Oswego Co seniors win 118 Regents scholarships
G Ray Bodley High School placed three of its seniors among Oswego County's top Regents scholars in a state list of 118 winners and 32 alternates. Richard Brace of Oswego HS was second with 272, followed by John Darling of Fulton 270, Cynthia Rowe of Central Square 265, and Edward Sobota of Fulton 262.
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G. Ray Bodley High School
State Education Department
Oswego High School
Paul V. Moore High School
Central Square
Allen M. Booth
Fulton
New York City
Jamaica
L. I
My Lai Massacre Denounced by Saigon Opposition
South Vietnam’s National Salvation Front led by Sen. Tran Van Don says a two week inquiry proves a mass killing, chiefly women and children, occurred at My Lai on March 16, 1968. The group condemns government and urges joint U.S.-South Vietnamese control of military actions.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
My Lai
Tran van Don
National Salvation Front
Nguyen van Thieu
Sen. Don
Senate House
Don
Ngo Dinh Diem
Thieu
Rval
Five men arrested in $250000 counterfeit ring case
Utica police and federal agents arrested five men at a Utica motel in connection with possession and sale of counterfeit $250000 in $20 bills. About $800 circulated. arrests followed a probe that began in Groton Connecticut November 6.
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Utica
N.Y
Madison County
Secret Service
Department of Justice Organized Crime Task Force
Andrew G. Daigle
Syracuse
New York State
Connecticut
Daigle
Groton
Conn
Donald Ritz
William Wilsey
Joseph Peter Fafone
Rochester
James Gandelmo
Brooklyn
Paul Rancone
Albany
Herkimer
Rome
Norwich
Oxford
Binghamton
Buffalo
Indictments Hit Newark Crime Rampage and Mafia Figures
Federal grand juries indict Simone DeCavalcante and 54 associates in a $20 million gambling ring. Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio faces an unnamed charge as investigations span crime, city government, and IRS links. DeCavalcante, head of a Cosa Nostra family, is among the most prominent names. 51 of 55 indicted have been captured. Bail levels favores many suspects. some released in their own recognizance.
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Hugh J. Addonizio
Robert Shaw
T. S. Atty
Frederick B. Lacey
Simone “Sam the
DeCavalante
Newark
New Jersey
Simone ‘Sam
Cosa Nostra
Internal Revenue Service
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Ruggerio “Ritchie
Boiardo
DeCavalcante
de. Cavalcante
Anthony
Tony Boy” Boiardo
Federal
Grand Jury
Mitchell
The
Senate Action Expected On Tax Reforms
Washington AP report says House and Senate conferees have settled about half the differences between tax reform versions while sticking points remain on oil depletion and personal exemption. Mills said talks are ahead of schedule and decisions could be ready by Thursday night with a House vote possible by Saturday or Monday, followed by prompt Senate action before Christmas.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Nixon fires Morgenthau. Seymour to be U S attorney
President Nixon announces the firing of Robert Morgenthau from the Southern District of New York. He will nominate Republican Whitney North Seymour to replace him. Morgenthau had not resigned and his term would have ended June 11, 1971.
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Washington
Nixon
Robert M. Morgenthau
U.S
New York
Morgenthau
New
Nine anarchists charged in Milan bomb deaths
Police in Milan and Rome charged nine members of an anarchist group with setting bombs that killed 14 people and wounded more than 100 last weekend. The Milan police chief cited motive as anarchy itself.
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Lan
Rome
Milan
Nixon Plans $100 Million Boost for School Lunches
The Nixon administration aims to add 100 million dollars to school lunch programs to provide free or low cost meals for all needy children by year end. Delegates at the White House hunger conference pressed free lunch and breakfast programs, with over 500 submitting their conference meal tickets.
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Washington
White House
Domino Man Advises on Vietnam Policy
London AP reports Sir Robert Ker Thompson a British guerrilla fighter consulted by President Nixon on Vietnam policy. He subscribes to the theory that if South Vietnam falls to communists, the rest of South Asia will follow like dominoes.
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London
Robert Grainger Ker Thompson
Nixon
America
South Vietnam
South Asia
Judge seeks probe in My Lai case discussions
Fort Benning Ga AP The military judge for 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. murder trial called for a DOJ investigation into two former GIs and five news organizations over published talks about the My Lai massacre. He urged prosecution where warranted and asked for a probe of potential witness discussions in court.
