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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1975
Page
5
Public letter thanking Hillside Police and Hillside Firehouse Ambulance Service for quick response and care. The writer’s husband, still under doctor care for emphysema and heart failure, was rushed to the hospital again on January 16. She expresses gratitude to the unnamed responders and closes with blessings from Mrs. Irene Towarski.
In Calvin Coolidge School fourth graders under Mr. Porper start the year with a letters program. After Beth Nadler read about a bedridden boy Timmy in Westfield’s Children’s Hospital, the class began writing letters to him, mailing them over time to provide ongoing support and learning through kindness.
A letter from Michael J. Diamond of YM-YWHA praise Hillside Community Center gymnasts for a one to one instructional after demonstration, inviting a return visit and thanking staff and coaches for an exemplary display. The text includes a separate poem by Paula Fincke expressing angst and seeking reassurance.
Bristol-Myers reports record 1974 sales of 1.601 billion and net earnings of 120.4 million for the year, with fourth quarter sales at 417.9 million and earnings at 34.1 million. Per share earnings rise to 5.78 for the year and 1.07 in Q4. Richard L. Gelb notes strong International and Clairol divisions.
Nineteen members of the Hillside Police and Fire Departments joined twenty other law enforcement personnel in in service training at Union College through the Winn County Police Training Academy. Courses covered include photography fingerprinting criminal investigation and organized crime. Director Dr John Wolf leads the academy. several Hillside officers took part in specialized workshops and courses.
Congress member Joseph G Minish of New Jersey voices strong opposition to the Ford administration plan to raise gasoline prices via higher crude oil import fees. He introduces a concurrent resolution urging delay, arguing price hikes will hit consumers, fuel costs rise 15 cents per gallon, inflation and recession grow, and help for self sufficiency cannot come from higher pump prices.
A 1975 library list showcases new fiction, mysteries, biographies, travel, and sports titles. Notable entries include Caldwell Glory and The Lightning, Chandler Hercule Poirot cases, Hayes football study, and Wolters Inside Track. Readers gain access to biographies of Woody Hayes, presidential politics, and ethnic studies, reflecting broad acquisitions for the period.
Rutgers economist Dr Laurence Falk argues New Jersey unemployment stayed high since 1969 70, boosted losses in NJ manufacturing as Pennsylvania's PIDA loan program attracted investment. He urges NJ to create its own low interest loans or coordinate with neighboring states, or seek federal action, with careful program design and active recruitment.
Howard Freund of Roselle Park former Hillside resident told the Hillside Lions Club that the consumer is over protected and environmental overreach harms the economy. He criticized OSHA rules, government advertising bans, auto safety mandates, and emission standards as inflating costs. Freund noted a Roselle Park toy firm whose 21 products were destroyed over safety claims and cited AM FM radio requirements as burdensome. He stressed government limits on cigarette ads reduce competition and warned about a communist aim to ruin the U S auto market. Philip Nicolaus introduced him. Youth of the Month Peter Kowalsky and father Joseph Kowalsky attended.
A long catalog style page lists hundreds of books across subjects from film history and photography to religion education and self help. It includes works by Bergman Frost and Hitchcock as well as guides on photography woodcarving and camping with notes referencing donors and publishers.
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