Rural Free Delivery remembered by Oswego county residents
Along RD 3 in northern Oswego Town and northeastern Sterling, locals recall Early Mail Carrier Alfred G. Wellington and his faithful horse that navigated snowbound days to deliver mail. The rider often brought prescriptions from the city, saving patrons a trip. photo by Lyman T. Place of Minetto.
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Oswego Town
Sterling
Alfred G. Wellington
Oswego
Wellington
Good Samaritan
Lyman T. Place
Minetto
Cannery workers bus crash injures 37 in Corfu
A trailer truck ran a flashing red light and crashed into a bus carrying cannery workers at a Corfu intersection. Thirty seven people were hurt, seven admitted to St. Jerome's in Batavia, others treated for minor injuries. Driver Wayne Bowser of Oil City Pa. was charged with passing a red light.
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Corfu
N.Y
Buffalo
St. Jerome's Hospital
Batavia
Mushroom Transportation Co
Wayne Bowser
Oil City
William M. Byrd
Orhers
Duffyfort Canning Co
Hamlin
Monroe County
Bryd
Sherman St
James Mallory
Bowser
Theodore Shaw
Robert Free
Nixon declares four day weekend for federal workers
President Nixon announced a four day holiday for federal employees after Congress adjourned. He signed an executive order excusing workers on Friday and withheld action until Congress would not reconvene that day.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Israel Rejects U S Peace Plan About Middle East Conflict
Israel denounces U S peace proposals as appeasement and prejudicial to peace. In a separate strike, Israeli commandos attack an Egyptian Red Sea naval base marking a second raid in five days. Cabinet notes U S plans lack Arab obligations and could fuel hostility.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United States
U.S
Middle East
Egypt
Red Sea
Golda Meir
Jordan
Rogers
Washington
Security Council
U.N
Jerusalem
Vietnam
Nixon
Adams Pleads Innocent To Perjury Charge
New York state Senator William E. Adams, a Kenmore Republican and head of the Senate Social Service Committee, pleads innocent to a federal indictment charging seven counts of perjury and obstructing justice related to Medicaid payments. He testified he returned a 5000 dollar campaign contribution to two officers of Professional Health Service, Inc. He remains free on 5000 dollar bail while motions are set for January 20.
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New York
William E. Adams
Adams
U.S. District Court
Kenmore Republican
Professional Health Service, Inc
New York City
Erie County
Buffalo
Senate
Committee of Social Service
Walter R. Mansfield
Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow Across Hudson Valley
A fierce winter system hits eastern New York with over a foot of snow in Albany and the Hudson Valley. Schools and flights canceled as the storm causes widespread delays, power outages, and snow emergencies in Albany Schenectady Troy Cohoes Kingston.
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State
Associated. Press
Oldman
New York State
M .Aybe
Hudson Valley
New England
Yeeneee
Albany
Hudson
Newburgh
Schenectady
Troy
Cohoes
Kingston
East Berlin denies Christmas passes to West Germans yet again
Berlin residents face a fourth Christmas behind the wall as East Germany withholds visits across the border. West Berliners seek family reunions while East Germany under Walter Ulbricht grants limited hardship passes for special occasions.
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East Germany
W. Germans
Berlin
West Germany
Klaus Schuetz
B52s Strike Along Cambodian Border as Christmas Truce Nears
U S B52 bombers conducted heavy raids along the Cambodian border as a three day Viet Cong cease fire approached. South Vietnamese forces clashed with enemy units near Mekong Delta, reporting 68 enemy killed and 1,000 government troops involved. U S sources cautioned about possible isolated incidents during the cease fire.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Fish Hook
Tay Ninh
Binh Long
Cambodia
Prime Beef and Charity Solicitation Grievances
A reader asks about excessive pressure from charitable solicitations sent by mail. They describe organizations pushing for specific contribution amounts and sending follow up bills, and they demand guidance on handling such presumption.
Rogers Defends U.S. Middle East Peace Proposals
Secretary of State William P. Rogers defended U S proposals for Middle East peace and rejected Israeli charges of appeasement. He called the proposals fair and noted cautious optimism about South Vietnam defending itself, while reporting reduced North Vietnamese infiltration but uncertain enemy movements.
