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1 mi tiIXmH- i J3B: I 26-The Berkshire Eagle, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1981 Massachusetts Haig takes top Doublespeak Award honors BOSTON (UPI) Secretary of State Alexander Haig won the 1981 Doublespeak Award for suggesting three American nuns slain in El Salvador may have been shot because they were "accidentally perceived" to have run a roadblock. The National Council of Teachers of English bestowed the award -designed to recognize evasive, euphemistic, confusing or self-contradictory language at its annual convention. The Environmental Protection Agency earned the title of first runner-up by forbidding the use of words such as "hazard" and "cancer-causing" in its official communications. Harvard to help Woburn's toxic dump study CAMBRIDGE The Harvard School of Public Health will join Wo-burn residents in a comprehensive study involving 10,000 families in that town to determine whether there is a relationship between ill health and toxic chemicals dumped there.

The Harvard School of Public Health believes the study will serve as a model for community-university collaboration wherever there is concern about environmental health hazards. Boy awarded $500,000 for amputated arm BOSTON (UPI) A Middlesex Superior Court jury has awarded $500,000 to a 14-year-old Lowell boy whose broken lower left arm had to be amputated after it became infected. The jury of nine women and three men deliberated almost 11 hours before returning the verdict for negligence in a suit brought on behalf of Larry E. Braley, who had broken his arm three years ago in a fall from a tree. After an 11-day trial, the jury found the doctors guilty of negligence and awarded Larry $500,000 and $75,000 in interest.

Mrs. Braley was awarded over $14,000 to cover the costs of amputation and post-operative care. Mob 'enforcer' cleared in murder case NEW BEDFORD (UPI) Reputed mob enforcer Gerard T. Oui-mette was found innocent Friday in the 1965 slaying of a Rhode Island businessman. The nine-woman, three-man Bristol County Superior Court jury returned its innocent verdict at 4:32 p.m.

after five hours' deliberation clearing Ouimette of murder, robbery and conspiracy in the shooting of John Barbieri. Budget cuts force special meeting WEST STOCKBRIDGE At their weekly meeting Monday, the Selectmen scheduled a special town meeting Dec. 28 to cut $76,000 in appropriations in order to meet the Proposition Vk levy limit. If $76,000 is cut from the budgets for municipal services approved at the annual town meeting in May, the town will have only $120,000 for those services in the current fiscal year, compared with $276,000 last year. "We'd have to turn off the lights and go home," Selectmen Chairman Robert J.

Burke said of that prospect yesterday. Burke said he thought the town might instead cut its $468,598 contribution to the Berkshire Hills Regional School District. 'Doing their job' Burke and Finance Committee Chairman Lawrence S. Pratt said the financial plight is a result of the Assessors "doing their job" last year by setting the tax rate on time, which was before passage of Proposition V-k. The rate anticipated about $60,000 in revenue from motor vehicle excise tax eliminated by Proposition Vk.

Burke said the state will not approve this year's tax rate until appropriations are below the $552,000 levy limit. He said the Selectmen may ask that estimated tax bills be mailed while the town adjusts its appropriations. Pratt said Proposition Vk froze the town's tax rate at the 1979 level, which was approximately $19.50 per $1,000. But even if the Assessors put a higher value on properties in town next year, the levy may never increase more than Vk percent a year, he said. In other business: The board sent letters to Main Street merchants telling them to advise employees and customers of the one-hour parking limit on Main Street.

Awarded the contract for painting the metal roof on the Town Hall to John Buratto, the lower of two bidders. Donna B. Mattoon Want a ride? Joseph B. Sails, left, of West Street, New Lebanon, N.Y., and Charles Spencer of Route 20, friends for more than 50 years, swap news during Spencer's daily bike ride. Searles Middle School honor roll Vermont Miller, Christian Minor, James Peace, Linda Pitney, Melissa Snyder, Carol Spirydowski, Peter Sweet, Christine Tawczynski, Keith Whalen, Glenn Williams, Derek Wolfe, Christine Wood.

