Boys' Club Drive Appeals for Stronger Support
The Boys' Club Alumni drive in Pittsfield seeks more local men to join. Chair Fran Zotrea says hundreds of applications remain, with 4 500 mailed and only 700 returned. The goal is 2 500 members this year, far above last year's 1 500. A few distant donors include William N Stack of Washington DC and Frank L Cimini of New Orleans. A follow up drive is planned within two weeks to finish the effort.
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Boys’ Club
Pittsfield
Fran J. Zotrea
Dalton
Lanesboro
Lenox
William N. Stack
Washington, D.C
John
Stack
Baoys
Frank L. Cimini
Leans
Zofrea
Two Pittsfield Men Sentenced in Appeals Session
Two Pittsfield men were sentenced in the District Court appeals session as Judge Michael Donohue presided. Edward B. Snowden was found guilty of drunkenness and fined 15 dollars while other charges were directed not guilty. Richard Winnard was found guilty of operating under the influence and fined 35 dollars. drunkenness charge was not guilty.
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Pittsfield
District Court
Michaelee Donohue
Holyoke
Edward B. Snowden
First St
Donohue
Snowden
George B. Crane
Richard Winnard
Euclid Ave
Winnard
William W. Simons
West Hotsatonic Street
Wendell Avenue
East Housatonic Street
William Adrejewski
North Adams
Andrejewski
House of Correction
Bruce A. Kupiec
Adams
Donahue
James A. Flotiani
Williamstown
Richard E. Sullivan
James P. Sullivan
Nicholas J. Zaffino
Maenday
Realty Transfers Highlight Fragmented Deed Records
Real estate briefs show Clara EB Langdon and executors selling to Joseph and Helen Messana a house on Elizabeth Street. William H. Richards executor transfers to Daniel E. Smith Jr and Barbara Smith two parcels on North Street and Exeter Avenue. Kenneth Conway sells Wealthy Avenue land to Joseph and Georgette di Matti. Frederick Crane transfers land on Main Street to B C B. Tena Lombardi sells to Ashmere Realty Corp a property on Gus Schnopp Road Hinsdale.
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Clara Eb, Langdon
Joseph C. and
Helen C. Messana
Elizabeth Street
William H. Richards
Daniel E. Smith Jr
Barbara L. Smith
North Street
Exeter Avenue
Kenneth D. Conway
Joseph A. and
Georgette di Matti
Wealthy Avenue
Tena Lombardi To
Ashmere Réally Corp
Gus Schnopp
Hinsdale
Fair Over 10 Hotels Razed as World’s Fair Closes
New York after the World’s Fair sees 10 hotels close or near closure, a boom effect that added 12,000 rooms and kept the city with about 130,000 transient accommodations including 105,000 in hotels and 25,000 in residential-type lodgings.
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New York
New York City
Motor Inns
New York Hilton
Savoy Plaza
Central Park
Park Lane
Park Avenue
Manhattan
Ton
Allerton House
Chatham
Claridge
Grosvenor
Madison
New Weston
Prescott
Vanderbilt
City Square
Loew's
Midtown
Howard Johnson's
Times Square
Sheraton Motor Inn
West Side
New York Convention and Visitors Bureau
Winners Named in Berkshire Beagle Club Trials
Beagle trials at Richmond grounds produced top dogs Carol Ann's Jo-Me-Jo owned by Bradley Payne of East Greenbush and Belmont Craftsman owned by Charles Kirk of Chesterfield as winners in the 15 inch and L inch classes. Runners up in the 45 inch and 43 inch classes included Four Star Rowdy Twinkle's Frosty Charlandon Connie Tall's Boogie Morn's Side Bridget Charlandon Dippy Fancr Schodack Big John Frosty Morn's O Casey and others from Albany Pittsfield Rich mond and surrounding towns.
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Carol Ann
Bradley Payne
East Greenbush
N.Y
Belmont Craftsman
Charles Kirk
Chesterfield
Berkshire Beagle Club
Richmond
Charles Lewis
Albany
Talls’s Boogie
Edward Tiermey
Pittsfield
Morn
Bridget
Harry Ward
Lewis
Schodack Big John
Kenneth Hanson
O'Casey
Earle S. Holt
Forsyth completes first solo flight at Manchester NH
Reservists Cadet Maj Stephen R Forsyth son of Mr and Mrs Reginald H Forsyth of 24 Westchester Ave completed his first solo flight in the Cessna 350 Trainer at the NE Aviation Corp Manchester NH after five hours and 15 minutes of dual instruction. A senior industrial management major at Lowell Technological Institute he was named wing supply officer of the 34th AFROTC Cadet Wing at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen R. Forsyth
Reginald H. Forsyth
Westchester Ave
N. E. Aviation Corp
Manchester
N.H
Lowell Technological Institute
Afrotc
Future of Walkouts Highlight Union Friction and Strategy
The IUE led walkouts at GE-Pittsfield push for attitude changes in early grievance steps, amid intra union politics and leadership splits. A moratorium failed, secret ballots loom, while five short demonstrations show strong member solidarity with minor payroll impact.
