Mayor Seeks 78000 for Airport Admin Building
Mayor Dillon asked the City Council to appropriate 78000 for a new airport administration building. Funding would come from transfers of 55745.81 from off street parking and 34254.09 from surplus revenue, with about 14000 covered by federal reimbursements. Last year 5000 was spent on planning. architect Henry J. Euler was hired. The project is phase two of a long range plan by the Association of Business and Commerce and the Airport Commission. The first phase resealed runways at 10000, started on a 5000 radio beacon, and a 30008 lights system budget with potential state and federal aid. The present terminal is a 20 by 40 foot wooden building from 1946, with a weather office attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Henry J. Euler
Association of Business and Commerce
Airport Commission
Six Seek Postmastership In Housatonic
Six Housatonic residents competed for the town postmaster job after first level Civil Service testing. Three passed the January exam and are eligible for ratings while two failed. The sixth candidate was unavailable for comment as the process moves toward certification by the Postal Department and eventual presidential nomination to replace the late John Burnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housatonic
Stanley D. Krzynowek
Ryan Terrace
Charles A. Lord
High Street
John McDermott
Oak Street
Edward
Leshiak
Meadows Street
Walter J. Samul
Highland Street
Peter S. Bobola
River Street
Civil Service
Washington, D.C
U.S. Postal Department
Senate
John Burnett
Lathrops To Speak At NAACP Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lathrop of Canaan New York plan to speak and show slides about a Deep South trip at Berkshire NAACP branch meeting. The 7 36 pm session at 467 North Street includes a brief business portion. Lathrop teaches at Berkshire Community College and directs a tutoring program for local high school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lathrop
Canaan
Deep South
Berkshire
The
NAACP
North St
Lathrop
Berkshire Community College
BCC
Lathrops
Tougaloo College
Tuskegee Institute
Piney Woods School
Fisk University
Court fines and pleas in district cases
District Court records show John Buckley Jr. fined 25 for a second speeding offense within a year while Judge Frank Cimini presided. Donald Karch pleaded innocent to failing to support two children. case continued to June 4. Marjorie Sheehan fined 825 for five parking violations. Ronald Connerton paid 6 for two tickets. Multiple others were fined for parking violations, with several dismissals and guilty pleas noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buckley Jr
Daniels Ave
Frank W. Cimini
Donald Karch
Fenn St
Marjorie A. Sheehan
Holmes Road
Ronald F. Connerton
Maple St
Elizabeth M. Doyle
Lenox
William P. Drummond
Elizabeth St
Elizabeth L. Munich
Stockbridge
Joseph Parise
Cadwell Road
Beverly Lewis
Bryant St
Gordon J. Turnbull
Les
John J. Curley
Bartlett Ave
Alfred J. White
Great Barrington
David E. Yates
Sturbridge
Real Estate Transfers Include Hinsdale Lenox Tyringham Parcels
Real Estate Terry Development Corp transfers shorefront property on Shore Drive Hinsdale to Peter N and Elvira J Petricea. Richard W and Jean dD Creamer convey land on Brunell Avenue Lenox to Kenneth F E and Virginia M Wyman. Alice M Jones transfers two Tyringham parcels to Peck Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Development Corp
Peter N
Elvira J. Petricea
Shore Drive
Hinsdale
Richard W
Jean Dd. Creamer
Kenneth FE
Virginia M. Wyman
Brunell Avenue
Lenox
Alice M. Jones
Peck Lumber Co
Tyringham
Expert Caller To Give Lessons In Square Dance
Frannie Heintz of Monson, a full time square dance caller, starts a Wednesday 7 20 series at the South Lee Fire Station. The eight or ten lesson program targets advanced square dancing, open to all western style graduates in the county. Heintz has led five Monson clubs, created a teen age New England jamboree, and held festival staff roles in multiple states. He has recorded for Reprise and Col Pix and appeared on television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frannie Heintz
Monson
South Lee
Mr. Heintz
New England
Golden State Square
Oakland
Calif
Fayettsville
Arkansas
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Reprise Records
Col- Pix Records
Red Cross Sabbath Sunday To Be Married
