East Greenbush man pleads guilty to 1974 armed robbery
Henry Rex Owens 21 of Chula Vista California admitted to third degree robbery and second degree unlawful imprisonment for a July 13 1974 take at gunpoint from a Bob Howard Real Estate employee in East Greenbush. Judge Don G Cholakis will sentence him January 8 1977 to a likely one year in the county jail. maximum possible was seven years in state prison.
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California
Rensselaer County
East Greenbush
Henry Rex Owens
Chula Vista
Cal
Don G. Cholakis
Cholakis
Owens
Bob Howard
Magazine Trade Envy and A Diet Legend From the Fifties
A reader asks about a famed 1950s crash diet featuring bees knees and butterfly wings. Another letter seeks song and record titles like A Tree in the Meadow and Will You Love Me Tomorrow as You Did Today, plus sources to obtain them. A church asks for organ details and origins, while a writer seeks NY firms open to evaluating new game ideas.
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Publishers Clearing House
Action
Albany County Airport budget questions prompt scrutiny
Albany County legislator Robert Prentiss questions several line items in the airport budget including 79000 for Delight Cleaners 100000 for building maintenance 50000 for field maintenance 135000 for snowlift rental and 55000 for automotive costs. Airport director John Masko defends figures noting inflation and service scopes while stressing some items are misread.
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Albany
Albany County
Robert Prentiss
Prentiss
Colonie
Delight Cleaners
John Masko
Masko
Hearing on revised budget urged by Albany Republicans
Two Republican lawmakers Anne Rose and Robert Prentiss call for a public hearing on the finance committee's revised budget which would raise county spending by three percent over James Coyne's $119.7 million proposal. They argue the hearing should cover the revised plan and argue the process under the county charter. The finance committee will vote today and the legislature plans a Monday night session to approve the budget.
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Peter Grant
Albany
Albany County
Anne Rose
Colonie
Robert Prentiss
Rose
James Coyne
Charles Cahill
Paul Devane
Colonie Republican
Richard Meyers
Meyers
Hillside bus access dispute pits parents against town and school board
Parents in Hillside accuse the town board and school district of unsafe practices over letting school buses serve the mobile home park. Officials cite traffic and road standards while residents demand bus access and threaten action if unresolved. Local council members pledge talks to fix the issue.
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State Education Department
Colonie
Shenendehowa
Bob Quinn
Stillwater
Hillside
Michael Flynn
Flynn
Rogers
William Mullady
Mrs. Rogers
Mullady
Lilac
Rensselaer man jailed for restaurant robbery
Vernon M. LaMountain of Rensselaer was sentenced to a three year maximum term by Rensselaer County Court Judge Don G. Cholakis after pleading guilty to third degree robbery for the June 9 robbery at Carrol's Restaurant on Columbia Street. The other suspect, Daniel W. Knowles, 27, of 4 Riverside Ave., Rensselaer, faces pending charges.
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Vernon M. LaMountain
Rensselaer
Don G. Cholakis
Carrol’s
LaMountain
Green St
Columbia Street
Daniel W. Knowles
Riverside Ave
Thirteen semifinalists named in Coinword puzzle contest
Coinword Puzzle No. 1121 produces 13 semifinalists who qualify by identifying five key words to win a jackpot of $525. A winner, if any, will be announced Saturday. Semifinalists:
Heritage Craft Fair in Voorheesville Saturday
The Helderberg Business and Professional Women's Club of New Scotland sponsors a Heritage Craft Fair this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Voorheesville Elementary School Route 85A. Participating locals include M Bailey Troy Curley Troy Ford Troy Herbert Montesi Montesi Cohoes Montesi Cohoes Montesi Cohoes Mrs Mosher Troy Jimmie Moore and Rita Jim Moore Dorothy Vandervoort Connie Wilkinson Troy.
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The
Helderberg Business and Professional Women’s Club of
New Scotland
Route
Rita and
Jim Moore
Troy
Dorothy Vandervoort
Troy Connie F. Wilkinson
Albany County schedules additional swine flu clinics
Albany County officials announce special makeup clinics for residents who missed prior shots. Led by Health Commissioner Dr. John J. A. Lyons, clinics run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Health Department offices, offering both bivalent and monovalent vaccines with a second dose for eligible individuals.
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Albany
John J. A. Lyons
Health Department
South Ferry
Green Streets
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Troy M. Curley
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