Mayoral Candidates Clash In League Sponsored Forum
A Pittsfield mayoral rally hosted by the League of Women Voters became a lively debate as four candidates revisited past positions and offered new ideas. They discussed airport expansion, school funding, elderly housing, and the impact of state aid. The event featured exchanges over superintendents, tax implications, and which sites best serve the city, with the final rally set for Monday night at the Jewish Community Center.
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League of Women Voters
Tim
WBRK
Haughey
Wallace B. Crawford
Francisco R. LaGyvotteria
Robert B. Dillon
Dillon
Pittsfield
Association of Business and Commerce
Washington, D.C
LaGrotteria
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Silvio 0. Conte
Crawford
Detroit
Springfield
Theodore E. Hill
McDonough Pushes Putnam Nomination Withdrawal
Boston Governor's Council member Patrick J. McDonough urged Gov Peabody to withdraw William L Putnam's nomination to the Mount Greylock Tramway Authority accusing him of smearing council members with crime indictments He claimed Putnam attacked the council and questioned his support base noting the Crime Commission's ongoing probes and urging rejection unless withdrawn
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Boston
Patrick J. McDonough
Peabody
William L. Putnam
Springfield
Mount Greylock
Governor’s Council
McDonough
Putnam
Crime Commission
Roger
Washington
Gov. Peabody
Herbert Dobelle
Pittsfield
Births appear in Fittsfield and nearby areas
A series of birth announcements list families including Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Herrick, Mrs. Richard Tyer, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Madigan, Mr. and Mrs. Neal A. White, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Huffstater, Mr. and Mrs. David G. Hapgood, Mrs. Hapgood formerly Carol Bencivenga, Airman J C Coulter at Westover AFB, and Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas DeRosa. Daughters and sons are noted with locations such as Canaan NY Burlington VT Pa ttern Ave on Dalton Ave and Pomeroy Ave with hospital references.
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David G. Hapgood
Burlington
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Hapgood
Carol Bencivenga
Joseph P. Bencivenga
Pomeroy Ave
Miles M. Hapgood
West St
J.C
Robert FE. Coulter
Westover Air Force Base
Air Base Hospital
Coulter
Ellen Gleason
Brendan J. Gleason
Cromwell. Ave
Adele Coulter
Springfield
Nicholas DeRosa
Flushing
Francesca Filizabeth
New York University Hospital
Earl Bemiss
Pasquale DeRosa
Boston
Workshop Planned In Mathematics
A mathematics workshop directed by William J. Broderick head of the Pittsfield High School mathematics department will be held in Crosby Junior High School auditorium Wednesday at 3 30. Science Research Associates will show the training firm. The workshop targets Pittsfield public school teachers but is open to others.
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Crosby Junior High School
William J. Broderick
Pittsfield High School
Science Research Associates
Pittsfield
Williamstown Bank Liable for Forged Endorsements Case
The Williamstown National Bank was found liable in Superior Court for 7219.06 plus interest from 1959 and 1960 payments on checks with allegedly forged endorsements. The ruling favored Williamstown Savings Bank and bonding agent Standard Accident Insurance Co. with no criminal action arising.
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Williamstown National] Bank
Reuben L. Lurie
Williamstown Savings Bank
Standard Accident Insurance Co
Atty
Robert I Manuel
National Bank
Savings Bank
Crawford Froio attacks councilors in elderly housing dispute
Ralph J. Froio Pittsfield Housing Authority chairman blasts Councilmen Scelsi Brown Quadrozzi and Casey over opposition to the Elberon Avenue elderly housing site. He accuses rival Crawford of misstatements about funding and urban renewal while citing a voter poll and ongoing Jubilee Project plans.
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Pll
Central Junior High School
Wojtkowski
The
Eagle
General Electric Co
Crawford
Dillon
Elberon Avenue
Ralph J. Froio
Pittsfield
Froio
Froia
Roy F. Brown
Joseph
Seelst
Samuel J. Quadrozzi
Daniel Casey
Brown
Scelsi
Frolo
Crow Earns Trophy for Bee Feeder at Ontario Fair
Raymond E. Crow state deputy apiarist and Ward 2 councilman won a blue ribbon in August for a bee feeder entry at Guelph Ontario gadget fair. He said he was surprised to receive a gold cup trophy donated by F W Jones Sons of Bedford Quebec at the Eastern Agricultural Society of Ontario Agricultural College sponsored event.
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Sorizzi
Crow
Raymond E. Crow
Guelph
Canada
Ontario Agricultural College
Ontario
Eastern Agricultural Society of Ontario Agricultural College
F. W. Jones & Sons
Bedford
Quebec
No Redistricting in Berkshire County for Two Years
A Berkshire County special committee will file a report to the state legislature advocating no redistricting changes for two years. Chairman Thomas J. Callahan of Dalton said the decision is final unless overturned by the state Supreme Court, noting voter study did not justify new districts. The panel, including Eugene Dellea and Kathering E. Fanning, discussed population figures and town changes since 1955, with a formal report due Oct. 15.
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Berkshire County
Thomas J. Callahan
Dalton
State Supreme Court
Callahan
Addiwg
Eugene Dellea
Stockbridge
Kathering E. Fanning
Pittsfield
Sway Yeung
Henry Callan
North Adams
Thomas Condron
Berk
Shire County
House Sun
Berkshire
Pie
Lenox
Ins
No Holiday For Post Office Tomorrow In Pittsfield
Pittsfield postmaster Donald R Biron says Columbus Day will not be a postal holiday. Regular Saturday deliveries and collections will be made as usual.
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Columbus Day
Pittsfield
Donald R. Biron
Shuttle Buses Credited for Full Parking Lots
Pittsfield Downtown Association credits the new shuttle bus service on North Street with filling three west side parking lots for the first time. David Kay, president, said the lots including the Columbus Avenue site were full last night and that shoppers used the shuttle to reach stores. Yellow Coach Lines, Inc. started a 10 minute shuttle between Park Square and Pittsfield General Hospital with a 10 cent fare.
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Pittsfield
Yellow Coach Lines, Inc
Park Saquaré
Pittsfield General Hospital
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Kyo
Conte
Stearns School
Crosby
Berkshire Community College
State
Thomas Wojtkowski
BCC
Furcolo
Fittsfield General
Robert A. Herrick
Harryel St
St. Luke's
Richard Tyer
Canaan, N. Y
Alan
Hunt
Brighton Ave
Joseph J. Madigan
Pleasant St
Neal A. White
North St
Norman Huffstater
Dalton Ave
Williamstown Bank
Anna B. Hart
Amherst
Dijon
France
Crawford New Froio
Berkshire Roofing & Insulating Company
Harry Vincent
Dial
Apiary
Milo R. Bacon
Frankie Martin's
Berkshires
John Galletly
Hinsdale
South
Turner
Berkshire Roofing & Insulation Co
Adv
Dalton Avenue
Warren
Casey) Turner
Lee
Harmony
Casey
Valentino Marchetto
Pol. Adv
Brice Crane
Pol
Start Schaffner
Mary
Hs&m
J&f Topcoats
Oegelarke North
Hickey-Freeman and Hart Schaffner & Marx
Arrow
Florsheim Bhoow
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