Frederick A. Rubin announced Berkshire County churches and synagogues should observe Red Cross Sabbath and Sunday this week. He cited disaster relief, lifesaving courses, and armed forces support as needs. Some communities plan house to house solicitation this Sunday, others later in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Rubin
Red Cross Fund
Berkshire County
Red Cross
Seventy Three Children Enroll For Roller Skating
Seventy three children have registered to learn roller skating, the Department of Parks and Recreation said. Registrations will be accepted until 9 30 a m Saturday at Broyles arena. Instruction will run for five consecutive Saturdays with a fee of 50 cents per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Parks and Recreation
Broyles Arena
Book on Youth To Be Discussed At Unitarian Church
An adult education meeting at the Unitarian Church Sunday evening at 8 will discuss Youth and the Peace Corps and Nonviolent Youth in the South. Richard Tenneson will lead, based on Erik Erikson's Youth Change and Challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Church
Peace Corps
South
Richard Tenneson
Erik Erikson
Settlement Reached In Lanesboro Car Crash Suit
Superior Court approves two hundred dollar agreement allocating one hundred dollars to each of two injured children from a two car collision in Lanesboro on August 23, 1962. Plaintiffs include Kathleen Wigglesworth and Patrick Lyons with parents and co plaintiffs. Wallace W. Wigglesworth of Lanesboro named defendant along with Ann Budd of Fairfield Conn and Herman Budd of Fairfield Conn as co respondents. Un disclosed sums also agreed by parents representing multiple parties from Westport Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
Wallace W. Wigglesworth
Tanesboro
Ann Q
Herman Budd
Fairfield, Conn
Kathleen
Madeline N
William Lyons
Westport, Conn
Patrick
Probate court probate notices from Pittsfield families
Probate documents confirm Clara J. Clark of Pittsfield left equal shares to her sons Wilmot B Clark Leon C Clark and Alfred E Clark in her will. Carolyn E Bates Winthrop Crane of Dalton and Harry Ogden Bates III of Raiford Florida named joint executors of the will of Carolyn E Bates of Pittsfield, with Mr Bates as sole beneficiary. Maria Talore of Pittsfield estate appraised at $18000 all real estate per inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara J. Clark
Pittsfield
Wilmot B
Leon C
Alfred E. Clark
Carolyn E. Bates Winthrop M. Crane
Dalton
Harry Ogden Bates
Raiford, Fla
Carolyn E. Bates
Mr. Bates
Maria Talora
Maria Talore
Kennedy Cites Need for More Space
The 1964 annual ASC report notes space remains tight despite shared headquarters for Administrative Services and Public Buildings. Kennedy cites improved routines and increased machine use after mechanizing cash books payroll and bond records, with a new punched card system updating pay classifications and vacation entitlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Administrative Services Department
Department of Public Buildings
ASC
William H. Kennedy
Kennedy
IBM
Suarez to Speak at Rally for Litano Slate
Jack Saarez of Schenectady will address a rally in Adams at 7 p.m. supporting the Litano Jennings slate in the biennial UE Local 255 election. Saarez, once on the union's international executive board, backs Paul J. Jennings of Long Island who aims to unseat James B. Carey as IUE president. Publicity chair John Foley says tickets may be bought at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Saarez
Schenectady
Adams
Litano-Jennings
Saarez
Paul J. Jennings
Long Island
James B. Carey
International Union
Suarez
Jennings
Carey
Union
International
IUE
GE Atomic Energy
New York-New Jersey
St. Stanislaus Kostka Hall
John
Foley
Albert TP. Litano
Litano
Housewives File for Ferguson City Council
Three Ferguson housewives Marilyn Soest Anita Gilbert and Ollie Bauer filed for the city council upset with male leadership. They bring 13 children to the filing and aim to challenge three incumbent men in the April 6 election over issues including library control under county authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr. Louis, Mo
Ferguson
Marilyn Soest
Anita Gilbert
Ollie Bauer
Ferguson City Hall
Saest
Merguson
St. Louis
Fire damages painting at NC State theater during rehearsal
Police reported someone set fire to a painting in the foyer of the North Carolina State campus theater Wednesday night during rehearsals of the play The Lady Is Not For Biening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N.C
