Tucker Named Head of New York American Revolution Commission
Louis L. Tucker, state historian, appointed executive director of the New York State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. The Office of State History will staff the commission, aiding 1,100 local historians and 300 historical societies. The unsalaried post oversees statewide bicentennial activities for the next decade.
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Louis L. Tucker
New York State
Tucker
New York
State Education Dept
John H. G. Pell
Pell
Office of State History
Commission
Ewald Nyquist
Panther Pleads Guilty To Murder In Yale Area Case
George Sams Jr a Detroit man pleads guilty to second degree murder tied to the New Haven affair involving the Black Panther Party The plea triggers a life sentence Sams allegedly named Bobby Seale as ordering the killing of Alex Rackley Rackley a New York City native was tortured into confessing as an informant Seale was in New Haven for a Yale speech and faces extradition in Connecticut Loretta Luckes of Bridgeport also pleads guilty to conspiracy to kidnap in the same case
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New Haven, Conn
Black Panther Party
Panther
Bobby Seale
George Sams Jr
Detroit
Sams
Seale
Berkeley
Calif
Loretta Luckes
Bridgeport
Troy Woman Injured In Two Car Accident
A Troy woman Dorothy A. Per ras, 45, of 409 8th Ave., was injured in a two car collision in front of 315 River St. She reported she was stopped for traffic when her car was rear ended. The mishap happened in the morning and she suffered a neck injury.
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Troy
River St
Dorothy A. Perras
8Th Ave
Holy Cross Supper Deferred
The Holy Cross Episcopal Church women postpone the spaghetti supper set for December 4 at Mary Warren School due to a heating system breakdown. The event will be rescheduled soon, according to committee chairmen Mrs. Patrick Bisceglia Mrs. George Walin and Mrs. Charles E. Davis.
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Holy Cross Episcopal Church
Mary Warren School
Eighth Street
Patrick Bisceglia
George Walin
Charles E. Davis
Italy Plans Fourth Nuclear Plant on Po River
Rome reports the government will build a fourth nuclear plant on the Po River south of Milan. It is to begin operation by 1975 and double Italy’s electric power output.
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Rome
Italy
Milan
Israel raids Arab military positions amid ceasefire talks
Israeli warplanes attacked Egyptian positions along the Suez Canal and targets on the Israeli Syrian front as Big Four powers planned New York talks. Diplomats saw little progress amid escalating Arab Israeli tensions and reported both sides engaging in cross border exchanges.
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United Press International
Egypt
Jordan
New York
Middle East
Suez Canal
Israel
4-H Award Winners Listed in Rensselaer County
The Rensselaer County Extension Service announced 4-H award winners for the past year. Recipients include Patricia Carroll, Nancy Crooks, Sue Mesick, Kerry O'Brien, Linda Elligott, Robin Lownes, Penny Hartnett, Susan Hill, and Pat Carroll among others. Co winners Poestenkill Pioneers and Teens and Tweens of Poestenkill for the National 4-H Week display contest.
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Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Extension Service
Patricia Carroll
Los Chavos Horse Club
Nancy Crooks
Sue Mesick
Hudson Valley
Kerry O’brien
Los Charos
Linda Elligott
Busy Lew
Sews
Robin Lownes
Penny Hartnett
Susan Hill
Pat Carroll
Donna Coffee
Los Chavos
Poestenkill
Troy Man To Represent IBEW Local Troy Man
Sylvester E. Labanowski of 782 Hoosick Rd. will represent local 1415 of the IBEW at a two day conference in Washington. The session reviews the RCA Service Company national contract and any issues from the first year and future difficulties.
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Sylvester E. Labanowski
Hoosick Rd
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
RCA Service Company
IBEW
Labanowski
Washington
D.C
RCA
Howard Warner
Gail McDonald Tops Senior Stenographer Test in Troy
Gail McDonald of 1728 Highland Ave. scored 84 and was the sole successful candidate in the senior stenographer examination. Gerald J. Minehan, Troy Municipal Civil Service chairman, announced she will work in the corporation counsel's office.
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Gail McDonald
Highland Ave
McDonald
Corporation Counsel’s Office
Gerald J. Minehan
Troy Municipal Civil Service
Cab Driver Evacuates 35 From Building During Fire
Los Angeles authorities credit cab driver David Glascock with evacuating 35 tenants from a two story apartment building during a Sunday fire. He bravely knocked on doors shouting fire as smoke billowed, guiding residents including an elderly man on crutches and those in pajamas to safety with no serious injuries.
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Los Angeles
UPI
David Glascock
Glascock
Churchmen Seek Broader Ecumenical Christian Cooperation
Detroit AP The National Council of Churches weighs a plan to create a General Ecumenical Council with all denominations linked yet free to accept or reject joint programs. The move aims to ease tensions widen participation incl Catholics and tackle budget friction. Dr R H Edwin Espy proposed a 5 to 10 year transformation at the triennial assembly.
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Detroit
National Council of Churches
R. H. Edwin Espy
Court Orders 16 Schools To Operate
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered 16 school systems to be in full operation by the 1970 fall term. Desegregation of faculties staff and extracurriculars must proceed this term, while student-body mergers are postponed until fall 1970 due to lack of merger plans.
