Outlook turns grim for skiers as rain drenches area
About three-fourths of an inch of rain soaked Middletown and more fell in Newburgh over 24 hours. Roads were wet but safe, with no accidents. some telephone service disruptions due to water damage. Ski resorts reported poor conditions though snowmaking planned. Total yearly precipitation surpassed last year’s totals in Middletown and Newburgh.
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Middletown
Newburgh
National Weather Service
Albany
New York
New Jersey
Long Island
Connecticut
Sullivan County
Orange
Sullivan Counties
Great Gorge
Gas station owner seeks laws against oil company pressure
Fair Oaks resident George Michaels, operator of a Mobil station, asks Assemblyman Gilman to back legislation shielding gas station operators from oil company pressure. He cites a Wallkill Town Court ruling that Mobil’s lease renewal was not binding and describes a long dispute over control of hours prices and product sales.
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Fair Oaks
George Michaels
Mobil Oil Co
Benjamin A. Gilman
Middletown
RC-95
Michaels
Wallkill
Mobil
James J. McMahon
Gilman
New York City
Orange-Rockland Gasoline Dealers Association
Newburgh NAACP calls for impartial shooting probe
Newburgh NAACP urged an outside investigation into the death of 18 year old Marshall Patterson shot by Patrolman John Colandrea after a robbery arrest. The group asked for Colandrea’s suspension while authorities review the case, though city officials supported the officer’s actions.
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Newburgh
NAACP
Marshall Patterson
Harvey Burger
John Colandrea
Colandrea
Patterson
Humbert Capelli
Capelli
Theodore Maurer
Burger
Local Servicemen Receive Holiday Gift Packages
Forty area servicemen were mailed holiday gifts organized annually by Mrs. Chris Karadontes wife of a Briscoe nursery owner. The effort reflects a longstanding community holiday outreach led by Karadontes.
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Jeffersonville
Chris Karadontes
Newburgh School Board OKs impartial factfinder report
Schools Supt. Harold Monson said the Newburgh School Board accepts the impartial factfinder's report on teachers' wages, while the teachers press for negotiations ahead of a Dec. 16 public hearing before a contract vote. The report proposes a $7,900 base for a bachelor with no experience, with a 5% raise during the freeze. teachers seek higher pay and a two-year contract length.
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Newburgh
Harold Monson
Newburgh School Board
Monson
Newburgh Teachers Association
Association
John F. Wollner
Factfinder
Philip Harris
Manhattan
Woliner
Railroad Signalmen
New York
Wollner
Harris
Goshen stockcar reports squelched by Yonkers chief
Yonkers Raceway president Stanley Tananbaum denies plans to sell Good Time Park Goshen to stockcar racing. He cites Yonkers ownership contract through 1974 and a requirement to keep the field as a horse training area. Neighbors receive sale letters. village planning board says stockcar use would require approval and non conforming status.
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Goshen
Stanley Tananbaum
Yonkers Raceway
Tananbaum
Good Time Park
Yonkers
Standard Owners Association
Tanenbaum
Goshen Park
Green Street
Jack E. Robertson
Village Planning Board
Robertson
Warwick Valley officials attend statewide human relations conference
Nine representatives from Warwick Valley Central School, the teachers association and the town human relations commission will attend a statewide human relations conference in Syracuse from Sunday through Tuesday. The second annual conference is sponsored by state and education groups and will include attendees from 50 school districts. Participants include Daniel P. Clarke, Jan Laux, Sam Liu, the Rev. Elwood Mather, Eva Meyer, Alan Newton, Joanne Ovsiovitch and Lois Piva.
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Warwick
Warwick Valley Central School
The
Teachers Association
Town Human Relations Commission
Syracuse
Daniel P. Clarke
Jan Laux
Sam Liu
Elwood Mather
Eva Meyer
Alan Newton
Joanne Ovsiovitch
Lois Piva
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U.S. Weather Bureau
New Vernon Road
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Reality Sales, Inc. Middletown
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