City Officials Seek Federal Housing Aid in NYC Conference
Three city officials returned from a New York conference with HUD officials signaling favorable prospects for federal support of low income housing. The plan calls for 86 units on land near Aiken Avenue while Albany’s architect advances plans for HUD submission. The Rensselaer Planning Commission will meet to push urban renewal and tie into state projects, as work progresses on the Hudson River bridge project and nearby demolitions. The former home of Dr. Thomas Phelan remains, with land cleared and ready for development.
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New York City
Housing and Urban Development Agency
Aiken Avenue
John J. Quackenbush
Albany
HUD
Rensselaer Planning Commission
Frank Welch
City Hall
RHA
Commission
New South Mall
Hudson
Dunn Memorial Bridge
Broadway
Thomas Phelan
Farewell for Van Rensselaer Band Leader Cing-Mars
A large Rensselaer crowd bid farewell to Robert Jay Cing-Mars longtime Van Rensselaer High School band director after his resignation effective this week The event featured soloists Rick Kemner Peter Lehmann and Kathy Lever with selections including Chapel in the Moonlight and Yankee Doodle delivered in a summer concert setting with education leaders present
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Rensselaer
Robert Jay Cing-Mars
van Rensselaer High School
Board of Education
John J. Malone
Joseph V. Reilly
Rick Kemner
Peter Lehmann
Kathy Lever
District seeks three teachers for new school term
Superintendent Joseph V. Reilly of Rensselaer City Schools said yesterday that last minute resignations have left three teaching positions unfilled for the opening next month. The vacancies include an instrumental band instructor an elementary grade teacher and a high school science teacher.
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Rensselaer
Joseph V. Reilly
Reilly
Summer Classes Conclude Per School Officials
Superintendent Joseph V. Reilly says two remedial reading classes at School 2 will end tomorrow after strong attendance. Also ending tomorrow are Headstart programs at Fort Crailo School School 3 and St. John's Academy.
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Joseph V. Reilly
Fort Crailo
St. John’s Academy
Death Rate Drop Mystifies Health Aides In 122 Cities
Atlanta AP report notes a surprising dip in the U S death rate for the first quarter, excluding rural areas. CDC spokesman says no epidemic this winter, and causes remain unclear as full nationwide data will take two years to finalize.
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Atlanta
Conal
Center
Paneer
CDC
We'll Stay Home And Watch TV We’ll Stay Home And Watch TV
Tucson AP reports land developer Joseph Timan foresees 2000 as a tipping point when only the wealthy can afford top cultural events. He predicts balcony seats rising from 12.50 to 50 or more and orchestra seats reaching similar levels. Timan, Horizon Land Corp. president, says there is no remedy for rising costs.
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Tucson
Joseph Timan
Timon
Horizon Land Corp
First Crude Lamp Emerges in Human History
The world’s oldest crude lamp likely appeared about 30,000 years ago. It was a shallow soapstone lamp fueled by animal fat, used by Cro-Magnon man to light caves.
Mayor opposes ice cream social at Indian burial mound
SOUTH CHARLESTON West Virginia AP mayor L O Mellwain condemns holding an ice cream social on city land containing a 30 foot Indian burial mound. The mound linked to the Adena culture sits atop land deeded as a park with a ban on commercial use. Council discussions consider park use versus preservation and parking.
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South Charleston
W. Va
West ‘Virginia
Chemical ‘Center
L.O. Mellwaing
Glendale Cemetery
Smithsonian Institution
Homer Pardon
Pardon
Horders
Laser Tracks Satellites In New Mexico Study
LAS CRUCES AP Scientists use a laser beam to determine satellite orbits. The light beacon projects from the ground to a satellite overhead and reflects back to a receiver, measuring the travel time to compute distance. Two other stations are in North Carolina and France.
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Las Cruces
N.M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
North Carolina
France
Restoring Hall Work Begins at Independence Hall
Restoration has started in the Assembly Room of Independence Hall Philadelphia the site of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
United States
Honolulu millionaire to move family to Caroline islands
Honolulu magnate Stewart E Fern plans to relocate his wife and two sons to Caroline a cluster of 24 islets near Tahiti. He will farm copra lease three islands from Britain and run South Seas Copra and Navigation Co aiming to fund his dream project with a potential five year payoff.
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Honolulu
Stewart E. Fern
Pacific
Caroline
Pacific Basin
Papeete
Tahiti
Fern
Hawaii
South Seas Copra and Navigation Co
Ground Has Spirit In Thai Beliefs
In Thai belief every patch of land houses a spirit. Building a house requires giving the spirit a dwelling, placed outside in the east corner. Forcing the spirit to leave is thought to invite misfortune.
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Thailand
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Krueger Brewing Co
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