Del Gallo Allies Push Decisive Leadership at Women’s Rally
Mayoral candidate Remo Del Gallo urged decisive city leadership at a Stam Lodge event for women, reporting 297 verified attendees. He opposed rent control, called for faster fixes to school busing and more low income housing, and criticized Mayor Butler for weak leadership. He planned GE plant gate campaigning with supporters and local union officials.
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Remo del Gallo
Stam Lodge
Butler
Ansswers
del Gallo
Berkshire Gray Line
de Gallo
JUS Local 255 Pensioners Club
Union
Tyler Street
George A. Purnell
Fabino Proposes West Side Housing Site in Ward 6
Angelo A. Fabino, candidate for Ward 6, proposed the corner of Division Street and Circular Avenue as a wood site for low income housing. He argued the hilltop land offers a view, the homes are old, and owners would be glad to sell to the city. He opposed Council President Scelsi, calling for urgent action on a housing solution amid neighborhood opposition to new apartments.
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Angelo A. Fabino
Division Street
Circular Avenue
West Side
F Fabino
Joseph G. Scelsi
Smith Seeks Council Action on City Drug Problem
Charles L. Smith a candidate for Ward 7 Council said he is concerned about a growing drug problem and would work with officials to help rid the city of this health menace He cited reports of widespread drug use in high and junior high schools and urged curbing and stopping the issue as a priority for safety and youth welfare.
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Charles L. Smith
Hare
Smith
Bronze Star for Heroic Action in Vietnam River Patrol
Thomas E. Londergan, Aviation Boatswain's Mate First Class, U S Navy, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas A Londergan of 409 Elm St, awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic action while leading a two boat patrol on the Vam Co Long River in Vietnam on Jan 14 1969. He directed fire and mortar support to pin down the enemy, saving the other boat from further casualties and earning a river war service certificate after 258 patrols under hostile fire. Also cited are his prior service and varied postings from 1950 through Vietnam service and his postwar assignments. Sgt William D Leonard son of Mr and Mrs William J Leonard of 269 Eleanor Rd recently received an Air Force Commendation Medal at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio for leadership in the pathology branch. He is a 1947 St Joseph High School graduate with 21 years in service, and is married to Jeanette Tournier with four children.
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Thomas E. Londergan
U.S. Navy
Thomas A. Londergan
Elm St
Vietnam
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Fallon
Nev
Londergan
Vam Co Long
Republic of Vietnam
PO Londergan
Pfc
U. S. Naval Service
Navy
Pittsfield High School
Sebaney
Air Force
Lautey
Africa
Philadelphia
Keflavic
Iceland
Germany
Great Kes
Wos
Willam D. Leonard
William J. Leonard
Eleanor Road
Wright-Patterson Afb
Ohio
6570Th Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories
Wright-Patterson
Sgt. Leonard
St. Joseph High School
France
Alaska
Jeannette Tournier
Lubbock
Tex
Berkshire Fair Program Highlights and Timings
Exhibit halls open at 10 09 tomorrow with judging of Ayrshire and Brown Swiss dairy cattle grades. Midway rides start at 1 00 and pari mutuel racing begins at 1 30.
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Ayrshire
Berkshire Community College Opens Two Year Computer Program
Berkshire Community College launches a two year computer science program with about 25 students and inaugurates a computer center for roughly 200 students. A planned time sharing computer will link eight BCC terminals to eight in county schools. The GE 115 and GRU5 machines, plus a federal grant and state support, fund the center.
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Libbez
Berkshire Community College
BCC
Roger Strickland
Department of
Computer Science
Strickland
Dartmouth College
Edward Barron
Cheshire
Donald Shudneck
Lenox
Richard West
Stanley Juranics
Anthony DiCenzo
New England Regional Commission
Workshop Tomorrow For Area Internists
Internists of the Berkshire District will attend a workshop sponsored by the Massachusetts Society of Internal Medicine tomorrow at 5 30 p m at the Lenox House Lenox. Topic will be the state society s activities in the socio economic field. Participants will include a panel of the state society s officers.
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Berkshire
Massachusetts Society of Internal Medicine
Lenox House
Lenox
State Society
City Hall Briefs on Voting Machine Bids Opened
Bids to move 76 municipal voting machines to polling places were opened yesterday but no award was made due to a legal question. Building Supt. Harold T Grandshaw will seek a city legal ruling on a technical bid issue. Low bidder was Mullen Mayflower at $20 per unit, Personal Trucking Service bid $40.
