Jury Finds LaBelle Guilty In Retrial For Rape Slaying
The jury in Rensselaer County found Richard LaBelle guilty in a retrial for the rape slaying of Rosemary Sway known as the Snay murder case. He faces about 20 years to life. DA Cholakis hailed the verdict as just and the defendant already jailed since 1963.
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LaBelle
Rosemary Sway
Edward LaBelle
Richard
Mary C. Dolan Combs
Richard LaBelle
Snay
DA Cholakis
Rensselaer County
Snag
Rensselaer jury to decide fate in 1963 Sway case
The jury in the 1963 rape and murder of Rosemary Sway, 15, in Cohoes heard a two hour charge from Acting Judge John J. McCall and was instructed on direct and circumstantial evidence, reasonable doubt, and the defendant's rights. The panel of 11 men and one woman began deliberations after lunch with a unanimous verdict required.
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Richard M. LaBelle
Rensselaer County
John J. McCall
Albany
Rosemary Sway
Cohoes
McCall
LaBelle
Richard
Thomas J. O’connor
O’connor
Dist. Atty
Con G. Cholakis
Rose Mary
Abductor of State Trooper Indicted In Newburgh case
An Orange County Grand Jury indicted Robert Bailey of Satellite Florida for kidnapping state police investigator Harry J. Mills at gunpoint on November 13. Bailey faces charges of kidnapping possession of explosives first degree robbery and possession of a dangerous weapon. Mills was taken captive after being stopped on a rural road about four miles from Newburgh.
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Newburgh
N.Y
Orange County
Robert Bailey
Satellite
Fla
William E. Kirwan
Harry J. Mills
Bailey
Mills
Hudson Valley
Monument planned in Palau to honor 18000 Japanese dead
An association of Japanese descendants in Tokyo announced plans to build a monument on Palau to honor 18 000 Japanese killed there during World War II.
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Tokyo
Palau Islands
Solon Rules Mount Vernon Draft Board Lawless Action
Federal Judge Lloyd F. MacMahon ruled the Mount Vernon draft board acted unlawfully in reclassifying Thomas J. Walsh. The judge vacated Walsh’s induction notice and barred further action, calling the retroactive 1-S(C) classification an unauthorized tactic to rush induction and punish lawful challenges.
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New York
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Lloyd F. MacMahon
Thomas J. Walsh
University of Bridgeport
MacMahon
Walsh
Malaysia Census Set for June and July 1970
Kuala Lumpur AP reports Malaysia will conduct its first complete population and housing census since 1957 in June and July 1970. The government announced the nationwide counts aim to provide detailed demographic data for planning.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Doughney Seeks Unity By Backing George Nuttall For Chair
In a bid to end party squabbles in Troy and Rensselaer County Doughney says he will not seek the Casey chairmanship and backs George Nuttall as a unifying choice. He credits Nuttall with county leadership and a county manager plan while urging a thorough party reorganization to restore good government.
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Casey
Troy
Rensselaer County
Joe Casey
George Nuttall
Rensselaer
Republican Party
Party
Hoosick Falls Man Victim of Crash
A Hoosick Falls man died in a two vehicle crash on Johnson Hill Road near Center Brunswick. State Police named Tracy as the victim and said the northbound Tracy sedan collided with a southbound Austin truck that crossed into its lane. Rescue workers routed traffic while both vehicles were towed to Niles Garage. Funeral plans for the Austin family member will be announced by Mahar Funeral Home.
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Center Brunswick
C. J. Giannis
J. M. Hickey
John Clare
BCI
Tracy
Hoosick
Austin
John S. Davison
Johnson Hill
Town of
Niles Garage
Hoosick Falls
Troy
White Creek
George
Florence Akian Austin
Hannah Gurden
Robert
John
Eagle Bridge
William
Buskirk
James E
Harvey Baker
Greenwich
Daisy MacNamara
Stanley Rogers
Cambridge
Leslie Harrington
North Bennington
Jessie Hewitt
Hollywood
Calif
Ruth Higgens
Rensselaer
Clement Subcliff
Melrose
Mahar
Main St
Park Lawn Cemetery
Bennington
New Mexico Plane Crash Kills 11
A twin engine plane returning a Las Vegas pleasure party crashed near Albuquerque in a snow storm, killing all 11 aboard. Pilot Carroll Thompson of Stratford Texas and co pilot Ralph Dobkins of Stratford were identified, with the remaining victims listed as residents of Stratford Borger and Barryton Texas. The flight planned from Las Vegas to Dalhart Texas switched from visual to instruments near Zuni before contact was lost.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Las Vegas
Nev
Carroll Thompson
Stratford
Tex
St Andrews boys train to fight terrorists in bush drills
Students at St Andrews College in Grahamstown are said to practice counterterrorism by forming two armies and conducting field exercises in the surrounding bush area.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
St. Andrews College
Grahamstown
Bush
Danger Of Surprise Attack Always Real Says Kidd
Vice Admiral Isaac C Kidd Jr warns that surprise attack remains a major threat to the United States. He notes his family history with Pearl Harbor and says ships must be ready at all times as commander of the 1st Fleet guarding the western approaches.
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San Diego
Calif
Isaac C. Kidd Jr
Pearl Harbor
United States
Arizona
U.S
U.S. Naval
Kidd
Annapolis
Dozen Horses Die as Fire Ravages Ayer Barn
A fire swept a three story barn on the Frederick Ayer estate in Wenham Mass killing 12 to 14 thoroughbreds. The barn valued at over 70000 dollars was already a blaze when firefighters arrived. About half the horses were in Virginia for an annual hunt. No value set for animals yet.
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Wenham
Mass
UPI
North Shore
Frederick Ayer
Ayer
Virginia
Powell Released From Hospital
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell was released from New York Hospital after a week of medical tests. Dr. Aaron O. Wells said Powell was in pretty good condition and would continue his speaking engagements until Congress reconvenes at the beginning of next year.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
New York Hospital
Aaron O. Wells
Harlem Democrat
Congress
Blood Tale Ends in Denied State compensation
In a unanimous ruling, the New York Appellate Division denied Victor Rosario further damages from a $16 350 award after finding the state cannot be sued for a physician's professional judgment. Rosario had been imprisoned at Matteawan in 1958 after claiming a man drank his blood.
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Albany
N. Y
State Supreme Court
Victor Rosario
Matteawan State Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Rosario
Court of Claims
Bellevue
Matteawan
J. Clarence Herlihy
D Day Hero Gen George A Taylor Dies at 70
Brig. Gen. George A Taylor, assistant commander of the First Division at Omaha Beach on D Day, died at 70 in Palo Alto. A 1922 West Point graduate, he retired in 1946 and lived in Palo Alto. Funeral services at West Point are planned in about two weeks.
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Palto Alto
Calif
West Point
George A. Taylor
Army
Omaha Beach
Dday
Palo Alto Veterans Hospital
U.S. Military Academy
Palo Alto
Taylor
River blindness cases among Chinese aid workers report
The China News quoted a tropical disease expert noting five cases of river blindness among Chinese agricultural technicians returning from Africa aid missions. The expert said gnats spread the disease and it can cause total blindness in a few years.
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Taipei
Formosa
China News
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