UPI
North Carolina State
CD Headquarters May Move To Post Office
Civil Defense Sector 4 E may relocate from Dalton post office to the Pillsfield Post Office basement. Alan ZenowitzMassachusetts Civil Defense director noted a 106 radiation protection factor from Army Corps survey. Negotiations with GSA signal federal state cooperation and potential taxpayer savings as a tower on the roof would link to other CD facilities by radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense Sector 4-E
Dalton Post Office
Pillsfield
State CD
Alan Zenowitz
Great Barrington
Civil Defense
Massachusetts
Zenowitz
Pittsfield
Army Corps of Engineers
General Services Administration
State Civil Defense
Postal Department
Dalton
Gregory S. Nolder
Holyoke
Go Home signs provoke campus police response at Philip visit
Left wing students at the University of Malaya displayed "Philip go home" placards ahead of Prince Philip's visit to Kuala Lumpur. Police converged, removed signs, and questioned the demonstrator who was later released to university custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Philip
University of Malaya
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
GE promotes two managers in transformer finance group
G B Tompkins of Dalyon and Theodore P Musgrove of 183 Sampson Parkway are promoted by GE to new finance section posts in the distribution transformer department. Tompkins becomes manager of systems and data processing development while Musgrove is named manager of accounting operations and auditing. Both have 28 years with GE and families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Tompkins
Dailon
Theodore P. Musgrove
Sampson Parkway
General Electric Co
Hugh M. Spohn
Tompkins
Musgrove
White Plains
N.Y
Kathryn Krone
Pied Piper of Hamelin confronts modern extermination plan
In Hamelin Germany city officials signed a deal with a Hamburg firm to send six or seven experts for a rodent extermination campaign starting March 16. The tale of the Pied Piper, a world famous city legend, is cited as the town prepares for a nontraditional solution. A Hamelin police official said chemical poisons will be used with no danger to children, and noted the city of 50,000 has no more rats than comparable towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamelin
Germany
UPI
Hamburg
U S. Business Boom Nearing All Time Record
Washington AP reports the durable U.S. boom enters its fifth year this week and could become the longest peacetime expansion if continued into May. Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor cites strong steel and auto output, low inflation, and rising production as evidence the recovery should last into 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John T.' Connor
Dillon Seeks Funds for Water Search
Mayor Dillon asks City Council to transfer 39521.10 from Public Works to the Water Commission to fund seismic surveys in the Pittsfield area. Weston Geophysical Engineers will conduct surveys after preliminary investigations, with 9000 estimated to cover the seismic work and future drilling costs pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Pittsfield
Pat
Weston Geophysical Engineers
John Burbank
The
Water Commission
Burbank
Commission
City Revaluation Work Reported On Schedule
United Appraisal Co. proceeds on schedule in field work to revalue Pillsfield properties. The firm has valued 574 dwellings and now employs workers in Coltsville. James Ferguson expects field work to finish around Labor Day with the entire job due March 1 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appraisal Co
Pillsfield
Hus
Coltsville
James Ferguson
Ferguson
Photographer Files Bankruptcy Plea
Boston photographer Thomas P. Mosca 40 East St Lee operates Mosca Studio Pittsfield 314 North St filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Federal Court Liabilities total 17045 assets 2600 Creditors include Lenox Savings Bank Lenox 5050 and Ethel M Myers East New Lenox Road Pittsfield 3000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thomas P. Mosca
East St
Lee
Mosca
North St
Pittsfield
Lenox Savings Bank
Lenox
Ethel M. Myers
East New Lenox Road
Witter Begins Air Force Basic Training at Lackland
Richard H. Witter son of Mr and Mrs Harman F Witter of 205 Summer Street Lanesboro is at Lackland AFB Texas undergoing basic training He enlisted in electronics after graduating from Pittsfield High School He also attended Hope College in Holland Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itier