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Sec
Rogers
U.S. Middle East
Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
U.S
Middle East
South Vietnam
South
Conservative McEwen favors change shaped by constituents
Washington report on Representative Robert C McEwen shows a conservative with a desire for shift in social policy. He says government does too much yet accomplishes little and favors cutting out nonessential items over mere cuts. He shares New York district views influence his congressional stance.
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McEwen
Washington
House of Representatives
Robert C. McEwen
Congress
Back Southern Complaints On School Desegregation
Washington AP Top officials in the Nixon administration say federal law treats southern school segregation more harshly than northern or western systems. They cite lack of Supreme Court mandates and congressional discouragement as reasons for slow federal action on de facto northern segregation. Panetta notes few pure de facto cases and questions how boundaries were drawn. HEW head Finch supports Sen. Stennis’s point that federal law condemns southern but tolerates northern segregation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Leon E. Panetta
Office For Civil Rights
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
South
Panetta
HEW
Robert H. Finch
John Stennis
D-Miss
Viet Cong Ceasefire Begins as Saigon Reports Bombings
The three day Christmas ceasefire started at 1 a.m. Wednesday in Saigon after three apparent terrorist incidents. A U.S. Command spokesman said four civilians were wounded Tuesday night in explosions in Cholon and Gia Dinh. Two Viet Cong suspects were arrested in Cholon.
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Saigon
U.S
Cholon
Gia Dinh
Red Haired Alice Crimmins Wins Murder Conviction Reversal
New York news reports that Red haired Alice Crimmins secured a reversal of her manslaughter conviction in the 1965 strangulation death of her 4 year old daughter Alice Marie.
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New York
Alice Crimmins
Alice Marie
North Viet Nam envoy denounces Perot airlift as provocativ
At a Hanoi reception Juan Thuy described H. Ross Perot plan to fly 150 women and children to Saigon on Christmas to obtain information on presumed U.S. captives as a show of support for Nixon’s warlike policies.
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Paris An
North Vietnam
Paris
Texas
U.S
Vietnam
Juan Thuy
H. Ross Perot
Dallas
Nixon
Two Officials Charged in Newark Shakedown Case
An aide in Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio’s office and a Spanish language interpreter in Municipal Court were indicted by an Essex County grand jury on charges of shaking down individuals connected with criminal cases. Herminio Nieves and Andre Soto face the indictments returned Monday.
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Newark
N.J
Hugh J. Addonizio
Essex County
Herminio Nieves
Andre Soto
Jets Freed From Mud at Philadelphia Airport
Two Boeing 727 passenger planes skidded off runways into mud at Philadelphia International Airport Monday and were freed early today using airport equipment after officials canceled a Miami tow request.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia International Airport
Miami
Rio heat draws crowds to Rio de Janeiro beaches
Thousands crowded Rio de Janeiro beaches on Christmas Eve as temperatures reached 100 degrees in the city for the second day in a row. Beachgoers sought relief in the sea and shade while shoppers paused for the holiday.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Tragic End to Aid Plea in Snow Cleanup
Troy policeman Anthony Leahy 29 died when a backhoe used to clear snow rolled over him during a heavy storm. His friend Guy W Hoag 37 was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene.
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Troy
N.Y
Anthony Leahy
Guy W. Hoag
Judge delays ruling on Manson self defense bid
Charles Manson seeks to defend himself in the Tate and seven murders case claiming he can do better than counsel. Judge William Keene postpones ruling until Wednesday and will appoint a lawyer to advise Manson.
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Los Angeles
Charles M. Manson
Sharon Tate
Superior Court
William R. Keene
Keene
Manson
Congress Passes Tax Reforms Bill to Clear Adjournment Path
Congress moved toward adjournment after passing the large tax reform package. The Senate approved the bill 71 to 6 and the House 381 to 2, with Nixon expected to sign into law. The Philadelphia Plan civil rights issue was resolved by striking an amendment that would halt the program.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
White House
Philadelphia
Congress
Agnew Plans Asia Tour Amid Senate Attack Fallout
Vice President Spiro Agnew will visit the Philippines, Formosa and Thailand on a 10 nation trip aimed at gaining first hand Asia insight. He may visit Vietnam though not on the itinerary. The travels come as senators criticized U S aid linked to Vietnam and Thai troop deployments.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Philippines
Thailand
Formosa
Senate
Agnew
Vietnam
Asia
Ferdinand K. Marcoy
Chiang Kaishek
Taipei
United States
State Department
U.S
Laos
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