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IUE
Albert F. Lilano
Litano
Tjat
Pittsfield GE
George V. DiPalazzo
Thomas M. Connally
Sign correcting height of Boys' Club sign at annex
Alfonso's Pittsfield Neon Signs owner Tewns Alfonso amended a report about the new Boys' Club sign on Melville Street. He stated the 14 inch Setters donated by his crew David Jacques and Frank Alfonso were installed after Royal Plating & Polishing Co treated the letters. the earlier Eagle story came from Boys' Club officials.
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Tewns Alfonso
Alfonso
Pittsfield
David Jacques
Frank Alfonso
Royal Plating & Polishing Co
Boys’ Club
Melville Street
A Bow to Lexington Flag May Fly 24 Hours
President Johnson signed a bill authorizing continuous flag display at Lexington Mass and other historic sites. The decree requires nighttime illumination and lists the Capitol White House Fort McHenry Betsy Ross House and the Iwo Jima Memorial as eligible sites.
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Johnson City
Tex
Lexington
Mass
Texas White House
Johnson
White House
Ft. McHenry
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Iwo Jima Marine Memorial
Washington
WBEC Names Operations Head
William Kennedy of Lynn was named WBEC operations manager. The 36 year old longtime broadcaster previously served as program manager at WLYN Lynn for three years and production manager at WESX Salem. Kennedy, a Quincy native and Emerson College attendee, will oversee program news traffic and sports. He succeeds Joseph Waldman who recently departed for California.
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William Kennedy
Lynn
WBEC
Ira Hewey
Kennedy
WLYN
WESX
Salem
Quincy
Mass
Emerson College
Boston
Meredith Kamps
Joseph Waldman
California
County Bar Assn to Honor Judge Rose Dinner Set
The Berkshire Bar Association plans a dinner at Lenox House in Lenox on November 17 to honor Superior Court Justice David A. Rose presiding at Berkshire County fall session. Atty Paul V. Donahue of Pittsfield is dinner chairman.
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Berkshire Bar Association
Lenox House
Lenox
Superior Court
David A. Rose
Berkshire County
The
Bar Association
Atty. Paul V. Donahue
Pittsfield
Layman to Speak at Second Congregational Church
Charles Knight of United Church of New Marlboro will address the 10 45 Morning worship at the Second Congregational Church on Sunday A special business meeting will follow the service. Ady ii notes Electric Shaver Repairs AW makes at Comet Jewelers.
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Charles Knight
United Church of New Marlboro
Second Congregational Church
Comet Jewelers
Food Aid Is Resumed For Algeria
Washington reports that Algeria asks the United States to resume Food For Peace shipments halted last spring due to unrest. The Boumedienne government, which ousted Ben Bella, has agreed to supply powdered milk for children while seeking development deals with France on Sahara oil and gas.
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Washington
Nana
Uncle Sam
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Algiers
Bandung
Indonesia
Houari Boumedienne
Boumedienne
Trance
Coin-a-Rama Slated In Dalton Nov 21
A tri county coin show will be at the American Legion Hall in Dalton on November 21. Doors open at noon and close at 6 PM. Coins will be auctioned and a live turkey prize awarded at the door. Local collectors are urged to bring coins. refreshments will be served.
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Dalton
American Legion Hall
TV President Johnson Tops TV Appearances List
Washington UPI says President Johnson has appeared on live television 58 times in under two years, nine more than Eisenhower in eight years and 23 more than Kennedy in nearly three years, according to Broadcasting magazine.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower i
John F. Kennedy
Broadcasting Magazine
Fire record notes incidents in Pittsfield area
Fire report lists a steam from a radiator mistaken for smoke at Lubin's shoe repair shop 914 Melville St at 10 25 p m. Firemen from West Pittsfield station tackled a car fire at 351 West Housatonic St. Tuesday 4 06 p m a washer wiring short at 112 Bartlett Ave and a car fire in front of 99 Burbank St at 4 10 p m.
