Conte's Liberal Voting Record Tops ADA Summary
Conte's year as a liberal voter drew 70 percent alignment with ADA notes, above the 54 percent average among Democrats. Among U.S. senators, John Kennedy hit 100 percent on key votes, while Leverett Saltonstall scored 8 percent. The ADA praised Conte on Hawaii statehood, foreign aid, and food stamps, but dinged him for TVA bonds, public housing, urban renewal limits, and Landrum-Griffin votes.
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Eilvie O- Conte
Americans For
Democratic
Action
ADA
U.s.t
Massachusetts
John Kennedy
Leverett Jas
Conte
Hawaii
U.S. Treasury
Landrum-Griffin
Mack Proposes City Department of Purchase to Save
Mack and Richard J. Mack, a council-at-large candidate, today urged a centralized Department of Purchase to cut costs. He estimates savings of 50 000 to 60 000 dollars yearly by consolidating city wide buying under a director with civil service tenure, covering all agencies including schools. He cites examples from other cities and argues current centralized purchasing is too restrictive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Mack
Department of Purchase
Mack
Civil Service
Hospital notice of numerous patient treatments and operations
An irregular hospital notice lists multiple patients from various families with their locations and medical actions. Entries mention treatments such as operations and procedures including tumors, dactomy, and takedowns, with associated names and home addresses scattered throughout the text.
Teacher Enright Replies to Mrs Kirkpatrick Over School Committee
Jean P Enright a Pittsfield teacher at North Turner High School defends her support for Charles F Bunnell in Ward 1 claiming Mrs Kirkpatrick attacks teachers for backing him The letter asserts teachers have rights under the constitution and warns against limiting professional votes amid local political tension involving Mary A Kirkpatrick and Bunnell
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Jean P. Enright
Parker St
North Turner High School
Mary A. Kirkpatrick
Charles F. Bunnell
Mr. Enright
Tam
Kirkpatrick
Charlie Bunner
Ward 1 School Committee Candidate Mary Kirkpatrick Rally
Arthur Herrmann chairman of the Ward Citizens Committee says Ward 1 voters chose Mrs. Mary A. Kirkpatrick for School Committee on Sept 2 after considering 21 candidates. He rejects claims her bid rests on ulterior motives and emphasizes her long service in school activities.
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Arthur Herrmann
Ward Citizens Committee
Charles F Bunnell
Yesterda Eagle
Mary A. Kirkpatrick
Herrmann
Local youths face Adams District Court over car use
Two local youths appeared in Adams District Court yesterday on charges of using a car without authority. Judge Frank W. Cimini gave Richard Blei, 20, a 30 day suspended sentence and one year probation. Walter Scienewski, 18, was fined $35 after counsel argued first offense and upcoming naval duty. The car owned by Casimir Ordyna of Adams was found abandoned in Pittsfield on October 21.
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Adams Court
Adams
Pittsfield
Adams District” Court
Frank W. Cimini
Richard Blei
Linden St
Walter
Scienewski
Dor
Chester Ave
Atty
Jacob S. Aaron
Casimir Ordyna
Schneider Named Scoutmaster for Jamboree
Charles Schneider of Great Barrington was named scoutmaster of the Berkshire Council contingent for the 1960 Jamboree in Colorado Springs. Orville De Rose of Great Barrington and Myron Culver of Pittsfield named as assistants. Berkshire Council may send up to 55 scouts ages 12 and older. registration details available at scout headquarters.
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Y S. Curlew
Lenox
Outs of America
Charles Schneider
Great Barrington
Berkshire Council
Orville de Rose
Myron Culver
Pittsfield
Schneider
Philmont
Cimarron
New Mexico
Berkshire Oil Co
Cannan
Conn
Home Gas” Corp
Housatonic
Culver
Camp Eagle
Colorado Springs
Air Force Academy
New England
Berkshire
Breaking Up Gangs No Delinquency Cure
Amherst mass UPI criminologist Dr. Lewis Yablonsky of the University of Massachusetts says breaking up juvenile gangs is superficial and remote. He argues gangs lack fixed membership and are driven by a few disturbed organizers and leaders whose actions spark wars and executions.
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Amherst
Mass
UPI
Lewis Yablonsky
University of Massachusetts
Yahle
Yablo
American Society of Group Psychotherapy
Crow Reviews Stand on Issues
Raymond E Crow candidate for Ward 2 City Council reiterated his stand on important issues at a supporters meeting on Thursday night. He pledged to fund adequate schooling for children and suitable housing for the elderly, and called for a playground in the Merrill Road area, stating he would allocate tax dollars where they best serve all Pittsfield citizens.
