10 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1976
Page
1
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The Times Record announces Coinword rules open to all except employees and relatives. Entries may be submitted via printed blanks or hand drawn facsimiles before 5 p.m. Tuesday after publication. Prize is 25 dollars. ties divide. unawarded funds roll over. All entries become property of the paper.
Columbia County agricultural agent Kenneth Piester reports that cloudy rainy days and cold nights have delayed harvesting hay field corn sweet corn and tomatoes. The extra overcast weather is reducing hay leaf protein and hampering crop maturation while farmers remain comparatively fortunate versus western New York.
The Education Department forbids the Copake Taconic Hills Central School District board from submitting a modified budget proposition at an Aug 16 special meeting. Robert D. Inglis and others sought a $44 000 interscholastic sports budget plus 1105 for band and chorus, opposed to a 44000 sports plan. The petition urged separate consideration of proposals. a June vote defeated the $44 000 sports plan. Acting Commissioner Gordon Mambach ordered presenting the petitioners' first proposition while he reviews board authority to cut sports expenditures if the proposition passes.
A planning study titled The Rensselaer Riverfront a public policy guide will be discussed at a public hearing Aug 17 at 8 p m in Rensselaer Junior-Senior High School. Mayor Joseph P Mink says the study developed from a federal grant is now complete with planning consultants Art Brod and Floyd Barwig presenting findings. A summary report will be available soon and copies may be obtained at the city clerk’s office.
Gail Bowers of Loudonville organized the Albany area sloop group that sponsored the Hudson River event. From a small home meeting to a 25 member core, the group grew through perseverance and community support. They later hosted Pete Seeger as a fundraiser and drew over 1,000 attendees. Bowers moves to Kingston area, leaving a ready-to-join club behind.
Albany The Hebrew Academy board intensified its fundraising effort to erase a 57000 deficit that could force the school to close and not open in September. About 200 supporters attended the meeting and pledged to recruit donors within three days as a bankruptcy option was considered.
The Rensselaer Council 267 Knights of Columbus received the 1976 Columbian Award for the fifth straight year. The supreme council in New Haven Conn. presents the honor to councils with four major programs in community youth church and council during 1976. Supreme Knight John W. McDevitt noted about 1,600 of roughly 6,000 councils earned the award.
RENSSELAER a bicentennial celebration will be held August 19 at the Mayor John H. Warden Apartments. The program includes dedication of two flags from Congressman Samuel S. Stratton, an open house for residents and a get acquainted evening. The Yankee Doodle Band will perform, sponsored by Fort Crab Post 471 American Legion.
Albany Republican state senate hopeful Arnold Proskin said he would withdraw his name from the Conservative Party line after finding irregularities in nominating petitions. He noted 10 of 153 signatures did not match records and asked the state board of elections to remove him. He also filed suit against Democrat Howard Nolan over alleged Conservative petition improprieties.
The U S Department of Agriculture quarantines New Jersey after a hog cholera case confirmed on August 1. A hold order blocks all swine movements into or out of the state, with this viral disease confined to swine and not transmittable to humans.
SARATOGA SPRINGS Despite heavy rain the 56th Fasig Tipton yearling auction will proceed today at 8 30 p.m. and run to about midnight a spokesman said. The event features the nation s finest yearlings and is open to bidders and the public.
Bennington Vermont gears for the largest Battle of Bennington Day celebration with a Sunday parade at 12 30 PM featuring 20 musical units 47 floats 49 fire departments 900 marchers and 66 firefighting units. Saturday includes firefighting drills Kid s day parachute display and battle reenactment with additional events and a grand outdoor dance and fireworks. The Vermont Steamtrain may run Sunday from Burlington to Bennington preceding the parade.
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