GE Unstirred by IUE's Decision Not To Strike at Westinghouse
The IUE and allied unions keep their Westinghouse strike on, while GE and Westinghouse both offer three year contracts with modest wage bumps. UAW adds $5 million to GE strike fund as talks continue and tensions flare at plants in Pittsfield Schenectady and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IUE
Westinghouse
General Electric Co
New York
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Trate National Union of Electrical Workers
Pittsburgh
Iue-Westinghouse
Paul J. Jennings
Albert F. Litano
LUE
Pittsfield
IJUE
Litano
Westings House
Schenectady
TUE
Columbus
Ohio
UAW
Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
Nixon
Reuther
United States
Canada
Welfare aid extends to about 250 GE strikers
An estimated 250 striking General Electric Pittsfield workers received welfare assistance last week, totaling about 15000 for 143 Pittsfield residents. Berkshire County totals reach roughly 250, with likely more as the strike endures. Eligibility hinges on assets under 1000 for families and 300 for individuals, with a basic $242.50 monthly grant for a two-child family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Donald J. Stack
Stack
Berkshire County
Ralph J. Frese
FUE
Pittsfield Men Among 563 Pass Massachusetts Bar Exam
Two Pittsfield men named Stephen John Ransford and Anthony J. Ruberto Jr. passed the Massachusetts bar examination, part of 563 successful applicants. Ransford, Williams College 1984 graduate, and Vanderbilt Law alum, is joining his father in the practice. Ruberto, Boston College bachelor and law graduate, already associates with his father. Another exam will be held in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
State Board of Bar Examiners
Stephen John Ransford
Norman H. Ransford
Williams Sr
Anthony J. Huberto Jr
Atty
Ransford
Williams College
Vanderbilt University Law School
Roberto
Boston College
City to hold civil service exam for chief housing inspector
Civil Service exam set for December 6 for the post of chief housing inspector. Mrs. Jeanne Massimiano was appointed provisionally by Health Commissioner Harold Stein. The job pays 9464 to 10712 and involves enforcing housing standards and sanitation, with Massimiano slated for administrative duties rather than inspections.
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Jeanne Massimiano
Harold Stein
William A. Mandell
Massimiano
Antonis G. Massimiano
Red Cross
Che
Stein
Pacemaker Boosts Heart Patients at Berksh ire Medical Center
Fifteen Berk shire Medical Center patients walk today with better health thanks to implanted transvenous pacemakers. Surgeons report success, noting benefits for arterial sclerosis and coronary thrombosis. The device sits under the collarbone and uses a heart electrode guided by X-ray. Patients range from a 1 year old girl to an 88 year old man. Additional external pacemakers are used temporarily for coronary insufficiency. Future improvements include longer lasting power sources and potential atomic powered models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Medical Center
BMC
Floyd Trieble
Great Barrington Convalescent
Clement R. Meore
Richmond
Pupils Aid Veterans Day Project With Holiday Cups
Pupils from Lanesboro Dalton Craneville Pittsfield and Lenox helped veterans at Northampton Veterans Hospital for Veterans Day. Seven hundred patients will view artwork and receive candy filled cups funded by Red Cross youth programs from a November drive.
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Northampton Veterans Hospital
Red Cross
Lanesboro
George St. Pierre
Dalton Craneville
Evelyn Ba
Joseph §. Kise
Harry T. Oswain
Pittsfield
Joseph Nestory
Lenox
Conte Couple Honored at Surprise 22nd Anniversary Dinner
Congressman Silvia Conte and his wife were feted by staff and House colleagues at a surprise dinner. The date marked their 22nd wedding anniversary on Saturday and Conte’s 43rd birthday the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvia Q. Conte
Conte
Del Gallo Reports on Finances in Mayoral Bid
Remo Del Gallo reported spending 3227 in his failed bid to regain the mayor’s office. He showed contributions totaling 3477.50 since the preliminary, with donors including Campbell, Tagliafergo, Sheriff Courtney, and others. Also noted were 354 raised at a GEAA dance and 511.50 from a Portuguese club dinner dance. Mayor Butler’s report was not filed yet. Ward 7 Councilman John Fraser said he spent 94.31 and received 106 from his father William Fraser.
