Berkshire County Credit Bureau Consumers Rights Debate
About 82,000 Berkshire residents are on file with two credit bureaus and the state Consumers' Council seeks new rights to protect credit ratings and privacy. The council cites outdated data and supports consumer access to reports, including for employment checks, while noting 28 bureaus statewide. Local figures include 62,600 in Pittsfield and 20,000 in North Adams.
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Berkshire
Credit Bureau
Pittsfield
Credit Bureau of
North Adams
Massachusetts
Credit Bureau, Inc
Consumers’ Council
Georgia
Nellie Betts
Gerald E. Gardner
Professional Adjustment Service
Boston
Berkshires
Notre Dame Elementary School Nears Closing
North Adams officials fear Notre Dame Elementary will close in June after a teacher shortage leaves 10 Sisters of St Anne to depart. A parish meeting is planned to discuss alternatives including diocesan staffing or transfer of operations to St Francis, though lay leaders deem closure highly likely.
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North Adams
Notre Dame
Springfield
St. Anne
Roger Vieau
Lussier
William Smith
St. Francis
North
Berkshire
Boy Scouts Begin Training for National Jamboree in Idaho
Older Scouts from Berkshire Hampshire and Franklin counties gather at Chesterfield Scout Reservation for training ahead of the 7th National Jamboree to be held at Farragut State Park Idaho. Training covers cooking, patrol operations, junior leadership, tent setup and heritage skits. Leaders include Clarence A. Burdick Kurt A. Gabel and Raymond Berberick.
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Berkshire
Hampshire
Franklin
Chesterfield Scout Reservation
Farragut State Park
Idaho
Great Trails Council
Clarence A. Burdick
South Hadley
Kurt A. Gabel
Raymond Berberick
Pittsfield
Charles J. Dulong
Granby
Bruguglio to Represent Pittsfield Speakers Club in State Contest
Thomas G Briguglio a Dale Carnegie graduate and Pittsfield Speakers Club leader will represent the club in a contest by Associated Speakers Clubs of Massachusetts at Valle Steak House Springfield on Saturday May 10. He previously served as club officer, represented Pittsfield in Thompsonville Conn in 1964 placing third with Portrait of Kennedy as his topic. This year his subject is Human Relations and he will speak before the Pittsfield club at the Stanley Club on Tuesday.
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Thomas G. Briguglio
Pittsfield
Associated Speakers’ Clubs of
Massachusetts
Valle Steak House
Springfield
Dale Carnegie
Bruguglio
Sears Roebuck, Inc
Fenn St
Anna Maria Rizza
Rome
Haly
Thompsonville
Conn
Kennedy
Stanley Club
Pomeroy School Heating Bids To Be Opened May 20
Pomeroy School will open bids for heating and ventilation alterations on May 20 in the Department of Public Buildings office. The City Council already appropriated $80,000 for the project in January. Sub-contractors may submit bids by May 13.
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Pomeroy School
Department of Public Buildings
Public Buildings Department
Health Department
Dr Schwartz In Practice Here In Berkshire Report
Dr Robert I Schwartz a dermatologist with offices at 7 North Street said he will keep his practice here while teaching at Albany Medical School on Thursdays. Nine car owners complained of snapped radio antennas by youths on Tyler Street. Bernard Mack 21 was injured when struck on First Street near the railroad bridge. He was treated and released at Pittsfield General BMC. Police continued the investigation. Mrs Elia H Webb reported cash theft of about 75 dollars from her Wahconah Heights apartment. William Zawistowski said his car was damaged by an unidentified driver on Burbank Street. A Wahconah Street warehouse search found four youths. one confined to St Luke's BMC with glue sniffing effects. two escaped but ill, one sent to hospital.
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Robert I. Schwartz
North St
Albany Medical School
General Electric Co
Tyler Street
Bernard Mack
West Housatonic St
First Street
Pittsfield General
BMC
Elia H. Webb
Wahconah Heights
Hor
William Zawistowski
Burbank St
Iotd
Wahconah Street
St. Luke's
Berkshire Medical Center Starts Management Development Program
Berkshire Medical Center opened a management development program sponsored by the Massachusetts Hospital Association Division of Systems Engineering. Thirty key personnel attend eight weekly sessions through June 26. Claude Thulier directs the program, funded by the Kellogg Foundation, with topics on management theory communication delegation and motivation.
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Berkshire Medical Center
Massachusetts Hospital Association
Division of
Systems Engineering
BMC
Claude Thulier
Massachusetts
Kellogg Foundation
Divorce Decree Issued for LeBlancs and Browns
Probate Court grants Ruth M. LeBlanc of Pittsfield a divorce from Gerald H. LeBlanc with custody of their two children and $35 weekly support. Married November 1950 in Dalton. Also grants Darlene R. Brown of Pittsfield a divorce from Geoffrey G. Brown of Yonkers, married February 19, 1963 in Jamesburg with no children.
