The House of the Week Five-Bedroom Tudor Home
A Tudor style one and half story home designed by Rudolf A. Matern fits on narrow lots with 1500 square feet on the first floor and 731 on the second. It features triple gables, a sunken living room, two window seats, a cathedral studio, and a flexible upstairs layout. The plan shows a carport or garage option and efficient foyer access.
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London
Liverpool
Plymouth
Rudolph A. Matern
America
Four-lane Traffic Expected On Troy Menands Bridge By Nov 1
The State Public Works Department says four-lane traffic on the Troy Menands Bridge should be restored by November 1 after a $648,110 rehabilitation contract begun this spring. Work to finish sidewalk, steel painting, epoxy resurfacing, and mid to east spans continues toward a December 1 completion date.
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Troy-Menands Bridge
State Public Works Department
The
Record Newspapers
SPW
Beard Tax Levied By Russian Czar
New York UPI report notes Peter I of Russia ordered nobles to shave beards and imposed a beard tax to promote the practice, as recorded by the Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum.
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New York
UPI
Peter I
Russia
Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum
Troop 13 Scouts Advance At Camp Rotary
Boy Scout Troop 13 of Grace Methodist Church Troy completed a two week session at Camp Rotary training center. Advancements included Clarence Gilbert First Class Michael Whelan Charles Travis and Samuel Travis Second Class Willis Cronk Jr Merit badges for camping cooking swimming Albert Levanway camping. Willis Cronk Sr and Willis Cronk Jr tapped for the Order of the Arrow. Accompanying leaders were Willis Cronk Sr Kenneth Hollingsworth and William Collett.
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Boy Scout Troop 13
Grace Methodist Church
Troy
Camp Rotary
Clarence Gilbert
Michael Whelan
Charles Travis
Samuel Travis
Willis Cronk Jr
Albert Levanway
Order of the Arrow
Willis Cronk Sr
County Sells Four Used Cars By Public Auction
Rensselaer County will sell four used cars by sealed bids. County purchasing agent Joseph F. Humes sets the bid opening at the courthouse next Friday at 11 a.m. Inspectable at the rail yard are two sheriff's Chevrolets including a 1960 station wagon and a 1963 sedan, and two Welfare Department wagons a 1957 Ford and a 1959 Ford. Vehicles sold as is with no warranty.
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Rensselaer County
Joseph F. Humes
Welfare Department
van Rensselaer Manor
Humes
Statistics Design G-51 Sunken Living Areas Across Two Floors
The G-51 design features a sunken living room dining room kitchen breakfast room and three bedrooms with 12 baths plus a porch and garage on the first floor. The second floor holds two bedrooms a bath storage and a studio with 731 square feet of living space. Overall dimensions are 50 by 53 feet 2 inches including the garage.
How to Build Buy or Sell Your Home
Advertisement offers a 50 cent baby blueprint on design G-51. Includes request for self-addressed stamped envelope for first class handling of plan.
American War Critic Finds Less Freedom In Russia
University of California Berkeley mathematician Stephen Smale said Soviet intellectuals lack expression avenues, signaling a sad state of affairs. He criticized both U.S. Vietnam actions and Hungary 1956 brutality while at a Moscow news conference during a conference with mathematicians.
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Russia
Moscow
Viet Nam
Stephen Smale
University of California At Berkeley
Smale
Novosti
International Congress of Mathematicians
U.S
Soviet Union
Torfespedde Ent
Hungary
Senate Includes Farm Workers In Wage Bill
The Senate voted 51 to 37 to extend the Wages and Hours Act to about 390,000 farm workers, aligning with the House. Sen Ralph Yarborough urged the historic move noting Roosevelt’s failed 1938 effort. Sen Spessard Holland warned the measure could devastate family farms as an entry point to broader coverage.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ralph W. Yarborough
D. Tex
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Spessard L. Holland
Fla
Sandalwood oil and source notes from Indian trees
Odoriferous sandalwood is a hard fragrant timber valued for essential oil, derived mainly from oriental trees in India. The text outlines its classification as a fragrant timber and hints at its regional origin.
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India
Nassau Justice Attends Cornell Training Program
James B. Lamb police justice in the Village of Nassau was among 67 trainees in a weeklong judicial training program at Cornell University. The fifth annual summer program was sponsored by the judicial conference and featured instructors from law schools, practicing attorneys, and seasoned justices.
