Mayoral Candidates Split On School Board Proposal
Pittsfield's four mayoralty hopefuls debated whether the school board should be elected from wards or at large. Del Gallo and Brown backed a six at large members plan with the mayor as seventh. Haughey and Paul defended the current seven ward representation with the mayor as ex officio. All pledged quick action on a new high school. The rally, broadcast by Berkshire Life, drew about 150 attendees and ran 94 minutes. The preliminary election is next Wednesday.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Bemo del Gallo
Roy F. Brown
Raymond J. Haughey
Richard W. Paul
Haughey
Berkshire
Girls? Club
Rezziero F. del Gallo
del Gallo
Overseas Christmas Mail Hints and Deadlines
Berkshire Red Cross urges early sending of overseas parcels to reach troops in time for Christmas. A servicemen gift list includes hand knit items, recorded messages, school publications, cakes and cookies, packed in metal containers. Air shipments should go Dec 1 to Dec 10, surface mail Oct 21 to Nov 10, with early dates advised for Far East and other distant posts.
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H. George Wilde
Berkshire County Red Cross
Red Cross
Wilde
Base Exchange
Viet Nam
Far East
Southeast Asia
Succos Services Announced By Local Synagogues
The Jewish festival Succos will be observed starting Sunday with a family service at 8 by Congregation Knesses Israel on Wendell Avenue. Daily morning services at 9 30 and evening services at 6, with junior congregation at 10, are listed for Monday and Tuesday. Linden Street, Temple Anshe Amunim, and Rabbi officiants are noted, and students are urged to attend Monday service.
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Congregation
Knesses Israel
Wendell Avenue
Sanford D. Shanblatt
Kenneth Goldblum
Linden Street
Morris R. Fuhrman
Temple Anshe
Amunim
Births in Pittsfield area include several new arrivals
Mr and Mrs Gene F Barnes of 235 Hancock Road welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs Louis J Gardel ta of Great Barrington welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs Richard J Benson of Dalton welcomed a daughter last night. St Luke's welcomed a daughter for Mr and Mrs Arthur Vogel of 127 Allengate Ave. Lt and Mrs Warren Archey of Coronado California welcomed a daughter Dana Marie yesterday at Balboa Naval Hospital San Diego California. Mrs Archey is the former Patricia Cimini, daughter of Mr and Mrs Milo Cimini of Lakeway Drive. Paternal grandparents are Mrs Dorothy Archey of 2 Merriam St and Da A Archey of Willis.
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Pittsfield General
Gene F. Barnes
Hancock Road
St. Luke's
Arthur Vogel
Allengate Ave
I.g
Warren Archey
Coronado
Calif
Dana Marie
Balboa Naval Hospital
San Diego
Archey
Patricia Cimini
Milo Cimini
Lakeway Drive
Dorothy Archey
Merriam Sr
da A. Archey
Willis T
Salo Proposes 25 Acre Limit for New School
Ward 7 candidate William A. Salo urged a 25 acre cap for the proposed high school, arguing any excess is unnecessary taxpayer expense. He noted state rules require 10 acres plus one per 100 pupils, and pressed for low upkeep without cutting vocational costs.
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Wiliam A. Salo
Ward 7
Salo
Conte Leads Fight for Highway Beautification Bill
Special to THE EAGLE. Congressman Silvio Conte of Pittsfield spearheaded the House passage of the highway beautification bill. He opposed a states rights amendment by William C. Cramer that would have let states decide billboard locations. The amendment failed 153 to 230 and Conte praised the outcome, stressing federal control over funded projects.
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EAGLE
Washington
Silvio O. Conte
Pittsfield
House
Conte
William C. Cramer
Florida
Cramer
Barbershops Open Monday in Pittsfield for Columbus Day
Barbershops in Pittsfield will be open Monday next week due to the Columbus Day holiday. A spokesman for Barbers Union Local 127 announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Barbers Union Local 127
Arlos urges beautification as business for area
Peter G. Arlos, candidate for the City Council, calls on officials to implement the federal highway beautification bill in Massachusetts. He stresses Berkshire County’s tourism depends on scenic highways and warns against blight from billboards and junkyards, urging local action and stricter zoning.
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Peter G. Arlos
House
Massachusetts
Arlos
Berkshire County
Arles
Aries
Planning Session Questions Need for Pittsfield Hospitals
Area officials examined Medicare impacts on local hospitals urging better area planning. Dr. A Daniel Rubenstein warned against three acute Pittsfield hospitals and urged coordination to add beds, expand chronic care, and reuse Hillcrest options. He praised voluntary regional planning and noted state bills to strengthen councils, with three consultants to survey Berkshire facilities.
