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The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • 9

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Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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IJoMori Navy CcptrJn RoI)Crt 31. Boland 85 -Jill ion Set For Auburn" Industrial 'tlTA lias Plan Extend Lines EOSTpCI (UP) Metropolian Transit Authority trustees today considered a plan to extend rapid' transit lines 10 miles through ErooJJine and Newton over v. the open a clmre account at See America's kadir.g fashions all by famous makers. Suits, Dresses, Sportswear, Lingerie, etc. Come in tonight We're open till 9.

Civilians Do Welt, Sdt KP for Airmen May Be at End ENID, Okla. Wl The great bugaboo of American fighting, men KP apparently is a thing of the past for men of the Air Force. i Vance Air Force Base headquarters here announced yesterday that a two-year experiment using civilians in Air Force mess halls proved successful and will be continued. Civilians will be used in mess halls In certain bases in this country, the announcement said. vnr To T)fcr Aces Trip The PittsT-cld post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars vctcl last rJght t3 donate $13 for the Tyler Aces' trip to the American Baseball Congress tournament at Battle Creek, Mich.

Luclen Grandbols, senior vice commander, presided at the pest's September meeting. PanietMcConneiL. ef, BowLng League, announced that all tickets must be returned by Friday evening, when a drawing will be held at the Pastime Alleys. Reports were given on the VFW entry In the Babe Ruth League and on the post Christmas party. Faces Suits for Libels BOSTON (UP) Two veterans rtrganization officials have Med libel suits totaling one million dollars a jilnst Capt.

William K. Howard commander of the Boston Naval Shipyard. Kenneth T. Lyons, commander of the Federal Employe. Veterans and Joseph McAteer, commander of the' association's shipyard post, each asked 5500.000 damages in suits filed in U.

S. District" Court Tuesday. They accused lloward of Injuring their reputation in a memorandum to the Navy Department last year, withdrawing recognition of the post as 'an organization accredited to deal with shipyard management The FEVA has a similar one million dollar libel suit awaiting trial against Howard. AUBURN, Mass. (UP) The first industrial park in the greater Worcester area will be located here, it was announced today.

The development, covering 55 acres, will be called the Auburn Industrial Center and "will provide space for 14 1 industrial plants ranging in, from 10,000 to 100.000 square feet. More million 'dollars in new plant construction will be involved in the development adjacent to" Route 12. hear the Auburn interchange of the east-west toll highway. R. M.

Bradley Inc.y. Boa-ton real estate firm, will direct the project To Teach Class At Museum A local art teacher with vide experience in painting, theater design and techniques of directing joins the teaching 'staff of the Berkshire Museum nest it was announced today. M. Boland of Da'ton, teacher at North Junior High School, has been scheduled to instruct the adult' painting class cn Thursday evening at 7:30. Classes for teen-agers and children also begin next week.

Designer of stage settings for the Town Players production of "The Big Knife," Mr. Boland has exhibited his art work at the University of Massachusetts, Berkshire Museum, Springfield Museum of Fine Arts Jury Show and the Veterans Building In Boston. He Is new to the museum teaching staff. Other painting classes -begin next The proposed extension, to cost nin million dollars, would furnish commuters transportation Into downtown Boston should the wain line roadbed be purchased' by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for an eastern- Diploma 76 Years Late NEW YORK (UP) Dr. Wil liam Frederick Durand received hia diploma Wednesday from the United States Naval Academy a little late.

Durand, 97; got his shppnslrin nnlv 7(1 vpnrc nftpr he was $6,700,000. The business and civic group said in a special report that the proposed extension would be iwn Hvcck as the museum moves into graauaiea irom, Annapolis in j-aau iuim, tj i cook pnv iuu highway. The plan was advanced this week by the conference of civic and business organizations, comprised of the Boston Citizens Coun-cili Municipal Research Bureau, Retail Trade Board, greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Boston Real Estate Frank, W.Rourke( MTA board chairman, said the proposal was "feasible and I'm- satisfied it eould be tuilt That Is, If tt Is wanted and the Boston Albany Is going out of business Mayor John B. Hynes of Boston aid the plan was "a very good propositon" and could "put the MTA back on a payinc basis." The deficit last year "cheaper, safer, and faster way to move people than an expressway or any other type of The extension would begin at Kenmore Square, with a tunnel connecting with the A's roadbed at Park Drive. Existing A "Stations would be utilized along route through Brook-'ine.

Chestnut Hill. Newton Cen its fall program. Stuart C. Henry, director of the museum, willteach an adult Tuesdays at, 2 :30 p.m. Children between the ages of 7 and 12 may study with Helen Murthey Y7ednesdays and Fridays at 3 :30 p.m.

Junior and senior high school students may join a class that is scheduled to meet with John Le-warn on Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. Further information on all classes is available at the museum. New War College Head NEWPORT, R. (UP) Rear Adm. Thomas H.

Robblns Jr, formally has been Inducted as president of the Naval War College. Robbins, chief of staff of the college since 1353,. succeeds the late Vice Adm. Lynde D. McCor- ter, Newton Highlands and Wa-' Open Thursday end Friday Wight Un.il 9 an.

ending at Riverside. mick, who died Aug. 1G..

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