Foundation Drive Opens in Berkshire County
About 69 Berkshire County town chairmen gathered at the Crane Inn Dalton for the kickoff meeting of the National Foundation March of Dimes. John Denelli announced John J. Quinn as Willimstone city chairman and Mrs. Richard N. Depew as Mothers March chairwoman with cochairman Mrs. Katherine Fanning. The drive aims for $35,000 in January, $15,000 above the previous year. Massachusetts guests Mrs. Arthur H. Hotch and Donn Layne spoke on birth defects and prenatal care, noting infant mortality and premature births. The meeting promoted a symposium at Boston University and a Mothers March rally in Boston. Dr. Donald H. Welton presented a film on family problems from birth defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County
Crane Inn
Dalton
National Foundation
County Drive
John Denelll
Williamstowm
Denelli
John J. Quinn
Wiltfield City
Richard N. Depew
Cochairman
Katherine Fanning
Massachusetts Foundation
Boston
Arthur H. Hotch
Donn Layne
Donald Palmer
Grace
Rice Defends Brown and Del Gallo in Paul Attack
Councilman John H. Rice seeks re election to his at large seat and defends two mayoral candidates Roy Brown and Del Gallo against criticism from Blaine D. Soldato who urged a central bypass. Rice argues highway projects impose costs on some residents while benefiting the community and cites professionals advising Route 7 relocation through the urban area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Rice
Roy FE. Brown
del Gallo
Richard W. Paul
Eagle
Blaine D. Soldato
Barker Road
Brown
del Galio
Central
Paul
Ripe
Rice
Real Estate Transfers In Pittsfield Area Listings
Realty Sales Pittsfield Co operative Bank to George Houghtlin Sr and Helen M Houghtlin house and lot on Dalton Division Road. David KR and Miriam W Bates to General Electric Realty Corp house and lot with two parcels on East Acres Road. George H Robinson Jr and Alma L Robinson to Thornton R and Angelina Calkins house and lot on Darlene Avenue. Alfred A and Josephine Zurtin to Dezso and Irene Novak property on Dewey Avenue Grace E Budrow and others 10 Allan HW and Ida May P Persson land on East Deming Street Dalton Walter Hf and Phyllis J Smith to Andrew T Campoli trustee land at Sherwood Forest Beck et al. Andrew T Campoli trustee to John R and Marie A Carra house and lot at Sherwood Forest Becket. Andrew T Campoli trustee to Clair and Anna Lewis land at Sherwood Forest Becket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield Co-operative Bank
George Houghtlin Sr
Helen M. Houghtlin
Dalton Division Road
David KR
Miriam W. Bates
General Electric Realty Corp
East Acres Road
George H. Robinson Jr
Alma L. Robinson
Thornton R
Angelina Calkins
Darlene Avenue
Grace E. Budrow
Allan HW
Ida-May P. Persson
Land On
East Deming Street
Dalton
Walter Hf
Phyllis J. Smith
Andrew T. Campoli
Sherwood Forest
Becket
John R. and
Marie A. Carra
Clair and
Anna Lewis
Eksuzian proposes $5 extra water tax for nonmetered users
Ward 7 City Council candidate Eugene A. Eksuzian pushed a $5 annual assessment on nonmetered water users to fund new water sources. He argued meters are costly and that the additional funds could finance new or existing supplies, noting current homeowner bills average $19 annually. The proposed tax would be collected as a $2.50 semiannual addition with the tax bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene A. Eksuzian
Ekusuzian
Eksuzian
IEEE To Hear Computer Expert in Berkshire Section
A GE computer department consultant will speak at IEEE Berkshires meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Western Massachusetts Electric auditorium Eagle Street. Harold Urhbach, consulting applications engineer on the eastern regional staff, is the speaker. A dinner for him follows at 6:30 p.m. at the Stanley Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Co
Computer Department
Institute of Electrical and Telectronics Engineers
Berkshire
Western Mass. Electric Co
Eagle Street
Harold Urhbach
Stanley Club
Police Briefs Report Car Theft Attempt and Collisions
Robert W Fleming of 15 Fairfield St said someone tried to steal his car after it was moved from his driveway across the street. John P Bowen of Libridge NY skidded into James R Suttle at First and Tyler streets. No injuries. Mrs Joseph Webb of 25 Anita Drive said windows were broken by BB pellets. Alberico Cirillo, White Terrace Barbershop, complained barber pole ripped from the shop. repeat incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Fleming
Fairfield St
John P. Bowen
Libridge
N.Y
James R. Suttle
North St
First
Tyler Streets
Joseph Webb
Anita Drive
Alberico Cirillo
White Terrace
Students excused for Beatle cuts at university
