Cars and lawns damaged in Cheshire Road accidents
Multiple weekend traffic incidents left three Cheshire Road homes damaged when two crashes sent cars off the road. Thomas J. Callahan skidded Sunday morning, hitting 83 Cheshire Road. 17 year old William Angello sustained a arm sprain. Saturday night saw a three car collision at Dalton and Plastics avenues injuring two women. additional accidents involved guard rails on Onota Lake Causeway and a hit ran on West Housatonic Street. Police reported several other weekend mishaps and scheduled court action for John P. Leary in a separate hit and run case.
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Cheshire Road
Thomas J. Callahan
Tyler St
William Angello
Crane Ave
Callahan
West Housatonic
Leary
Vincent A. Filps
Howard St
Adams
Dalton and
Plastics Avenues
Alice Simon
North St
Lawrence K. Delphin
Draper Ave
Robert P. Villanova
Huron St
Simon
Joan Villanova
Edward Blake
South Onota St
Onota Lake Causeway
Blake
Ora Bullett
North Adams
Arthur Bullet Sr
Josephine Brazan
Hancock Road
First Street
Eagle Street
Lyman A. Tyler
Wallingford
Katherine Pagane
Medford
Daniel T. Knight
Commonwealth Ave
John J. O'Donnell
Chickering St
Hinckley Gets 2 Years for Robbing Mother
Roy D Hinckley 27 of Pittsfield was sentenced to 24 years in the House of Correction after pleading guilty in Superior Court to robbery. He was accused of stealing 251 from his blind mother, with 201 days credited for time served awaiting trial. Indicted last Tuesday, he pleaded not guilty at arraignment but changed his plea today. Represented by assistant defender Leonard S Cohen.
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Roy D. Hinckley
Pittsfield
House of Correction
Trail
Hinckley
Assi
Leonard S. Coen
Maloney Sees Ward 7 Repairs and Plans
Lawrence J. Malo ney a Ward 7 City Council candidate says improvements in the ward over the past year include resurfaced Seymour Street added tar and grill on several streets improved street lights on Peck's Road and other roads plus a plan to straighten Onota Street near Pittsfield Cemetery. He notes city legislation allows temporary repair work on unaccepted streets and pledges continued representation by effort and honest decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J
Bounce) Maloney
William Bunt
Maloney
Seymour Street
Onota
Pittsfield
Victory Hill plan halted by protest. housing options discussed
The Victory Hill redevelopment stalled as 116 Jubilee renewal residents protested, prompting Authority officials to consider four options under the new housing act. They include purchasing and rehabilitating substandard units, lease agreements with private landlords, new scattered-site construction, and negotiated purchases of existing units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill
Frain
Victory Hill
Edward L. Rubin
Berkshire County Board of Realtors
Dr Dobelle Reopens Pittsfield Orthopedic Office
Dr Martin Dobelle an orthopedic surgeon has reopened his Pittsfield office at the Doctors Building 769 North Street after seven years away He previously served as chief orthopedic surgeon at the Cape Kennedy Missile Center and as consultant to Patrick AFB His later roles included traveling speaker for the government and orthopedic consultant to the U S Department of Labor He testifed before the Senate on aging over defective cervical devices and medical quackery He and Mrs Dobelle retain their Pontoosuc Lake residence and have two sons William H 23 and Evan S 20 both active in academia and politics
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Martin Dobelle
Pittsfield
Doctors
North St
Dobelle
Cape Kennedy Missile Center
Florida
U.S. Air Force
Patrick Afb
Bureau of Medicine
Washington, D.C
Medical Society
Senate
U.S. Department of Labor
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
International Board of Orthopedic Surgery
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Dobeile
William H
Johns Hopkins University
Medical Eye Bank of Maryland
Evan S
U.S
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Pontoosuc Lake
Town Chairmen Appointed for Family Service Drive
John Church announces county chairmen for the Family and Children Service drive with goals totaling $7,555. Frank H. Graham of Adams seeks $3,040, Frederick W. Lord of Great Barrington $81,737, Rev G Douglas Krumbhaar of Stockbridge $1,954, Stephen C. Leonard of Cheshire $1,208, Karl K Lipsky of Otis New Marlboro Monterey and Sandisfield $651, Miss Sally Joyner of Housatonic $651, and W F M Gray of Hancock $324. Further chairmen and goals will be announced later.
