Rally backs two dismissed Sullivan teachers protest
More than 100 Sullivan County teachers gathered at the Liberty Holiday Inn to demand reinstatement of John Sheridan and Lynn Friedman after their dismissals by Roscoe and Livingston Manor School Boards. NYSTA UFTY NYCT officials urged a community letter campaign and possible impeachment of board members.
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Liberty
Sullivan County
Roscoe
Livingston Manor
New York State Teachers Association
NYSTA
United Federation of Teachers of New York
UFTY
New York Congress of Teachers
NYCT
Holiday Inn, Liberty
John Sheridan
Lynn Friedman
Sheridan
Miss Friedman
Sullivan County Teachers Council
Robert Friedman
Herbert Howard
Robert Klein
Bernard Koozman
UFT
Alagamated Meat Cutters Union
Joe Cohen
Cohen
Tra Goldman
Elmsford
Goldman
Port Jervis votes on city hall firehouse complex
Port Jervis residents will vote July 13 on a proposed $738,000 city hall firehouse complex to be built opposite the current pre Civil War boarding house serving as city hall and jail since 1908. The referendum date moved from July 6 after council amended the tax-raising figure from $425,000 to $459,000 to be financed by serial bonds over 20 years. The city plans $288,000 from a reserve fund and proceeds from the sale of the present building.
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Port Jervis
H Robert Eccleston
Middletown Graduation Moves to Auditorium Tonight
Rain causes Middletown High School to shift graduation from Wilson Field to the auditorium at 6 p.m. Each graduate may bring two guests with blue tickets. Public hearings set for June 28 and July 5 at city hall and Church Street Municipal Building. Council revokes previous resolutions. new city hall project cost rises from 350000 to 630500 with a firehouse at 91500.
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Middletown
Wilson Field
Eccleston
Church Street
Sidney Sakofsky
Ex Navy officer sues over libel in Arnheiter Affair
Retired Lt Cmdr Marcus Arnheiter files an $11 million federal suit alleging libel by author Neil Sheehan and publisher Random House over The Arnheiter Affair. He also targets NBC and Metromedia for the Frost show, claiming comparisons to Queeg imply insanity. Arnheiter, who left command in 1966 and retired in 1968, says he was not a public figure at the time.
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New York
UPI
Arnheiter
Marcus A. Arnheiter
Neil Sheehan
Random House
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Metromedia
David Frost
Sheehan
Queeg
Vietnam
Middletown board faces cuts battle over school budget
In Middletown the school district budget debate centers on Krause’s proposed cuts with parents and teachers urging preservation of educational programs and some calling for sports reductions to close a $200,000 gap. Teachers warn of counselor shortages and student impact while a deputy suggests possible later revisions before Thursday’s final budget.
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Cornelia Farley
Middletown
John L. Krause
Board
Krause
Guidance
Veraldi Junior High
Frank Schuerholz
Clair Madigan
Gunther B. Goldsmith
Orange County Athletic League
Middletown Teachers Association
MTA
Douglas Fatio
Fatio
Joseph Brenner
Finance Committee
Veraldi
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