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Ruth M. LeBlanc
Pittsfield
Gerald H. LeBlanc
Mr. LeBlanc
Dalton
Darlene R. Brown
Geoffrey G. Brown
Yonkers
N.Y
Jamesburg
N.J
In the Hospitals Berkshire Medical Center Card List
Berkshire Medical Center lists patients and relatives in Pittsfield Hinsdale Sandisfield Lee and Savoy with addresses and family ties. Names include Deborah Eckart Walter Walters Peter Pulasky Louis Anacario Daniel Fabiano Jeffrey Hubbard Helen Ferry Diane Marchesi and Carl Starrett among others.
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Deborah Eckart
Matthew Eckart
Memorial Drive
Philip Green
Hinsdale
Walter Walters
Lakeway Drive
Peter Pulasky
Oak Hill Road
Louis Anacario
Sandisfield
Daniel Fabiano
Michael Fabiano
Canaan
N.Y
Jeffrey Hubbard
Albert Hubbard
Worthington St
Richard Ingram
Lee
Leslie Abell
Roselyn Drive
Cedric Phillips
Diane Marchesi
John Marchesi
Aprieton Ave
Carl Starrett
Paul Maynard
Harold Maynard
Savoy
Campbell Heads Berkshire Medical Society Here Hinges On Ruling
Dr. Donald E. Campbell of Stockbridge has been elected president of the Berkshire District Medical Society. He succeeds Dr. Charles W. Stratton Jr. Other officers include Dr. Peter Nikitas president elect and Dr. Frederick J. Carpenter vice president. Campbell, a physician and former Army Medical Corps officer, has four daughters and is active in medical associations. The article also notes ongoing pretrial motions in a stolen car case against Vincent Teresa, with trial possible next week pending venue rulings.
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Donald Campbell
Teresa Trial
Berkshire Medical Society
Donald E. Campbell
Stockbridge
Berkshire District Medical Society
Charles W. Stratton Jr
Af Lee
Campbell
Edwards (N.Y
St. Lawrence University
Canton
N.Y
Dupont & Grasselli Chemical Co
New Jersey
Middlesex University School of Medicine
St. Francis Hospital
Poughkeepsie
Army Medical Corps
117Th General Hospital
England
American Medical Association
American Academy of General Practice
Massachusetts
AAGP
Ann Wedel
Plymouth
Middle West
Peter Nikitas
Frederick J. Carpenter
Richard W. Marcure
Raymond G. Calby
Frederick R. Congdon
Pittsfield
Robert K Davis
Williamstown
Frank D. Eddy
North Adams
John F. Gowdey
Sidney M. Zeff
Vincent ‘Teresa
North Reading
Quirica
Teresa
Atty
Peter J. Genovese
Baltimore
Quirico
Berkshire
Genovese
Maryland
Flynn
Stanley Club Eyes Opening To Women Members
GE's Stanley Club votes next week on allowing women to join as active members for the first time in 45 years. Directors endorse the plan to broaden membership. women employees over 21 and women pensioners could gain full membership. Results and new officers announced at Friday's annual meeting.
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Stanley Club
General Electric Co
Dawn Patrol NATO exercise includes US Sixth Fleet ships
Seaman Recruit Frederick A. Sunds USN son of Ernest Sunds of Columbus Avenue and Fire Control Technician Second Class John A. Maschino USN son of Albert Maschino of Chicopee took part with the U S Sixth Fleet and naval forces from four other nations in the Dawn Patrol exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. Sunds served aboard the guided missile heavy cruiser USS Little Rock and Maschino aboard the guided missile destroyer USS John King. The exercise involved more than 60 warships and 300 aircraft from five nations including Great Britain Greece Italy Turkey and the United States with simulated wartime airstrikes air defense amphibious landings anti-submarine warfare surveillance and nuclear warfare operations.
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Frederick A. Sunds
USN
Ernest Q. Sunds
Columbus Ave
John A. Maschino
Albert B. Maschino
Chicopee
Mary Diamond
Narragansett Ave
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean Sea
Sands
Little Rock
Maschino
John King
Great Britain
Greece
Italy
Turkey
United States
Mary Cino, Obituary in Ste phentown NY
Mrs Mary Cino a Ste phentown resident for 15 years died Thursday after a long illness at Pittsfield General unit BMC She was the wife of the late Carmine Cino and leaves three sons all residents of the New York City area Funeral services will be Monday from Walter B Cooke Funeral Home 1504 85th St New York Burial will be in Mt St Mary Cemetery Flushing
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Stephentown
N.Y
Mary Cino
Pittsfield General Unit
BMC
Carmine Cino
New York City
Walter B. Cooke
85Th St
New York
Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
Flushing
Funeral Notices for Voghel Loveless Deragon at area churches
Funeral services for Joseph Voghel of Adams are held this morning at Notre Dame Church with burial in Southview Cemetery. survivors include son in law Henry Dansereau and granddaughter Mrs Fern Peixeiro of Pittsfield. Solemn High Mass for Charles D Loveless is at Notre Dame Church with burial in St. Josephs Cemetery, grandsons bearers. Henry J Deragon receives High Mass of Requiem at St Marys Church with burial in St Josephs Cemetery, bearers named.