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New Orleans
UPI
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Alabama
Texas
East Greenbush Board Seeks Town Mail Shift And Dredging Plan
East Greenbush Town Board moves to have all town mail handled by the East Greenbush Post Office. The board discusses dredging the Hudson River channel to obtain fill for town use and saving costs, plus a Lake Hampton Manor stock survey and a new sewer district for Columbia High School. A non salary advisory committee is approved to study district division with local parties. A police car purchase up to $2400 is authorized.
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East Greenbush
Town Hall
John S. Devey
Carleton J. King
Saratoga
Clinton Heights
Hampton Manor
Prospect Heights
Third Avenue Road
Red Mill Road
Columbia Turnpike
Rensselaer Post Office
Kenneth Orvis
Sup
Dewey
New York City
Great Lakes Dredging Co
Devey
State Board of Health and Commerce
State Biology Dept
Hampton Manor Lake
State Dept. of Conservation
Biology Dept
James Welch
John E. Ruff
Harrie Randolf
William Rowan
Michael Colabelli
Sup. Devey
Mansfield pushes Europe troop cutback pledge
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield reopened his drive for a substantial reduction of the permanent U S garrison in Europe. He cited the Czech crisis easing and argued the U S force presence wastes fiscal resources and weakens the dollar while costing about 965 million dollars yearly in Germany alone.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
Europe
U.S
Mansfield
Germany
Funeral Held for Hal McLaughlin Teen Tractor Mishap Victim
The funeral for 15 year old Hal McLaughlin, a Hoosie Valley Central School student, was conducted Monday at his Tomhannock residence. Rev. Paul E. Lohnes officiated. Honorary bearers included Robert Deren and Wesley Guilianelli. active bearers were Larnie Chapko and others. Interment followed at Tomhannock Methodist Cemetery.
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Hal McLaughlin
Hoosie Valley
David Brust
Tomhannock Methodist Cemetery
Mtina Ngqine Pot Theft Dispute Ends in Dawn Battle
In East London South Africa Mtina Ngqine accused Bodi Thandanto of stealing a cooking pot. They settled at dawn with battleaxes. Thandanto prevailed and later received an 18 month sentence for manslaughter.
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East Ondon
South Africa
Mtina Ngqine
Bodi Thandanto
Thandanto
Averill Park School Board to Debate Aid Cuts
The Averill Park Central Schools board will hold a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Averill Park High School auditorium to discuss a financial crisis. State and federal aid to the district are slated to drop by nearly two hundred thousand dollars next year.
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Board of Education
Averill Park Central Schools
Averill Park High School
Averill Park
Parents invited to workshop on grouping at Al gonquin Middle
Dr. Joseph Testo will discuss grouping with teachers and parents today at Al gonquin Middle School. Two sessions run from 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. for grades 6-12 in the auditorium and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. for grades K-5 in the cafeteria. The Miller Hill Sand Lake PTA again runs Toys for Tots collecting usable toys and new donations.
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Algonquin Middle School
Joseph Testo
Miller Hill
Sand Lake
Cow and Bull Chase Through Freeway Traffic
A cow and bull escaped from a truck en route to the Ogden livestock sale and roamed Salt Lake City freeway traffic Sunday night. One bull was stopped by a police shot. the cow fled. The animals caused a fender denting chain collision with no injuries.
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Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Ivan C. Orr
Orr
Funeral notices list Marsh Williams and Sheftel services
Mrs May R Marsh 82 of 6 Plum Avenue died Monday at Eden Park Nursing Home after a long illness. Survivors include son Robert P Stuart and grandson Robert P Stuart Jr. Interment Elmwood Hill Cemetery. Mrs Anne Cushman Williams of Cambridge former Johnsonville resident died Monday after a long illness. Survivors include son Charles Williams and daughters Mrs Danaher and Mrs Brundige. Funeral 2 pm Thursday Valley Falls Funeral Home. Louis Sheftel Troy native and Marcy Hotel manager funeral held in Albany with Rabbi Bialik officiating. Interment Beth Tephilah Cemetery.
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May R. Marsh
Plum Avenue
Eden Park
Florida
Mass
Himes
Pawling Avenue
George Borthwick
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Elmwood Hill Cemetery
Cambridge
Johnsonville
Mary McClellan Hospital
Valley Falls
Charles F. White
Millertown Cemetery
Louis Sheftel
Troy
Marcy
Lake Placid
Levine Memorial Chapel
Albany
Harbert M. Bialik
Beth Tephilah Synagogue
Beth Tephilah
Bialik
Nixon to hold first full news conference since Sept
President Nixon will meet with reporters Monday for his first full scale news conference since September 26. The event will be open for live coverage on national television and radio.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Bravery Never Goes Out of Fashion Says Thackeray
The excerpt cites William Makepeace Thackeray on bravery as a constant virtue. It notes varied forms from physical courage to protective parenting and highlights the idea that bravery persists beyond seasons and fashion.
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Thackeray
Riverview Funeral Home Services Highlight
The Riverview Funeral Home offers dignified personal service with modern air conditioned facilities. It provides home and chapel services, 24 hour availability, ample parking, and is known for peace serenity and beauty. Address 218 2nd Ave and contact 235-5610.
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Riverview Funeral Home
2Nd Ave
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Kansas City
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Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
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Sherry Road
Sage Avenue
Greenbush Board
By Grace Spierre
Orvis
Battleaxe
L. H. Hill
Mrs
May Marsh
Anne E. Williams
Mr. Sheftel
By Nonie Prendergast
Niagara Mohawk
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