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Raymond KE. Crow
Crow
Merrill Road
Pittsfield
Crawford Admitted to Law School After Five Years of Mail Study
Rep. Wallace B. Crawford of Pittsfield, who left high school in Detroit, has been admitted as a student at Portia Law School after five years of correspondence courses plus 25 years of technical study and a year of reading law. Elected in 1954 from the Fourth Berkshire District, he attends morning classes and continues managing his Mobil service station. His wife Martha supports the effort as he weighs the impact on legislative duties, with three daughters and a son George in the mix.
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Wallace B. Crawford
Detroit
Mich
Portia Law School
State Board of Bar Examiners
Crawford
Berkshire
Pittsfield
Boston
Warren A
Casey) Turner
Lee
Tin Lucky
Pinckney Street
Iegislative
State
Courta
Law
Martha
Crawfords
Ters
George
Aeronautics recNmeat
Berkshire Lite Imsurance Co
Colder Than Usual in November Forecast
The Weather Bureau reported a November outlook predicting below average temperatures across most of the eastern half of the nation between the Appalachians and the Rockies with near normal along the Gulf Coast and Southeast. Greatest departures are expected in the central plains, with above normal temps in California and near normal in the Pacific Northwest. Precipitation is forecast to exceed normal in most regions, while the central and northern West Coast may see below normal rainfall.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Tte Longresge Foreccast
Appalachians
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Central Plains
California
Pacific Northwest
Southern
Plateau
West Coast
Church Notes Promote World Friendship School Session
Miss Eva Shepard American Baptist missionary to the Belgian Congo will speak at the First Baptist Church School of World Friendship tomorrow at 5 pm Adults and youth gather to hear about her work with the Kikongo people Supper at 3 45 with the Married Couples Class in charge Devo tions led by the Gian siracusa family Study classes by age group Nursery through junior classes continuation of work at 5 pm The junior high theme The Church in Africa The senior high program Snorting Leopard Was My Father in African setting Adults study Coming Ready or Not and Disturbed Mrs Howard Allison leads group singing Over 200 attended the first mission classes last Sunday The Rev William Howard Melish of Brooklyn N Y speaks at the Women's Alliance monthly meeting of the Unitarian Church Monday at 8 15 pm His talk The Present Struggle in the South Mr Melish a representative of the Southern Conference Educational Fund aims to end segregation through interracial activity and dialogue The public is welcome without charge
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Eva Shepard
Belgian Congo
School of World Friendship
First Baptist Church
Miss Shepard
Giansiracusa
Howard Allison
William Howard Melish
Brooklyn
N.Y
Women's Alliance of the
Unitarian Church
South
Melish
Southern Conference Educational Fund
Dad Who Took Plane Gets Suspended Term
Westerly man George S. Murphy received a one year suspended jail term after pleading guilty to operating an aircraft without a license. He had borrowed a four passenger plane, took off from Coventry, and flew loops over Westerly and West Warwick with his young son aboard, before landing at Charlestown Naval auxiliary air field. He was ordered to seek medical attention.
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West Warwick
UPI
Westerly
George S. Murphy
James W. Leigh
Murphy
Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field
Coventry
National Shrine Of Catholics To Be Dedicated
Washington AP four American cardinals will take part in the dedication of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception next month. The shrine on the Catholic University campus cost about 1 million dollars, is the largest Catholic church in the country, and is the seventh largest religious edifice in the world by volume. Francis Cardinal Spellman will dedicate and celebrate Mass on Nov 20, Richard Cardinal Cushing will preside and preach at an evening Mass, James Francis Cardinal McIntyre will celebrate a Mass for priests and religious on Nov 21, and John Cardinal O’Hara will preside at a laity Mass on Nov 22.
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Washington
Catholic University
of America
Francis Cardinal Syellman
New York
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
James Francis Cardinal Melnyre
Los Angeles
John Cardinal O'Hara
Philadelphia
World War I Veterans Mark Fourth Anniversary Dinner
Edgar L. Wallis will give the keynote at Pittsfield Barracks 298 World War I Veterans fourth anniversary dinner tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the VFW Home 36 Linden Street. Earl G. Marshall chairs, with William J. king as vice chair. Honored guests include George Leary and Kenneth Beeman. The Rev Alvin Lafon will deliver the invocation. Local membership stands at 191 with 100 reservations reported.
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Edgar L. Wallis
Veterans’ Administration Office
Pittsfield
VFW
Linden St
Earl G. Marshall
William J
George Leary
Kenneth Beeman
Shrewsbury
Alvin FP. Lafon
St. Stephen's Church
Trick or Treat Vandalism Light Across Town
Police reported few Trick or Treat related incidents last night with only scattered complaints. A broken window on Springside Avenue and a damaged TV antenna on Eleanor Road were noted. A Dickinson Avenue man said three black jacketed youths about fourteen accosted his child and took the child’s candy haul.