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Harold T Grandshaw
City Legal Department
Mullen Mayflower
Springside Fall Festival Draws 2,500 Visitors
The Springside Men's Garden Club hosted a weekend fall festival at Springside House attracting about 2,500 people. Highlights included gardens, a Junior Greathouse Group exhibit, bulb sale, greenhouse displays, band, pony rides, and a door prize won by Pauline Bernardo. Proceeds fund a city greenhouse.
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Springside Men's Garden Club
Springside House
North St
Elgin R. Batho
Springside Park
Hall Gardens
Junior Greathouse
Ginny
Susan Deans
Rusty Sackett
John Williams
Keith Newton
del LeBaron
Anne Cronin
Gretchen Forggard
Carr Hardware
Raymond Gaynor
Ray Stusart
Big WN
Pauline Bernardo
Backman Ave
Winter Sports Meeting Tonight At Springside House
Thomas L. Hamilton, chair, announces a Winter Sports Committee meeting tonight at 7 30 at Springside House 874 North St. Anyone interested in winter sports or aiding the 25th Winter Carnival committee is invited to attend.
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Thomas L. Hamilton
Springside House
North St
Hear Whalen At Highland School
About 55 people attended a session at Highland School to hear Supt. of Schools Thomas J. speak. James A. Winslow, Highland School Association president, reported 48 memberships sold so far this year and noted the drive will continue. Last year the district had about 120 families.
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Thomas J. m
Highland School
James A. Winslow
Highland School Association
Substandard Housing Estimates in Pittsfield Diverge Sharply
The 1960 federal census tallies 18 percent substandard housing in Pittsfield, while the Pittsfield Housing Authority’s educated guess puts it near 8 percent. The discrepancy affects federal funding eligibility as the city cites 3,411 units in the census and 1,500 in the PHA count, with concerns about census reliability and housing conditions.
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Pittsfield
Stalem
Butler
PHA
William E. Flynn
Shea Says Bypass View Not County Position
F. Shea stated at a Berkshire hearing that he spoke for himself, not for the County Commission, in opposing a state Public Works bypass of the Pittsfield Lenox Road reviewed by the Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission under federal highway rules.
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Join F. Shea
County Commission
State Department of Public Works
Pittsfield Lenox Road
Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
Shea
Lenox-Pittsfield
County Commissioners Today
Thas
Chiropractic Case Again Continued in District Court
The case of Virgil Andrews charged with practicing chiropractic without a license was continued to October 24 after a trial recess and bench conference. Witnesses included Det. Lt. Milo F. Brown and doctors Vincent and McDonald. Dr. Andrews is represented by Thomas Manning.
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Virgil Andrews
North Sr
Clement A. Ferris
Malcolm E. McDonald
State Chiropractic Association
Richard E. Vincent
State Chiropractic Examining Board
Alexander C. Politis
Milo F. Brown
Vincent and McDonald
Lawrence Norris
State Board of Examiners For
Chiropractic
Thomas Manning
Andrews
Three Young Global Students Gather in Pittsfield
Three youths from Africa Europe and South America met in Pittsfield as part of an Experiment in International Living program. Pierre Gore of France Jorge Restrepo of Colombia and Jim Sawyer of Nigeria visited host families, discussed customs and education, and exchanged addresses to stay in touch during their upcoming college studies at Amherst Union College and SUNY Albany.
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Pittsfield
Africa
Europe
South America
Eugene R. Hendrix
Hendrix
John Gatt
Pierre Gore
France
Jorge Restrepo
Colombia
Jim Sawyer
Nigeria
Gore
Amherst College
Sawyer
Union College
Schenectady
N.Y
Restrepo
Graduate School of Criminal Justice
State University of New York At Albany
Richard Clement
Mountain Drive
Frederick W. Lord
Stockbridge
James Garivaluis
Holmes Road
Pierre
Jim
Jorge
Lfe
Pontoostic School considers four classrooms in auditorium area
Supt. Thomas J. Whalen plans meetings with the School Rehabilitation Commission to begin remodeling the second floor at Pontoostic School. Architect Terry Hallock has yet to present a cost estimate. The auditorium would become two large classrooms on either side of a center aisle with folding partitions to allow large group instruction.
