Catholic Census Plans for Oswego Eight-Parish Area
Catholic priests of Oswego and Minetto outline an eight parish census to begin December 2. A house-to-house canvass will use 400 enumerators. Pictured are Rev. William J. Brown, Rev. Francis J. Furfaro, Rev. Robert E. Hall, Norman J. McGowan, Rev. Eugene J. Matuszewski, Rev. Frederick Cummings, Rev. Richard G. Tucker, Rev. Paul H. Martineau, and Rev. Angelo Morbito, with two others not arrived.
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Oswego
Minetto
Partici
G. Tucker
St. Louis
Paul H. Martineau
St. Paul's
Angelo Morbito
St. Peter’s
16-Foot Tide Destroys Coastal Towns in Orissa Bay Area
A 16 foot tidal wave along the Bay of Bengal swept through eastern Orissa villages last Friday. Officials and local leaders estimate 15,000 to 20,000 dead with as many as 4 million left homeless. Air drops of food were needed as roads rails and air strips were flooded or destroyed.
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New Delhi
Bay of Bengal
Indian Subcontinent
Cuttack
Balasore
Orissa
Calcutta
Times of India
East
Pakistan
India
GOP Mayoral Races Across New York State See Tight Edge
The Associated Press notes the GOP holds a slim edge among New York State mayors as 48 cities vote Tuesday. Local factors dominate, but issues include youth voting, a $2.5 billion transportation bond, and national party backlash. Eleven incumbents seek re election on the GOP line while others switch to independent or retire.
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Associated Press
Republican Party
New York State
GOP
Paul W. Lattimore
Auburn
Watertown
Saratoga Springs
Cohoes
Virginia B. McDonald
Sara Shaffer
Oneida
Roland St. Pierre
Plattsburgh
Francis Steltzer
Hanna Johns
Ithaca
George McKneally
Newburgh
Port Jervis
Tonawanda
F. Neil Chaffie
Dunkirk
Rollin T. Grant
Lockport
Jerome Markovits
Middletown
Malcolm E
Schenectady
Hopes New Strategy Aims at Desegregation Bill Vote Today
Washington AP reports Carl Albert seeks to pass a $1.5 billion self desegregation bill in the House using a fast track no amendment procedure with a two thirds threshold. The plan aims to shield Northern lawmakers from a busing dispute while risking political backlash at home and possible Southern criticism.
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Washington
Carl Albert
House
Athout
Albert
Nixon
Choi
Speed House
Sadat Returns to Cairo After Libya Visit
President Anwar Sadat flew back to Cairo from a three day trip to Libya where he and Col Muammar Kadafi discussed plans for meeting Israeli aggression. The government issued a brief statement with no further details.
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Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Libya
Syria
Egypt
Sadat
Muammar Kadafi
Bomb explosions trigger London emergency alert
Scotland Yard ordered a full emergency alert and police guards on British public buildings after two bomb blasts in London. One hit the Royal Tank Regiment headquarters near Parliament, the other damaged the Post Office Tower, Britain’s tallest building. An anonymous call claimed both were by the Angry Brigade, amid IRA activity in Northern Ireland.
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London
Scotland Yard
Britain
Royal Tank Regiment
Post Office
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Dublin
Post Office Tower
Angry Brigade
British Press Association
Thee
Sean Colucn
Peking Asks Listing of China Flag at UN
The gold-starred red flag of Communist China was hoisted for the first time at United Nations headquarters in New York. Two U.N. guards, Willard Bodie and George Baldwin, helped raise the flag among 131 member nations as a crowd looked on in drizzle. China's seat and flag placement in the General Assembly were clarified following a request to list the nation as China Peoples Republic with the English letter C.
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Peking
China
United Nations
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Willard Bodie
George Baldwin
Chi- Peng-fei
U Thant
Peoples’ Republic of
General Assembly
Chile
Colombia
P’s
Chiang Chiang Kai-shek
Thirteen U.S. Army units phased out of combat in Vietnam
Saigon reports 13 more Army units totaling 1,335 men were removed from combat as U.S. troop strength in Vietnam drops to 196,700 last week. Melvin Laird travels to Saigon to outline Nixon plan for faster disengagement while South Vietnam marks National Day with prayers for peace and tributes to fallen government troops. American forces remain on high alert ahead of Thieu's inauguration and enemy actions around the holiday.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Laird
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton
7. Abrams
Nguyen van Thieu
Americas
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Vote Tuesday on New Yorks transportation bond issue
New Yorkers will vote on Propositions Nos. 1 a transportation bond for 2.5 billion with statewide impact on future taxes. Gov Rockefeller backs the bond and cautions highway construction would falter if it fails while other amendments cover private lending for public projects and extended debt limit exemptions for sewage plants. The all day 6 am to 9 pm ballot also features local races including Erie County executive contest and NYC judicial bids.
