Ahern Reports BCIDC New Industry Drive Hampered
Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission delays its plan for new industry due to Massachusetts Legislature budget inaction. Ahern outlines a $16,080 brochure project, out-of-state prospecting funds, and hopes for spring rollout with regional planning potential using federal funds. Kelley will form a three-man committee on tours.
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Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission
Massachusetts
BCIDC
Philip C. Ahern
Commission
Berkshire County
Ahern
Joseph J. Kelley
Berkshire Restaurant Penalty Halted Beer Sale to Minors
Berkshire Restaurant at 143 West Street in Pittsfield faces a nine day suspension of its alcoholic beverage license after ABCC investigators found three teens served beer. A waitress allegedly checked IDs for three youths but not a fourth in the same booth. License return is set for November 3 after a temporary surrender on October 25. Identifications cards costing $2, bearing the 21 and older eligibility picture, were emphasized by the Licencing Board.
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West Street
Latshaw, Inc
Berkshire
West St
Police Department
Pittsfield
Edward P. Melnitsky
Helen Kellar
Alty
Sidney I. Katz
Sanitation Worker Week Cut Proposed and Optometrist Rules
The Ordinance and Rules Committee lustrid may approve a shorter sanitation workers week from 48 to 45 hours but will table until January the action due to new Council. The recodification by a North Carolina firm requires deleting 14 contradictory items. The panel also backs drafting an optometrist ordinance for residential R-1 zones and will review it next meeting.
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North Carolina
Edwin E. Reder
George A. Purnell
Pittsfield IMC Delegation to Meet at Lowell Tech
A twelve member Pittsfield Industrial Management Club delegation will attend the New England IMC fall conference at Lowell Institute of Technology. Robert L. Plageman will chair a discussion group on computers in industry with Lawrence E. Wright leading. Delegates include Richard Brophy, Everett Heiss, Valmore Alcombright, Walter LaDuke, John Phillips, George Dunham, John Taylor, Americo Montani, Hurlbut Paper, Daniel Barzowskas, Richard Brown, and Ivan L. McGlautlin from various local firms and organizations.
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Pittsfield Industrial Management Club
New England Imc
Lowell Institute of Technology
Robert L. Plageman
Pittsfield Club
Lawrence E. Wright
North Adams
Sprague Elec
Tric Co
Mr. Plageman
Richard Brophy
Everett Heiss
Valmore Alcombright
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Walter LaDuke
John Phillips
George Dunham
Crane & Co
John Taylor
General Electric Co
Americo Montani
Hurlbut Paper
Daniel Barzowskas
Richard Brown
Editions Limited
Ivan L. McGlautlin
YMCA
British Churches Allocate 28060 for Viet Nam Relief
Christian Aid acting for the British Council of Churches has allocated 28 060 dollars for relief of war victims in Viet Nam, North and South. The grant follows an appeal by the World Council of Churches in Geneva.
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London
Christian Aid
British Council of Churches
Viet Nan
World Council of Churches
Geng
Massimiano Could Receive Week's Pay for Summer Work
The School Committee subcommittee recommended paying John A. Massimiano director of special education for a week of unexpected summer duties. The measure will be reviewed at the November meeting. A separate referral asks that Theodore Herberg's PL 874 administration pay be treated as part of his salary for pension purposes, with policy guidance requested. Committeeman Scullary urged consistent policy on summer work and extra pay. The administration was asked for a formal recommendation on additional space and staff for the attendance officer James McNeice.
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John A. Massimiano
Theodore Herberg
Herberg
Rocco Scullary
Massimiano
Sculla
England's Still Can't Build One Inch Strip
The City Council must deed an eight inch sidewalk strip to England's department store before its new front project can proceed. City Solicitor Edwin E. Reder ruled the property must be formally transferred, contradicting a prior belief that permission was already granted when the ship was no longer used as a public way. The council will consider the ruling next week.
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England
Edwin E. Reder
Unlikely In Pittsfield Teachers Paper Work Move
The Pittsfield School Committee reluctant to shift attendance records from teachers to office staff pending a school computer purchase. Supt Reynolds favors keeping registers with teachers and suggests delegating percentages to offices, while members note burdens on teachers may be eased by admin reforms.
