Upstate Mayors Back Home Rule Plan for City Powers
New York city Mayor John V. Lindsay hosted a meeting with eight upstate leaders including Frank Sedita Buffalo and Frank Lamb Rochester to endorse a home rule program. They urged fiscal independence and tax flexibility while seeking assembly district boundaries to align with city limits and allowing city absorption of nearby municipalities with voter approval. The group supported higher real estate tax and debt limits for cities, while opposing lifting caps for their own communities.
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New York
UPI
Upstate
John V. Lindsay
New York City
J. Lee Rankin
Frank T. Lamb
Rochester
Conference of Metropolitan Cities
Lindsay
Lamb
Frank Sedita
Buffalo
William Valentine
Rome
Frank M. Dylan
Utica
Syracuse
Yonkers
Albany
Niagara Falls
Sedita
Rededication Service for St. Pauls Church Chester
A rededication service marked the unveiling of the completed exterior remodel of St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Chester. Acolytes read during the ceremony as the bronze cross shone beneath a gold curtain, captured by TH-Record photographers.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Chester
Labor lure backs New York Industry shift says expert
Newburgh area hosts an Industrial Opportunities Conference where Claude Friday of the New York State Commerce Department says labor supply drives industry location. He warns labor trainability remains a statewide issue, especially in Orange County, while praising local development groups in Newburgh Middletown Goshen and Port Jervis for attracting new work. The session urged industry cooperation in regional planning and balancing vocational training with liberal arts.
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Newburgh
New York State
Department of Commerce
Claude B. Friday
New York State Commerce Department
Division of Economic Development
Orange County
Holiday Inn
Orange County Community College
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Mid-Hudson
OCCC
BOCES
Friday
Middletown
Goshen
Port Jervis
C. David Lecks
Mid-Hudson Patterns For Progress, Inc
Emeployes
Loeks
Howard C. Smith, Jr
Emannuel Axelrod
PPR Signups Urged in Goshen Area
Orange County election commissioners urge voters to sign up for Permanent Personal Registration by September 5. If 50 percent of 1966 qualified voters register, the county may request four instead of eight registration days, saving about $65,000. Register in person at the board of elections in Goshen, 9 to 4 weekdays. Special central registration days are July 14 15 21 22 from 10 to 10 at designated polling places.
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Goshen
Orange County
William V. Kain
Frank R. Pikul
Board of Elections
Court Lane
Newburgh issues dos and donts for bicyclists on streets
Newburgh city traffic department releases a dozen dos and don'ts for young cyclists with Lt. Robert E. Jackson noting it is illegal to ride on sidewalks. The list urges riding on right, obeying signals, using safe roads, and wearing visible gear, plus avoidances like high speed highways and riding in poor visibility. Bicycles should be equipped with lights, bell, reflector, and other safety gear.
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Newburgh
Robert E. Jackson
Sack
Jackson
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Fred Lybolt
Scotchtown
Roy Buck
Lybolts
Webb Horton Church
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