Three Boys Charged In Meter Theft Case
Police report three juvenile suspects charged with robbing money from meters in city parking lots on Depot Street Willis Street and Wendell Avenue. Authorities say the trio took more than $50. detectives Ronald Dean and Matthew Lennon arrested them with last month’s arrest record handled by juvenile probation officer Walter Primmer.
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Depot Street
Willis Street
Wendell Avenue
John J. Killeen
Ronald Dean
Matthew Lennon
Walter Primmer
Bencivenga Funeral Home Names New Partnership
The Bencivenga Funeral Home will change its name to Bencivenga Dagnoli Funeral Home after Joseph P. Bencivenga and Renato P. Dagnoli become equal owners. Dagnoli, a North Adams native, joined in January and previously worked at Montagna Funeral Home. The firm, founded in 1928, moved from Fenn Street to 5 Elm Street in 1947.
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Bencivenga Funeral Home
Bencivenga-Dagnoli Funeral Home
Joseph P. Bencivenga
Renaldo P. Dagnoli
Dagnoli
Funeral Home
North Adams
Montagna Funeral Home
Bencivenga
Hinsdale Lions Club Hosts Capon Raising Dinner
Hinsdale Lions Club hosted a dinner for 4 H participants of a capon raising project at the Hinsdale Home Club. Attendees included Terri Hansen Melodie O Brien Norman O'Brien Debra Van Blarcom Peter Borgnis of Washington Joseph Faye Sarah and Andrew Engner of Becket and David Darby of Peru. Nancy Nansen of Washington won a prize for raising the largest capon weighing 12 pounds 4 ounces. Dick Boyce of the Berkshire County Extension Service spoke and a movie program followed.
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Hinsdale
Lions Club
Terri Hansen
Melodie O Brien
Norman O'Brien
Debra van Blarcom
Peter Borgnis
Washington
Joseph
Faye
Sarah
Andrew Engner
Becket
David Darby
Peru
Nancy Nansen
Dick Boyce
Berkshire County Extension Service
Hinsdale groups elect Elger president and plan events
Hinsdale Evening Circle of the First Congregational Church elected Mrs. Renea A. Elger as president to succeed Mrs. Clifford Packard. Other officers named were Mrs. Roy C. Barnes vice president, Mrs. Nelson P. Musgrove treasurer, and Mrs. Clifford J. Fraley sunshine chairman. The Grange meets Monday at 8 p.m. at Maple Street Hall for a Thanksgiving program directed by Miss Leslie Bolio. Refreshments organized by Mrs. Thomas Butler and Mrs. William Mitchell. A Bible honoring Mrs. Ruth Litchfield’s 13 years as chaplain was donated by the William Litchfield family. Children’s Book Week runs Nov 16–22 at the library with a program led by Librarian Mrs. William A. Drosein. Conservation Commission invited to Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts annual meeting in Sturbridge next week. contact Herbert W. Prew or David I. Hubbard by weekend.
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Hinsdale
First Congregational Church
Johan P. McKinnie
Hinsdale Road
Renea A. Elger
Clifford Packard
Roy C. Barnes
Nelson P. Musgrove
Clifford J. Fraley
Sunshine
Grange
Maple Street
Leslie Bolio
Thomas Butler
William Mitchell
William Litchfield
Ruth Litchfield
The
William A. Drosehin
Conservation Commission
Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts
Sturbridge
Herbert W. Prew
David I. Hubbard
Photographer's Mate Shaw serves at Patuxent River Navy base
Airman Michael G. Shaw USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Shaw of 41 Pleasant St., is stationed at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Maryland. The base hosts the U S Naval Air Test Center where the Navy tests its newest high performance aircraft and related systems through intense flight and weapons tests.
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Michael G. Shaw
USN
Milton J. Shaw
Pleasant St
Naval Air Station
Patuxent River
Naval Air Test Center
Navy
Pittsfield Man Settles $10,000 Auto Tort Case
Edward J. Higgins of Pittsfield and Henry W. Benton of Monson settled a Superior Court auto tort suit over a Route 20 Lenox collision dated March 6, 1966. The $10,000 claim for Higgins was for personal injuries.
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Edward J. Higgins
Pittsfield
Henry W. Benton
Monson
Route 20
Lenox
Higgins
Pomeroy Avenue May Become One-Way If State Approves
The City Council backed the Traffic Commission to convert Pomeroy Avenue to a one-way southbound street between East Street and East Housatonic Street, pending state approval. Only Roy F Brown opposed. Traffic engineer Samuel Slack said state sign-off may take about three weeks, after which the city will advertise the change before it takes effect.
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Pomeroy Avenue
East Street
East Housatonic Street
Traffic Commission
Roy F. Brown
Samuel Slack
Police Briefs report multiple minor incidents in city
Judith M. Zaveruka 25 and her passenger Elizabeth Mercury 27 sustained minor injuries in a two car crash at First and Tyler streets near midnight. Philip A. Litano 4 Pitt St was the other driver. damage totaled under 200 dollars to his car and over 200 to the other vehicle. Several residents reported tire slashings on cars parked on lower East Street including Michael Pezzo Vincent Cardoza Robert Siegel and John Fietrowsky. Girl Scout Brownies toured the Police Station and a large plate glass window was broken at Bilodeau's Market on Linden Street by vandals.
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Judith M. Zaveruka
Whittier Ave
Elizabeth Mercury
Burbank St
First and
Tyler Streets
Philip A. Litano
Pitt St
Michael Pezzo
Becket
Vincent Cardoza
South Merriam St
Robert Siegel
Williams St
John Fietrowsky
Bushey Road
Lower East Street
Bilodeau's Market
Linden St
District Court finds several drivers in town cases
Jansen T. Clopper pleaded guilty in District Court to operating under the influence speeding and drunkenness and not guilty to driving without a license. He was fined 33 and 10 on two counts. other charges filed. Downs LaBrode Vidal and Jordan faced fines or continuances. bail set at 600. Silvernail found not guilty of DUI and endangerment. Moriarty pleaded guilty to not having a license. Paris defaulted on license charge.
