Parking Stall Wide Open In Wake of Duck Pond Veto
Village leaders and civic groups study parking options after Governor Rockefeller vetoed enabling legislation ending the Duck Pond plan. The Ad Hoc Committee weighs sites including more than 100 car spaces on the east embankment by the railroad station and a multideck garage over the Freightway. Trustee Gibson M. Allen calls the veto a popular move while urging a solution short of Chase Road. A referendum suit is mentioned, with continuation on page ten.
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Duck Pond
Rockefeller
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Board of Trustees
East Parkway
Gibson M. Allen
Allen
Chase Road
Records Upset at Quaker Ridge School Burglar Loots Safe
A burglar or burglars broke into Quaker Ridge School Tuesday night looting the safe for 120 dollars and vandalizing office files and cafeteria equipment. Entry likely via a jammed classroom window, with a glass door removed at the administration office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Ridge
Blinker Light Okayed For Huntington
The State Traffic Commission authorized an amber blinker light at the Huntington and Post roads intersection. Installation will be state funded after a long campaign by Mrs. Alexander Cadoux and local groups to fix a dangerous traffic problem with multiple accidents. The light will be reviewed after an initial period of operation. Earlier, the Village planned a pedestrian light costing about 2500 dollars.
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State Traffic Commission
Huntington
Post Roads
Board of Trustees
Alexander Cadoux
Greenacres Pta
Greenacres Neighborhood Association
Wacht Urges Vigilance on County Projects Impacts
Trustee Jules L. Wacht told the Tuesday night Board of Trustees meeting that civic groups should watch for adverse effects on Scarsdale from county and White Plains development plans. He warned White Plains could extend the Scarsdale by pass road over the old Westchester and Boston roadbed, harming the village, and county plans for Bronx River Parkway changes could remove more park areas from Scarsdale.
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Jules L. Wacht
Board of Trustees
Scarsdale
County
White Plains
Wacht
Westchester and
Boston
Bronx River Parkway
Village awards contracts for cars and trees totaling $30,000
The Board of Trustees awarded about $24,341 in vehicle contracts to Semmes Motors Inc and Curry Chevrolet and $4,550 for 300 trees to Carmine Labriola Inc. A lighting equipment bid was deferred after only one acceptable bid arrived.
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Board of Trustees
Scarsdale
Semmes Motors, Inc
Central Avenue
Ardsley Road
Curry Chevrolet Company
Carmine Labriola, Inc
Summerfield St
Labriola
General, Electric Supply Co
Yonkers
Cheryl Nissan Wins Deborah Deitz Essay Contest
Cheryl Frances Nissan a 16 year old junior at Searsdale High School won first prize in the Fifth Annual Deborah Deitz Memorial Essay Contest sponsored by the Scarsdale Democratic committees. She will receive a $25 prize at the Scarsdale Democrats dinner Sunday night at Schraff’s Eastchester.
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Cheryl Frances Nissan
Searsdale High School
Searsdale
Deborah Deitz
John D. Vandenberg
Nissan
Scarsdale Democrats
Schrafit
Eastchester
Scarsdale
Alfred J. Nissan
Dickel Road
Troy
N. C
RPI
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Index of Amusements 16 Bridge 7 Calendar 1
A compact newspaper index shows sections for amusements bridge calendar church classifieds editorial garden music obituaries school sports and women's news across pages 1 3 6 and 7. It outlines where readers can find notices and features in the current issue.
Scarsdale Women Sleep Little for Johnson Visit
Four Scarsdale League of Women Voters delegates relinquished one of their hotel rooms to Secret Service for President Johnson during a Pittsburgh visit. They rose early despite fatigue to secure front row seats as Johnson and Labor Secretary Wirtz spoke, part of a larger convention addressing human resources and equal opportunity.
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Scarsdale
Johnson
Pittsburgh
League of Women Voters
League
Secret Service
the Inquirer
W. Willard Wirtz
A. Theron Baldwin
Gilbert Froehlich
Hugh Jones
Marvin Satz
U. S
Wirtz
National League of Women Voters
Women Plan Spot Tour of Open Spaces
A group of Scarsdale women forming a conservation committee will tour village open spaces next Monday at 9:30 a.m. from Village Hall lot. William Foley will lead the survey, discuss land use questions and take comments. The informal group meets every three to four weeks to discuss local, county and national conservation needs.
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Scarsdale
Conservation Committee
Groups urged to form open space committees in village
Village Manager Lowell J. Tooley urged Drake Road Edgewood Association members to form committees to identify lots for public use. He said the board seeks criteria to guide land purchases for open space while addressing dumping site concerns.
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Drake Road
Edgewood
Trustees Adopt Budget Keeping Old Tax Rate
The Board of Trustees unanimously adopted the 1964-45 budget totaling nearly $3,000,000 with no tax rate increase remaining about $22 per $1,000 of assessed value. The original proposal for a $0.43 rise per $1,000 was dropped following Finance Committee and Town Club advice. Downward revision came from a $40,000 cut in the capital appropriation from $505,000.
