Berkshire School Opens Coed for First Time With Nine Girls
Sheffield Berkshire School opened its 63rd year marking its first admission of girls. Headmaster John F. Godman said 300 boarding and 24 day students attend, with the faculty of 34. Nine girls in grades 9 to 11 join from various states and countries, joining new area boys from Berkshire County.
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Sheffield
Berkshire
Mary Jane Anderson
Robert Anderson
Melinda Brooks
Richard Brooks
Ashley Falls
Alexandra J. Brunel
Donald J. Brunel Sr
Cazenovia
Berkshire County
Edward P. Brown
Kenneth Brown
Williamstown
John P. Elliott
Great Barrington
Gregory Massini
Henry J. Massini
Glenn Matson
Matson
George T. Mullany Jy
Mullany
Peter J. Pfluge
Canaan group performs Harvard Cadillacs concert at Pilgrim House
Canaan Connecticut reports the Cro Cadillacs from Harvard University performed a capella barbershop and modern harmony at Pilgrim House Sunday night. Christopher Tunnard Jr. of Falls Village is a member who hosted the group for practice before returning to Harvard. Local police report arrests in Salisbury and ongoing court dates. Local church family picnic announced and community births recorded at Sharon Hospital.
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Canaan
Conn
Cro- Cadillacs
Harvard University
Pilgrim House
Christopher ‘Tunnard Jr
Tunnard
Falls Village
Harvard
Housatonic Notice Water Shutoff In Two Districts
Housatonic Water Company will cut water service on Saturday September 20 to repair a leak affecting Varl Deusenville and Division Street. Local residents should plan for temporary outages and store needed water. Service is expected to resume after repairs.
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Varl Deusenville
Division Street
Housatonic Water Company
Water users warned of service shutoff starting Oct 1 1969
Cheshire Water Co issues notices to all arrears payers in water rents swimming pool use new services or repairs. Beginning Oct 1 1969 unpaid users will have their water shut off without further notice.
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Cheshire Water Co
Notics
Water complaints fill Prudential meeting in Great Barrington
Ten Grove and Crosby street residents pressed the Prudential Committee over raily water conditions with dirty samples presented. Mortimer Cavanaugh said federal help aims to fund two 1 million gallon standpipes to stabilize the town supply. East Mountain reservoir and silt concerns were discussed as a surface outlet modification is considered. The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold an Oct 2 hearing on Ernest Beckwith and David Hammer's variance request to operate a sporting goods store on Lake Buel Road amid residential zoning limits.
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Great Barrington
Grove
Crosby Street
Board of Health
Prudential Committee
George A. Ryan
Grove St
Mortimer ‘I
Cavanaugh
Crosby Grove Street
East Mountain
Green River
Zoning Board of Appeals
Ernest R. Beckwith
David Hammer
Beckwith
Lake Buel Road
Appeals’ Board
Sporting Goods Center
Mrs. Backes Wins Slide Competition at Great Barrington
Eleanor Backes of Hartsville took first in the Great Barrington Camera Club local slides contest with Cathedral Spire. Everett S. Wilson judged entries. second place went to Hoalger Oleen for The Chimneys and Anita Beilke for Frozen Sunset. Third place tied among Oleen’s Gladiolus, Mrs. Nisber Jr.’s Mischief Maker, and Backes’s Balmy Days.
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Great Barrington
Eleanor Backes
Hartsville
Great Barrington Camera Club
Everett S. Wilson
Oleen
William B. Nisber Jr
Backes
VFW Post
South Main Street
George Zaszai
Vietnam
Hancock Planning Board Meets at Hancock School
The Hancock Planning Board plans a meeting at the Hancock School tomorrow at 7 30. Selectmen will meet at Hancock School Monday with local officials attending as part of routine town business. Mrs Edward Richardson and Mrs Rudolph Canales hosted a housewarming for Mr and Mrs Wally Eisner Sunday with thirty five guests present.
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Hancock School
Edward Richardson
Rudolph Canales
Wally Eisner
Adams Tarsa Views Asked On Traffic Light Plans
Adams The Selectmen forwarded the preliminary traffic light plans for the post office intersection to Chief John A. Tarsa for comment. Anderson-Nichols & Co of Boston prepared the plans showing an island and eight lights. DPW approval is pending. The chamber had urged DPW inquiry, and Selectmen noted they had acted previously. Funding was approved at a June special town meeting.