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Jansen T. Clopper
Bradford
Frank W. Cimini
David W. Downs
Main St
Dalton
Peter LaBrode
Euclid Ave
Edward R. Vidal
Dutchess Ave
Douglas Paris
Lanesboro
Per Cent of Goal and Total to Date 95.9
Report shows a progress figure of 95.9 percent and a cumulative total of 621,295 dollars to date. The item highlights fundraising performance and near-final target attainment with explicit figures.
Private School Aid Study To Be Headed by Nuciforo
A legislative commission on private and parochial school aid met for the first time and named Sen. Andrea F. Nuciforo as chairman. The panel, including 3 senators, 7 representatives, and 20 gubernatorial appointees, plans to study constitutional limits and possible remedial actions, possibly subsidizing lay teacher pay while awaiting advisory opinions from the state Supreme Judicial Court. The study may escalate to a U.S. Supreme Court case on First Amendment issues.
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Nuciforo
Andrea F. Nuciforo
Pittsfield
Senate
George Rogers
New Bedford
House
Supreme Judicial Court
High Court
Nucifero
U.S. Supreme Court
Boise Cascade to expand Lake Tarlton Club area New Hampshire
Boise Cascade Properties of Idaho has purchased the 3,200 acre Lake Tarlton Club area in west central New Hampshire. The firm plans a year round resort with an 18 hole golf course ski slope tennis courts swimming pool and paved roads across Piermont Benton and Warren.
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Piermont
N.H
Lake Tarlton Club
New Hampshire
Boise Cascade Properties
Boise
Boise Cascade Corp
Idaho
Benton
Warren
White Mountain National Forest
Families Can Send Taped Yule Letters To Overseas GIs
Berkshire County Red Cross operates its Christmas Voice From Home program to send taped family messages to servicemen overseas. Recordings form at WRME North Adams WBEC Pittsfield and WSBS Great Barrington, with tapes supplied by the Red Cross and mailed by families. Contact 63 Werthell Ave to make an appointment at a radio station.
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Berkshire County Red Cross
WRME
North Adams
WBEC
Pittsfield
WSBS
Great Barrington
Red Cross
Werthell Ave
City Hall Briefs Proclaims Visiting Nurse Week
Mayor Butler proclaimed Visiting Nurse Association Week. The VNA has provided nursing services since 1908, making 9 153 visits to individuals in Pittsfield and Lanesboro last year. Edwin Ginsburg of Adams filed a $55 claim against the city for damage to his parked car by the city paddy wagon.
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Butler
Pitsfield
Lanesboro
Edwin Ginsburg
Adams
Obituary Mary Hoctor 77 Dies From Coal Gas at Home
Miss Mary Hoctor 77 of 71 Richmond Ave died this morning at Hillcrest Hospital after she and Miss Molly Twing were found unconscious by a neighbor John Driscoll who smelled coal gas and called police and firemen. Hoctor born in New Lebanon N Y lived in Pittsfield 70 years and worked for Elmvale Worsted Co retiring 15 years ago. She leaves two sisters Mrs Gertrude Suttle and Mrs Joseph Duprey. Friends may call Dwyer Funeral Home and funeral will be Saturday at St Charles Church with burial in St Joseph Cemetery.
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Mary Hoctor
Richmond Ave
Hillcrest Hospital
Miss Hoctor
Molly Twing
John Driscoll
Twing
New Lebanon
N.Y
John
Catherine Flynn Hactor
Hactor
Hector
St. Charles’ Church
Rosary Society
Elmvale Worsted Co
Gertrude Suttle
Joseph Duprey
Pittsfield
Dwyer Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Funerals Held for Mrs Mary Doherty Potter and Others
The 93 year old Mrs Mary Doherty Potter to be laid to rest after a 9:15 funeral mass at St Mark's Church with interment in Greens Cemetery Lebanon Springs NY. She leaves a daughter Mrs Edward St James and another daughter Mrs William Maxwell and four sons. Also noted are funeral services for Josep J Quinn and Nyklys Levinsky with mass at St Mark's Church and burial in St Joseph's Cemetery, plus services for Arthur J Stephens of Dalton.
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Mary Doherty Potter
Deganny Funeral Home
St. Mark's Church
Cemetery of the Evergreens
Lebanon Springs
Potter
William J. Potter
Edward C. St. James
Stoddard Ave
County Wicklow
Ireland
St. Margaret’s Children’s Hospital
Albany, Moy
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Golden Age Club
St. James
Nyklys Levinsky
Meehan
Dudne M. Breeze
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Peter W. Levinsky
John F. Cyle
Paul D. Blanchard
Jacob G. Lefkowitz
Michael Zack
William Haapila
Arthur J. Stephens
Dalton
Grace Episcopal Church
Frederick F. Jiflson
Main Street Cemetery
John Perraf
George Perraf Sr
George Perraf Jr
Thomas Kingsley
Patrick McGrath
Wilfred Roberts
Reds See U S Protests As Boon to War Terms
Paris AP report says North Vietnam and the Viet Cong count on U S protests to speed the end of the Vietnam War on their terms. U S Ambassador Lodge rejects “false expectations” while Nixon’s peace plan draws domestic opposition. Hanoi demands unilateral withdrawal and Saigon overthrow. Pham Lam defends Vietnamization and announces the release of 62 POWs and talks to arrange procedures.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
Man
South Vietnam
Saigon
Pham Dong Lam
Vietnam
South
Lam
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