Oswego County approves 1969 budgets and tax plan
Oswego County board of supervisors adopted the 1969 general budget and the Social Services budget totaling just over 8 million dollars. The combined tax levy rose to 4 981 030.17 with the general rate at 3.10 per 100 and the Social Services rate at 2.10 per 100. A public hearing attracted two speakers urging higher Social Services salaries amid criticisms of wage scales and staffing turnover.
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Oswego County
Board of Supervisors
Fulton
Oswego
Social Services Department
Norman Ingalls
Social Service Department
Betty Bayne
Donald Clements
Vivian L. Roberts
Philip Gracey
Alvin W. Fayette
Bille Rae Walker
Dominic DeMasi
Stanley J. Segal
C. H. Todd
Rachel I. Perlet
Linda K. Janas
Frederick Revette
John C. Squires
Norman R. Ingalls
Paula Sue Burton
Esther Wosseler
Susan B. Silliman
Maxine C. Kaple
Oswego County Department of Social Services
CSEA
Cit
Charles F. Sauers
Ingall
Sayers
Ways, Means and Budget Committee
Onondaga
Ingalls
Andrew Michaud
Board
Social Services Committee
Nelson Reppert
Pulaski
Fred Lockwood
Dwight Mayne
Sylvan Beach Hotel Destroyed by Fire
Fire gutted the Sylvan Beach Hotel in the resort community between Rome and Syracuse. Three occupants fled to safety from the three story frame building as flames raged. No damage estimate was available.
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Sylvan Beach
Rome
Syracuse
Appointments Made Authorize Retaining Experts For Reapportionment Plan
The Oswego County Board of Supervisors adopts a resolution to retain qualified experts to aid the County Government committee and county attorney in crafting a fair reapportionment plan amid one man one vote litigation. Tax levies rise slightly. Oswego officials are named to state beautification and elections posts.
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Board of Supervisors
David Wilcox
Clark Morrison III
Oswego
Ralph Shapiro
Percy E. Patrick Jr
Fulton
Gallagher to serve four year term as election commissioner
Charles E. Gallagher will serve a four year term as election commissioner succeeding the late Joseph P. Ross. The board adjourned as two resolutions were approved authorizing 1969 road maintenance and snow and ice control expenditures with state reimbursement. The annual county employee Christmas party was announced for Monday, December 16 at noon in the Colonial House.
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Charles E. Gallagher
Joseph P. Ross
Nick Sterno
Park and Recreation
Charles Harrington
Chillson Pond
Mexico Point
Harrington
Eugene Saloga
Alman Hawkins
Chillson
Wilcox
Syracuse
Oswego
Fulton
John Schneider
Richland
County Highway Department
Ralph W. Schmidt
New Haven
J. Gregory Merriam
Pulaski
Edward J. McGann
Fourth Ward
William Mercier
Charles W. Wills
Colonial House
Pulaski Officer Daniel Burdick Dies in Vietnam
Lt. Daniel John Burdick 20 of Pulaski killed Dec 3 in Vietnam after three weeks in country. Son of Robert and Dorothy Burdick. survived by sister Betty VanRy and brothers Joseph and James. Funeral arrangements by Taylor-Vida Funeral Home pending body arrival in about ten days.
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Daniel Burdick
Pulaski
Vietnam
Oswego County
Daniel John Burdick
Cambodia
Burdick
Robert
Dorothy Vickery Burdick
Richland Road
Oswego
Pulaski Academy
Central School
Army
Sayles
Betty) VanRy
Joseph
James Burdick
Fred Vickery
Taylor-Vida
Severe snowstorms and high winds sweep New York State
Snow and gale conditions lash New York with Erie rose eight feet above normal and power outages up to three hours in Oswego Lewis and Ontario counties. In Canandaigua eight track athletes and two coaches begin a 600 mile relay to Rochester Institute of Technology for a dedication. statewide numbers show heavy snow in Boonville and Lewis County, while Thruway remains clear to Silvercreek. Deaths blamed on the storm include five victims in Leroy, Sugar Grove Pa, Farmingville and Jamestown area, with multiple weather related incidents across the region.