Bridgeport Connecticut The University of Bridgeport dean Alfred R Wolff delayed required haircuts for three students who perform as The Fugitives a rock n roll group until he reviews their contract which the students say prevents damage to their professional image by cutting their hair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport, Conn
University of Bridgeport
Alfred R. Wolff
The
Fugitives
City Receives $135,000 Windfall For Road Work
Mayor DeGallo announced a state public works grant of $135,180 to the city for local highway improvements. The funds are part of a $615 million statewide highway distribution, with one third due by December 1 this year and the remainder by December 1, 1968. The Public Works Committee will allocate the windfall to the approved street repair projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeGallo
Gay
Francis N. Sargent
Public Works
Williamstown Eyes Court Move to Municipal Building
Town Manager LeRoy Picard still backs relocating the Williamstown District Court to the new municipal building on North Street despite county doubts. County leaders favor one-floor offices. plans show court spaces and a police cell block in the town office complex, currently housed in a Williams College building on Spring Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
LeRoy Picard
North Street
Picard
Phi Delta Gamma
Williamstown District Court
County Commission
John F. Shea
Shea
District Court
Spring Street
Williams College
Hutchinson Sand & Gravel fined in district court
A $25 fine was imposed in district court on Hutchinson Sand & Gravel Co for allowing an employee to operate an unregistered motor vehicle. A charge of allowing an uninsured vehicle to be operated was dismissed. Judge Frank W. Cimini fined Merle Tirreil of Dalton $3 for a parking violation. John J. DiCarlo of 877 West Housatonic St. was fined $10 for driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson Sand & Gravel Co
Yorkshire Ave
Frank W. Cimini
Merle C. Tirreil
Dalton
John J. DiCarlo
West Housatonic St
Water Imported For New York Fountain Dedication
A fountain at Columbus Circle will be dedicated Monday with private water trucked in to preserve New York City’s dwindling supply. Publisher George Delacorte funded the 6-jet fountain and also paid for the water, which will be recirculated until evaporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Columbus Circle
George Delacorte
Columbus Monument
French Missiles Said Ready in Alps
Paris reports France's long range ballistic missile force secreted in the Alps valleys and Massif Central and will be ready for action within three years Defense Minister Pierre Messmer said Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPD
France
Alps
Defense
Pierre Messmer
General Electric quarterly sales and stock rise noted
Quarterly sales continued at GE with 4.91 billion in annual sales, up from 4.6 billion last year. The antitrust burden cuts and rising sales boosted stock, which opened at 118 today after a dividend increase from 50 to 55 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GE Block
Traverse Jurors Drawn as Prentiss Seeks Industry Lure
The published list of 3 traverse jurors bound for Superior Court duty includes 15 Pittsfield residents, others from North Adams Adams Williamstown Great Barrington Dalton Sheffield and several towns. City Councilor Robert G Prentiss urged more action to attract industry, citing Berkshire County income figures and Pittsfield's skilled workforce as assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentiss
Traverse
Clerk of Courts’ Office
Pittsfield
North Adame
Adams
Robert A. Choiniere
Gertrude M. Colton
Donald C. Durant
James Burlian
John A. Farr
Robert C. Farrell
John 8. Gillette
Theodore J. Handerek
Nicholas J
Students' Fund Meeting Details Campaign Planning
The United Students Fund Representative Assembly met to plan October and January drives. The fund supports local social agencies and educational programs in Pittsfield schools, with last year’s distribution at a record 2,514. Thomas E. O'Connell of Berkshire Community College spoke on giving, as an adult committee chaired by Mary W. Quinn guides the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Students Fund Representative Assembly
Pittsfield High School
Thomas E. O'Connell
Berkshire Community College
Mary W. Quinn
South Junior High
Rosemary Cummings
Pittsfield High
Edwin R. Grady
Janet DaRita
Crosby Junior High
William H. Decker
Ucsthe Fund
Helen McKenna
PHS
James Bagdonas
Susan Connors
Leslie Zack
Allendale
George
North
Virginia Johnston
Stephen Taglieri
Barbara J. Cook
Ronald Burris
John Caravalen
Nancy Zink
Jerry Wichlac
Plunkett
Lisa Morris
Betsy Josephs
Stearns
William Cormier
Tucker
Ralph Sweeney Jr
Williams
David Manners
Motorist Rescues Children From Sinking Car
