State's educational quality called tops
Dr. Stanley Raub executive director of the New York State School Boards Association told the Cayuga County School Boards Association at Riordan's in Auburn that New York education is better than any other state or country. He urged boards to stay active politically to resist funding cuts and warned about upcoming 11th hour bills including an agency shop proposal that could require teachers to pay union dues.
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New York State
United States
Stanley Raub
New York State School Boards Association
Nyssba
Raub
Cayuga County School Boards Association
Riordan’s
Auburn
State Education Department
Carey
Albany
Supreme Court
Michigan
Agency Shop
Watertown appoints Alf O Neill as Jefferson County sheriff
Gov Carey names State Police Lt Alfred P. O Neill to succeed Angel as sheriff of Jefferson County with Senate confirmation. O Neill must retire from state police to take the $17 915 a year post July 1. He has led the Watertown zone since 1975 and previously led it from 1967 to 1970.
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Watertown
Carey
Alfred P. O'Neill
Irving P. Angel
Jefferson County
Senate
O'Neill
Angel
Howard Clark
Clark
Jefferson County Democratic Committee
State Police
Supreme Court
Howard R. George
LeRay
Lloyd Fraser
George
John H. Petrus
Sheriff's Department
Little Chef
Outer
Washington Street
New York City
Malone man acquitted in negligent homicide case
A charge of criminally negligent homicide against Donald Lee Lamitie 21 Malone was dismissed after a closed hearing before Village Justice Richard Fellion. Stephen Duquette 22 Malone died October 20 from asphyxiation due to a piece of food lodged in his throat.
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Malone
Donald Lee Lamitie
Village
Richard Fellion
Lamitie
Stephen Duquette
Alan Hosler
Duquette
William Shannon
Sherry Andrews
Fellion
Legislators Urge Carey to Sign or Veto Town Board Bill
In Albany senators and assemblymen press Gov. Carey to act immediately on a bill delaying a reform that would require 650 towns to replace town justices on town boards with council members. They warn candidates circulate petitions for jobs that may not exist until a decision is made.
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Albany
J. Douglas Barclay
Steve Riford
Gov
Carey
Upstate
Fires Destroy Two Houses in Oswego County
Two homes burned in separate Oswego County incidents. At Shelly Road Hastings a vacant James French residence was engulfed at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, responders from Central Square Hastings Caughdeney and Palermo failed to save it and stayed until after 6:30 a.m. Leona Corey’s vacant Middle Road Creamery Road house also burned out before dawn with fire officials unsure of containment.
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Oswego
Seriba
Leona Corey
Middle Road
Creamery Road
Wee
DPW to Discuss Equipment Auction in Oswego
A public meeting of the public works and streets committee will be held at 7 30 p m Monday at the Department of Public Works Building to discuss the auction of equipment owned by the department. No formal agenda is listed.
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Oswego
Department of Public Works
Public Works and Streets Committee
SUNY Oswego Offers Free Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Course
A water safety instructor certification course by the American Red Cross will be held at State University College Oswego. Registration starts at 4 p.m. Monday at the Laker Hall pool, with sessions from 4 to 6 30 p.m. each Monday through July. Prerequisites include completing the Red Cross advanced lifeguarding course. Instructors are Tom Ravesi and John Spring.
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Oswego
American Red Cross
State University College
Laker Hall
Red Cross
Tom Ravesi
John Spring
Salmon River Central School budget defeated at annual meeting
Voters in Fort Covington Salmon River Central School district rejected the proposed budget for the next school year 499 against 364 in favor. Donald Kerwin won the board seat 401-280 over Reginald Morey as James Durant and Richard Jock were re elected to the board. The board plans to meet Monday to decide on future budget plans.
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Fort Covington
Salmon River Central
Donald Kerwin
Board of Education
Kerwin
Reginald Morey
James Durant
Richard Jock
Agway loses zone change petition in Fulton
After more than an hour of debate the City Planning Commission voted 6-0 to return Fulton Agway Cooperative Inc. s request to rezone two W Fifth Street parcels from R-2 to C-2 as not proper and appropriate. Neighbors complained of dust noise and storage use. planning consultant Wilhelmi argued the present C-2 use is nonconforming and the request would extend it. The commission will send its recommendation to the Common Council.