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A. Daniel Rubenstein
Bureau of Hospital Facilities
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Country Club of
Pittsfield
Hospital Planning Association of
Berkshire County
Berkshire County Mental Health Center
London
Medicare
Council
Thomas R. Carrington
Edward J. Farrell
Fox Denies Promise To Cure All Ills Ward 7 Race
Edward W. Fox a Ward 7 City Council candidate rejected a charge that he promised to cure all ills. He said he never made such an iron clad pledge and that his aims were to raise issues with the city legislature and work hard. Fellow candidate Lawrence Malo ney accused him of overpromising. Fox urged active council action while cautioning against hollow harmony.
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Edward W
Red) Fox
Ward
Fox
Lawrence J
Bounce) Maloney
Berkshire Roofing and Insulation Company Ad
Roofing contractor with 40 years experience promotes Berkshire Roofing and Insulation Company with phone number 443 3100. Ad lists various local entertainment and shopping promotions including Joe Quink Orchestra and Happy Louie Orchestra schedule, plus local store ads for shoes and TV shop.
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Harry Vincent
Berkshire Roofing and Insulation Company
Dial
United Fund Reaches 130382 of 1965 Goal
Contributions and pledges totaling 130382 were reported today as the 1965 United Fund campaign in Pittsfield Lanesboro and Lenox gathered momentum. The total to date represents 26.3 percent of the goal of 498739.
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United Fund
Pittsfield
Lanesboro
Lenox
Dalton Woolen Mills Told to Stop Pollution
Dalton Woolen Mills Inc must install a waste disposal system by December 31 and report progress by November 1. The mill, the town’s sole industry discharging waste into the river, risks ceasing operations if the timetable is not met. Plans already submitted to the state health department were approved. Owner Gilmore Rudnick. real estate owned by Emar Realty. request to demolish and alter mill buildings.
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Dalton
Selectmen
Dalton Woolen Mills, Inc
Board of Health
State Department of Public Health
Gilmore Rudnick
Adams
Emar Realty
Rudnick
Berkshire Life Wins Top Award for Triangle Exhibit
Berkshire Life Insurance Co. received the life insurance industry's highest award from the Life Insurance Advertisers Association for its Triangle home-office edition of the monthly employee magazine. The prize was presented at the association's annual meeting in New York City.
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Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Life Insurance Advertisers Association
New York City
Berkshire Life
The
Triangle
Breeze Pushes Split Of Housing And Urban Renewal Office
Reverend Dudne M. Breeze, head of Berkshire County NAACP housing committee, urged separating Pittsfield housing and urban renewal into two offices. He argued the Pittsfield Housing Authority and Urban Renewal Director currently share one executive, risking poor governance and planning. Arthur C. McGill leads the PHA and oversees both programs.
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Pittsfield
Dudne M. Breeze
Berkshire County
NAACP
Breeze
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Clothing Drive Deadline Set For Oct 17
Mrs. Kenneth D. Beardsley, United Church Women president, urged member churches that October 17 is the deadline for the annual clothing drive now in progress. Those unable to donate clothes may contribute money, with ten cents a pound needed for processing costs, transport, and distribution. Donations should be packed and taken to 127 Depot St Dalton or to the First Congregational Church Great Barrington, serving Southern Berkshire collection.
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Kenneth D. Beardsley
United Church Women
Beardsley
Church World Service
Shaker Dinner Sold Out at Hancock Village
Hancock Shaker Village reports the third World’s Peoples dinner in the fall series is sold out with no reservations left. The two earlier Saturday dinners served 1357 meals, with 1355 from outside the Berkshire area. a spring series is planned and the village stays open through Oct 15.
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Hancock Shaker Village
Village Office
Berkshire
Meetings Set On Emergency Feed Grains
Berkshire County Extension Service schedules three meetings for dairy farmers to apply for federal emergency feed grains. Stanley N. Gaunt of UMass will discuss ration use at two sessions on Oct 21 in Sheffield Library basement and Pittsfield Post Office, and Oct 22 at Adama Library Miller annex. Frank A. Skogsberg will present program details at each session. farmers should know herd size and hay silage on hand.
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Berkshire County Extension Service
Stanley N. Gaunt
University of Massachusetts
Gaunt
Sheffield Library
Pittsfield
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Louis J. Gardelta
Great Barrington
Richard J. Benson
Volpe
James J. Smith
Pittsfield-Lenox- Lanesboro
Allen A. Campbell
Greater Springfield
Bill
Rubenstein
England
Esta
Swistak’s
Joe Quink Orch
Happy Louie Orch
al Gaviorno
Frank
Newell Street
Adv
J. Scelsi & Co
County Squire
Cheshire
Berk
Springside
Ady
West Shore Sports Club
Blico
By Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hs&m
North St
Summer St
Summer Street
Jan and Hart Schaliner & Marx
Arrow Shir
Arsheim
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