Thruway Authority Wins $30.8 Million State Suit
The Thruway Authority secured a $30.8 million award from the State of New York in the Court of Claims ruling dated July 28 and entered August 1, the largest in state history. The decision preserves the $24.7 million loan balance cap, with about $6 million considered unrecovered.
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Albany
Thruway Authority
State of
New York
State Court of Claims
Lefkowitz
Louis J. Lefkowitz
State Law Department
Law Department
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
Third Department
Albany Country Club
State University
Thruway
Rock
Rockefeller
Court of Claims
Supreme Court
Sydney Foster
Court of Appeals
Charles S. Woolsey
John R. Davison
Davison
Foster
Army
Thomas F. Farrell
Charles Noble
New Jersey Turnpie
F. Walter Bliss
State University Mohawk Campus Gets Work-Study Crew
A 10-student work-study crew at State University at Albany is developing the Mohawk Campus near Halfmoon and Clifton Park. The 300 acre site, managed by the Student Activities Office led by Neil C. Brown, will become an educational social and cultural venue with docks lawns and a renovated barn. The crew works 40 hours weekly through Sept 6 under Russell Bedford supervision and will link by bus to the main campus for arts exhibits and instruction.
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State University At Albany
Mohawk
Halfmoon
Clifton Park
Neil C. Brown
Faculty
State
Mohawk Activities
Brown
Western Avenue
Russell Bedford
Tax Increase Predicted After Election by Lausche
Washington AP reports Sen. Frank Lausche forecasts a tax hike after the fall elections to curb inflation. He cites three remedies: cut spending, raise taxes, and tighten credit. Sen. Griffin condemns the Johnson administration for not tackling living costs and accuses Vietnam policy of gold sales profiting locals.
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Frank J. Lausche
Congress
Ohio Democrat
Robert P. Griffin
Reich
Johnson Administration
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Senate Approves Housing Bill Aimed at Blighted Cities
The Senate passed a $1.264 billion housing and services bill by 53 to 22 to aid blighted urban areas. It authorizes $900 million in supplemental grants over two years for demonstration city projects combining bricks and mortar with services like education welfare transportation and health.
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Washington
Senate
House
Banking Committee
Johnson
Police Use Gun Wound To Calm Man
State police were forced to wound 24 year old farm hand James Hicks on a farm near Fuller Road after he attacked troopers with a pitchfork. Hicks, a former patient of St. Lawrence State Hospital, was subdued after a 45 minute pursuit and gunshot wound. He was taken to Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh in fair condition.
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Peru
UPI
Fuller Road
James H. Hicks
St. Lawrence State Hospital
Norris Hicks
James
Hicks
R. J. Spagnolo
Spagnolo
W. N. Twinning
Physicians Hospital
Plattsburgh
Western Electric Proposes Wage Increase Amid Strike Vote
Western Electric offers 8 to 10 cents per hour raise to 20 000 telephone installers as nationwide strike vote proceeds. CWA AFL-CIO confirms some movement at bargaining table but says proposed raise falls short of members' requirements.
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New York
Western Electric Co
Communications Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Budapest Festival Draws Record Half-Year Tourists
The Hungarian government reports a record 700000 visitors in the first half of this year. Major draws include the Szeged drama festival, an international camping and caravan rally, and the Esperanto world congress.
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Budapest
Hungary
Szeged
Special Primary Vote Won't Affect Grills in Rensselaer
The 102nd Assembly District special primary election will not impact restaurants and grills. State Liquor Authority Commissioner Thomas A. Lewis Jr. said the anti sale law during polls applies to general elections and regular primaries, not special primaries, with the race limited to Republican voters in Renselaer Albany and Bethlehem in Albany County.