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Fulton
City Planning Commission
Fulton Agway Cooperative Inc
Agway
W. Fifth Street
Roger L. Thesier
Henry P. Wilhelmi
Wilhelmi
Fifth Street
Elsie I. Dingle
Fifth St
Harold L. Allen
Millard Bashaw
Dingle
Bashaw
Allen
Ramsey G. Ludington
Ludington
Fred I. Sumner
Common Council
Church to honor former pastor Rev Isaman
The First Congregational Church in Phoenix will honor Rev. Norman E. Isaman this Sunday. Isaman retired in January after 24 years as pastor and will be named pastor emeritus. A 7 p.m. joint service with the Oneida Association of the United Church of Christ will precede dedication of the educational building.
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Phoenix
First Congregational Church
Norman E. Isaman
Isaman
Oneida Association of the United Church of Christ
Rev
Candidates Eye Race in Massena District 21
Walter Basmajian a Democrat real estate dealer and Bennett Abrams a Republican attorney and former town supervisor are expected to run for county legislator District 21. Frederick Cook a Massena school teacher at St. Lawrence Central plans to withdraw from the race. Cook is a Democrat.
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Massena
Walter Basmajian
Bennett Abrams
Frederick Cook
St. Lawrence Central
Cook
Thieves Hit Tupper Lake Area Cars Bikes and Tools
Tupper Lake police investigate thefts from Wednesday night to early yesterday. Three cars taken from private homes, a lawn mower from near the A and P, two bicycles from Robert Drew on LeBoeuf Street, another bicycle from the ball park, and a chainsaw from a car. A car missing from Cliff Avenue was found abandoned on Penn Central tracks. a pickup tied to the incident was found on the tracks and another car abandoned on Lake Street. Lawn mower and chainsaw recovered.
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Tupper Lake — Village
A&p
Robert Drew
le Boeuf
Tupper Lake
Clarence Bell
James Dukette
Cliff Avenue
Penn-Central Railroad
Ted Desmarais
LeBoeuf Street
Dukette
McCarthy Street
Cynthia Kerce
Lake Street
Machinists union approves new wage contract with Black Clawson
The agreement raises wages by about $1.20 per hour across two years and adds 15 cents per hour in fringe benefits, with increased pension benefits and a second paid holiday. Union agent Fred C. Benedetto calls it the best contract yet with Black Clawson. The pact passed 5 to 1 in a Wednesday night vote as the old contract expired at midnight.
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Fred C. Benedetto
Lodge 355
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Black Clawson
Benedetto
Mercy Hospital to House Ryan Nursing Home Patients
Mercy Hospital has temporary state approval to admit residents from the Ryan Nursing Home at 518 Pine Street. Sister Mary Pierre says the second floor of McAuley Hall will be used to accommodate patients while Ryan Nursing Home closes due to low occupancy and failure to meet Health Department regulations.
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Watertown
Mercy Hospital
State Health Department
Ryan Nursing Home
Pine St
Mary Pierre
Mercy
McAuley Hall
Watertown Housing Authority sells notes to Chase Manhattan
The Watertown Housing Authority sold 1,471,000 in one year notes to Chase Manhattan Bank as the lowest of eight bids. The rate was 2.97 percent with no premium. Proceeds will meet principal and interest on outstanding first series 1976 notes for East Hills Maywood Terrace Skyline Apartments and Hilltop Towers projects per Executive Director Kenneth N. Netto.
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Watertown
Watertown Housing Authority
Chase Manhattan Bank
Authority
Chase Manhattan
East Hills
Maywood Terrace
Skyline Apartments
Hilltop Towers
Kenneth N. Netto
Wage Hikes Approved for Black Clawson Machinists
Watertown union machinists at Black Clawson Co ratify a contract delivering a 26 percent wage increase over three years. The agreement calls for a 10 percent rise in the first year and an 8 percent jump in the second year.
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Watertown
Black Clawson Co
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