■At yesterday’s inauguration ceremonies Mayor Sean Dunphy introduced three former Northampton chief executives, James Cahillane, Luke F. Ryan and Durbin H. Wells. Cahillane served three terms, from 1954 to 1959, Ryan in 1950 and 1951, and Republican Wells served in 1960 and 1961.
■Clergy and Laymen Concerned and the Valley Peace Center sponsored a demonstration “to stop the destruction in Southeast Asia” today at both gates of Westover Air Force Base. According to a spokesperson for the groups, Mrs. Frances Crowe, the demonstrations centered around events of last week when “Nixon ‘de-escalated’ the war with the most intensive bombing since 1968.”
■The sale of the Calvin Theater to entrepreneur Eric Suher is “as good an outcome as we could have hoped for,” Mayor Mary L. Ford said today. Ending months of speculation, Suher, acting as president of Northampton Properties Inc., bought the theater Tuesday, the last day of 1996, from Western Massachusetts Theaters Inc.
■Mayor Mary L. Ford wants to divest all city pension funds from tobacco company stocks and has instructed the city auditor to find out exactly how much money that represents. Meanwhile, City Councilor William C. Ames appealed to the City Council to support a plan calling for all municipal functions to be held at places that do not allow cigarette smoking.
■The Lord Jeffery Inn reopens Thursday after a major renovation. The makeover updated 49 guest rooms and suites, added a ballroom, expanded conference facilities, and developed what its managers call a new “farm-to-fork inspired full-service restaurant.”
■Today brings inaugurations of a longtime mayor in Easthampton and a first-timer in Northampton. Mayor Michael Tautznik will be sworn in for his eighth term as top political leader in Easthampton, while in neighboring Northampton, David J. Narkewicz, who has been acting mayor since September, will be sworn into office official as the full-fledged mayor.