Election Quiets Pittsfield Picket Lines At GE Plant
On Election Day GE workers and IUE pickets paused for holiday. Pickets used double time, while no talks were scheduled between GE and IUE as the strike enters its third week. In Burlington Vermont authorities limited pickets and a court hearing on the injunction is set. Westinghouse negotiations continue in Pittsburgh as Westinghouse’s contract nears expiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
New York
IUS
United Electrical Workers Union
Burlington
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Vermont National Guard
LTTE
Burington
National Labor Relations Board
IDE
NLRB
TUE
Woodlawn Avenue
Liceman
Boston
John H. Shambo
Schenectady
Shambo
U.S. Supreme Court
Westinghouse Talks
Burnick passes exam for Fire Lieutenant promotion
Robert W. Burnick of 41 Sherrill Ave. IL fire department passed the Civil Service examination for promotion to lieutenant conducted August 19 at Pittsfield High School. Fire Chief John Esse Donough Jr. noted Burnick with 19 years as a firefighter has been serving as a provisional lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Burnick
Sherrill Ave
Pittsfield High School
Civil Service
John Esse- Donough Jr
Burnick
Deadlines Listed On Yule Packages To Foreign Points
Pittsfield Postmaster James B. Hamilton announced holiday mailing deadlines for foreign destinations. Packages to Europe and regions in Americas have deadlines of November 13 and December 5, with airmail cutoffs December 10 to the Near and Far East and Africa, and December 16 to Canada and Mexico. Letters and cards should go out five days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
James B. Hamilton
Europe
South
Central America
Canada
Mexico
Near East
Far East
Africa
South and
Births Across Berkshire Area Add Several Newborns
Berkshire Medical Center reports birth announcements for families including Foley, Materas, Dean, Martino, Miller, Blanchette, Carty, Wetherby, and Fetridge. Grandparents named include Reardon, Sayers, Bailey, and Miller. Hospital births occurred Sunday through Saturday, with several children born yesterday or Saturday at area facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Foley
Crosier Ave
Alfred Materas
Quirico Drive
Harold Dean
Ronald Carty
Ridgeway Ave
Wallace Wetherb
Chatham
Francis Fetridge
Frank Fetridge
Spring St. Shriners Hospital
Springfield
Garrison Sayers
East Hartford
Conn
Manchester Conn
William W. Reardon
Dalton
Henry Sayers
Lanesboro
Edward M. Bailey
Framingham
Edward S. Bailey
Cheshire Road
Samuel Miller
Adams
Tutorial Project Planned For Plunkett Grades 1 6
The School Department plans an in school tutorial project for Plunkett School students in Grades 1 through 6 named PREP Pittsfield Remedial Education Project. Volunteers from Berkshire Community College Senior Center service groups and churches will tutor children taken from class for 20 to 40 minutes. The program starts with 3 to 5 volunteers daily 9 30 to 11 90 and will be evaluated over five to six weeks before expansion to Pontoostc Mercer and Tucker schools if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunkett School
Pittsfield
Plunkett
Asst. Supt. of
Louis J. Hebert
Pontoostc
Mercer
Tucker
Fire destroys contents of storage cottage
A fire early this morning in a two room storage cottage owned by Carmen Sacco at 78 Turner Ave destroyed all contents including old refrigerators stoves and other goods and badly damaged the building. Deputy Fire Chief John Lane said the blaze is suspicious and the state fire marshal's office is investigating. Five apparatus responded with two calls and two hours to extinguish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Sacco
Turner Ave
John Lane
Sacco
Youth Employment Service Opens Office on Fenn St
The Youth Employment Service run by teens from low and middle income families opened an office at 23 Fenn St second floor. Spon sored by Action for Opportunity CAFO the antipoverty group and led by Mrs Glory Schilling the center supports teens ages 14 to 19 to perform jobs such as babysitting gardening party service and painting with hours 2 30 to 7 30 Monday to Friday and the contact number 499 2635.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenn St
Second Fioor
Action For Opportunity
CAFO
Glory Schilling
23-Unit Public Housing Project For Pittsfield Racing the Clock
A 23 unit public housing project in Pittsfield faces delays after federal approval as state review could take two weeks to a month. HUD approval earlier gave hope, but state land use checks threaten rising costs and possible cancellation of the $500000 plan. Local officials urge swift action while lenders back the effort with political support to expedite processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Jubilee