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Albany
N. Y
Rockefeller
Stoke
Frank Sedita
Buffalo
Edward V. Regan
Erie County
New York City
Congressional Controversy Shapes Phase Two Economic Program
Washington AP report details Nixon's Phase 2 economic plan with a named Wage Board and Price Commission to set standards after the November thaw. Labor voices, led by AFL CIO President George Meany, push for equal sacrifice while Rumsfeld asserts the freeze may stay until modifications are ready. House Banking Committee opens hearings on Nixon's requested legislation amid heated debate.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Board and Price Commission
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
House Banking Committee
AFL Cio
George Meany
Halloween in New York State Marred by Vandalism and Arson
Halloween in New York State was marked by widespread vandalism arson and assault with 30 reports of dangerous treats including razor blades. In Rochester a child found a razor blade in candy while nine Niagara Falls cases involved pins or wires and a suspected drugging. Incidents occurred in Troy Binghamton Buffalo Queens Owego Odessa Montour Falls Catherine and Chenango in Broome County. An 11 year old in Albion was struck by a chain from an adult in disguise. In Rochester a man was chased from Pullman Avenue after firing firecrackers at youths. Arson damaged an abandoned house shed in Batavia and a 40 by 6 foot barn in Pembroke. Two teens bound and robbed a Rochester socialite and secretary taking jewelry and $25. In Genesee County a dozen people faced Halloween related charges. About 106 youths rampaged Remsen Barneveld and Holland Patent dumping garbage on highways with no arrests.
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Rochester
Cheryl Vyverberht
Niagara Falls
Troy
Binghamton
Buffalo
Queens
Owego
Odessa
Schuyler County
Montour Falls
Catherine
Chenango
Broome County
Albion
Orleans County
Thomas O'Hearn
Pullman Avenue
Batavia
Pembroke
Genesee County
Oakfield
Remsen
Barneveld
Holland Patent
Utica
American girl released after 9 hour Manila hostage ordeal
A 14 year old American girl Susan Butler her uncle Stewart Pacb and a Filipino newsman were held hostage by a gunman at the girl's home in Manila for more than nine hours. Negotiations led to their release and a helicopter flight to Zamales province before return to Manila with the girl and Raab.
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Manila
Susan Butler
Stewart Pacb
The
Manila Times
Zambales
Susan
Raab
Nixon panel to study interest rates on mortgages and credit
Arthur Burns chairman of the Federal Reserve Board told the House Banking Committee that the new Economic Committee on interest and dividends will focus first on mortgage and consumer credit and other rates affecting families but does not expect mandatory controls.
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Washington
Nixon
Coal Dock Strike Talks
The coal strike moved into its second month with mounting economic consequences in key coal states and no progress in talks. East and Gulf coast dock negotiations moved outside New York City to escape daily pressures and focus on bargaining.
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Associated Press
East
Student Shot to Death in Campus Fight at Wilberforce
About 40 students from Wilberforce and Central State University fought after a movie near Shorter Hall in Wilberforce Ohio. One student Matel Crenshaw, 22, a Wilberforce freshman, was killed and two others were injured. Witnesses said attackers used bottles bricks and chair parts during the confrontation.
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Wilberforce
Ohio
Matel Crenshaw
Kent
Wilberforce Feshman
Central State University
Shorter Hall
Navy probes cause of 900-pound missile crash
In Strawberry Plains Tennessee a Navy Walleye missile, weighing 900 pounds and unarmed, plummeted from a Navy plane and demolished the home of a state judge. The missile tore through the roof and two floors of the three story wooden dwelling before exiting a wall and landing on a patio with no injuries reported.
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Strawberry Plains
Ter
Navy
Judge Denies Halt to Amchitka Nuclear Blast Plan
A federal judge refused environmentalists requests to stop the large underground explosion planned for Amchitka Island Alaska this week. The ruling allows lawyers for protest groups to seek an immediate appeal to a higher court.
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Washington
Amchitka
Land
Alaska
U.S
George Shart Jr
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