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Family and Children Service
John Church
Frank H. Graham
Adams
Frederick W. Lord
Great Barrington
Housatonic
W. F. M. Gray
Hancock
Berkshire Art Association to Hold Annual Meeting
The Berkshire Art Association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at the Berkshire Museum. Board of directors, up to 30, to be elected, will then choose officers for the year. Miss June Bowman presents a slate. Galleries will be open 8 p.m. to about 9:40 p.m. for the 11th annual exhibition featuring 71 paintings and sculptures by 60 artists.
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Berkshire Art Association
Berkshire Museum At & P.m
June Bowman
BAA
Two-Day Break for Pittsfield Students Over Columbus and Polls
Pittsfield public schools will be closed Tuesday for Columbus Day and open Wednesday as polling places for the preliminary elections. Parochial schools close Tuesday but stay open Wednesday. The back-to-back days create a rare scheduling clash with civic events.
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Pittsfield
Mayoral Candidates Outline Welfare Commissioner Criteria
Two Pittsfield candidates, Roy F. Brown and Richard W. Paul, issued statements on selecting a new welfare commissioner after Charles H. Hodedecker retires. Brown favors open examination to find a superior, while Paul wants an internal candidate with budgeting and management experience but open to national search if needed.
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Roy F. Brown
Richard W. Paul
Charles H. Hodecker
Brown
Pittsfield
Prentiss Blasts Crowding At PHS Shortchanges Pupils
Robert G. Prentiss, an at large City Council candidate and former Ohio State University instructor, says Pittsfield High School overcrowding is shortchanging students and harming competitiveness with peers from other communities. He urges a $35 million high school project and criticizes Council indecision over site and need, warning delays raise taxes for homeowners.
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Robert G. Prentiss
Pittsfield High School
Management Club Schedules Two Seminars in Business
The Industrial Management Club in conjunction with Berkshire Community College holds two seminars in business management on Tuesday evenings at the college from 5 45 to 6 45. VaImore E Alcombright president of the YMCA affiliated club conducts the series and Lloyd Keniston of the college faculty leads the advanced management group. Sixteen attend the business management session and six the advanced group. The next club meeting is Oct 21 at Lenox House with Robert Plageman of Berkshire Life Insurance Co to speak.
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Industrial Management Club
Berkshire Community College
Vaimore E. Alcombright
YMCA
Lloyd Keniston
Advanced
Lenox House
Robert Plageman
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Extension Agent Garrity Critical To Address Of School Busing
Mrs Melen Johnson county Extension agent will speak at 7 40 pm at an OCA meeting at Tucker School She will outline a proposal for neighborhood centers modeled on settlement houses The OCA will discuss state low income housing legislation Garrity urged investigation of bus service hazards and route inconsistencies noting children walking half mile or more to stops and differing pickup points Thomas Kelly explained free service rules and walks to stops in unusual cases
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Melen Johnson
Organization For Community Action
Tucker School
Action For Opportunity
OCA
Pittsfield
Thomas ¥. Kelly
Kelly
Scouts To Try Pioneering At Berkshire Camporee
Boy Scouts from the Berkshire Council will practice wilderness pioneering at a camporee on October Mountain this weekend. Campmaster Robert Seymour said no special activities are planned so the event focuses on living in the wild. The campsite location was not disclosed, reached by marked trails from Camp Eagle. Sunday church services for Catholic and Protestant boys will be held at Camp Eagle with Albert Gregoire and Arnold Huskins assisting. George Torrey and George S. Burkholder will give pioneering guidance, A Sidney Anderson will head first aid, J Warren Gilchrest and Lucien Dupuis will handle registration and inspection.