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Canandaigua
St. Lawrence Seaway
Syracuse
Utica
Watertown
Oneida County
Boonville
Albany
Lewis Coun
Clymer
Chautauqua County
Cattaraugus County
New York State Thruway
New York City
Silvercreek
Buffalo
Pennsylvania
Manhattan
Kennedy International Airport
Nixon selects McCracken to head CEA in 1969
President elect Richard M. Nixon introduces Dr. Paul W. McCracken of the University of Michigan as his pick to lead the Council of Economic Advisors. The two are pictured in New York City as an AP Wire photo captures the moment.
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Richard M. Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
University of Michigan
Council of Economic Advisors
New York City
Palermo Grange Christmas Party Sunday December 15
The Palermo Grange 309 hosts a Christmas Party on Sunday December 15 at 2 p.m. in the Grange Hall. This will be the only December meeting. Community members and families are invited to attend and celebrate the season.
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Palermo Grange
Elaine Rose
Ida Holden
Fulton
Walter Perth
Ida Perth
Ray Lindsley
William Salmonson
Bundyville
Marie Church
Carlos Hollenbeck
LaVerne Irwin
LaVerne
Anna Anderson
Mexico
Patty LaVine
Mark
Kenneth Anderson
Bertha Knight
Beth
Russell Knight
Alan Knight
Tracy
Johnny
Myron Cole
Syracuse
Go to Germany For Maneuvers Early in 1969
About 15 500 U S troops and four jet squadrons will be sent to West Germany for January February maneuvers. Units had been withdrawn last summer to reduce the balance of payments but will airlift back for exercises to bolster NATO readiness amid Soviet actions in Czechoslovakia. The Army units will return to the United States after the exercises, with duration still undecided.
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Washington
U.S
West Germany
Pentagon
Air Force
Germany
United States
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Czechoslovakia
24Th Infantry Division
Swedish Canadians Counted Among 100000 Origin Group
A government estimate notes about 100000 residents in Canada trace Swedish heritage. It highlights immigration waves and cultural ties, with many involved in urban centers such as Toronto and Montreal. The report discusses demographics and potential policy considerations for minority groups.
FBI Arrests Mafia Head On Charge of Conspiracy
Two men linked to Cosa Nostra operations in Eastern Pennsylvania were arrested in Buffalo on charges they conspired to transport $25,000 worth of stolen televisions across state lines. Russell Bufalino and Salvatore Todaro face federal complaints, with another suspect, John Sacco Jr., already jailed for burglary. The case ties to a broader pattern of art thefts and organized crime activity in the region.
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Buffalo
N.Y
FBI
Cosa Nostra
Pennsylvania
Russell A. Bufalino
Kingston
Salvatore Todaro
John C. Sacco Jr
Attica State Prison
Bufalino
Todaro
U. S
Edmund F. Maxwell
Pittston
U.S
New York
Stefano Magaddino
Lewiston
Cosa Nostra Czar
Upstate
Ontario
Canada
Neil J. Welch
Welch
Winds Drive Surge in Niagara Power Output
High 50 mph winds pushed Lake Erie water into the Niagara River, boosting electricity generation overnight in the United States and Canada. The Moses plant at Lewiston produced 2.2 million kilowatts from a 1.9 million kilowatt capacity, while Canadian and other Ontario plants reduced costly production. Extra power flowed via a grid to Northeast utilities.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Lake Erie
Niagara River
U.S
Canada
State Power Authority
Robert Moses
Lewiston
Hydro Electric Power Commission
Ontario
Moses
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Wealth of the United States in 1890
In the year 1890 the nation’s wealth surpassed 65 billion dollars with roughly 9 billion invested in railroads. The figures reflect the era’s expanding capital into rail infrastructure and broad economic growth across sectors.
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United States
New York City Police and Fire Strength Count Revealed
New York City reports more than 27 000 policemen and 13 000 firemen in its public safety forces, outlining the scale of city protection and emergency response staffing.
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New York City
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