Public meeting on Troy landfill plan set by New York Pure Waters Authority
The New York Pure Waters Authority announced a public meeting at 7 30 p m on Thursday at Algonquin Middle School Averill Park Poesten kill West Sand Lake Road to review the authoritys proposal for a landfill site serving the City of Troy and nearby towns North Greenbush and Poestenkill Residents in those communities have formed the Anti Refuse League and activism is noted.
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New York State Pure Waters Authority
Algonquin Middle School
Averill Park
Poestenkill
West Sand Lake Road
Troy
North Greenbush
Anti-Refuse League
Troy area faces opposition to proposed state landfill
Citizens in North Greenbush and Poestenkill oppose a state operated landfill amid a $226,000 solid waste survey by Metcalf and Eddy for the Capital District Regional Planning Commission. The plan envisions a 175 acre site near Troy, to operate about 15 years, with strict health and safety oversight and rural service access for waste disposal.
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Troy
Metcalf and Eddy
Capital District Regional Planning Commission
New York State Dept. of Health
Popp, Evans and Robbins
New York City
North Greenbush
Poestenkill
City of
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Corps of Engineers
U.S. Geological Survey
State Department of Transportation
State Office For Local Government
State Office of Planning Coordination
Capital District Regional Planning Board
Nixon news conference clouds over further Vietnam troop cuts
The first presidential news conference in months faces questions on Vietnam withdrawals. Nixon appears unlikely to meet Clifford timetable for large troop reductions, having cut about 60 000 so far with past plans for 100 000 by year end fading. The eightfull-scale session will air in prime time.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
Clark Clifford
Johnson
Americans Freed by China After Nine Months Captivity
Simeon Baldwin and Bessie Hope Donald described their release from Communist China after more than nine months. They said health came from long walks and time in a place called the Happy People's Commune. They signed confessions for allegedly entering Chinese waters by mistake and for concealing their identities by discarding their passports.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Happy People’s Commune
Simeon Baldwin
Laguna Beach
Calif
Bessie Hope Donald
Bristol
Macao
Baldwin
Communist New China
Red China
Miss Donald
GE Rejects New Offer in IUE Strike Impasse
General Electric says unions rejected a Saturday offer as IUE and UE unions present a 16 month contract proposal. GE cites a 20 cent raise in years two and three with a cost of living escalator and improved benefits. Union leaders demand a 35 cent raise and CPI protection.
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New York
General Electric Co
John R. Baldwin
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
IUE
Paul Jennings
Baldwin
Stones Concert Ends in Four Deaths at Free Show
In Livermore California 300000 fans attended a Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont Speedway. Four deaths were reported including a stabbing, drowning and two traffic fatalities. Dozens were injured or displaced as fans camping nearby left debris strewn hillside sites.
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Calif
UPI
Rolling Stones
San Francisco
Altamont Speedway
Way
Hell’s Angels
GOP Leaders Hint Democrats Padding Tax Reform To Force Veto
Two top Senate Republicans say Democrats may load the tax reform bill with costly amendments to force Nixon to veto in an election year. Senators Aiken and Griffin warn it could be a political maneuver, while Mansfield denies plotting and says the bill will be shaped in conference committee. The Senate returns to work with Senate Finance committees guiding expected mid week passage.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Griffin
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
House
Senate Finance
Reform's Fine Print Hides New Loopholes
AP report notes new tax bill loopholes written into the tax reform act of 1969. It details corporate investment tax credit retention worth about $2.5 billion and foundation preferences gained through lobbying, with governors and mayors backed by investment bankers influencing the Senate panel.
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Reform
Edmond Lebreton
Dick Barnes
Associated Press Writers
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Full House
Senate Finance Committee
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Shellings Hit BuDop Camp Killing Civilians and Soldiers
North Vietnamese gunners shelled BuDop Special Forces camp near the Cambodian border, killing five South Vietnamese soldiers and a civilian while wounding 11 government troops and another civilian. American casualties were described as light as airlift crews waited to evacuate.
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Saigon
BuDop
Ing
U.S
Bu Dop
Cambodia
U.S. 1St Air Cav
Alry
1 Ninh
Song Be
Mekong
Regents Seek repeal of anti busing law in New York
The State Board of Regents urged reconsideration of the 1969 law that bars the education commissioner and local boards from reassigning students for integration. Regent Theodore M. Black voiced dissent, opposing involuntary busing and arguing it undermines school choice.
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Albany
N.Y
State Board of Regents
New York
Rockefeller
Theodore M. Black
Sands Point
Black
Stennis proposes special commission on My Lai killings
Senate Armed Services Chair John Stennis urged President Nixon to form a special outside panel to investigate alleged Vietnamese civilian slayings. He called for a competent nonmilitary group to report to the President and said reports require action if true. He noted Lt. Calley faces court martial over 109 civilian deaths and warned against premature judgments. Army Secretary Resor urged media restraint amid Calley coverage.
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UPI
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Stennis
ABC
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
William L. Calley
My Lai
Peter H. Dominick
Rcolp
WMAL
Senate
Army
Stanley R. Resor
NBC Meet the Press
Calley
Resor
Associated Industries Attacks Unemployment Benefits For Strikers
Joseph R. Shaw head of Associated Industries of New York State urged Gov Rockefeller to back legislation banning unemployment benefits for strikers. A spokesman noted the GE strike nationwide would still receive benefits up to 65 dollars weekly for 26 weeks after seven weeks, highlighting a neutrality issue in labor disputes.
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Bob Fusco
New York State
Joseph R. Shaw
Associated Industries of
Shaw
Unem
State Seeks to Repeal Striker Benefit Tax in New York
Inside Pages reports that New York charges unemployment benefits to employers when workers strike. Associated Industries notes Rhode Island also allows this. A repeal failed last session. Shaw says New York pressures employers to fund tax free benefits for striking workers.
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Associated Industries
Rhode Island
Shaw
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