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Board of Trustees
Town Club
Five Named To Council On Recreation
The Board of Trustees announces five civic leaders as members of the streamlined Recreation Council replacing the 30 member body. Stuart B. Glover will chair the council with Henry Henley Gerard Creamer Mrs. Lloyd Griffin and David Rosenberg as members. The group will meet in May and advise with Village recreation superintendent Barry Mangum.
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Recreation Council
Stuart B. Glover
Wayside Lane
Glover
Henry Henley
Gerard Creamer
Lloyd Griffin
David Rosenberg
Emily K. Hobbs
Jules L. Wacht
Robert Delany
George H. Rutherford
Barry Mangum
Wemple Resigns from Planning Commission
William Wemple resigned as a member of the Planning Commission citing pressure of personal business. The Board of Trustees accepted the resignation with great regret noting his seven years of active and effective service.
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Wemple
William Wemple
Planning Commission
Board of
Cambridge Road
Free Want Ads For Youths From The Inquirer
The Inquirer repeats its offer of free want ads for boys and girls with details on page 2 and a coupon on page 17.
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the Inquirer
Howe to Leave as Scarsdale Superintendent in August
Harold Howe II, superintendent of schools for District No. 1 since 1960, will resign August 31 to lead the new Learning Institute of North Carolina. Dr. Paul Mitchell, director of personnel for Scarsdale, will become acting superintendent, noting Howe’s departure will challenge Scarsdale yet preserve school continuity through capable administrators.
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New No. Carolina Institute
Paul Mitchell
Harold Howe II
Board of Education
Howe
Institute
Thhough
Scarsdale
Board of Educaton
Junior High Principal Appointed in Scarsdale
William Mead Nichols, currently Newman Junior High School principal in Needham Massachusetts, is named principal of Scarsdale Junior High School to succeed Walter Fogg who retires in June. Nichols has led Needham and Melrose junior high schools and taught English before becoming an administrator.
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Massachusetts
William Mead Nichols
Scarsdale
Board of Education
Nichols
Newman
Needham
Mass
Walter Fogg
Melrose
School Board Budgets to Vote Next Week in Scarsdale
Districts 1 and 2 scheduling annual meetings and board member ballots with District 2 also voting on its budget. District 1 votes on its budget the next day at Scarsdale High School from 3 to 9 PM. District 2 meets at Quaker Ridge School. Candidates for District 1 include Mrs. Lawrence Madison seeking another term and J Walter Severinghaus, architect with Skidmore Owings Merrill, noted resident backgrounds and affiliations.
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Quaker Ridge School
Scarsdale High School
J. Walter Severinghaus
Josiah Willard
Severinghaus
New York
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Lockwood Road
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio State University
School of Architecture
American Institute of Architects
Scarsdale Council Opens Study of 21 Beneficiary Agencies
Scarsdale Community Council begins work on comprehensive reports for 21 agencies in the Scarsdale Community Fund. Reports will go to the board, Budget Committee, and Publicity Committee by May end. Three new members join: Evans, Blair, and O Connor replacing former appointees.
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Scarsdale Community Council
Scarsdale Community Fund
Albert I. Evans
Bracebridge Young
Community Fund and Council
Raymond J. Blair
Charles F. Savage
Thomas O'Connor
Howard Ross
Icouncil
Keech Fund Agency
Scarsdale Students Win Woodrow Wilson Fellowships
Three Scarsdale college students Victoria Brennan Sullivan David Maurice Goldfrank and Robert Mark Hurwitt received Woodrow Wilson fellowships for first year graduate study to be funded with full tuition fees a $1800 stipend and despondency allowances. Winners were chosen from 1507 recipients representing 904 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
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Woodrow Wilson
Scarsdale College
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Association
Princeton
Victoria Brennan Sullivan
Martin J. Brennan
Tunstall Road
Robert Mark Hurwitt
Elliott S. Hurwitt
Carthage Road
David Maurice Goldfrank
Max Goldfrank
Lynwood Road
Barnard
United States
Canada
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Weinberg Nature Center
Trustees Jules
U.S. Parcel Post Service
Semmes Motors
Water Department
Police
Highway Department
Curry Chevrolet
Cheryl Nissan
Lowell J. Tooley
J. O'Connor
John Gass
Council On Recreation
Harold Howe, II
South
H.S
Citizen's Nominating
District 1
Lawrence Madison
Madison
Pennsylvania State University
Columbia
Heathcote Pta
Scarsdale League of Women Voters
Council
Edwin D. Cox
Samuel J. Duboff
Thomas R. Callery
Washington Irving Council
Boy Scouts
James R. Roberts
Carver Community Center
James H. Goulder
Edgemont Recreation Committee
Samuel L. Feder
Scarsdale Family Counseling Service
Carl Borgmann
Girl Scout Council
New York University and
Oberlin College
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