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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1965
Page
11
Great Barrington Ward's Nursery on South Main Street hosts a weekend Christmas preview with hours Saturday 9 to 9 and Sunday 9 to 5. Main door prize is a 7 foot polyethylene decorated tree. Decor displays include indoor outdoor home and garden decorations and a large carousel show room features a Tralt mountain.
Gusts up to 50 mph damaged property across South Berkshire. At Great Barrington airport an old Taylorcraft, owned by Brian Merritt of Hudson, collapsed from its moorings. Massachusetts Electric Co reported 25 locations with outages, starting at 4:30 a.m. near Immaculate Heart Seminary. A tree struck power lines on Division Street and another brought down poles on Stockbridge Road. Crews worked until 8:30 p.m. with brief outages and a temporary road closure for a live wire.
The local Housing Authority met this morning in Boston with representatives of the state housing administration to brief local officials on procedures for preconstruction stages of a low cost housing for the elderly project planned for the Wheeler property at the intersection of Sheffield and Brookside roads. The meeting followed notices and ads in the same issue.
Dr and Mrs Kellogg of Carlisle Pa traveled to New York for Bard College annual dinner and meeting. Dr Kellogg installed as member of Bard College Alumni Association council. he is history chair at Dickinson College. Miss McNiff fined for driving with no sticker. LaFarge pleads guilty to unregistered vehicle. Down Country Squares to host western square dance in Housatonic with caller Dick Agar. stamp club forming in Sheffield. local car sales ad in Sheffield.
Mr and Mrs Howard Mott of Sheffield Massachusetts travel to Murmansk with their son Newcomb Mott 27 to face trial in Murmansk Oblast Court on charges of illegally entering the Soviet Union. The case centers on a Sept 4 border crossing from Norway with a penalty of one to three years. The Motts and Russian lawyer Boris Zalotukhin were briefed by a Soviet official and will be accompanied by a consular officer. The Motts, antiquarian booksellers, described their son as tall with a red balding head, educated at Antioch College, a former teacher and textbook salesman who has traveled to about 20 countries.
Newcomb Mott, 27, an American publisher’s representative, was last seen Sept 4 in Kirkenes Norway after a sightseeing trip near the Soviet border. He reportedly crossed into Soviet Russia and was later detained by Soviet police. Norway seeks his return. Finnish witnesses later said they met him in a Boris Gleb bar, with Russian soldiers and tracking dogs reported in the area.
The local School Committee reviewed budget requests totaling over 705000 at Thursday’s session with no final action. They expect to submit a budget of no more than 695000 to the Finance Committee, up from last year’s 650000. Salaries totaling about 530000 rise roughly 40000, with requests for raises by Superintendent Preston, Principal Clark, and cafeteria manager Carlotta. The head football coach asked 4443 with 700 for a seven man sled, quipping about seven man teams. A 50 annual pay increase for the coach and two assistants was also sought.
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