New Paltz teachers approve new contract terms
The 125-member New Paltz Teachers Association and the New Paltz School district ratified a contract effective July 1 to June 30, 1975. Salaries rise about five percent over two years with minimum up from 8350 to 8600, top scale unchanged. Fringe benefits receive $10,000 boost. Corporal punishment is deemed inappropriate, with force allowed only to break fights or defend self.
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New Paltz
New Paltz Teachers Association
Frank Hamilton
Hamilton
Lettuce harvest may modestly ease prices in Orange County
Orange County extension agent Horace Smith says late month lettuce harvests here will have limited impact on soaring prices, with California remaining the main supplier. Harvests of Boston and iceberg lettuce are planned for mid to late June as weather and wet soils affect the crop. STOP program to collect paper at Lloyd's Shopping Center this Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm to fund school landscaping.
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Pine Island
Horace Smith
Orange County Extension Service
Orange County
California
Boston
Newburgh
North Junior High School
Lloyd’s Shopping Center
Orange seeks phone savings for county budget
Goshen The Orange County Legislature will act Friday on moving the probation department’s roughly 8400 annual phone bill into its own budget to qualify for state aid. If approved the state would cover 50 percent of the costs, reducing the county bill by about 2100 for the year.
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Goshen
Orange County
David A. Smith
Louis V. Mills
Probation Department
Smith
Accused rapist retaken after wild highway pursuit
Michael Fair, 19, of Ellenville, who fled from Ulster County sheriff after an alleged rape, was captured by BCI agent Michael Mahoney during a hitchhiking ride on Route 209 south of Stone Ridge. The agent wrestled control, slipping Fair into handcuffs and ending the chase near the Hillcrest Hotel in Rochester town.
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Kerhonkson
Ulster County
Hurley
Michael Fair
Ellenville
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Fair
Michael Mahoney
Ellenville Barracks
Rt. 209
Stone Ridge
Mahoney
Robert Lewis
Accord
Kingston
Hillcrest
Rochester
Chester sixth graders concentrate on yoga
In Chester Elementary School gym Om Arora leads twenty sixth graders through Surya Namaskar and yoga postures to build discipline of mind and body. Arora, a New Delhi native, teaches yoga to his American students, noting improved flexibility and concentration alongside traditional fitness.
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OM Arora
Chester Elementary
Mike Carey
Chester
Cornelia Farley
Chester Elementary School
Arora
India
New Delhi
Raj
Warwick
University of Delhi
Montclaire State College
New Jersey
David Donald
David
Cadet Pelosi Breaks Silence After Prolonged Silence
Cadet Pelosi recalls enduring about 19 months of jeers and ice cubes, keeping a personal journal, and finally sharing his experience in a four hour interview before graduation. He says his motive is potential change and questions the honor committee, while fearing how the silence will affect his future military career.
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Pelosi
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