National Officers of UE Join Picket Line at Jones
Albert J. Fitzgerald and James J. Mattes of the United Electrical Workers joined UE Local 212 strikers at the Jones division plant of Beloit Corp in Dalton. The Jones plant has not seen a strike in 22 years, as talks with Beloit stalled after a contract dispute over incentive raises. A federal mediator met with both sides but yielded no progress, with another session planned next week.
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Jones
United Electrical Workers Union
Beloit Corp
Dalton
Albert J. Fitzgerald
James J. Mattes
Fitzgerald
Matles
Jones Division
E. D. Jones Corp
Beloit
Wis.) Corp
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Mailes
Hugh Harley
Gerald P. Steinberg
Libriazé
William Hopper
Ralph H. Becker
Local
International Union
International Union of Electrical Workers
Aflcio
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Double Alarm Fire at Wahconah Heights Damages Units
A Pittsfield woman escaped uninjured as a double alarm fire at Wahconah Heights began from a cigarette spark. The blaze destroyed Mrs. Agnes Cahalan’s apartment and damaged three other units in the elderly housing project. Residents were relocated, with no hospitalizations. Fire officials cited a faulty alarm relay and noted heavy smoke required masks for firefighters. Some valuables were recovered, and damage estimates were not yet available.
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Pittsfield
Wahconah Heights
Agnes Cahalan
Wahoonah Street
John L. Friederick
Cahalan
Alberta Lamont
Waller Koch
Lamont
Gertrude E. Hill
Alfred Willis
Ethel Miller
William Cowlin
Dorothy Lavigne
Arthur C. McGill
Central Station
Morningside
Peck’s Road
Arnold P. Klinke
Secon
Arthur L. Benham
Richard &. Kascher
Mit Mt
Springside Tulips Nearing Full Bloom at Springside Park
Approximately 4,000 tulips will be in bloom at Springside Park this weekend as the peak period for the spring. Park Superintendent Vincent J. Hebert urged residents to visit the park to see the tulips and noted exceptional color in the flowering crabapple trees this year.
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Springside Park
Vincent J. Hebert
Births listed from Pittsfield and nearby towns
Birth notices from Pittsfield General and St Luke's announce a son for Dorothy Ochs Lenox and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Henry Kawal czyk Great Barrington plus a daughter for Mr and Mrs Nelson Cardozo and a son Kevin Joseph for May 14. Further entries note a son Keith William for Mr and Mrs William L Gants Lanham Maryland and reveal Mrs Ganis is Gail Schilling with lineage to Paul F Schilling.
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Pittsfield
Dorothy Ochs
Lenox
Henry Kawalczyk
Great Barrington
St. Luke's
Nelson Cardozo
John St
Paul J. Martin
Bushey Road
Kevin Joseph
Martin
Joan Shaughnessy
James Shaughnessy
Albany
N.Y
Thomas F. Martin
William L. Gants
Lanham
Keith Wiliam
Prince George's County Hospital
Cheverly
Ganis
Gail Schilling
Paul F. Schilling
Maud St
Esteline Ganis
Nichols, S.C
Proposed Marriage of Electrical Unions Gains Attention
UE leaders floated a marriage between the United Electrical Workers and the International Union of Electrical Workers to present a united front in negotiations with General Electric and Westinghouse. They cited UE gains in Waynesboro and Toronto as evidence of growing strength and warned of campaigns to win GE plants away from the IUE if talks stall.
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IUE
CIO
Fitzgerald
James B. Carey
Carey
Paul J. Jennings
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
UAW
Matles
Independent Union
National Labor Relations Board
Waynesboro
Toronto
TUE
Pittsfield
Lynn GE
3rd Auto Death in Week Glendale Woman Dies After Crash
A 24 year old Glendale house wife, Mrs. Mary Kolaski, died at St Luke's Hospital after her car struck two trees on South Street near Boylston. She was alone, and authorities say she failed to make a curve and went off the road. The car traveled 54 feet before hitting the trees, and her injuries included a skull fracture and internal injuries. The body lies at Searing Stevens Funeral Home in Stockbridge.
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Glendale
South Street
Boylston Street
Mary Kalaski
Middle Road
Pittsfield
Kolaski
West Stockbridge
Winthrop FL
Electa Conlin Sheerin
Frank W. Koleski Jr
Dana Elizabeth
Michael
Winthrop
Colonie
N.Y
Peter
U.S. Army
Searing- Stevens Funeral Home
Stockbridge
Foul Ball Shatters Car Windshield in May Claim
Roy Le Norman of North Adams files an $80.55 claim against the city for a foul ball hit by a PHS junior varsity player at Deming Playground on Newell Street. The ball allegedly shattered his car windshield and the incident occurred on May 3.
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PHS
Deming
Newell Street
Roy LE. Norman
North Adams
Norman
No Water Restrictions on Pails Says Mayor Dillon
Mayor Dillon told The Eagle there is no limit on watering with pails or sprinkling cans for gardens and car washing. A hose ban remains in effect with odd-numbered houses allowed on Saturdays from 7 to 9 and even-numbered sides on Sundays from 7 to 9. He will review the rules at month end.
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Dillon
The
Eagle
Bradford Block Hearing Delayed
The Health Department postpones a hearing on condemning the Bradford Block at 375 North St for one week. The hearing is rescheduled to 10:30 a.m. May 28. deficiencies cited include wiring and toilet facilities in the 90 apartment building.
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Health Department
Bradford
North St
Harold Stein
Teachers' Federation Poll Favors Shorter School Day
A Pittsfield Teachers' Federation poll of 124 elementary teachers finds opposition to lengthening the school day. Lincoln D. Lynch questions unsigned negative surveys while noting the longer day conflicts with Willis Report recommendations and state rules. Most respondents oppose adding 25 minutes, citing reduced attention and fatigue, with disparities over pay and administration consideration.
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Teachers’ Federation
Pittsfield
State Department of Education
Lynch
Donald Morelli
Aflcio
Joseph J. Canavan
Teachers’ Association
Federation
Adams Markets Grant Fourth Pay Raise in Two Years
Adams Super Markets employees, about 350, will receive a new wage raise averaging 10 cents per hour immediately. Workers at 40 hours or more weekly gain $4 weekly. those under 40 hours get 10 cent hourly increases. Previous raises occurred in May 1963 and May and September last year. Adams operates stores in Pittsfield Adams North Adams and Great Barrington is under construction. Robert L. Gibson named Kentucky colonel during Louisville visit for electric utilities meeting.
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Adams Super Markets
Jacob Wineberg
Adams
Pittsfield
North Adams
Great Barrington
Walt Solek Orchestra Plays At Swistak-Adams Saf
Night lineup features Walt Solek Orchestra at Swistak Adams Saf with Adv for 22 women's wide widths from Shoe Box.
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Swistak
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Springside
Thomas C. Morton
Jennings
the Eagle
South St
Richard W. Delphin
Franklin D. Reid
Mrs. Kolaski
al Gaviorno
Berkshire Eagle
Wahconah Street
Atv
Berkshire County
New York City
Yellow Coach Lines
Center St
Harry Vincent
Berkshire Roofing Co
Maine
Lake Webb
Weld
Mt. Bruve
Tumbledown Mountain
County Squire
Cheshire
Follwell
Sportsmen’s Bar
Frankie Martin's
Adams Markets
Col. Gibson
Robert L. Gibson
Kentucky
Edward T. Breathitt
Gibson
Louisville
Electric Utility
Sates Division
East
Summer St
Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner & Mary
Arrow Shirts
Florsheim Shoes
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