al Lackland
Richard H. Witter
Harman F. Witter
S T
Lanesboro
Lackland Afb
Tex
Witter
Pittsfield High School
Hope College
Holland
Mich
Conte Boosts GOP Dinner At Wendell Hotel Farewell
Congressman Silvier Conte leads a March 21 GOP dinner at the Wendell Hotel honoring area workers. Gov. Volpe will give the headline remarks with community singing, a fun program, and dancing by Alan Grieve’s orchestra. Quarter-century certificates will be awarded signed by Conte, the governor, and RNC member Bruce Crane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvier
Conte
Wendell
Dante
Congress
Wendell Hotel
Gov. Volpe
J. Gollan P. Root
Alan Grieve
GOP
Bruce Crane
Republican National Committee
Williams Group To Picket GE Plant
Williams College SDS plans a March 19 picket at the GE plant in town to protest South Africa apartheid and U S corporate involvement. SDS president Steven Block notes GE operates in Johannesburg with about 1,000 workers and offices in seven cities. The event is part of a national protest series run with CORE and SNCC ties, aiming for a mass sit-in at a Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams College
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
General Electric Co
South Africa
Steven G. Block
Block
Scarsdale
N.Y
General Electric
Johannesburg
Congress of Racial Equality
Northern Student Movement
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York City
Police Briefs from Holyoke and Surrounding Areas
Leon E. Frelts reported eight broken garage panes worth 25 dollars at 115 Cloverdale Street. Rockwell Stroup, 65, was taken by ambulance to St Luke's Hospital after falling ill, admitted. Michael M. Carlo and Ralph Langdon injured in a Holyoke collision. James B. Egan the other driver. Overnight break investigated at Dr Tra 8 Colby office. door forced, nothing missing. Ralph Rood reported a stone thrown at the Coltsville Esso Service Station window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon E. Frelts
Cloverdale St
Rockwell Stroup
Wahconah St
St. Luke's Hospital
Michael M. Carlo
Clinton Ave
Ralph Langdon
Montgomery Ave
Holyoke
James B. Egan
Tra 8
Colby
South St
Ralph Rood
Coltsville
Esso
Stalion
Berkshire social workers highlighted in NASW month
Mrs. Louise Bassett leads the Berkshire County chapter as it joins NASW units to raise public awareness of social work. The 38 members serve at the Berkshire Farm for Boys MU Everett Regional School system Family and Children Service Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children UCS and the state Clinic for Alcoholism. The drive aims to attract qualified workers amid a national shortage with 10,000 jobs unfilled today and 15,000 recruits needed yearly to support public and private programs. Scholarships and fellowships exist at over 65 schools. information is available from Smith College Northampton or Mrs. Helen Howard Family and Children Service 473 West St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County
National Association of Social Workers
Louise Bassett
Berkshire Farm For Boys
MU. Everett
Family and Children Service
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Children
UCS
State Clinic For
Alcoholism
Bassett
United States
National Association
Smith College
Gateway House
Northampton
Helen Howard
The
West St
PGH Student Named Delegate To Convention
Marilyn R. Carpenter, a student nurse at Pittsfield General Hospital Bishop Memorial School of Nursing, is named delegate from Massachusetts to the National Student Nurses convention in San Francisco April 29 May 3. She represents the Student Nurses Association of Massachusetts and serves as corresponding secretary and public relations chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn R. Carpenter
Pittsfield General Hospital
Bishop Memorial School of Nursing
San Francisco
PGH
Student Nurses’ Association of Massachusetts
Linda Harney
Lynn Hospital
State
Student Nurses’ Association
Carpenter
Robert T. Carpenter
Adams
Adams Memorial High School
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Administrative Services
Rally For
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Librizzi
Donald R. Biron
Allan R. Zenowitz
Sieulte
John M.benningston
McDa Ara
Gregory
Nolder
G. B. Tompkins
T. P. Musgrove
U.S
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