Orange jury acquits DeGroat on rape charge
An Orange County Court jury acquitted 29-year-old Lawrence DeGroat of Middletown after about an hour of deliberation. The trial centered on a November incident at a Middletown bar involving a 17-year-old girl. Prosecutors cited force, identity, and penetration as key corroborating factors, while defense argued the evidence was fakery. The judge instructed the jury it could consider first degree rape or sexual misconduct, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Goshen
Orange County
Lawrence DeGroat
Middletown
DeGroat
New Hampton
Max Levinson
Levinson
Lucy Dolson
Dennis Hamilton
North Street
James S. Hamilton
Abraham Isseks
Mark Fox
Fox
Isseks
Newburgh
Michael Felton
County of Orange
James Parker
Wayne
Montgomery couple wins $50,000 New York Lottery prize
Mr and Mrs Howard M Eriksen of Montgomery are photographed with a $50,000 check as top weekly New York State Lottery winner. Howard Reiss, who sold the winning ticket, stands with them sharing the moment.
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Howard M. Eriksen
Montgomery
York State
Howard Reiss
Eriksen
Bail Set at 256 in Mercado Case in Newburgh
Orange County Court Judge Abraham Isseks set bail at 25000 for Efrain Nunez 25 charged with the April 26 bass ball bat death of Francisco Mercado 20. Defense argued the case differs from typical murder noting prior assault charges and no flight risk while ADA labeled the death a brutal killing. Nunez had been released on own recognizance after an assault charge and faces ongoing preliminary hearing.
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Goshen
Efrain Nunez
Newburgh
Inlaw
Francisco Mercado
Peter Neuman
Orange County
Abraham Isseks
Nunez
Mercado
Neuman
Hayden
Isseks
St. Luke’s Hospital
Poughkeepsie
William F. Clark III
Clark
M.L. Howard Burks
Oscar Barnes
Helen Grace Cassel
Burks
Barnes
Cassel
Bob Pape
Jaycees Cut Minimum Age to Eighteen at Convention
Delegates at the U.S. Jaycees Convention in Atlanta voted to reduce the Jaycee membership age from 21 to 18 after a 52 year span with a 21 to 35 range. The move aims to recruit younger members on campuses, in the military, and across 6,400 communities. Samuel D. Winer, 29, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was elected national president. Mohawk Indians on the Canadian St. Regis Reservation seek 2,642,550 from St Lawrence Seaway Authority for land takings and access loss related to seaway and power projects, challenging 1950 negotiations.
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Middletown
U.S
Tulsa, Oklo
Cornwall, Ont
UPI
St. Regis
St. Lawrence Seaway
PSC denies GenTel rate hike in upstate New York
Public Service Commission examiner Vincent P. Furlong rejected General Telephone Co. of Upstate New York’s request for a temporary rate increase of 2.40 million dollars annually finding no demonstrated need. The case sought a permanent 3.57 million dollar rise, with hearings held in Goshen Albany and three other upstate cities. final PSC decision due after July 5 pending possible appeals.
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Albany
Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
Upstate
New York
PSC
Vincent P. Furlong
GenTel
Furlong
Goshen
Nixon declares disaster areas for five states flood relief
President Nixon designated five Eastern states Florida Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and New York as disaster areas enabling rapid federal aid. The move unlocks government funds and manpower for road clearing water purification and rent free housing while agencies coordinate relief through the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Florida
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Focal Atd
Office ‘of
Hess
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Dolson
Jaycees
Seaway Authority
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