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James B. Lamb
Nassau
Cornell University
Judicial Conference
Church Notices In Rensselaer
Local church notices list service times for First Baptist First Congregational Broadway Methodist First Methodist First Presbyterian Franciscan Mission Chapel St Pauls Lutheran Redeemer Episcopal St Johns Catholic St Josephs Catholic and St Johns parish mass times. Chapel hours daily 6 30 am to pm. Daily hope messages dial 2 5351. Services vary by church and denomination.
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Irma F. Warfield
Broadway Methodist
Donald HH. Brandt
Edgar M. Holden
O.F
Dial
Benefit Game Monday Night in Rensselaer
The Rensselaer Fire Police Association hosts a charity softball game at Coyne Memorial Field under lights Monday night. All star teams from Rensselaer and Cohoes meet at 8:30 with the Rensselaer Police providing police protection for the event.
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Rensselaer Fire Police Association
Coyne Memorial Field
James E. Walsh
Rensselaer
Rensselaer and
Cohoes
Home Mortgage Bill Passed by Congress and Sent to President
Congress approved a compromise bill to provide 4.76 billion in new FNMA mortgage purchases, aimed at reviving the housing industry. Rep. William Widnall warned it is not a cure-all, but without it homebuilding could stall this fall. The measure lets FNMA buy more mortgages from lenders to free up funds for builders and buyers.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Johnson
William Widnall
R-N.j
Federal National Mortgage Association
FNMA
Bids Placed For Permanent Personal Registration Equipment
Five firms submitted bids to the Rensselaer County Board of Elections for furnishing permanent personal registration gear. Bids by Howard's Office Furnishers, George F. Birkmayer, The Artcrafters, Remington Rand, Diebold Inc, and Samuel J. Cox will be analyzed after being referred to the board. Equipment includes registration binders indices card files carrying cases pull binders and steel counter units.
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Rensselaer County Board of Elections
Joseph F. Humes
Board of Elections
Howard's
Furnishers
River and
State Sts
George F. Birkmayer
The
Artcrafters
River St
Remington Rand
Central Ave
Albany
Diebold Inc
State St
Samuel J. Cox
Titan 3 Satellite Flight Explodes Over Atlantic
Cape Kennedy witnesses a Titan 3 rocket fail during a mission to place eight satellites into orbit. A malfunction caused the craft to dive off course and self-destruct at about 20 miles up, debris scattering 12 to 30 miles off the Florida coast. The loss delays a planned manned space test and global communications network.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Florida
Air Force Arsenal
Defense Department
Washington
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Globe
Greenwich Bible School Concluded
The two week Greenwich Community Vacation Church School ended with a final program at Centenary Methodist Church. About 60 parents and friends attended and total enrollment reached 165. Classes showcased songs, readings, and a Bible books recitation from Grade 4 6. Mrs R Harry Booth directed with many teachers assisting. Howard Williams and Bernadette of Saugerties visited Fort Miller. Bernadette is a WRGB TV personality. The Greenwich church schedule for Sunday lists Centenary Methodist Christian Science Church of the Open Bible St Josephs Catholic St Pauls Easton Friends Lakeville Baptist Easton North Cambridge and Bottskill Baptist services and Holy Eucharist at St Pauls.
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Greenwich
Centenary Methodist Church
R. Harry Booth
Howard Williams
Bernadette
Saugerties
Irving Closson
Fort Miller
WRGB
Schenectady
Saigon
Don M. Saunders
Viet Nam
Donald Lee
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Lee
Bard College
Annandale
Fort Edward
Centenary Methodist
Christian Science
Church of the Open Bible
Roger V. Seacord
St. Joseph's Catholic
Paul Lynch
U.S.A
Easton Friends
North Meeting House
Lakeville
Cossaguna
Robert Crawford
Easton Methodist
North Cambridge
St. Paul's Episcopal
James L. Lowery Jr
Bottskill Baptist
Lewis N. Powell
United Church
Walter A. Scholten
Henry Johnson Dies After Thruway Crossing Injury
Henry Johnson 22 of Elba died at Genessee Memorial Hospital after injuries from being struck by a car while crossing the New York State Thruway in Batavia New York Authorities reported the Saturday incident remains under investigation by local police and state troopers.
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Batavia
N.Y
Henry Johnson
Elba
Genessee Memorial Hospital
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