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Pittsfield Federation of Teachers
Reynolds
James W. Collins
William E. Harris
Harris
John J. Quinn
Minafra Seeks New Faces For City Council
Candidate Minafra calls for new faces in city government alleging incumbents tout few achievements. He cites unresolved issues including a new high school, water shortage, urban renewal, and the river runoff. He notes a $20 per thousand real estate tax increase and questions future tax hikes before projects finish.
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Louis F. Minafra
Housatonic
Minafra
Superior Court Will End Criminal Term Tomorrow
The fall Berkshire County Superior Court term ends tomorrow after resolving Holiday Inn robbery cases and a North Adams two shotgun assault case. Assistant District Attorney Flynn said jailed defendants will have been disposed of, with at least nine long-pending cases postponed to April. Two North Adams men, Robert F. Goodell and Richard A. Larabee, were sentenced to two years in the House of Correction and three years probation after pleading guilty to various burglary and breaking and entering charges related to crimes in Williamstown, North Adams, and Lanesboro. Restitution was not provided, and related suppression motions were not acted on due to pleas.
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Berkshire County
Holiday Inn
North Adams
Asst. Dist. Atty
William R. Flynn
David A. Rose
Robert FE. Goodell
Richard A. Larabee
House of Correction
Williamstown
Lanesboro
Goodell
Larabee
Oswald
Dorine Chartrand
Ernest Desend
Wirthmore
Dorothy Worthy
George B. Crane
Leonard H. Cohen
40 Years With MSPCC Social Work Is Quality Not Quantity
Miss Dorothy Reed marked four years of service with the local Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children at a luncheon at the Stanley Club. She recalled the early days when the MSPCC had a budget under $10,000, no car, one caseworker and a secretary, and how the scope and funding have grown into two caseworkers, an executive director, and dozens of active cases. The office has moved several times since 1912, and Reed, a Cheshire resident, tends a garden and reads biographies and nature books.
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Docklands
Aleigh
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Dorothy Reed
MSPCC
Stanley Club
Berkshires
Miss Reed
Pittsfield National Bank
Stevenson Insurance Co
East Street
Cheshire
Milton R. Reed
Ordnance Division
Cheshire Road
Lanesboro Line
Crane Foresees Bright GOP Prospects In 1966 Across States
Bruce Crane of Dalton a Republican National Committee member told Springfield Republican City Committee members that 1966 could be bright for Republicans at state and national levels. He noted better GOP chances in presidential years, urged appeals to Southern conservatism, and praised Massachusetts leaders Volpe Richardson and Brooke. He warned against racists in the South and criticized John Birch Society tactics.
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Bruce Crane
Dalton
Republican National Committee
Republican City Committee
Springfield
White House
South
Crane
Massachusetts
House
Volpe
Eliot Richardson
Edward W. Brooke
Senate
Boston
Dalton Paper Manufacturer
Governor's Council
John Birch Society
Republican Party
Tramway Opponents Fail In Compromise Effort
Mt. Greylock tramway opponents failed to budge supporters through a Boston visit. Talks sought a study replacing a bill on reserve use and commission powers, with 14 of 40 senators showing anti tramway support. Floor leaders clashed over delaying the project as Sen Nu ciforo refused to back a stall that would slow construction. Senate President Donahue supported the tramway citing wildlife and economic benefits to the Berkshires.
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Mt. Greylock
Statehouse
William H. Tague
Senate
Tramway
Mt. Greylock Reservation
Greylock Reservation
Tague Forces
Committee On Natural Resources
Tague
Tague Group
Massachusetts Forest and Parks Association
Protective Association
Committee of Natural Resources
Ser
Francis X. McCann
Cambridge
Andrea F. Nuciforo
Pittsfield
Maurice A. Donahue
Nuciforo
Berkshires
School Board Outlines Computer Curriculum Plan
The School Committee directed administration to draft a skeleton curriculum for a high school computer program before purchasing a machine. Theodore Herberg was urged to lead the study, while Supt. Reynolds warned federal aid for the computer may be minimal if installed in the current PHS building. He noted possible vocational aid funds but said Markham's office controls most grants.
