Fires, thefts and a car stolen in Hillside area report
Fire crews extinguished a car fire in front of 711 Ramsey Ave. at 8 59 p m Friday. A short circuit triggered an alarm at Union County Trust Co Hillside Office on Liberty Ave. A car was reported stolen from 1508 Schley St. Sunday. A burglary at 1286 Avy St. led to loss of two hot water heaters and copper tubing. An explosion at Emerald Co 1239 Central Ave drew all fire units. A 1964 Ford stolen from Newark was recovered in Center Bowl. A wallet with papers was reported stolen from Airborne Accessories Co 1414 Chestnut St.
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Union County Trust Co
Liberty Ave
William Strauss
Schley ST
Trajke Dimovski
Emerson Lane
Berkeley Heights
Avy St
Emerald Co
Central Ave
Raymond Protxmann
Robert Werte
Newark
Center Bowl
John James
Craton St
Hector Carpancno
Manor Drive
The
Airborne Accessories Co
Chestnut St
Delegates To McCarthy Carry Delegates At Large By Margin
Local Democratic McCarthy forces won the delegates at large by 557 to 528 against Hughes. Case Republicans swept the at large seats. Nixon beat Rockefeller on write ins. Reagan had a few votes. Kennedy 30, McCarthy zn, Humphrey 7 in write ins. Dems edged GOP in township committee turnout with Bell 633 Feltman 633 Ferrigno 703 Corwick 673. About 17 percent turnout. GOP county committee saw Tygard edge Duffy 26 to 9 in district two. House races Duff 535 Criscello 622 Leonard 603 Kania 609. Incumbents won freeholder seats against tax relief ticket: Ahern 577 Caldwell 581 Fried 587.
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McCarthy
Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
Kennedy
Humphrey
GOP
Bell
Feltman
Ferrigno
Corwick
GOP County Committee
Russell Tygard
James Duffy
House of Representatives
Dwyer
Brinker
Hoff
Mary C. Kanane
Register of Deeds
Durkin
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Zuray
Dunne
Maguire
House of Representative
Duff
Criscello
Leonard
Kania
Ahern
Caldwell
Fried
Republican Bell
Democratic Ferrigno
Prayers For Sen Kennedy After Los Angeles Shooting
President Johnson issued a statement on the Los Angeles shooting of Senator Robert F Kennedy. He expressed horror and prayed for Kennedy and all victims, and urged America to pray for recovery and for divisiveness and violence to be driven from hearts everywhere.
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Johnson
Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
All America
the Times
Memorial Day Parade in Hillside Shines in Union County
Hillside hosts a large Memorial Day parade praised for turnout and aesthetic. Jaycees lead with Martin Prince chairing, James Sasso as master of ceremonies, and Michael Goldstein as president. Fort Dix soldiers and missiles part of a vivid procession, uniting residents and honoring sacrifices.
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Hillside
Union County
Jaycees
Martin Prince
James Sasso
Michael Goldstein
Fort Dix
Air Force
Hillside Township Quiet rabies record praised by health dept
The State Dept of Health lauded Hillside Township for 60 percent participation in anti rabies inoculations and noted no rabies cases since 1950, praising sustained public health effort and implying consistent success.
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State Dept. of Health
Health Department
Hillside
Hillside Graduates Reach Rutgers Ceremony at Rutgers Stadium
Thirty six Hillside residents were among more than 4 000 Rutgers graduates on May 29 at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. John S. Boyne and Sheldon E. Jaffe received honors in economics and Phi Beta Kappa members included Kenneth J. Frank Evalynn Hyra Carol Ann Straus and Roslyn Zipper.