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Boy Scouts
Berkshire Council
Robert Seymour
Wilds
Camp
Eagle
Camp Eagle
Albert Gregoire
Cheshire
Arnold Huskins
Pittsfield
George Torrey
George S. Burkholder
A. Sidney Anderson
J. Warren Gilchrest
Lucien P. Dupuis
Fox Promises Prudent Service for Pittsfield Ward 7
Edward W. Red Fox, candidate for Ward 7 City Council, pledged to serve wisely prudently and practically. He urged closing ranks to ensure a thriving Pittsfield as seven candidates compete for two nomination slots in Wednesday's primary election.
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Edward W
Red) Fox
Pittsfield
Fox
William A. Bunt
Hospital Staff Attend PGH Lecture on Genes and Chromosomes
Members of Pittsfield General and St. Luke's hospital house staffs plus a local physician attended a Friday lecture at GH auditorium on Proteins Genes and Chromosomes. Session leaders were Dr. Howard N. Rawnsley Dr. Van H Porter and Dr. William Beautyman. The slides illustrated the talk and forty six persons were in attendance.
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Pittsfield General
St. Luke's Hospitals
Pittsfield
GH Auditorium
Howard N. Rawnsley
University of Pennsylvania
van H. Porter
Albany
NLY) Medical College
William Beautyman
Fire Record Today at Liggett Rex Drug Store
Summary of incidents includes a false alarm at Liggett Rex All Drug Store on North Street due to faulty burglar alarm. Also a fire in a car rear seat near 134 First Street and a fuel tank leak in the basement of 271 Williams Street.
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Liggett Rexall Drug Store
North Street
First St
Williams St
Arlos opposes meters in city water plan
Peter G. Arlos, candidate for at large City Council, opposes universal water metering. He argues meters are short sighted and harm social and medical well being, urging regional solutions with federal support and a regional storage study for Berkshire communities.
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Peter G. Arlos
Retail Hiring Doubles State Job Placements in Berkshire County
DES Pittsfield staff filled 50 job openings last week, up from 20 two weeks earlier, mainly to staff new retail stores opening soon. Edward J. Barry reports 677 unemployment claims that week, versus 473 two weeks earlier and 862 the previous year.
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State Division of Employment Security
Pittsfield
Edward J. Barry
DES
Berkshire County
Barry
Fall Sitting Opened by Judge Rose
Berkshire County Superior Court opened today with Judge David A. Ross presiding over the October sitting. Five jurors were deferred and three excused. jurors were urged to strive for unanimity while upholding individual conscience.
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Rose
Tiree
Berkshire County Superior Court
David A. Ross
Birthday Ball Planned for Edward Brooke
Assistant Attorney General Rudolph A. Sacco announced tickets are available for a birthday ball on October 26 for Attorney General Edward W. Brooke at 73 North Street. The fundraiser aims to break even at 12.50 per person or 25 per couple, with space in a souvenir program priced at 50 per page. The event at the Sheraton Boston hotel aligns with other anticipated campaign fundraisers by figures like Gov. Volpe and Boston Mayor John F. Collins.
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Rudolph A. Sacco
Alty
Edward W. Brooke
North St
Volpe
Kevin H. White
Senate
Maurice A. Donahue
Atty
Edward J. McCormack
Boston
John F. Collins
U.S. Senate
Sacco
Brooke
New
Sheraton
Boston Hotel
Sheffield Woman Arraigned In Holiday Inn Robbery
A 21 year old Sheffield woman Margaret Mansfield was arraigned in Superior Court on charges of being an accessory before and after the fact in the June 6 Holiday Inn motel robbery in Lenox. Bail set at 35000 on the accessory before the fact count. The other charge granted innocence and she was released on personal recognizance. Indictments were secretly returned last week by the grand jury.