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PHS
Theodore Herberg
Supt. of Schools
James P. Reynolds
Pitsfield
Reynolds
Walter J. Markham
State Department of Education
Markham
District Court Fines Hit Multiple Drivers in Local Session
District Court fined Henning Carlson of Tyringham and Daniel MacWhinnie of 229 Second St for a second speeding offense in a year both $25. MacWhinnie also $10 for defective equipment. Judge Frank W. Cimini imposed $10 speeding fines on Frank Lampiasi Jr. and Donald Tassone of North Adams. Parking fines totaled $3 for Bertha Dikoma, Gerard Geverdi, Robert Disbrow, Giacomina Farina, Raymond Harlow, Ernest Levison, Graham Thomson, and Robert Butcher. David Lynes of Windsor was fined $11 for two parking tickets.
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Henning C. Carlson
Tyringham
Daniel K. MacWhinnie
Second St
MacWhinnie
Frank W. Cimini
Frank A. Lampiasi Jr
Donald P. Tassone
North Adams
Bertha Dikoma
Adelaide Ave
Gerard R. Geverdi
Lee
Robert P. Disbrow
Morningview Drive
Giacomina J. Farina
Lincoln St
Raymond R. Harlow
Howard St
Ernest A. Levison
Maplewoul
Graham C. Thomson
Pittsfield
Robert K. Butcher
Elmhurst
David G. Lynes
Windsor
White Uses Berkshire Tour To Hint At Gubernatorial Run
Secretary of State Kevin H. White wrapped a two day Berkshire circuit with political talk and civics lectures. He urged students at Drury High School and Wahconah Regional High School to engage in government while signaling he may seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He discussed tax policy, showing 1878 North Adams maps, and indicated potential support for a sales tax or an income tax approach, but offered no formal commitment.
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Kevin H. White
Berkshires
Williamstown
Central
Berkshire
Drury High School
North Adams
Wahconah
Dalton
Williams College
Adams
Democrat White
White
Volpe
County Officials Urged to Hire Aid Experts for Education Funds
Massachusetts education official Dr. Everett G. Thistle urged Berkshire County school superintendents to hire a dedicated aid expert to prepare and manage government education grants under PL 89-10. He noted Pittsfield may be the only large Berkshire town likely to sustain such a position, but schools should appoint a principal or educator to master aid programs in spare time.
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Berkshire County
Everett G. Thistle
State Department of Education
Thistle
Pittsfield
Berkshire
Massachusetts
Skyline Golf Club
Lanesboro
Pilisfield
James P. Reynolds
John J. Quinn
State Department
Rice Attacks Maloney as Fox Praised by Eagle Award
City Council candidate John H. Rice accuses Ward 7 rival Maloney of implying control over Edward W. Fox’s vote. Rice praises Fox, notes Fox’s civic awards from the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Benedict A.C. Flip Bruno award, while denying any newspaper report of Maloney’s claim.
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John H. Rice
Maloney
Red Fox
Rice
Fox
Mahoney
John F. Fraser
Order of Eagles
Benedict A.C
Flip Bruno
Purnell campaigns against welfare hospital rate hike
George A. Purnell II, seeking re election as councilman at large, urged voters to join Atty Gen Edward W. Brook and Mayor Remo Del Gallo in opposing the year second welfare hospital rate increase. He warned of city costs and possible state control over welfare, citing missed home rule and tax impact.
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George A. Purnell II
Atty
Edward W. Brook
Remo del Gallo
Parnell
Gen
Brooke
del Gallo
Purnell
Pittsfeld
Berkshire Community College Opens Traveling Art Hall
Berkshire Community College will host traveling exhibitions from major U.S. museums in a newly decorated second floor corridor. A National Gallery show with works by Picasso Gauguin Renoir and Cezanne is on display. Public hours are Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adjacent Gen Bartlett Room houses the college’s growing permanent collection.
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Berkshire Community College
National Gallery
Washington
D.C
Picasso
Gauguin
Renoir
Cezanne
Gen. Bartlett
Fish and Game Board To Meet Here Monday
The state Fisheries and Game Board will meet Monday after noon at 2 at western district headquarters on Hubbard Avenue. Edward J. Tierney, board secretary, said meetings are typically held at the Division of Fisheries and Game in Westboro and are open to the public.
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Fish and Game Board
State Fisheries and Game Board
Western District
Hubbard Avenue
Edward J. Tierney
Division of Fisheries and Game
Westboro
Adventists Report On Aid Given
The home missionary report of the Local Seventh Day Adventist Church issued today records 192 persons aided and 426 clothing items distributed in the last quarter ending Sept 30. Members provided 3044 hours of health and welfare services with $190,735 in cash value food donations.
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Home Missionary
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
George Rogerson
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