50 Years Ago
- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has approved The Cooley Dickinson Hospital]s request to construct an $800,000 radiation therapy unit, hospital Administrator William T. Lees Jr. has announced. The hospital’s existing cobalt-60 unit is no longer “cost-efficient” and space in the existing department is inadequate.
- Area colleges and the University of Massachusetts have begun relief efforts to aid Guatemala, which suffered heavy destruction from a series of earthquakes two weeks ago. So far, nearly $2,000 has been collected. Most of the money will be used for medical supplies and rebuilding small Indian villages.
25 Years Ago
- Even if “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” contestant Tom Kovar, of Northampton, didn’t spend much time with Regis Philbin, he could tell the TV show host had a “pugnacious, New Yorky thing going on.” Though he was free to discuss his experience at a recent taping of the show, Kovar was forbidden to reveal whether he earned a spot in the “hot seat” across from Regis or won any money on the segment that airs tonight.
- Seagulls at the Amherst landfill are no longer scared away by noise, so town officials are seeking a permit to shoot them. The state encourages the town to control the gulls because of the potential that their waste might contaminate the water in the Quabbin Reservoir.
10 Years Ago
- Don Muller Gallery Inc. has launched an online store for customers across the country who want to shop year-round. The gallery specializes in American crafts, with a focus on local artists, and represents over three hundred artists. It has been in business for over 35 years.
- A nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who was found dead Saturday, will likely come in the next few weeks and be a moderate, according to Paul Collins, director of legal studies at the University of Massachusetts. Collins has written two books about the Supreme Court and said he is certain Obama will make a nomination to the court soon.