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Hallloween
Springside Avenue
Eleanor Road
Dickinson Avenue
Will of Dorothy Lilian Mc Burney Filed in Probate Court
Probate Court yesterday afternoon filed the will of Dorothy Lilian Mc Burney of Stockbridge England. The document mentions two children, a son Charles and a daughter Dorothy Farmer, both of England, as beneficiaries. Provisions include 10 pounds for Derek Reardon, son of the Rodson, and 50 pounds for Agnes Hunt, a maid.
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Dorothy
Dorothy Lilian Mc Burney
Stockbridge
England
Charles
Farmer
Derek Reardon
Rodson
Agnes Hunt
Ingenuity in Buffalo Gambling Ring Sells Paycheck Chances
An unidentified man arrested in a Buffalo gambling raid sold 1,200 chances on his 100 weekly factory postcheck for 50 cents each. Investigators say the scheme netted about $500 weekly.
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Buffalo
State Investigation Commission
Olav Visiting Britain
A brief report notes Olav visiting Britain with limited readable text showing fragments about a royal or notable visit and international engagement. Further details are unreadable in the OCR snippet.
Mrs Kirkpatrick Defends School Committee Candidacy
Mrs Mary Kirkpatrick Ward 1 taps back at opponent Charles F Bunnell charging her husband's business conflicts with School Committee duties She calls his pre Halloween claim a political skeleton ploy and notes School Committee handles policy not contracts for school buildings The 10 years PTA veteran says her run stems from a commitment to an effective educational system for all children.
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Mary Kirkpatrick
Charles F. Bunnell
Bunnell
Donald Farr
Phillips Sees Ward 5 Problems Intensified
Daniel Phillips, candidate for Ward 5 City Council, warns that a 200-acre industrial park on Central Berkshire Boulevard and a growing population from Stearns School will worsen sewer and water issues. He calls for business government cooperation, riverbank landscaping, and a new junior high school instead of extensions.
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Daniel 0
Phillips
Berkshire Boulevard
Stearns School
Ward 5
Housatonic River
South Street
Crosby Estate
West Street
Muskie Speculates What Could Have Been
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, returning from a 35 day tour of Russia and Europe, mused that without his father's immigration to America he might have been a Polish peasant living on potatoes and cabbage. He spoke of his father's village near the Russian border and said, without opportunity this would be his life and that of his children.
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Washingson
Edmund & Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Rusia
Europe
Tasionowsa
Poland
Portraitist J C William Carr Dies in Boston
J C William Carr a renowned portrait painter aged 70 died in a Boston hospital after a brief illness. Born in Fall River he painted portraits of Andrew Mellon the Duke of Windsor J Howard McGrath Joseph Martin Jr and President Eisenhower. He was a friend of WWI RAF hero John Foster Stafford and a Fall River American Legion post bears his name. Funeral services are set for Monday in Boston. He leaves his wife four sons three sisters and a brother.
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Boston
J. C. Willian Carr
Fall River
Carr
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Duke of Windsor
J. Howard McGrath
Joseph W. Martin Jr
D-Mass
Eisenhower
John Foster Stafford
American Legion
Funeral notices for local residents at multiple churches
The schedule lists the funerals of Agnes M M Tormey Kathleen Burke and Frank Forbes. Services include High Mass of Requiem at St Marys, St Teresas and St Josephs churches, with burial in St Marys Cemetery St Josephs Cemetery and St Josephs Cemetery respectively. Fathers Reilly and prayers at the graves follow. Bearers named include Burke family members and McAlleese Martin.
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Kathleen Burke
Devanny
St. Teresa's Church
Edward V. Reilly
Daniel B. Burke
John P. Burke
Charley D. McAlleese
Charles IL Martin
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Reilly
Prave
Funeral service for Herbert Seger dorth at St Josephs Church
The funeral for Herbert Seger dorth will be held this morning at 9 from the Meehan Funeral Home. A High Mass of Requiem will follow at St Josephs Church. Burial will be in Cedar Park Cemetery, Hudson NY.
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Agnes MM, Tormey
Kelly Juneral
Lee
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Frank Forbes
Wellington
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Herbert
Segerdorph
Meehan
St. Joseph's Church
White
Cedar Fark Cemetery
Hudson
Gun Safety Class Opens Thursday for Minors
A gun safety class for minors will open Thursday night at 7 at the GEAR Red Barn Crane Avenue correcting an earlier note that it would be on Wednesday. The event location and time are confirmed for this week.
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Gear Red Barn
Crane Avenue
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