Willowbrook fire victim Helena Masia dies after blaze
Helen Masia a 36 year old mother of two died at Albany Medical Center from third degree burns covering her body after an early Tuesday apartment fire in Willowbrook. Two others were injured including daughter Joanne 15 and Bruce Bamulis 28. Bamulis helped drag Masia and Joanne from the fire as investigators review its cause.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Bruce Bamulis
Banulis
Masia
Robert Horton
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Lee Willowbrook
Carter alarmed as economy shows no improvement in October
United Press International reports the Commerce Department index of leading indicators was unchanged in October after two declines, signaling no near term improvement. The oct index stood at 107.1 with all 11 sectors down, while steel price rises drew criticism from Mondale and Nessen noted ongoing talks to curb oil prices.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
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Ron Nessen
Ford
Jody Powell
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William Lilley III
U.S
American Motors
Steel rise may lead to U S price controls
Washington reports that rising steel and aluminum prices amid weak demand could trigger price controls. Rep. Moorhead warns Congress will act to shield economic recovery, citing expected chemical price hikes as well. He notes a shrinking production and 7.9 percent unemployment, and says data from firms will be requested to justify the increases.
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UPI
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D-Pa
Congress
Moorhead
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Jody Powell
Ford
House
Steel and Aluminum
Carter gains Soviet pledge to avoid crises during early presidency
Plains Georgia UPI report says Soviet leader Brezhnev promised to go out of their way to avoid any crisis early in Gov Carter's term. Powell noted Carter will name cabinet member Bert Lance to the OMB at 2:30 p.m. Friday and had Ford approval for steel price criticism.
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Powell
Soviet Union
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Plains
New England governors study vet school and education budget
New England governors opened a two day meeting in Stockbridge Mass to decide on a regional veterinary medicine school at Tufts and to review the budget of the New England Board of Higher Education. They planned to pick a successor as chairman and address regional commission issues.
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UPI
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Massachusetts
Michael S. Dukakis
Regional Commission
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Tufts
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
New England Regional Commission
Ft. Devens
Ayer
Loring
Adler among NYC teachers reinstated after McCarthy era purge
Irving Adler and nine other former New York City teachers were reinstated by the Board of Education, ending decades of suspension from the 1950s Feinberg Law era. Adler, then head of the Straubenmuller Textile High School math department, refused to disclose political beliefs. The action, tied to back pay and pensions, follows Supreme Court rulings and presses for veterans’ rights and community reputations.
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New York
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New York State
William E. Jansen
Adler
Arthur E. Levitt
New York State Comptroller
Levitt
Feinberg
Adler Vs. Board of Education
High Court
Buffalo
Board of Education
New York Times
Benjamin M. Zelman
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Times
Bennington
Green Mountain Patriots
Christmas bazaar and regional notes headlined by utilities demand
Local and state brief items cover a Christmas bazaar surge, a highway narrow escape, and concerns over industries leaving New England for the Sunbelt. Other items note water hyacinth control, a defense committee promo, and elderly vandalism issues in Pittsfield. Anthony Lewis warns of a South Africa powder keg.
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Carter
Capitol Hill
New England
Kit Foster
Tom Braden
Pittsfield
Anthony Lewis
South Africa
Snelling taps Crisman to lead Vermont Transportation
Ronald Crisman, veteran Budget and Management Commissioner, is promoted to Transportation Secretary by Gov elect Richard Snelling. Crisman moves from a $25,700 salary to about $31,000, joining Environmental Protection Secretary Martin Johnson in the new cabinet.
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Snelling
State Highway Department
Transportation Secretary
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