Town Board Reconsiders Downey Dump Site Plan
The Sept 4 meeting discussed the Town Dump proximity to the Downey home at 375 feet, a temporary five year landfill approval, possible future site purchase, and required curtain barriers plus hours curtailment for winter. Road crew wages may rise to 3.00 an hour with new physical and license requirements. Attending were Wilkins Everts Moore Mannix Covert and Westervelt.
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Nancy Berman
Ovid
Francis Downey
Albany
Wilkins
Lt. Stevens
Downey
Mr. Wilkins
Dr. Stevens
Louis Moore
Lawrence Wilkins
Mary Everts
Robert Mannix
Lester Covert
Floyd Westervelt
Cornell student survives 3600 foot fall after parachute failure
James C. Ahlstrom, 23, of Ithaca, jumped from a plane near Ovid Airfield at 7 30 p m. His main chute failed to open, the reserve also jammed, and he landed in brush. He suffered a broken cheek and was listed in satisfactory condition. An eyewitness cited ripcord mispull while descending.
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Ovid
Cornell
James C. Ahlstrom
Snyderville Rd
Ithaca
Taylor-Brown Memorial Hospital
Coryell
W.J. Sjoblom
Inv
P.J. Furdock
K.R. Hiller
Ahistrom
Tarbell Honored at Trumansburg Testimonial Dinner
Tarbell praised as devoted and influential after 20 years at Trumansburg Central School. The event at Charles O. Dickerson gymnasium celebrated his move to Homer Central School, with the athletic field named Carleton Tarbell Athletic Field and tributes from the community and coaches.
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Trumansburg
Carleton S. Tarbell
Charles O. Dickerson Gymnasium
Warren Hickman
Tarbell
TCS
Homer Central School
Hickman
Board of Education
Carleton Tarbell Athletic Field
Tarbells
Tarby
Tom Major
Teschers Association
Les Scott
Milwaukee
Ralph Low
Brooklyn Dodger
Robert Cullen
Ithaca College
Charles O. Dickerson
Robert Hammond
Homer
Tarbell Field
Steve Craig
Bill
Bob Scott
Keith
Clifford Northrup
Willis Elder
Jim Brown
John Chase
Joseph Meskill
Eleanor
Darlene An Shuryl
Trustees Sign Five Year Lighting Contract in Trumansburg
Trumansburg Village Trustees signed a five year contract with New York Electric and Gas Corp to install eleven mercury vapor lights, boosting village lighting by 170 percent at two cents more per year. Total project cost is 4318.54 dollars with possible five year payment. Mayor Newport expects at least a quarter of the change done in 1969.
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Trumansburg
New York Electric and Gas Corp
Newport
Planning Board
Trumansburg Chamber Hails Info Booth Success
Members of the Trumansburg Area Chamber of Commerce met at Gregory's Restaurant and heard chair John Snedeker report the information booth as a tremendous success. Youths staffed 930 hours under the EOC program, aiding thousands of tourists and helping about 200 to 300 families use picnic tables. Proposals included better marking, larger signs, and blacktopped entrances to attract more visitors. Mayor Newport said village workers would focus on cleanliness as duties allow. The group voted to cooperate with the Ulysses Community Council in a Welcome Wagon program.
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Trumansburg
Trumansburg Area
Newport
Govert Board Holds Short Session
Interlaken the regular town board adjourned from September 2 to September 9 when it will reconvene Deputy Supervisor Aubrey Smith led the meeting in the supervisor's absence Judith Dickerson was appointed dog enumerator for 1969 Dog enumeration will start in October The highway superintendent was authorized to buy pipe for the lower end of Covert Road Town Clerk's August report items include fishing licenses dog license explosive licenses marriage licenses and certificate of marriage registration
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Interlaken
Aubrey Smith
Judith Dickerson
Fire fighters refuse to fill pools in Trumansburg
Trumansburg volunteers state no regulations exist yet but will not fill pools. Residents may use a fire hose and wrench within hydrant proximity and will be billed for water by pool size. Fire protectors cite volunteer limits and non profitability of donations.
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Trumansburg
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Carleton A. Tarbell
Darlene
Sheryl
Cullen
Hilda Murphy
Remley
Ulysses Community Council
Govert Board
Wanda Waid
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