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DPW
Selectmen
Selectman
Ewart Callahan
Chamber
Jume
Boy Tied to City Car Theft Spree
A Springfield boy, about 12 or 13, reportedly led a car theft spree yesterday and headed toward Florida with two 13 year old girls from Northampton. Adams police logged calls at 4 10 pm and 4 15 pm reporting stolen vehicles. A black 1963 Impala linked to the youth and a 1964 tan Impala stolen from First National Store parking lot were found. ownership traced to Amedee J. and Cynthia T. Gregoire of Chicopee Falls. A Chicopee police report confirmed an earlier theft. a registration found inside another car may belong to Joseph J. Bolon of Bondsville. Further details unavailable at press time.
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Adams
Springfield
Florida
North Adams
Harry Beauchemin
Furnace Hill
Cheshire
Natonal
Amedee J
Cynthia T. Gregoire
Chicopee Falls
Chicopee
Joseph J. Bolon
Bondsville
DNR Sees Growth and Plans For Public Access Projects
Brownell outlined the Department of Natural Resources growth to 4000 employees with a 14 million budget and 10 million allocations for swimming areas skating rinks and land protections. The agency funds come from towns outside the MDC and state lands taxed at 66 per thousand. Proposals include a Lake Garfield public access area and a tri state park involving Mt. Washington and lands in Connecticut and New York.
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DNR
Metropolitan District Commission
Brownell
Lake Garfield
Monterey
Lake Buel
Tri-State
Mt. Washington
Connecticut
New York State
State Attorney General’s Office
DNR Seeks Site for Skating Rink in Berkshire County
Arthur W. Brownell, commissioner of the state Department of Natural Resources, said the agency seeks a site for a new Berkshire County skating facility as it allocates 10 million dollars to build swimming pools and rinks. The North Adams rink, an 800000 dollar indoor project with 1200 seats, aims for completion by Christmas. Brownell visited Rotary Club to inspect potential locations, but would not name a preferred site.
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Great Barrington
Arthur W. Brownell
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Berkshire County
North Adams
Brownell
Commonwealth
Lanesboro to hear sewer study report
Donald West, chairman of the Sanitary Sewer Study Committee, announced the group will meet September 30 with the Finance Committee and the Selectmen to present its report and findings. A formal presentation will follow to the town.
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Lanesboro
Donald West
Sanitary Sewer Study Committee
Iinance Committee
Selectmen
Leaders Wanted for Cub Scouts at Lanesboro
Mrs. Bruce Peek, Cub Scout coordinator, says adult help is desperately needed to continue the program. Volunteers are sought to guide Webelos 10 year olds one evening or Saturday weekly, with den mothers needed for 8 and 9 year olds one night a week. Interested persons should contact Mrs. Peek at Baglee Avenue or Cubmaster Lawrence Wick on Minor Road.
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Lanesboro
Bruce Peek
Peck
Williams College joins moratorium against Vietnam war
North Berkshire reports Williams College will participate in a nationwide October 15 moratorium to protest Nixon’s Vietnam policy. The declaration, signed by about 34 campus leaders, calls for organized antiwar action and community outreach if withdrawal or negotiated settlement is not pledged by mid-October.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Nixon
Vienam Moratorium Comittee
Drag race crash in Saratoga kills three riders
In Saratoga Springs a three car crash on Route 29 after a drag race killed Pamela J. Haskins 20 of Pawlet Vermont Paul Weatherwax 22 and Edward Perkins 27 of Greenwich New York. Florence Dennison 20 of Greenfield Center is charged with driving while intoxicated after rear ending another car.
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Saratoga Springs
Pawlet
New York
Pamela J. Haskins
Paul Weatherwax
Edward Perkins
Greenwich
Weatheryax
Haskins
Florence Dennison
Greenfield Center
Connecticut banks offer aid loans to riot damaged North End businesses
Hartford banks, the Chamber of Commerce, and the SBA collaborate to aid riot losses with low interest loans set at 7.44 percent for firms planning to return to the North End, guaranteed by the SBA to speed processing.
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Hartford — City
North End
Tate
Chamber of Commerce
The
Small Business Administration
SBA
Massachusetts Cohort of Dr Leary Faces Drug Charge
Arthur Kleps, 41, named as a leading Neo-American Church figure linked to Dr Timothy Leary, pleads innocent to marijuana and LSD charges in District Court. Case delayed to October 17. bail set at $2000. He and Paul Kane, 22, of Boston were arrested after a raid on a rented home.
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Leary
South Hadley
Arthur Kleps
Timothy Leary
K Kleps
Kieps
Paul Kane
Boston
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