Albany I Love New York festival opens at South Mall complex
Organizers expect 100000 attendees for a public festival marking New York’s 200th anniversary. Rain plan shifts outdoor events indoors to the Legislative Office Building if needed. A festival train and free shuttle service are provided, with admission free funded by a $200000 appropriation. Performers and vendors contribute services and fees.
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Albany
UPI
New York
South Mall
Legislative Office
New York City
Kitty Carlisle Hart
Danny Thomas
Rochester Philharmonic
Andre Kostelanetz
Rochester Orchestra
New State Museum
Hugh Carey
Rail crash injures 16 near Salisbury in switch mishap
A Southern Railway train with about 135 passengers derailed in a Spencer yard after hitting a switch opened by mistake. Sixteen injured were taken to Rowan Memorial Hospital. three admitted, 13 treated and released. No serious injuries. engines and cars derailed from Washington to Atlanta Crescent run.
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Spencer, N.C
UPI
Southern Railway
Rowan Memorial Hospital
Salisbury
Washington
Atlanta
Southern Crescent
Concorde Flies Empty on Bahrain Run to Start New Schedule
A British Airways Concorde flew to Bahrain yesterday without a passenger then returned today with six travelers aboard. The $38,500 fuel and landing cost was not offset by ticket sales on the first eastbound leg as the new schedule launched. The carrier had operated Concordes to Bahrain weekly for nearly a year, now resuming twice weekly service.
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London
UPI
British Airways
Bahrain
New York Telephone Faces Hike Ruling Deadlines
The New York Public Service Commission aims to act by next month on a proposed 392.3 million dollar rate rise for New York Telephone. The ruling, after court delays, could trigger an automatic rate increase if no decision is made by Oct. 16.
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Albany
UPI
State Public Service Commission
New New York Telephone Co
PSC
Court of Appeals
Commission
New York Telephone
State Supreme Court
Appellate
Weekend Rain Expected With Heavy Tonight Showers
The weatherman at Hancock Airport says showers will continue through the weekend with very heavy rain tonight tapering to lighter showers. Lows near 45 degrees tonight and highs around 60 tomorrow, with a 100 percent chance tonight and 60 percent tomorrow.
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Hancock Airport
Three-Lane Freeways Test Your Patience
A humorous observation notes that freeways typically feature an alert lane a right lane and the lane drivers end up in when their exit approaches, highlighting the trap of last minute lane changes.
Mideast parley shapes up for December Geneva talks
A UPI report says Arabs and Israelis aim to resume the Geneva Middle East conference in December after intensive Vance mediation. A single pan Arab delegation will include Palestinians, with disputed PLO participation still under negotiation. Syria’s Hafez Assad warns a war could erupt unless a miracle occurs.
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Jim Anderson
United Nations
UPI
Geneva
Cyrus Vance
New York
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Syria
Hafez Assad
Middle East
Carter to Form Tax Reform Package At Camp David
President Carter plans final choices on a tax reform package aimed at a substantial reduction in the overall burden on the American people. He spoke at a Democratic National Committee meeting before departing Washington by helicopter for Camp David and said Congress would receive the proposal this fall.
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Thurmont, Md
UPI
Carter
Camp David
Maryland
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Congress
ONeill denies Park paid rent on Washington apartment
House Speaker Thomas P. ONeill says canceled checks prove Korean dealer Tongsun Park never paid rent for his Washington apartment. The ethics panel subpoenas rent records amid Korea influence probe. Park is indicted for bribery and seeking to influence Congress. ONeill and Rep. Roland reportedly shared the rent for a decade.
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Washington
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Tongsun Park
O'Neill
Gary Hymel
House Ethics Committee
Hymel
Park
35 cent minimum wage hike eyed for 3 million workers
The 35 cent rise on January 1 is nearly certain for over 3 million American workers paid at the minimum. A House Senate conference will set final figures, with the measure affecting about 3.1 million workers and sparking debate over youth exemptions and small business exemptions.
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Washington
House-Senate
House
Senate
William Scott
R-Va
Pete Y. Dominici
R-N.m
UPI
SUNY Albany to resume hearings on risky psychological tests
The state plans hearings October 26 to determine if SUNY Albany psychology experiments endangered students. A Health Department lawyer said evidence will show a faulty electric shock machine could cause death, though no injuries beyond a minor burn were reported. University lawyers describe the review as a statewide reckoning for compliance.
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Peter Slocum
Albany
State University of New York At Albany
State Health Department
Douglas McGivney
SUNY
Albany University
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Conn
Nathan Hale
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Bryant Johnson
Nicholasville
Patrick
Frankfort
O’neill
Otra
Anthony Ricco
Rikers Island
Yolanda
East Harlem
Bellevue Hospital
Ricco
East River
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