A car rolled from a parking space near Julie's Variety Store and plunged into Pontoosuc Lake. Motorist Daniel J. Maloy pulled a 1-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl from the driverless vehicle before it submerged. Mother Donna Herman left the children in the car. the incident was investigated by Officer Francis G. Savko and the Lanesboro garage retrieved the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontoostc Lake
Daniel J. Maloy
Yarmouth St
Donna Herman
Lanesboro
Julie
Pontoosuc Lake
Upper North Street
Francis G. Savko
Herman
Pom Poms Parade in Springfield Columbus Day Event
The Girls Club Pom Poms a all girl drum and bugle corps will march Sunday in Springfield's Columbus Day parade sponsored by the United Italian American societies and clubs of Greater Springfield. All members report to the Girls Club at :30 a.m. Sunday for the bus trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
United Italian-American Societies and Clubs of
Greater
Farming Near Top On Accident Rate List
New York. metropolitan Life Insurance Co statisticians estimate 1963 farm accidents caused about 3,308 deaths in the United States, mainly from machinery mishaps. The death rate equates to 67 per 199,008 workers, higher than most industries except construction and mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
United States
Garrity Urges New School in NW Quadrant
Ward 6 school candidate John C. Garrity calls for a new elementary school in the northwest city quadrant. He cites cramped Pomeroy School and aging Briggs School, cites a $220000 cost for a multipurpose room, and compares to Stearns School’s nine rooms at $369000. He would cut load at Pomeroy and boost facilities, and named Judith L. Najimy as campaign coordinator for the seal now held by Frank M. Pupo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Garrity
Pomeroy School
Briggs School
Garrity
Stearns
Pomeroy and
Briggs
Pittsfield
Pomeroy
Judith L. Najimy
Summer St
Frank M. Pupo
Cancer test in Park Ridge eyes early lung detection
In Park Ridge Illinois a two year study tests sputum analysis for early lung cancer detection. Dr Jonas Valaitis of Lutheran General Hospital directs the project funded by 22650 from the American Cancer Society. About 6000 residents aged 30 plus who smoke heavily provide samples for microscopic screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Ridge
Lutheran General Hospital
American Cancer Society
Valaitis
Lutheran General
G. Papanicolaou
Estate Left To Schools By Rhode Island Teacher
Providence news reports Miss Mary A Weber a retired mathematics professor left an estimated 7800000 estate to be divided equally between Rhode Island College and the University of Michigan. Miss Weber a Tinose native died in April at age 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence, RI
Mary A. Weber
Rhode Island College
University of Michigan
Weber
Tinois
Movie Timetable with Erratic Showings
The Capitol queue lists Okt Yeller at 1 15, 3 34, 6 35, 9 08 along with The Tattooed Police Horse at 2 55, 5 16, 7 58. Palace features The Great Spy Mission with 1 15, 5 85, 8 58 and The Main Attraction at 3 15, 7 08. Union Square offers Dingaka at 2 3, 5 45, 9 0 and The Bounty Killer at 1 09, 4 18, 7 35. Berkshire Drive-In shows The Bounty Killer at 7 36 and Dingaka at 9 15. Pittsfield Drive-In presents Mondo Pum at 7 30 and White Voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Yeller
Unies
Dingaka
Berkshire Drive-In
Pittsfield Drive-in
Sable Sees Threat of Foreclosures in Pittsfield
William W. Sable, candidate for Pittsfield City Council, warns rising city tax rates threaten foreclosures and higher rents. He argues working people and elderly homeowners face loss as taxes climb and calls for action and change in city leadership to curb waste and promote progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Sable
Pittsfield
Sable
Coast Guard Craft To Have Sewage Units
The Coast Guard plans to install anti pollution equipment on all 323 cutters by 1972. Vice Adm W D Shields said in a letter to Senator Gaylord Nelson that the program will be completed, in response to Nelsons request about vessel pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Coast Guard
W.D. Shields
Shields
Gaylord A. Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Navy
1795 Old Glory Auction in Great Britain in London
A rare American flag presented to a descendant of Lord Baltimore in 1795 is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in London on November 5. The banner features 15 six pointed stars and 15 stripes, reflecting a brief historic variation before reverting to 13. It was passed through the Calvert family and found by Barbara Soames, descendant of John Calvert, in a Surrey attic.
