Guarded momentum as Hill presents service medal
Lt. Col. Kenneth Hill commander of the 1st Battalion 170th Artillery New York National Guard at Newburgh awards Maj. Arthur C. Tomer the long and faithful service medal for 25 years with the New York National Guard. Tomer of New Windsor served in Europe during World War II.
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Kenneth Hill
170Th
New York National Guard
Newburgh
Arthur C. Tomer
Maj
Tomer
New Windsor
Europe
Balmville murder suspects win trial date delay
Five Newburgh men accused of killing Balmville motel owner Martin Simon Sr. will face the September term after a hearing on whether confessions were voluntarily obtained. The judge paused proceedings to decide if the confessions are admissible. Bail hearings and other trials were noted as part of a busy county term.
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Goshen
Newburgh
Balmville
Martin Simon, Sr
Orange County
Edward M. O'Gorman
Andrew Mauriello
Simon Jan
Ronald Robinson
Huston
Robert F. Culbreth
John T. Graham
Louis Warren
Simon
Warren
Hudson River
Lawrence J. Toll
Yonkers
Russell E. Lazier
Otisville
Lazier
Mount Hope
James G. Barrett
Warwick
Herbert Watch
Barrett
Watch
St. Stephen and
St. Edward’s School
Edenville Road
Middletown
Martin Rosenblum
Asst
Abraham Weissman
Three Delegates Schedule Public Hearings on Constitutional Questions
Sullivan Delaware and Broome counties plan three public hearings to hear residents about constitutional issues. Luis de Hoyos of Monticello announced on behalf of George L. Savory and Richard F. Kuhnen. Sullivan hearing June 23 8 p.m. Monticello Village Hall. Delaware meeting June 30 in Delhi. first session June 16 at Broome County Courthouse in Binghamton.
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Albany
Sullivan
Delaware
Broome
Luis de Hoyos
Monticello
George L. Savory
Richard F. Kuhnen
Broome County
Sullivan County
de Hoyos
Keep jurists apart from politics by barring them from conventions
A bipartisan move in Albany to bar acting judges from serving at future constitutional conventions sparked the session’s first extended debate. Proponents argued judges must remain nonpartisan, while critics said the convention benefits from judicial insight. Several named sponsors and opponents weighed the issue as other proposals surfaced, including tax credits and a people’s right to initiate constitutional amendments.
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Albany
UPI
Leonard B. Sand
New York
Sand
Jack J. Weisberg
Thomas A. Duffy
Jackson Heights
Duffy
H. Clark Bell
Woodstock
Harvey L. Strezlin
Brooklyn
Burton
Cooper
New Rochelle
Charles F. Brennan
D-Rego Park
David Bromberg
Edward Crawford
Roswego
Arthur Levitt Jr
A. Bruce Manley
Fredonia
Frank J. Mastandrea
Bronx
Joseph Verner Reed
Dorothy Walasek
Abraham D. Beame
Robert F. Wagner
De Hoyos urges local option to keep courts in Albany plan
Former Monticello mayor Luis de Hoyos proposes a constitutional option allowing counties to retain existing justice courts if a statewide district court system is adopted. He argues small rural counties like Delaware could be hurt by district courts, and a county vote would decide. Contiguity could allow partial retention for parts of a county. The plan has support from jurists and reform groups. the judiciary committee has heard pleas.
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Albany
Luis de Hoyos
Monticello
Sullivan-Delaware-Broome
de Hoyos
Dela
Ware
Delaware County
Lice Debe Hoyos
Board of Supervisors
New York City
District Court
Judiciary Committee
The
Convention
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Shapiro
O'Gorman
Ottaway News Service
Robert S. van Fleet
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