Thomas C. Renton
State Department of Community Affairs
Conte
HUD
Asst
William E. Flynn
Pittsfield Housing Authority
PHA
Renton
Butler
the Eagle
Beebe to Receive Cabot Prize for Inter American Peace Effort
George Beebe senior managing editor of the Miami Herald and Pittsfield native earns a Maria Moors Cabot prize for distinguished journalistic contributions to inter American understanding. Colum bia University ceremony in New York honors Beebe and others including Aliss Elsa Arana Freire and Edward W. Barrett. Beebe, Pittsfield High 1938 and Boston University 1932 alumnus, joined the Miami Herald in 1944 and became managing editor in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beebe
Miami
Fla
Del Gallo Campaign Sends Vote Democrat Cards
Pittsfield voters received a mailed Vote Democrat message linked to Del Gallo and a Democratic steering committee. Alan Babcock said a 70 member group organized postcards while Del Gallo denied knowledge. Mayor Butler stressed nonpartisanship and avoided Republican help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vote
del Gallo
Pittsfield
Remo del Gallo
Alan Babcock
The
Eagle Today
Babcock
Democratic City Committee
Butler
Republican
Democratic Committee
Rain Delays Voter Turnout in Mayor and Council Election
Voters faced drizzle as polls closed at 7 pm amid uncertain turnout impact. Del Gallo led in Ward 3 with 506 votes and Ward 4 with 1,150. other wards reported mixed results. A police warning followed a complaint about campaign literature proximity, while a light moment featured Ward 4 candidate Ed Dobbins chatting with Norma Breault outside a polling place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remo del Gallo
del Gallo
Donald G. Butler
Butler
Council
Joseph S. Scel- Si
Edward L. Dobbins
South Junior High School
Jose
Dobbins
Norma Breault
Jerome Breault
Outdoor Pool Discussion Planned at Brattlebrook Farm
A public meeting to discuss installing an outdoor pool on Brattlebrook Farm, city property recently acquired, will be held Thursday at 7 30 pm at Springside House. George Wislocki of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattlebrook Farm
Springside House
Park Department
George
Wislocki
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
Californian Named Pastor of Grace Church
Printice M. Toler of Hawthorne California has accepted a call as pastor of Grace Church Congregational 1035 Williams St He replaces Rev Paul L Mills who left July 1 to join the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church of Canada Toler earned a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Deerfield IL and a BA from Biola College Los Angeles in 1966 He also studied engineering at El Camino College for two years He will be ordained and installed at a future service Dr Eugene Merrill of Berkshire Christian College serves as interim minister and will continue Bible survey studies. Robert Story a Berkshire Christian College senior will remain music director
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Printice M. Toler
Hawthorne
Calif
Grace Church
Williams St
Toler
Paul L. Mills
Board of National Missions
The
Presbyterian Church of Canada
Trinity-Evangelical Divinity School
Deerfield
Biola College
Los Angeles
el Camino College
Eugene Merrill
Berkshire Christian College
Mills
Robert Story
Mr. Toler
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Thomas
Morton
Franklin D. Billings
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Ge’s
Paul J. Jennings
Robert Burnick
Berkshire Medical Center
By Richard K. Weil
Albert A. Bogdan
Urban Coalition
Berkshire Community College
Bogdan
Jeanine Wadlagger
Housatonic
Emile Jalbert
Helen Sloan
Action For Opportunity Board of Directors
Berkshire
BTP
Joel Librizal
Pressnet
Youth Employment Service
By Grier Horner
McAlister
William H. McAlister Jr
Union
Federal Savings
City Savings
Luke $. Hayden
U.S
Silvio 0. Conte
Federal Department of Housing and Development
Terry
the Springs
New Ashford
Tom Amd
Bob Phillips
Election Bay
Alice’s Beauty Salon
Elm St
Hadassah
Jewish Community Center
East Street
West Street
Metro Grill
Ronnie Taylor
Sir Cass of
Pic
Cadiny
Tues
Edgewood Lounge
Pittsfield-Lenox Road
Hearthside Restaurant
Ady
Mr. Butler
Mayor Butler
Regis
Scelsi
Brown
Paul (x
Arlos
ST. Peter
Clary
Clement
Henriques
Ryan
Diefendorf
Crow
Bradley
Ward
Souile
Scelli
Fraser
Tully
Barry
Dubiski
Breault
McLaughlin
Fabino
WBEC
Pittsfield Co-Operative Bank
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