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Pontoostic School
Supt. of
Thomas J. Whalen
School Rehabilitation Commission
Terry Hallock
Hallock
National Chaplain to Speak At Area Christian Family Movement Meetings
The Rev. Edward M. Kohler, assistant national chaplain of the Christian Family Movement, will speak at Sacred Heart School hall Saturday at 8 p.m. and at St. Francis Chapel 254 Bridge St Springfield Sunday at 7 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gillmeister discuss their August convention experience at Notre Dame University. A folk Mass will open the Springfield gathering, with Kohler as principal celebrant, followed by a CFM discussion and refreshments.
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Edward M. Kohler
Christian Family Movement
Sacred Heart School Hall
Robert Gillmeister
Netra Dame University
Father Kohler
St. Francis’ Chapel
Bridge St
Springfield
Archdiocese of
St. Paul, Minn
White Bear Lake
Minn
St. Paul's Seminary
Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary
Hudson Clerk Will Speak Thursday
Rev. Harvey Howe of Calvary Apostolic Church Hudson N H speaks on The Apostolic Day Thursday at 7 PM at Grange Hall East Housatonic Street. Meeting sponsored by Calvary Apostolic Church public invited. Transportation calls to Rev James Slater Mrs June Guild Hinsdale or Mrs Carmen Perez Dalton.
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Harvey Howe
Calvary Apostolic Church of
Hudson
N.H
Grange Hall
East Housatonic Street
Calvary Apostolic Church
James Slater
June Guild
Hinsdale
Carmen Perez
Dalton
160 Attend Democrats Barbecue in Stephentown
In Stephentown New York about 160 guests attended the Democratic chicken barbecue at Vickerys Camp Ground. Speaker was Matthew Dunne candidate for Rensselaer County surrogate judge. Also present were Timothy J Fogarty and Edward F McDonough both county judge candidates. Democratic chairman attended and Earl Goodermore of Berlin candidate for supervisor in the new 6th County Legislative District greeted guests.
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Stephentown
N.Y
Vickery
Matthew Dunne
Rensselaer’ County
Timothy J. Fogarty
Edward F. McDonough
Rensselaer County
Earl Goodermore
Berlin
6Th County
Petersburg
Hoosick
PTA To Meet Thursday At Stephentown Elementary
Stephentown elementary PTA schedules a 7 30 p m meeting at the school with speakers Daniel McGuire Walter Kersh and Philip Garippa outlining Berlin Central options A question period follows refreshments provided and babysitting for children ages years and over will be available at the school
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Stephentown
N.Y
PTA
Stephentown Elementary
Daniel McGuire
Berlin Central
Walter Kersh
Philip Garippa
Berlin Central School Student Council Officers Named
Berlin NY Class elections selected officers across grades. Seniors elect Eileen Geerholt president and Jacqueline Neelis vice president. Christina Frank secretary and Nancy Esposito treasurer. Juniors chose Barbara Demick president and Dean Goadermore vice president. Kurt Jansen secretary and Henry Zwack treasurer. Sophomores named Philip Crandall president and Eleanor Freihofer vice president. Lydia Garippa secretary and Denise O'Dell treasurer. Freshmen elected Kenneth Vanderhoef president and Alan Webster vice president Juanita Hoag secretary and Eileen Denne treasurer. Grade 6 selected Steven Garippa president Thomas Denne vice president Ingrid O'Dell secretary Joy Russo treasurer. Grade 7 Eliza Sweeney president Mary Jane Giummarra vice president Gary Harrington secretary Daniel Packard treasurer.
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Berlin
N.Y
Berlin Central School
Eileen Geerholt
Jacqueline Neelis
Christina Frank
Nancy Esposito
Barbara Demick
Dean Goadermore
Kurt Jansen
Henry Zwack
Philip Crandall
Eleanor Freihofer
Lydia Garippa
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Gallo
General Electric
John D. Courtney Jr
Nicholas J. Speranto
John §. Foley
Fabino
LaSalle
Naval Amphibious Base
San Diego
Calif
Nevada
Leonard
Berkshire Fair
Merk Mitchell
Hancock
Stevens F. Dole
Anderson Farm
Shelburne Falls
City Hall
Springside
Hear Whalen
E. Boris Stahm
Mildred Wallace
Pontoostic
Family Movement
Edward M, Koller
Cecelia Bailly
BCS
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