned Parenthood Federation of America- World Population Emergency Campaign
Gardner
Statehouse
Duncan E. Reid
Boston
David D. Rutstein
Harvard Medical School
Merry Go Round In South Berkshire
A feature on the Merry Go Round in South Berkshire at Carousel in Great Bar rington. The piece recounts the store window displays, named stuffed animals, and a year of events from Memorial Day parades to Christmas stockings. It highlights Mrs. Stewart's memories, customer anecdotes, and a mystery about Piglet's arrival.
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South Berkshire
Carousel
Great Barrington
Teddy Bear
Samantha Turtle
Carol Stewart
Sir Walrus
Raggedy Ann
Andy
Eeyore
Kanga
Roo
Pooh Bear
Piglet
Winnie the Pooh
Pig
Carousel Stewart Inspires Wishful Artist Letters
Carousel Stewart's early blackboard notes shape a week's art wishes as she sends reminder cards about Christmas scenes. Boys' clothing shifts are noted, with Trigger the mechanical horse and the praised duck, clown, green walrus, and chicken paintings. Letters of Carousel gain book inclusion and Prentice-Hall plans a fall publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
Mom
Trigger
Trigger 1
Carousel
Duck
Clown
Prentice-Hall
Claire Eddings
Great Barrington
High Fidelity Magazine
Carnegie Hall
A He
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Robert
By Astrid Hagenguth
Vanced
WHO
Johnson
Whisenhower
Truman
Planted Parenthood- World Population
Willard Wirtz
J. Kenneth Galbraith
Christian A. Herter
Elmo Roper
Ing
Luglaud
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