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Fort Benning, GA
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Increasing Share in War Saigon Deaths Surpass U.S. Losses
Saigon reports seven month battlefield deaths exceeding American losses, reflecting President Nguyen Van Thieu's claim of an increasing share in the war. From May 10 to Dec 6 government casualties reach 11,450 while U S. deaths total 4,907 in action.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Israel Jets Pound Egyptian Positions Along Suez Gulf
Israeli jets bombed Egyptian positions for nearly three hours along the northern Gulf of Suez and the southern Suez Canal, an official Tel Aviv release said.
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Associated Press
Gulf of Suez
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Atkins pleads not guilty may get separate Tate case trial
Susan Denise Atkins, 21, pleads not guilty to involvement in the Sharon Tate murder and other slayings. Prosecutors may seek a separate trial if statements are used and her lawyers request it. Trial for Atkins slated for February 9 while other defendants await extradition.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Susan Denise Atkins
Superior Court
William Keene
Miss Atkins
Manson
Charles D. “Tex’’ Watson
Linda Kasabian
Patricia Krenwinkel
Tate
Leslie van Houten
Lena la- Bianca
Rosemary
Hollywood
Bianca
Tate Estate
Atty
Aaron Stovitz
Keene
Kasabian
Karpinski Dry Cleaning Plant Set for April 1 Opening
Germain family announces April 1 target date for reopening the 98 100 West First St. plant after a October fire that destroyed the building and its contents. The new one story Butler type facility will employ about 14 people and resume full operations to serve former and new customers with modern equipment and records updated in the West Side Bank office.
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Karpinski
West First St
Germain
Arthur L. Germain
Arthur A
Richard L. Germain
Germains
West Side
Marine Midland Bank
Casey resigns as Assembly sergeant at arms
Joseph F. Casey, 37, Troy tavern owner, resigns his $12,000-a-year post as Assembly sergeant-at-arms amid pressure to quit as Rensselaer County Republican chairman. Speaker Duryea says the resignation is accepted after SIC hearings accused him of influencing Troy government. Casey denies wrongdoing.
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Albany
N.Y
Joseph F. Casey
Assembly
Rensselaer County
Troy
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Casey
State Investigation Commission
Nixon Dedicates Tree as Protesters Chant Outside
President Nixon lights a 65 foot spruce with 5 000 bulbs at the Pageant of Peace ceremony while about 50 demonstrators outside the White House Ellipse chant peace now and stop the war. Police detain seven after confiscating North Vietnamese flags.
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Washington
Nixon
America
White House
Ann Spelt
Washington Area
Grinch Resistance
Oswego City First Traffic Death in 1969
Phil ip J. Donahue 33 of 162 Last Eighth St Oswego died after a four vehicle crash on Route 104 near Oswego Speedway. The accident also injured three others. Donahue crossed into eastbound lanes and sideswiped Solazzo before a head on collision with Michalski. Crisafuli’s Riverview truck was also damaged. Autopsy not deemed necessary. cause listed as multiple injuries. Donahue, a painter and Army veteran, leaves wife Constance and two sons Patrick and Joseph amid extensive local tributes.
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Michael Booth
George Booth
Howard Road
Bodley High School
Yale University
Braco
Joseph Braco
State University College
Oswego
Fort Plain
Oswego High School
Image
OHS
Brace
State of N.Y. University College At Buffalo
Navy
Notre Dame
Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert McEwen
West Point Military Academy
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Philip J. Donahue
Eighth St
Donahue
James RK. Torbitt
Jake Moyer
Robert C. Germain
Peter Griffin
Robert J. Nicholson
Joseph Solazzo
East Fourth St
John Michalski
East Oneidas St
Michalski
Oswego County
Riverview
Solazza
Joseph P
Marie Hannan Donahue
Oswego Alcan Aluminum Corp
US Army
Ethiopia
Constance Shutts
Patrick M
Joseph J. Donahue
Joseph W
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Richard T. Braco
Cynthia A. Rowe
Edward C. Sobota
John F. Darling
S. Viet
Newark, N. J
World News
Domino Man
Reid W. Kennedy
Justice Department
Calley
L. A
DO & Good Deed
Chimney
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