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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1969
Page
21
The Pittsfield City Council seeks an early referendum on a 1.5 million library bond to run by June 13. State legislators resist binding action preferring the council take its chances. Rep. Joel Greenberg, Boston, cites irregular procedure and tight timelines for federal aid.
Rep Silvio Conte announced a 16500 Public Health Service grant to Pittsfield General unit Berkshire Medical Center for cytotechnology training. Dr William Beautyman directs the cytotechnology school which opened last September with two students. this September four students begin a 12 month course.
Berkshire County hospitals join a U S Public Health Service disaster reserve project. Allan R. Zenowitz names Phinkett Memorial Adams Hillcrest Pittsfield and North Adams Hospital as participants in a 40 day reserve inventory of supplies loaned to increase readiness. He notes 21 of 111 eligible hospitals are in the program.
Berkshire Gas Co has completed a sale of 1 million in first mortgage bonds to the Aid Association for Lutherans. Proceeds repay short-term bank loans used for construction. Bonds bear 7.34 percent interest and mature in 1934. Rate marked the highest for Berkshire Gas amid rising money costs. issue approved by stockholders and the state Department of Public Utilities.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Salgie of 17 Vorest welcomed a son yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peileler of 1044 Highview Drive welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Furcini-Hi of 188 First St welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Dilick of 37 Backman Ave welcomed a son yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morse of 39 Turtle St welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Peeli of Trinsdale welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Elmann of Canaan welcomed a son yesterday.
Gihu Martin of Longmeadow son of Daniel J. and Mrs. Martin received a plaque signaling membership in the Channing Company Millionaire Club. The honor goes to reps doing 1 million or more in business yearly. Martin was among 46 of 1,800 worldwide cited. He manages the Springfield division covering Western Massachusetts.
Allan I Nolan, resident of 38 West Union Street, elected president of the new Pittsfield Afro-American Society, which began six weeks ago to foster pride and leadership among about 100 male and female Black residents. The group aims to build a cultural base, establish a West Side community center, and host a May 31 program at Pitt Playground open to all races. Nolan, 37, a Bermuda native and longtime Pittsfield resident, stresses self-reliance and cultural education over integration efforts.
North Berkshire union carpenters ratified a two year contract worth 2.62 per hour including 1.8244 in direct wages and a 10 cent an hour health and welfare increase plus a 10 cent pension bump starting November 2. About 80 of 150 Local 193 members attended and approved. many members have taken outside Berkshire County jobs while 50 remain potentially available. The labor dispute with Laborers Union Local 473 continues as workers stay on picket lines and no talks are set with the Pittsfield contractors association.
Cranwell School in Lenox will offer three 40 hour summer courses for up to 10 students from Berkshire County. Programs include reading development, development writing, and modern mathematics for grades through 9 taught by Cranwell faculty. Sessions run July 7 to August 15 with two daily class periods, five days a week, six weeks.
Four area students join nine Berkshire County youths among the fall 1973 entering class at Williams College. From Pittsfield High School are Robert J. Cella and Anthony F. Patise. Lenox Memorial and Lenox School send William J. Smith and Jonathan H. Bosworth, with North Adams’ Richard C. Tavelli from Drury High School. Other out-of-state arrivals include Cranwell’s James Bonepart Jr. and Charles Kieler of Berks School’s Bert Meeks IV and Angus Laird of Berkshire School. The class totals 336 with 62 women in the first all-college coop program.
Mayor Butler expressed full agreement with Gov. Sargent’s local aid floor plan and urged county legislators to support the tax program. He noted the city’s tax rate would stay near last year’s $48.50 if approved, with Pittsfield receiving about $3 million from the local aid fund last year, a potential decrease of roughly $165,000 under the plan.
Joseph W. MacConkey of the U S Department of Transportation will speak on Tomorrow s Transportation at a 7 30 dinner meeting at Green Acres Restaurant Cheshire. Conkey, a former Army motion picture cameraman for the Nuremberg trials, has covered the 1st Army Corps in Korea and has been with the Transportation Department since 1967. The association will show Transportation Week displays beginning at 7.
William McCluskey a Pittsfield High School junior won the top Pittsfield Junior Achievement award at a dinner before about 250. He shared second honors with Deborah Eames, another PHS junior, and both received expense paid trips to the national JA convention in August at Indiana State University Terre Haute.
Close to 100 draftsmen at Pittsfield General Bleeline plants walked off at 9 this morning to protest GE’s failure to pay for time lost to illness and personal reasons. More than 90, including recent apprentices, joined the action. they will return to work tomorrow. A GE spokesman said about 80 were involved and that the grievance was previously rejected as a final step.
William H. Mc Alister Jr of Union Federal Savings & Loan Association Pittsfield was elected to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation board at the annual meeting. Gardner L. Brown of First Agricultural National Bank Pittsfield was re elected to a three year term and former Pittsfield Mayor Robert T Capeless was re elected a vice president.
Unions representing about 500 Western Massachusetts Electric Co. employees approved a two year contract with wage and fringe benefits totaling roughly 15 percent. Local 909 of Pittsfield reports near unanimous backing among about 60 of 100 members. The package includes a 64 percent wage increase retroactive to April 27 and 64 percent on May 1, 1976, a new group life and hospital plan, double time for Sunday work, and five weeks vacation for those with 35 years of service. Villano will resign as business agent June 1, with a special election to follow.
The Pittsfield Urban Coalition UC voted 14 9 to oppose demolishing Center Street homes for a Sun Oil service station until displaced residents have housing. The council will consider zoning changes tonight. UC members urged housing first and proposed a compromise to let families stay until new housing is ready. The meeting also accepted the resignation of former UC director C G Geary and reviewed fundraising plans for the Give a Damn program.
Sen. Andrea J. Nuetforo of Pittsfield denounced a bill section allowing the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority to fund a Boston stadium with tolls from the 13 mile east west turnpike. He warned that using tolls to back bonds would force statewide taxpayers to finance the project and questioned a planned Boston Harbor tunnel. He accused a conspiracy to keep Turnpike bonds unpaid.
A revised plan for a testimonial dinner honoring retiring Pittsfield Schools chief James P Reynolds was announced. The event is set for Monday June 9 at Eastover Lenox with a 5 30 p m social hour and dinner at 1 30 p m Reynolds retires June 30 after 39 years in the district Madison ticket chair says 100 tickets sold outside the School Department Tickets can be exchanged for new ones and may be obtained through school representatives or Bruno A Zaffino at Allendale School Twelve committees are listed for the event The Eagle regrets the error in a prior report on a car crash at East Housatonic Street and the wrong driver is corrected. Kenneth Kunes was not the operator of the vehicle.
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