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Remo del Gallo
del Gallo
Thomas A. Campali
Egremont Ave
Louis Tagliafergo
Saratoga Drive
John D. Courtney, Jr
Renaldo del Gallo Jr
Nancy Ave
James T. Vincent
Meadow Lane
Edward M. Kelley
South John St
David H. Cohen
Holmes Road
Allen Babcock
James MM. Richmann
Richard D. Tierney
Grace Ter
Robert B. Magner
West Housatonic St
Donald B. Sheran
Longfellow Ave
Lino Pretto
Richardson St
Joseph del Gallo
Fourth St
Howard K. Reardan
Francis Ave
Walter Buksa
Robert Sr
GEAA
Butler
John F. Fraser
William
Fraser
Onota St
Sheran Backs Proposals on Liquor Laws
Massachusetts licensing board member Don Ald Sheran endorses ABCC efforts to revise archaic liquor laws. He praises ABCC Chairman Howard Miller for opposing a law banning bartenders from serving women at bars, calling it sex discrimination, and supports scrutiny of club licenses that unfairly compete with businesses by serving nonmembers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald P. Sheran
State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Massachusetts
Sheran
ABCC
Howard Miller
Veterans Day Parade Led by PHS Band in Pittsfield
Pittsfield High School band, moved from Division 5 to Division 1, will lead tomorrow's Veterans Day parade at 10 a.m. due to the VFW band’s lack of musicians. The group will also play the national anthem and To the Colors at Memorial Park if weather allows.
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PHS
Pittsfield High School
Judith Lincoln Lummes
VFW
Memorial Park
South Street
Orchard Street
Kent Avenue
North Street
Clement
A. Ferris
Weather Bureau
Luminius
Berkshire
First National
Lumamus
Pittsfield
American Legion
Vietnam
Candlelight march to honor war dead opens Pittsfield protest
Pittsfield and South Berkshire hold a Vietnam War protest with an 18 hour candlelight name reading at Park Square starting Thursday at 7 am. Antiwar leaflets, a 7:30 pm candle march to St Joseph's Church, and a Friday shift to Great Barrington for more leaflets and a 7:30 pm march are planned. A bus to Washington, D C for the March Against Death is offered with reservations. Local Legion comments note flag and lights rules for Veterans Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
South Berkshire
Park Square
Berkshire Peace Action Committee
North Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Great Barrington
Barrington Town Hall
High Point Inn
Action Committee
Washington, D.C
Births at Berkshire Medical Center Reported
A series of birth notices from Berkshire Medical Center lists newborns to several families: Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Bellora of 28 Allessin Street welcome a son. Mr. and Mrs. Cannell A. Boyle of Richmond also have a son. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Doughty of Dalton welcome a son. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Viner of 62 Doreen Street have a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Broyles of 386 Cheshire Road greet a son. Mr. and Mrs. Louis V. Levesque of 179 Pomeroy Avenue have a daughter. and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Doherty of 36 East Housatonic Street report a son.
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Berkshire Medical Center
Richard C. Bellora
Allessin St
J. Bruce Broyles
Cheshire Road
William F. Doherty
East Housatonic St
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Woodlawn Avenue
Miss Peluso
United Auto Workers
Froio
State Division of Employment Security
North St
DES
Strite Assistance
Kennedy Block
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Cheshire
North Adams
Main St
Bowlin Block
Stephen J. Ransford
Anthony J. Ruberto Jr
Ellison Potter
Adams
Ine
Joel Librizzi
Clement R. Moore
Donald Lathrop
Shirley Blanchard
Berkshire Community College
Joseph J. Madison Jr
National Legion
Madison
United Fund
Pilisfield - Lanesboro - Lenox D. 3
Renfroe
C. MarPadyen
H. H. Finn
Atherton
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T. R. Busch
D. TL. Gill
S. K. Gregory
Lawyers
Greenberg
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R. W. Marcure
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Laneshoro
D. A. Lovallo
T. E. Hill
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H. R. McKean
J. B. Allured
W. D. Burress
R. Errington
Good Neighbor Fund
AOL
Cannell
A. Boyle
Lawrence Doughty
Dalton
Frederick
Viner
Doreen St
Louis V
al Gaviermo
Advil
Edgewood Lounge
Ronnie Taylor
Sir Cass of
Picadilly
Terry
Ruth Simmons
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Dial
Fred
Eagle St
Knapp Shoes
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