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Sheffield
Holiday Inn
Lenox
Superior Court
Margaret Mansfield
David C. Katz
David A. Rose
Miss Mansfield
Paul R. Tisserand
Great Barrington
Tisserand
Richard T. Flackett
Guilford
Benjamin F. Powers Jr
Rose
Nuciforo seeks trailer area rethink for Turnpike Interchange
Senator Nuciforo urged Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chair John Driscoll to reconsider plans for a tandem trailer area at the Lee interchange. The ABC survey backed the need, but Driscoll said the project is not feasible given current Turnpike usage. Estimated facility cost around 50000 dollars.
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Sea
Andrea F. Nuciforo
John T. Driscoll
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Turnpike
Lee
Association of Business and Commerce of
Berkshire
Albert F. Neill
ABC
Driscoll
Neill
Nuciforo
Del Gallo Talks To Youth Groups
Mayor Del Gallo spoke to two youth groups at the First Methodist Church warning about teen drinking. He noted teen alcohol use is common in Pittsfield but not yet a crisis and urged stricter enforcement of laws prohibiting sales to minors while stressing not to criminalize youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
del Oro
del Gallo
Pittsfield
Eksuzian backs sales tax to fund homeowner relief
Eugene A. Eksuzian, candidate for Ward 7 City Council, says passage of a state sales tax is needed to obtain relief for homeowners. He calls it the lesser evil, urges organized pressure on state officials, and wants revenue earmarked for tax relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene A. Eksuzian
Eksuzian
Plastic Engineers To Meet Wednesday
The Society of Plastic Engineers Hudson Mohawk chapter will gather here Wednesday at 6 p.m. A tour of General Electric chemical development injection molding facilities on Plastics Avenue precedes dinner at the Office restaurant in Coltsville. Anthony V Nasca of GE will discuss polyphenylene oxide, a new thermoplastic from GE.
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Plastic Engineers
Society of Plastic Engineers
Hudson-Mohawk
General Electric Co
Plastics Avenue
Coltsville
Anthony V. Nasca
GE Chemical Development
GE Transfers Alty Goldberg To Pittsfield
Robert L. Goldberg is transferred by General Electric from Bridgeport Connecticut to Pittsfield where he will serve as patent counsel for the chemical development operation. He has a Northeastern chemical engineering degree earned in 1919 and a George Washington University law degree earned in 1984. He is married with a five month old daughter Laura and lives at 193 Mountain Drive.
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U.S. Patent Office
Washington
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mr. Goldberg
Laura
Mountain Drive
Pittsfield Police Briefs and Local Theft Report
Approximately 22 officers competed for lieutenant promotions in the Pittsfield Police Department. A 12 inch parable television set valued at $97 was reported stolen from Montgomery Ward. Eleanor Brown said her shoulder bag containing $40, two bank books and items were taken at Berkshire Bowl. Paul Alvaro noted a missing 1955 Mercury valued at $100, found later in Stephentown after causing minor damage. A storage building at J B Paper Co was broken into, changing $3 in a cash box. Charlotte Powell reported wallet theft from her home, later found in a neighbor’s dog’s mouth with about $20 and papers missing.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
North St
Eleanor Brown
West H Tonic St
Teather
Berkshire Bowl
Dalton Avenue
Paul Alvaro
Hinsdale
Elmvale Place
Stephentown
N.Y
Charlotte Powell
Aim Drive
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Dr. Dobelle
Art Assn
Paul
Prentiss
PHS
National Audubon Society
Beaver Ponds
Berkshire Museum
Earl Hilfiker
At & P.m
Eastern
Woodlands
Garrity
OCA Meeting
John C. Garrity
Hospital House
Arlos
Arles
Law
Joseph Alongi
Edward Patashnick
Kenneth Bassett
Robert C. Farrell
William M. Malumphy Jr
Richmond
Ralph A. Demin
Williamstown
Donald C. Durant
Theodore J. Handerek
Arthur A. Felix
Edward Brooke
Alty. Goldberg
Civil Service
Contractor's Supply, Inc
Hawthorne Ave
J. B. Paper Co
West St
Ray Haughey
Arty
George
Crone Fef
Pinkeld, Mor
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