Grade 7: Suzanne Aberdale, Shannon Carr, Isabelle Clark, Paula Con-solini, Kelly Corbett, Dianne Deane, Douglas Goudey, Vicki Handlowich, Carolyn Hatch, Christopher Ivory, Sherry Kendall, Richard Laraway, Shannon Litherland, Ann Louison, Jill McChesney, Heather McMeekin, David McShane, Kevin Moore, Heidi Rauscher, Christine Terry, Christy Thorne, Amy Wagner, Heather Diane Lockenwitz, Thomas Meade, Melissa Palmer, Heather Pelle, Kim Raftery, Susan Romaine, Donald Sands, Tracey Scarsi, Timothy Siebert, Mary-Noelle Stanard, Mark Stomper, Marie Sullivan, Thomas Tossavainen, Sandy Vreeland, and Craig Wenz. Honors GRADE 8, Michael Biscotti, John Broderick, Michael Case, Jennifer, Chiera, Eben Clark, Chadwick Cuevas, Paul Czaja, Nick DelGreco, John Donovan, Betsy Emmonds, Theresa Hazelton, Margaret Hickey, Karen Houle, Kelley Keef-ner, Matthew Kinne, Jeanne Lawrence, Stephen Mackay, Lawrence GREAT BARRINGTON Some 105 students, representing 37 percent of the student body, made the honor roll for the first marking period at Searles Middle School. High honors requires an average of 90, while honors requires an average of 85. High honors GRADE 8: Kristine Arce, Lynn Barrett, Joseph Bazonski, Robert Brownson, Hilary Farnum, Helen Forfa, Raymond Gorham, Julie Hall, Vera Hill, John Homich, William Johnson, Katherine Moriarty, Michael Page, Christina Passetto, Jeffrey Payer, Kenneth Pergola, Brian Soldati, Steven Soule, Vincent Stannard, Gary Tibbetts, and Julie 'Grapes of Wrath' escapes pruning RICHFORD, Vt. (UPI) John Steinbeck's classic Depression-era novel "The Grapes of Wrath" will remain in the Richford High School curriculum on an optional basis.

A group of parents had complained the novel chronicling the plight of migrant farm workers contains sexually explicit passages and profanity, and sought its removal from an 11th grade American literature course. A special review panel took up the matter at a hearing attended by about 50 people. Teacher Edward Wilkins, who headed the committee, said students are warned ahead of time "The Grapes of Wrath" contains passages he described as "earthy." State orders school cabins closed VERSHIRE, Vt. (UPI) State officials have ordered Vershire School, a private high school tucked in a central Vermont campus, to close several pioneer-style cabins following a fire that destroyed one and left two students hospitalized. About eight teen-agers were living in the rustic cabins with wood-burning stoves under a special wilderness program offered by the school.

State officials said they didn't know the cabins existed when they inspected the school in May. An inspection following the recent fire showed the cabins were in serious violation of state fire codes, they said. Floor Sample Sale Now thru Nov. 29th Reg. Chippendale Chair in Genuine Leather cushion, tufted back 1 ,2 12.00 Hallagan Swivel Rocker gold velvet soe .00 Maine SALE 87200 27500 isoo00 .33900 .33800 $23900 61900 61900 $49900 $28900 1,100 950 m00 995 66600 612 $399 899 HenredOn HamptOn MeWS Oval Table, China, Chairs Server 8,350.00 Vanguard Traditional Sectional print cover 1,820.

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The cost is $1.75 for a single noon meal, $1 for a single evening meal, or $2.25 for both. The noon meal may be eaten at the main hall at Heaton Court, or delivered to residents' apartments. The evening meal will be delivered to apartments only. Food is prepared in the kitchen at Heaton Court. By providing meals, the VNA is able to use home health aides who visit homes to cook meals for other services, according to the VNA.

