19 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1976
Page
1
Shenendehowa boards set forthcoming student conduct rules to curb discipline issues. The plan targets buses, cafeterias, and classes with consequences including loss of privileges and study hall assignments. First offenses in high school result in 10 periods of restricted study, with escalating penalties for repeat offenses.
A 30-year-old Schuylerville man John R. McDonough was killed and six others injured in a three vehicle crash at the base of Searsburg Mountain Vermont State Police said his tractor trailer flipped after the curve a load of lumber struck a Brattleboro driver and a Scotia resident was involved. McDonough was extricated and taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital.
A letter-writer recounts sending $15 to the US Olympic Committee for three winter games emblems and receiving no product by April. The chain of inquiries includes the Boston office, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Better Business Bureau, with an apology letter later received by another contributor.
Readers ask about a lawn game called Jarts to buy where to locate Evening in Paris perfume and reminisce about Troy area landmarks. The letter from H Irving Moore-Lansingburgh references family ties to John Sherry and Beman Park with historical notes on Troy’s streets and a Civil War statue.
Gregg M. Kuchar, 19, of Ballston Lake drove off Ushers Road and hit a utility pole causing high tension wires to catch fire. He was treated for facial cuts and released. Power remained out until 5 30 a m while Niagara Mohawk crews repaired lines. He faces a summons for failure to keep to the right.
East Greenbush physical examinations for Columbia High School athletes are set from August 23 to September 1. The schedule lists football and soccer slots by grade level, with sessions starting early mornings and afternoons, and no further exams after school starts.
A 23 year old Stillwater man, Joseph A. DeFelice, is charged with reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child after throwing a knife at his wife and lifting his 1 year old son by the collar and throwing him across a trailer. The child sustained mouth lacerations but no hospitalization was needed. He was arraigned and jailed in Saratoga County on $150 bail. Investigators from Stillwater and state police district offices handled the case.
A Stillwater woman, Jillian R. Rourke, 25, died after a two car crash near Seibert Colorado on Interstate 70. A Wilton man, Woutersz, 24, was hospitalized in critical condition with injuries. other occupants from Edwardsville, New Jersey were treated and released. A separate note mentions a Quaker Springs Methodist Church smorgasbord.
City allocates Barwig as part time planning consultant for three days weekly over one year at 11000 dollars. He will assist in managing the CD program and pursue Riverfront Park and Columbia Street projects while exploring other HUD programs and helping form a citizens advisory group.
Amtrak starts testing the new five car turbotrains between Albany and Syracuse with daily westbound and eastbound trips. Trains run from Albany 6 55 p.m. to Syracuse 9 40 p.m. and return 7 10 p.m. to 9 55 p.m. Regular service to start after Labor Day. Passengers to NYC will transfer at Rensselaer.
Tenants in all new Albany area apartment buildings must pay electricity directly to utility firms, not include it in rent. Commercial landlords keep rent inclusion. PSC eases 25 year ban on residential sub metering for government landlords. Public hearings planned for further policy changes.
The first Fox Hollow Dance Festival runs Wednesday through Sunday on Route 2 in Petersburg. It features five days of camping, theater, dance and music with workshops led by guest artists such as Diana Byer, Chiang Ching and The Copasetics. Evening concerts highlight diverse dance forms including East Indian, Chinese, Pontic Greek and blues dance, plus sunrise and sunset performances by Heaven and Earth Magic Theatre.
A Shaker Doll Club sale on Sept 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church Route 20 New Lebanon features about 18 dealers selling antique and reproduction dolls toys and miniatures. Doll authority Elizabeth Andrews Fisher will sign books from 1 to 5 p.m.
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