Self Service Car Wash Opens in Lee Berkshire
Nelson Tacy opened Southern Berkshire’s first self service car wash on West Park Street. The three-stall facility uses coin-operated spray hoses with five minute cycles, water from an 8 ft well, and a drying area with 10 cent chamois towels. A future waxing area and heated winter stalls are planned as 25 cars per hour capacity is expected.
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Lee
Berkshire
West Park Street
Cain
Nelson Tacy
Tacy
Auto Washette
Cook Machinery’ Co
Fallas
Tex
Texas
Chaffee
Cambridge Sets 15 Million for New Schools Project
Cambridge officials unveil a 15 million dollar four year capital building program adding four elementary schools and expansions at three others. Cambridge High and Latin School are slated for an addition or new building as part of the Willis Report based plan to revamp the state’s education system.
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Cambridge, Mass
UPI
Cambridge High
Latin School
Francis Duehay
Leaning Towers being straightened in Mexico City
After a 1964 earthquake, several high rise apartment blocks in Mexico City tilt due to differential settlement. Engineers are correcting the lean by lowering the water table on the high side and underpinning the foundations on the low side to restore plumb.
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Mexico City
Tower
Pisa
Home Safety Checklist From a Furnishings Expert
Eleanor Kandel outlines an eight point home safety checklist to reduce risks year round. Key tips include securing window cords, ensuring good lighting in halls, storing flammables properly, avoiding garage poisons, avoiding overloaded circuits, keeping cleaners away from children, using ash trays and screened fireplaces, placing non slip mats and grab bars, and keeping medicines secured away from kids.
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Eleanor Kandel
Readi
Illinois Court Bars Brokers From Drawing Up Documents
Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal upholding a ruling that real estate brokers may not draft or explain contracts or closing documents. The decision requires buyers, sellers, and their attorneys to handle all forms and title work, with brokers barred from supervising closings or altering terms.
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Illinois
Chicago
Ill
Mlinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Illinois Association of Real Estate Boards
Chicago Real Estate Board
Evanston-North Shore Board of Realtors
Chicago Bar Association
Quinlan & Tyson
Windows Determine How House Looks
An article notes windows greatly affect a home’s light view and ventilation while shaping exterior appearance and interior mood. It lists many stock window types in ponderosa pine units and notes custom designs using ponderosa pine or Douglas fir for farming needs.
Architects Voice Approval of New GSA Design Program
The American Institute of Architects quickly endorsed a General Services Administration report urging high standards in federal building design. The plan calls for an advisory panel of at least three distinguished architects to guide selections for projects of national significance and to strengthen pursuit of architectural excellence under President Johnson.
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GSA
Washington, D.C
American Institute of Architects
U.S. General Services Administration
Johnson
Lawson B. Knott Jr
Knott
Arthur Gould Odell Jr
FAIA
Institute
Qdell
Washington
American
Odell
Longmeadow Shopping Center Planned by Trend Realty
Trend Realty Corp announced plans for a four acre Longmeadow shopping center featuring shopping facilities and an office building for doctors and professionals. About 40 000 square feet of space will be available with construction set to start in the fall.
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Longmeadow
Trend Realty Corp
Fewer Elevators Driving Shift to Walk-Up Housing
Building Materials Merchandiser predicts fewer elevators and more stairs for 1965 apartment construction. The industry magazine foresees a decline in high rise buildings and a rise in walk-up garden apartments, with more single family houses also expected.
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Building Materials + Merchandiser
Building Industry Magazine
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Andrew Clarke
Co-Op
Cairo
Redi Mix Corp Gt
Barrington Tel
Tri Town
Stockbridge
Man
Vie
Co-op Car Wash
Yare Electric Co
Marble Street
Cambridge
M. T. Cavanaugh Plumbing & Heating
Great Barrington
Master Plumber Lic
L. R. Sweatland
South St
Pilling & Son
Knapp Oil Corp
Mobil
Lockheed
Housatonic Street
CARR
Dick" Conant
Carr’s
Pittsfield
Conant
First Baptist Church
Carr Hardware CO
Pittsfield Fhal
Eee
V. Cul-Cleer
Pittsfield RD
Lenox
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