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Lubin’s Shoe Repair
Melville St
West Pittsfield
West Housatonic St
Bartlett Ave
Burbank’St
Walkouts at GE Pittsfield Hit Ten Year High in 1965
The 1965 walkouts at General Electric Pittsfield plants surged to 17, the highest since a 1935 disciplinary day off policy. Local 255 accounted for 14 of the walks, with others by different unions. Counts for prior years show a fluctuating pattern from 14 in 1934 to peaks and dips through the 1950s and early 1960s.
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General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Pittsfield GE
New Postal Jobs Open to All Races and Creeds
Washington AP UP I says a Special Post Office Department task force is ordered to fill about 4000 new jobs without regard to race creed color sex or national origin due to the 1365 retirement and salary acts. Postmaster General Lawrence F O'Brien vows equal employment opportunity as the unwavering policy in filling the roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Post Office Department
Lawrence F. O’brien
Miss Morley Retires After 45 Years at GE
Madeline F. Morley of 104 Daniels Ave retired from General Electric Co after 45 years of service in the distribution transformer department. She began in the manufacturing area of the motor department and retired as a general clerk, long a payroll clerk. She is a member of the First Baptist Church.
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Madeline F. Morley
Daniels Ave
General Electric Co
Miss Morley
Motor Department
First Baptist Church
Stein's Present Term Lasts Till Jan 1967
City Health Commissioner Harold Stein serves a five year term not expiring until January 1967 and thus is not among the department heads Mayor Remo Del Galla can replace next year. Appointed by former Mayor Haughthey in 1962 he was the first commissioner with a five year term, replacing the old two year term. The Eagle reported he was to be considered for reapportionment in 18h6.
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Harold Stein
Remo del Galla
Dr. Stein
Raymond L. Haughey
The
Eagle
Clinic for Nicotine Addicts Starts Five Day Stand Sunday
A five day plan to stop smoking is held here over five evenings at the YMCA sponsored by the Seventh day Adventist Church and endorsed by the Pittsfield Board of Health Pastor Leo Poirier announces the sessions begin Sunday at 7 30 p m and run to Nov 18 directed by Poirier Dr Robert Ludd anesthesiologist of St Luke s Hospital and Dr Bertam Beisieger Adams dentist lectures cover physiological and psychological aspects of the habit films on smoking and its harm ful effects and demonstrations to help overcome the habit A lung cancer operation film One in 20 000 will be shown Sunday evening The plan is a tested method of breaking the smoking habit and is part of a national physical fitness program to educate citizens about smoking dangers The group sessions are not religious, Poirier notes.
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YMCA
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Pittsfield Board of Health
Leo Poirier
Pastor Poirier
Robert Ludd
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bertram Beisieger
Adams
Poirier
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
New Fluoride Treatment Cuts Decay in Children
Dr. Finn Brudevold of Boston reported at the American Dental Association session that a new direct application fluoride made with sodium fluoride and acid phosphate reduced decay in 8 to 11 year olds in New England. A two-year study showed a seven percent drop in decayed missing and filled surfaces after one year and two years, with greater gains tied to good oral hygiene. Brudevold links Forsyth Dental Center and Harvard School of Dental Medicine to the research.
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Las Vegas
New England
Finn Brudevold
Boston
American Dental Association
Brudevold
Forsyth Dental Center
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Amherst Head Reaffirms Rights Of All Opinions
Amherst College President Cal vin H Plimpton told students the campus must remain a venue for all voices without intimidation. He cited a recent incident where undergrads heckled peace walkers, burned literature, and later apologized. He stressed education welcomes diverse views and warned against censorship while urging calm debate.
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Amherst
Calvin H. Plimpton
Amherst College
Tase
Viet Nam
Armed Forces
Foreign Service
CIA
Plumpton
Soccer Officials Will Meet Friday In Pittsfield
The Berkshire County Soccer Officials Association, postponed by a power shortage, will reconvene Friday at 7 30 p m at Springside House Pittsfield. President John Marchesi says the group will choose the sportsmanship trophy recipient and finalize plans for a fall banquet at Green Acres Cheshire.
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Berkshire County Soccer Officials’ Association
Springside House
Pittsfield
John Marchesi
Marchesi
Green Acres
Cheshire
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Frederick G. Crane
Main Street
Lovia
Beagle
Adoore
April Hill
Swamp Road
William E. Callan
Henry Rose
DiPalazzo
Connally
Joseph J. LaCasse
Connolly
Lilano
County Bar Assn
Rose
2Nd Congregational
Edward J. Michelson
Stein
Amherst Head
State Employment Service
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