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Hillside
Rutgers
State University
Rutgers Stadium
Piscataway
John S. Boyne
Clark ‘St
Sheldon E. Jaffe
Conklin St
Department of Economics
Jaffe
Omicron Delta Epsilon
National Honor Society
Diane Sue Berger
Hollywood Ave
A.B
Katrina H. Berne
Bond St
Storm Floods Streets and Powers Hillside Area
Driving rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hillside and Union causing power failures and rushed repairs. Route 22, Cornell Place, and multiple avenues flooded while transformers burned out and police headquarters lost power twice. Public Works patrolled overnight as traffic stalled and a new dam reduced previous floods.
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Hillise
Route 22
Cornell Place
Hillside
North Ave
Union Line
Tratters Lane
Union
Conant St
Bloy St
Central Ave
Howard Ave
Yale Ave
Baker St
Hillside Ave
Orchard Ter
Public Service Electric and Gas Co
Hillside Police
William Galik
Harvard Ave
Union County Park
Woman Sees Car Stolen From Front of Home
Mrs Frances Sasileo reported her car missing from 1009 Westminster Ave after a 7 p.m. sighting. By 10 36 p m another vehicle stood where hers had been police said the second car had been stolen in Elizabeth and a teletype alert was issued.
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Frances Sasileo
Westminster Ave
Elizabeth
Three Men Charged With Breaking and Entering
Three men Theodore Kotchkowski John Vanderweerd and Richard Mulligan were charged with breaking entering and attempted larceny at 282 Bloy St They waived preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Louise Devin and were continued on $500 bail for grand jury action Kotchkowski was detained by police for parole officer direction and will be taken to county jail today The trio was apprehended after an anonymous tip.
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Bloy St
Louise Devin
Theodore Kotchkowski
N. St. St
Newark
John Vanderweerd
Fitzpatric St
Hillside
Richard Mulligan
Myrtle Ave
Irvington
Kotchkowski
Bloy St. House
Homemade Firebomb Damages Building at Central Bowl
A homemade firebomb was thrown at Mid States Co. at 1319 N Broad St damaging windows and burning the building side. Lawrence Kosisko of 61 Coit St Irvington reported to police at 9 23 am Saturday the incident occurred between 6 45 pm Friday and his report time. The site also houses the Central Bowl.
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Mid States Co
N. Broad St
Lawrence Kosisko
Coit St
Irvington
Leaves for Viet Nam Soldier Werner Assigned to 23rd Medical Battalion
SP/4 Michael Werner son of Mrs A Werner 339 Hollywood Ave left last month for his Viet Nam tour with the 23rd Medical Battalion. He has been in the Army since July 1967 and trained at Fort Sam Houston Texas and Patterson General Hospital.
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Michael Werner
Mra. A
Vivian Josloff Rose Receives Nursing Degree at Cornell
Mrs Rose, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Josloff of Elizabeth, completes a five year course at Cornell University New York Hospital School of Nursing earning a Bachelor of Science and Registered Nurse certification. She is a 1963 Hillside High School graduate and will join the Union County Visiting Nurse Association.
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Vivian Josloff Rose
Cornell University - New York Hospital School of Nursing
Rose
Paul Josloff
Elizabeth
Hillside High School
Rushed To Hospital After Accident
Mrs. Anna Fishman aged 65 of 274 Madison Ave Irvington was rushed to St Elizabeth Hospital Elizabeth after a collision on Winans Ave at 1 48 p m. She complained of chest pains as a municipal Hillside Ambulance Squad crew attended her. Her husband Philip 72 of the same address drove the northbound car. The other car was driven by Mrs Helen Pain ton 47 of 273 Conklin Ave eastbound on Winans Ave.
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Anna Fishman
Madison Ave
Irvington
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Elizabeth
Winans Ave
Hillside
William S. Kerrigan
Fishman
Philip
Helen Painton
Conklin Ave
Scott Receives Bachelor of Arts at Lafayette College
Robert W. Scott Jr. was among 387 seniors to receive bachelor degrees at Lafayette College commencement exercises. He earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in philosophy. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Scott Sr of 955 Revere Drive.
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Robert W. Scott, Jr
Lafayette College
Robert
Robert W. Scott
Revere Drive
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