Orange jury acquits DeGroat on rape charge
An Orange County Court jury acquitted 29-year-old Lawrence DeGroat of Middletown after about an hour deliberation. The case involved a claimed rape of a 17-year-old in a Middletown room above a bar on November 25. Defense argued fake evidence via torn jeans. prosecutors cited force, identity, and penetration as corroboration.
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Goshen
Orange County
Lawrence DeGroat
Middletown
DeGroat
New Hampton
Max Levinson
Levinson
Lucy Dolson
Dennis Hamilton
North Street
Montgomery couple wins New York State Lottery top prize
Mr and Mrs Howard M Eriksen of Montgomery display a $50,000 check as top weekly winner of the New York State Lottery. Howard Reiss, who sold the ticket, stands nearby sharing their joy.
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Howard M. Eriksen
Montgomery
York State
Howard Reiss
Eriksen
Bail set at 25,000 for Nunez in Mercado killing case
Newburgh man Efrain Nunez, 25, faces murder charges over the April 26 incident that left Francisco Mercado, 20, dead from a fractured skull. Judge Abraham Isseks set bail at 25,000 despite defense claims the case differs from a typical murder. Atty Peter Neuman noted Mercado’s death followed an initial assault charge and said Nunez did not flee. Assistant DA John Hayden backed the 25,000 bail. Nunez had been released on recognizance after the assault charge. he is a father of three with steady employment and eight years in Newburgh.
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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 II
Clark
M.L. Howard Burks
Oscar Barnes
Helen Grace Cassel
Burks
Barnes
Cassel
Bob Pape
Jaycees lower age to eighteen at national convention
Delegates at the U S Jaycees Convention in Atlanta voted to lower the minimum membership age from 21 to 18, opening channels to recruit on campuses and in the military. The convention, with over 12 000 attendees, also elected Samuel D Winer of Tulsa Oklahoma as national president. Meanwhile Mohawk Indians on the Canadian side of the St Regis Reservation filed a 2 642 550 dollar damages claim against the St Lawrence Seaway Authority over land seizures and access losses connected to seaway and power projects.
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Middletown
U.S
Tulsa
Oklo
Seaway Authority
Cornwall
Ont
UPK
St. Regis
St. Lawrence Seaway
PSC Denies GenTel Rate Hike in Upstate New York
Public Service Commission examiner Vincent P. Furlong denied General Telephone Co of Upstate New York a temporary annual rate increase of 2.40 million. He ruled the utility failed to prove a need, noting hearings across Goshen Albany and other upstate cities. The examiner’s recommendation goes to the PSC with a final decision after July 5, the appeal deadline.
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Albany
Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
Upstate
New York
PSC
Vincent P. Furlong
GenTel
Furlong
Goshen
Nixon Declares Eastern States Disaster Areas
President Nixon designated five Eastern states Florida Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and New York as disaster areas after severe flooding. The declaration unlocks federal aid including money manpower and services such as road clearance water purification and rent free housing directed by the Office of Disaster Relief and General Services.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Florida
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Drgsberny Svea
Néss
OEP
Tae Se
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Times Herald
Orange Jury
James 8. Hamilton
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mark Fox
Fox
Michael Felton
County of Orange
Dolson
James Parker
Wayne
Jaycees
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