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London
Lord Baltimore
Sotheby's
John Calvert
Maryland Colony
Maryland
John Henry
America
England
Calvert
Barbara Soames
Surrey
First Dispositions Made At Superior Court Session
The first three Superior Court criminal dispositions of the fall session were guilty pleas from three North Berkshire defendants. David Benoit 21 Richard Benoit 19 and Richard Jones 20 all of Clarksburg and North Adams were sentenced to two years in the House of Correction with probation for three years and no jail credit following a break in at the Taconic Golf Club Williamstown. A fourth defendant Richard F Hill 21 of Pittsfield pled guilty to statutory rape and bail set at 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
North Berkshire
David A. Rose
Newton Centra
David Benoit
Richard Benoit
Clarksburg
Richard Jones
North Adams
Taconic Golf Club
Williamstown
Rose
House of Correction
Richard F. Hill
Pittsfield
Hill
Sass Named To City Historical Commission
Mayor Del Gallo named Samuel Sass at 523 Crane Ave as a member of the city Historical Commission. The panel, created last spring by Mayor Dillon, is headed by Miss Elizabeth Gatchell and aims to restore and preserve local buildings and sites. Sass, William Stanley librarian at General Electric, replaces John Joyce Jr. whose duties with the Association of Business and Commerce prevent continued service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Gallo
Samuel Sass
Crane Ave
City Historical Commission
Dillon
Elizabeth Gatchell
Sass
William Stanley
General Electric
John E. Joyce I Jr
Association of Business and Commerce
Fire incidents and alarms reported at local sites
At 4:22 a.m. a boiler low water condition triggered an alarm at North Junior High School. Thursday at 4:42 p.m. a grass and tree fire occurred near 133 Melbourne Road. At 5:30 p.m. a chimney fire on Velma Avenue was quickly extinguished. At 9:18 p.m. a truck fire occurred near West Pittsfield Fire Station. At 11:18 p.m. fire crews responded to a collision where Francis Sanginetti of 747 Peck's Road struck the fire alarm box on North Street and Crane Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Junior High School
Melbourne Road
Velma Avenue
West Pittsfield
North Street
Crane Avenue
Francis Sanginetti
Peck's Road
School Notes Reynolds attends cooperative services meeting
Supt. James P. Reynolds attended a Cooperative School Services meeting at the University of Massachusetts and will return late this afternoon. The Berkshire County Elementary School Principals Association October meeting is set for October 19 at 1 p.m. at Barrington House in Great Barrington, with Dr. William J. Belinis of North Adams State College speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Reynolds
Cooperative School Services
University of Massachusetts
Berkshire County Elementary School Principals’ Association
Barrington House
Great Barrington
William J. Belinis
Northern Berkshire Child Guidance Center
North Adams State College
Report Favors Scattered Housing Plan in Berkshire
William C. Ross of Berkshire County Family and Children Service will present a report at an NAACP meeting supporting scattered rather than project type low income housing. Miss Eula Aiken says Ross will speak at 8:15 p.m. Monday at NAACP headquarters 467 North Street. The talk follows an NAACP business meeting at 7:30 p.m. and discusses ties to OCA stance against project type housing seen as segregation by economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Ross
Family and Children Service
Berkshire County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Eula Aiken
NAACP
Ross
Victory Hill
Organization For Community Action
OCA
Pittsfield
Miss Aiken
Barber Shops Open Monday Pittsfield Hinsdale Area
Pittsfield and Hinsdale barber shops will open Monday and close Columbus Day. Local ads note service hours and closures for area shops including Emily's Snack Bar Cheshire Road and Yelow Coach Lines schedule details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Hinsdale
Dalton
Emily's Snack Bar
Cheshire Rd
Open Sun
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Alfred A. and
Josephine Zur- Tin
Dezso
Irene Novak
Dewey Avenue
IEEE
Civil Defense Auxiliary Fire-Rescue Division
Civil Defense Office
Dunham St. City
N.Y. Fountain
Gilbert W. Rudd
Oher
Kenneth Baksett
Sheffield
Everett W. Carrow
Henry C. Edwards
Stockbridge
John C. Harvey
Egremont
Wijan M. Malumphy Jr
Richmond
Ernest J. Arone
Cheshire
Jona A. Pons
West Breck
Bridge
Catherine 5. Ewaid
Cecil Taylor
Lee
Robert G. Prentiss
Pittefield
Prentisa
Chambers of Commerce
Massachusetts
NW Quadrant
Great Britain
Defendent
Charles Smith
Smith
Cohen
Holiday Inn
Lenox
Joseph F. Dececca
Groton
Conn
Guilford
Paul R. Tisserand
Benjamin F. Powers Jr
Frederick F. Hutchinson
William St. Peter
Thomas E. O'Malley Jr
Wahconah Street
Adv
Fairgrounds
St. Stephen's Church
Women For Haughey
Ood
Haughey
Ilf
Jung
South Street
Moby Dick Lounge
Happy Hour
Secum Brook Club
Russ Bennett
Mustangs
Ady
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