The full cost of the program will be covered by the price of meals. The VNA is providing start-up funds of $500. Irma Myers, VNA social worker, directs the program. Bake sale raises $287 for Youth Center STOCKBRIDGE A bake sale Saturday to raise money for the newly created Youth Center on Shamrock Street brought in a total of $287, according to the head of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Members of the commission and a group of high school students recently convinced the Selectmen to allow them to use the previously vacant building as an activities center for town youths over the winter.

Commission Chairman David Kiley said the center is looking for donations of a number of items. They include good books, a couch, stuffed chairs, lamps, kitchen utensils, pool table and equipment, and a backgammon set. In addition, any persons who would like to serve as supervisory volunteers should contact Kiley, James Nejaime or David Lanoue, the other commission members. Canaan church nets $1,625 from bazaar CANAAN, N.Y. The Canaan Congregational Church Women's Fellowship bazaar held recently at the church netted $1,625, it was announced by Eleanor Cosover.

This included $45.85 from the Sunday school table. Mrs. Cosover and Evelyn Renne were chairmen of the event. 45 OFF mfg. retail Park allows limited use of snowmobiles AUGUSTA, Maine (UPI) The Baxter State Park Authority approved limited use of snowmobiles in the wilderness on a 2-1 vote, ending a five-year controversy over snowmobile rights in the "forever wild" preserve.

The plan spells out where snowmobiles can be used, said Attorney General James M. Tierney. "We're not talking about anything other than allowing snowmobiles to use the park's perimeter road where cars go in the summer," Tierney said. Unemployment rate lowest in three years AUGUSTA, Maine (UPI) The state's unemployment rate has fallen to 5.7 percent its lowest level in three years and well below the national rate of 7.5 percent. The Department of Labor Statistics said the September rate was 6 percent.

"I think it's remarkable that Maine's unemployment rate has shown a decline, especially in light of the figures nationwide," Gov. Joseph E. Brennan said. The number of unemployed dropped from 32,400 in September to 28,500 in October, Labor Commissioner William R. Malloy said.

Connecticut Radical's reporter roommate fired by paper STAMFORD, Conn. (UPI) Rita Jensen was fired as an investigative reporter for The Advocate of Stamford for supplying "inaccurate information" about her roommate radical murder suspect Katherine Boudin, the newspaper said Monday. Kenneth Brief, executive editor of Connecticut Newspapers, which publishes the daily Advocate, was quoted as saying Miss Jensen was fired Friday after editors learned she allowed "inaccurate information" about her relationship with Miss Boudin to be published in the newspaper. Miss Jensen, 35, a 1977 graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism who joined the Advocate last year, has insisted she didn't know her roommate's true identity. However, Advocate Managing Editor Bob Heisler told UPI, "We have developed in our reporting, information which has led us to conclude that she permitted this to be printed knowing that it was not entirely true." New York Four Saratoga springs are polluted SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.

Saratoga Springs, the town built on the reputation of its pristine springs, has a problem. Some of these springs indeed, the most famous of them have been found to be polluted. According to City Engineer Joseph C. Ritchey, the coliform bacteria was found at levels far in excess of the levels permitted by the state Health Department for public drinking water supplies. The four closed springs, said Ritchey, are the Excelsior, Cone and Governor springs and Hawthorn Spring No.

3. Museums report a banner summer HUDSON, N.Y. During the summer of 1981, Columbia County museums were visited by 404,700 persons, the majority of them from out of state, a Chatham Courier survey reveals, evidencing that tourism continues to be a major economic factor in that" area. Based on a nationwide museum survey that indicates each family spends an average of $15 for gasoline, food, lodging and other items in a comrmmity, it is estimated that Columbia County $6,070,500 from the summer tourist crop. The museums include Olana, home of painter Frederic Church; the Shaker Museum in Chatham, and the American Museum of Fire-fighting in Hudson.

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