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Joseph Voghel
Adams
Notre Dame Church
Southview Cemetery
North Adams
Henry Dansereau
Fern Peixeiro
Pittsfield
Charles D. Loveless
Normand H. Belisle
John D. McDonnell
Ronald P. Lussier
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Father Belisle
John M. Holleran
Thomas D. Holleran
G. Christopher
Mark
Peter N
Norman P. Loveless
Henry J. Deragon
St. Mary's Church
Ima
John F. Egan
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Egan
Ellis H. Wright
John D. Ryan
Edgar C. Paire
Leo W. Nutting
Coughlin Picked As VP for Taconic High
The School Committee plans to transfer Frank T. Coughlin from Pittsfield High School to vice principal of the new Taconic High. Chair Richard S. Clement said the move could include Coughlin drafting a preliminary schedule for the 1969 70 year. The panel may keep Edward J. McKenna at Pittsfield High under Principal Lawrence J. Murphy.
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Frank T. Coughlin
Pittsfield High School
Taconic High
Richard S. Clement
Taconic
Coughlin
Clement
Pittsfield
Pittsfield High
Edward J. McKenna
PHS
Lawrence J. Murphy
Fire Personnel Get Radiological Monitoring Training
Pittsfield Fire Department trains personnel in radiological monitoring under a program with the state Civil Defense agency. Deputy Chief Joseph W. Coy, a certified monitor, teaches the eight hour course for each member through mid June. Monitors will learn to operate equipment and report radiation data for civil defense use.
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Pittsfield
Department
State Civil Defense Agency
Joseph W. Coy
Statehouse News Pay Hikes for DAs Aides Favored by Committee
The Public Service Committee recommends salary increases for seven of nine district attorneys and most assistants, plus new Hampden and Berkshire positions. Western District DA Matthew J. Ryan Jr would rise from 24000 to 15000, first assistant Leonard H. Gibbons from 8400 to 10500, others to 9500 or 4500, with two new Hampden posts at 7400. Northwestern District DA Oscar Grife would rise from 39400 to 12000 with two assistants to 7000 each. no new posts there. The plan moves to Ways and Means for review amid expectations of cuts.
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Boston
Joint Committee On Public Service
Commonwealth
Berkshire
Hampden
Matthew J. Ryan Jr
Leonard H. Gibbons
Holyoke
William R. Flynn
Seymour Harris
Robert Moran
William W. Simons
Flynn
Simons
Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Hampden County
House
Ways and Means Committee
Oscar Grife
Hampshire
Franklin Counties
Grife
Lenox Secures Federal and State Aid for Post Farm Purchase
Berkshire Natural Resources Council executive director George S. Wilocki reported that federal aid of 20000 and state aid of 10000 will fund half and a quarter of the 40000 Post Farm purchase. The 250 acre tract with 2600 feet of river frontage will be used for passive recreation including hunting fishing canoeing and hiking.
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LENOX
George S. Wislacki
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Wislocki
Bruzzi elected head of Dandelion Eaters club
Frank V. Bruzzi of 131 Cadwell Road was elected president of the Dandelion Eaters at the club s 17th annual dinner at the State Line Restaurant. He succeeds Kenneth Sexton as master of ceremonies. 80 members and guests attended. Louis Alfonso is vice president Henry Procopio treasurer and Reginald D Harrison secretary. Four of the club s 10 charter members attended Joseph Russo Philip Litana Sexton and Bruzzi. Several door prizes were awarded.
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Frank V. Bruzzi
Cadwell Road
State Line
Kenneth Sexton
Louis Alfonso
Henry Procopio
Reginald D. Harrison
Joseph Russo
Philip Litana
Sexton
Bruzzi
Births at Berkshire Medical Center Highlight Local Families
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Coalling Cheshire welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs Robert Geer Hull Avenue welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs James Fassell Adams welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs Richard Belford 112 Imperial Avenue welcomed a son yesterday.
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Lawrence Coallings
Cheshire
Robert Geerhard
Hull Ave
James Fassell
Adams
Richard Belford
Imperial Ave
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