Three killed in weekend Troy area auto crashes
A weekend of crashes in the Troy area left three dead and 17 injured. Victims include William Conners 44 of New Lebanon David Sweet 6 of Williamstown Massachusetts and Lawrence Fox 17 of Brooklyn. Police report a motorcycle crash near Stephentown and a sidewipe on Route 9W near Catskill among the incidents. Several others were treated for injuries and one driver was charged with failing to keep right.
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Troy
David Sweet
Williamstown
Mass
Lawrence Fox
Brooklyn
Conners
St. Luke's Hospital
Pittsfield
Fox
New Paltz State University
Catskill
Greene County Memorial Hospital
Timothy Willard
Poestenkill
Edward Haas
Seaford
L. I
Charles Watkins
Carmel
Putnam County
Leo Landenway Jr
Kingston
Snyders Lake-Poestenkill
King and River Streets
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rita E. Domine
Ninth St
King Street
RPI Dedication Marks Moon Materials and NASA Grant
James E. Webb of NASA spoke at RPI dedicating the new materials research center and engineering science building. He presented three Ranger moon photo volumes and promised future study of noon materials in the campus lab. NASA funded the project with its first grant for interdisciplinary centers. Webb received an honorary degree as the two day Man and Materials symposium concluded.
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James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RPI
Ranger
New Materials Research Center
Webb
Engineering Science
NASA
Field House
Richard
Institute
Harry McKenna
Oklahoma Crash Toll Rises to 82 After Florida Flight
The death toll from the southern Oklahoma plane crash rose to 82 with 75 Army recruits and six civilians among the dead. Identifications continued at Ft. Sill while investigators sifted the mountainside near Ardmore amid heavy rains.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Ft. Benning
Ft. Ord
Calif
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeronautics Board
Woodworking machines sell fast in classifieds
A four line classified ad in The Record News papers notes a six jointer planer a 25 inch table saw a shaper and other items sold in two days due to ill health. The ad promotes quick low cost results via the classified department AS 2 2000.
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Record
Legislature Set to Pass Divorce Bill Amid Education Debate
legislators push divorce reform for action by Wednesday while education funding dominates the session. The Democratic Assembly approved a 74 million increase to public schools and Republicans are expected to mirror in the Senate. A further education aid measure proposing 22 million for low spending districts is on the table.
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Democratic Assembly
Senate
New York Merged Newspapers Hit By Guild Strike
The New York Newspaper Guild struck the World Journal Tribune before its first print, aiming to cut about 900 jobs amid a 2,000 job loss forecast from the merger of three papers. Talks continue as arbitration proposals fail.
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NEW York
New York Newspaper Guild
World Journal Tribune
Aflcio Guild
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Guild
Thomas Murphy
Ten Hurt as Irish Flag Riot Erupts in Dublin Jubilee
In Dublin during the 50th anniversary Easter uprising ceremonies police clashed with hundreds of extremists. At least six arrests were made and ten people, including one officer, were injured as officers charged a mob carrying the outlawed blue and gold IRA flag.
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Dublin
UPI
Irish Republican Army
Sinn Fein
IRA
Republic
Glasnevin Cemetery
Eamon de Valera
Arbour Hill
Heart Patient Mends After Artificial Pump Implant
A 65 year old coal miner in Houston who received a partial artificial heart implant developed reversible kidney function decline but shows improvement in reflexes and central nervous system signs. Surgeons led by Dr. Michael E. DeBakey report the pump works well and may allow the left ventricle to rest within about 100 days while edema and brain swelling are treated.
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Houston, Tex
Methodist Hospital
Marcel de Rudder
DeRudder
Westville
Michael E. DeBakey
Miners End Coal Strike After Tentative Pact
The United Mine Workers Union announced a tentative contract with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association and ordered an immediate end to a 14 day strike. About 58,000 miners were idle at its peak, with 44,000 still off the job last night in central Appalachia.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Appalachian
Steve Kochis
Shannopin
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Bobtown
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Viet Nam War Sees First MIG21 Encounters
U S supersonic F4Cs tangled with two Soviet MIG21s for the first time in Vietnam. Two MIG17s downed, two American F105s missing from ground fire. Ground fighting tolls include 245 Viet Cong dead in the Mekong delta and 252 enemy killed in Operation Hot Springs near Da Nang. Ky regime plans a 100 member elections committee within three to five months amid Buddhist and student protests.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Munist
Reds
Air Force
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thu Duc
Vance says U S not aiming to attack Hanoi after air clash
Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus Vance told ABC that the recent air engagements near Hanoi do not signal a new US plan to strike the city. He noted US strikes have hit Hanoi area military targets for some time and that MIG21s and F4 fighters were involved in the encounters.
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Washington
Secetary of
Cyrus R. Vance
United States
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Vance
ABC
U.S
Defense Department
France Defends NATO Stand Amid Withdrawal Move
Paris says its NATO pullout serves national interests and does not harm allies. Maurice Couve de Murville says closer German and American forces show ongoing cooperation and denies a Soviet pact. He urges better East West relations and notes Bretton Woods rules allow dollar-to-gold conversions.
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Paris
France
NATO
United States
Maurice Couve de Murville
Soviet Union
Couve de Muville
Associated Press
Couve de Murville
Man in Miami Hears Unusual Head Noises After Severe Injury
Dorian Figueroa, 38, a Puerto Rican born Miami man, reports persistent head noises after a 1964 fall that fractured his skull and vertebrae and deafened one ear. Surgeons suspect abnormal blood vessel connections near the skull. The condition worsened to involve his shoulder. he is behind on mortgage, car repossessed, and unable to work with his three sons.
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Miami
Fla
Dorian Figueroa
Figueroa
Margie
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