Neighborhood police teams begin patrol in Brooklyn precinct
Sixteen volunteers led by Sgt. William Ambrose roll out as the first of the new neighborhood police teams in the 77th Precinct Bedford Stuyvesant. The program grants officers authority to assist victims and the public, aiming to ease police community tensions and bring help directly to residents.
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NEW York
77Th
Brooklyn
Bedford‘Stuyvesant
William Ambrose
Ambrose
77Th Precinct
Edward Smith
YMCA Calendar Shows Daily Swim and Activity Schedule
A dense YMCA calendar lists sessions for adults and youths across days with times for instruction, swimming, and bus trips. The entry also notes a separate note from OPEPPSBURGH AR about a letter-writing campaign for U.S. prisoners of war led by former Pittsburgh mayor Joseph M. Barr and Elsie Hillman.
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Opeppsburgh
new citizens+1
Joseph M. Barr
Elsie Hillman
Pittsburgh
U.S
National League of Families of American
Southeast Asia
Mail Delay Okay But Not 61 Years
Two postcards mailed in 1909 and 1910 finally arrived in Enterprise Kansas this week. They reached Irene Eckman sister in law of the intended recipient Mrs John Fielder who is dead. The sender was Herbert Haynes and the other card date is unreadable. Postal officials offered no explanation for the long delay.
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Enterprise
Kan
Colorado
Irene Eckman
John Fielder
Fielder
Haswell
Colo
Salina
Herbert Haynes
Reader disputes Corry Water rate math in 1970 letters
Paul C Roche argues in a letter that combining a 25 percent increase from 1967 with a 30 percent request in 1970 yields a 24 percent overall rise from the original $10 rate, claiming the correct calculation makes the monthly bill $16.25 after both increases. He signs as president of Erie County Plastics Co.
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Corry Water Supply Co
R.W. Brown
Swater
Paul C. Roche
Roche
Erie County Plastics Co
How many snowflakes cover Tennessee in ten inches
Kingsport, Tenn. AP reports ten nesesans determine how many snowflakes would cover the state with ten inches of snow. Using average snowflake size and Tennessee's land area, a Tennessee Eastern Corp mathematician group fed data into a computer to compute the figure: 27,794,920,909,600,000.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Tennessee-Eastern Corp
Little Guy Gets Break In Tax Court
Taxpayers can challenge IRS figures in the new US Tax Court small claims division for under 1000 dollars per year. Cases may be argued personally or with a lawyer, trials are in convenient cities, and decisions are not appealable. Filing costs include a 10 dollar petition fee. petitions must be filed within 90 days after deficiency notice. Francis J Cantrel notes most claims heard within six months.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
US Tax Court
Small Claims Division
IRS
Francis J. Cantrel
Tax Court
Misread counts claim state area differs on map
A reader cites a misprint claiming the state covers 43,000 square miles rather than 49,244, noting the error affects trusted measurements and suggesting a correction to official figures.
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