Conestoga replica leads Bicentennial Wagon Train trek
New York State Bicentennial Wagon Train departs Syracuse for a 46 day 350 mile trek toward Valley Forge Pennsylvania. Lead rig the Conestoga replica from Tully travels Route 20 through Madison Sangerfield Richfield Springs and Sharon Springs with about 40 in the permanent party and 15 children. Wagons pace three miles per hour and nightly camps include period costumes and campfires as locals host events along the route.
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Richard G. Case
New York State
Syracuse
Valley Forge
Oran
Lorenzo Historic
Cazenovia
Morrisville
Richard Menkins
Truxton Hill
Niagara
Hudson Valley
Menkins
Tully
Madison
Sangerfield
Richfield Springs
Sharon Springs
Albany
New York
Cosco case goes to jury in DeWitt slaying
The Onondaga County Grand Jury has begun hearing testimony in the James Cosco slaying case. Dist Atty. Jon K. Holcombe and Sr. Asst. Dist. Atty. Norman Mordue refused to disclose grand jury details. Cosco, 64, was beaten to death May 3. Robert Morin, 38, was arrested May 15 and charged with the crime. Deputies say a robbery triggered the death, with about $400 taken and $5,000 left.
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Onondaga County
Grand Jury
James Cosco
Jon K. Holcombe
Holcombe
Norman Mordue
Cosco
DeWitt
Robert Morin
Hawley Ave
Marcy Hospital
Senate approves bank bill in New York passage
The New York State Senate approved the banking bill authorizing savings institutions to offer checking accounts. The vote was 41 to with Gov. Carey expected to sign. A defeated amendment sought a one year delay to ease transitions and allow changes in related federal rules. Fears of a rush to banks and potential closures of hundreds of branches were noted by commercial bankers.
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Albany
State
Senate
Assembly
Hugh Carey
John R. Dunne
Onondaga County
Frost Tonight Around City Areas With 30s Low
A cold night with scattered frost expected in outlying areas near Hancock Field as temperatures dip to the mid-30s. Clear skies bring a 10 percent rain chance, while tomorrow sees sun and 60s temps with similar rain risk. Snow fell statewide with nearly eight inches in Old Forge causing power outages and a school closure in Webb area.
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National Weather Service
Hancock Field
Old Forge
Webb Cepttal School
Presidential Primary Vote Republican Michigan Warying
Report notes uncertainty in Michigan Republican presidential preference as Ford era dynamics influence early voting patterns and campaign expectations. Local observers describe cautious voter sentiment amid party divisions and emerging endorsements shaping the GOP race.
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Michigan
Ford Wins Michigan Maryland Primaries Amid Delegates Saga
President Ford captured a Michigan landslide with 65 percent and won Maryland easily as Reagan trails in the GOP race. In the Democratic contest Edmond G. Brown Jr. defeated Carter in Maryland while Carter edged Udall in Michigan. Brown opened a New York campaign office and sought non Carter delegates as Brown and Udall praised bonding momentum for Carter’s bid.
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Dave Goldberg
Associated Press
Ford
Michigan
Maryland
California
Edmond G. Brown Jr
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Betty
Brown
Idaho
Frank Church
Nebraska
Arizona
Morris K. Udall
Dent
Bandwagon
Udall
New York
Washington
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Personal income rises 10.9 percent in April
U S personal income grew at a 10.9 percent annual rate in April, led by higher payrolls in distribution industries. The Commerce Department put the annualized figure at 1,347.6 billion dollars, with per capita income at 6,271 dollars, up from 6,223 the prior year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Supreme Court refuses to revisit bans on private homosexual relations
The Supreme Court declined to reconsider its legal ruling allowing states to prohibit consensual homosexual acts between adults in private. The court also declined to review a plea deal that dropped fraud charges against former milk industry lobbyist Jake Jacobsen.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jake Jacobsen
Senior Citizens Evacuated After Power Failure
Nearly 200 residents of Mid Town Manor, a downtown senior citizens home in Rochester, were evacuated last night due to a power failure in the 21 story building.
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Rochester
Midtown Manor
Shootouts Kill 14 in Iran Northwest of Tehran
Iranian officials report 14 people killed in three gun battles near Rasht Ghazvin and Karaj. Guerrillas believed linked to foreign groups used submachine guns and grenades from Eastern bloc nations. passers-by were killed while aiding police. A note claimed by officials mentions Comrade Assad and executions of quitters.
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Tehran
Iran
Rasht
Ghazvin
Karaj
Comcade Assad
Ford recalls nearly 500000 1976 cars over stuck gas pedals
Ford Motor Co. announced a voluntary recall of nearly half a million 1976 Ford and Lincoln Mercury cars due to potential accelerator pedal sticking. The issue could cause unintended acceleration and safety concerns.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Doctor indicted in unexplained hospital deaths
A Bergen County grand jury indicted surgeon Dr. Mario E. Jascalevich of Englewood Cliffs on five murder counts in the Riverdell Hospital deaths case linked to curare. He was arrested and released on $150000 bond as authorities probe possible drug-related fatalities among 1960s patients.
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Hackensack
Bergen County
Dr. X
Mario E. Jascalevich
Englewood Cliffs
N.J
Jascalevich
Riverdell Hospital
Oradell
Michael Baden
New York City
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Morris Udall
George Wallace
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