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State Liquor Authority
Record Newspapers
Republican Party
Rensselaer
Albany
Bethlehem
Albany County
Car Hits Rock Killing Clarksville Woman on Route 43
Ellen A. Brate, 49, of Clarksville, died when her auto left Route 43 east of Route 85 in the Town of New Scotland and struck a rock. State Police from Selkirk said the vehicle went out of control and left the road. Albany County Coroner Leo Sorel and Trooper E. J. Probst investigated.
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Ellen A. Brate
Clarksville
New Scotland
Selkirk
Albany County
Leo Sorel
Cohoes
E. J. Probst
New York Moves to Lower Liquor Prices Through Regulations
Albany reports that New York State issued 26 regulations to national liquor producers to set producer to wholesaler prices for October. The rules aim to prevent higher state prices than the lowest in other states, with potential removal of certain brands if producers cannot prove nationwide pricing.
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Albany
UPI
New York State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Division
Rockefeller
US Supreme Court
New York City
State Liquor Authority
SLA
Donald Hostetter
Jack Goodman
Association of Upstate Liquor Wholesalers
U S Envoy Reischauer Leaves Japan for Harvard Duty
In Tokyo American Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer departed for the United States ending a five year post. He will return to teaching at Harvard University and was given a warm farewell before his flight to Los Angeles.
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UPI
Edwin CO
Reischauer
United States
Harvard University
Japan
Los Angeles
Troy Man Robbed At Knifepoint Near Food Market
A 63-year-old Troy man, C. R. Whited, reported being robbed by an unidentified man on King Street near the Troy Food Market. The suspect apparently threatened him with a knife, ripped his trousers, and took a $50 wallet with personal papers. Police from the Detective Bureau and radio patrol investigated the 1:20 am assault. Whited was not hospitalized.
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King Street
C. R. Whited
Fifth Ave
Marvin Her
Michael Bruno
Detective Bureau
Stephen Mulinio
James Mantello
Radio Patrol
Whited
Court Ordered Bargaining For GE With 79,400 Workers
General Electric will resume bargaining Tuesday under a court order with a coalition of unions led by the AFL-CIO International Union of Electrical Workers. The IUE represents about 79,400 GE employees. contract expires Oct. 3 at 12:01 a.m. Negotiations reopen with GE under protest over the eight person prenegotiating team from the IUE and other unions. The company had walked out, alleging subterfuge. the IUE says it has right to designate its own team.
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New York
Ceneral Electric Co
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Notorious Fugitive LeMay Captured After Global Manhunt
FBI agents arrested LeMay after a tip led to Las Vegas. He gave the name Robert Palmer and claimed his wife Lise, 29, was at a rented home in a southeast Las Vegas subdivision and was taken into custody. The couple faced unlawful flight to avoid prosecution charges with $100000 bail each. LeMay had previously bought his way out of Dade County jail for $35000 and boasted satellite coverage helped his capture.
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FBI
LeMay
Montreal
Bedard
Robert G. Palmer
Lise
Las Vegas
U.S
LeMays
Miami
Fla
T. A. Buchanan
Dade County
Bird
Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
Jacques Lajoie
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Rene Roy
Argentina colleges reopen four after padlocks lifted
Buenos Aires reports show teachers lined up at the University of Buenos Aires allowing four of nine colleges to reopen as replacements for resignations fall short. Cordoba violence adds to educational crisis amid national turmoil. Paris fears mock trial of Johnson and U S officials could escalate Franco American tensions.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
University of Buenos Aires
University of Cordoba
Paris
UPI
Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
Second Warrant Issued for Doctor in New Jersey Murder Case
In Sarasota Florida a second fugitive warrant charges Dr Carl Cappolino with a New Jersey murder. Prosecutors seek to block bail while Cappolino also faces a Florida murder charge in the death of his physician wife on August 28 with a tentative trial date of November 1. A separate item from Houston notes Esperanza de Valle Vasquez walking after removal of a plastic heart pump.
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Carl Cappolino
New Jersey
Florida
Houston
UPI
Esperanza de Valle Vasquez
Methodist Hospital
Mexico City
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