Rudolph Friml 90 Still Plays Six Hours Daily
Hollywood veteran Rudolph Friml, age 90, spends six hours daily at the piano improvising melodies from his living room atop the Santa Monica Mountains. He dismisses modern musicals as trash and notes his health remains excellent while looking back on operettas like Rose Marie and The Vagabond King. He praises Shostakovich Khachaturian Lobos Copeland as serious composers and plans to record his improvised works for future generations.
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Hollywood
UPI
Rudolf Friml
Rose Marie
Firefly
Friml
Shostakovich and
Khatchaturian
Willy Lobos
Aaron Copeland
Tomato Plant Poison Myth Debunked Through History
Historians note a long held belief that the tomato was poisonous. Early gardeners and writers questioned its safety, contributing to a myth that endured for generations before scientific testing confirmed its edible status.
Talk on Old Berkshire Railway Highlighted by Mohawk & Hudson
The Mohawk and Hudson Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will host an illustrated talk on the Berkshire Street Railway at its Saturday meeting in Latham. Charles L. Ballard of Poestenkill, a transport professor and rail historian, will present from his slide collection, with background on the Berkshire system and the Waterville & Farmington line in Maine. The noon event follows lunch and a brief business meeting at the Crossroads Restaurant and welcomes non members.
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Berkshire Street Railway
Mohawk & Hudson
National Railway Historical Society
Berkshire
New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington
Maine
Charles L. Ballard
Poes
Tenkill
Hudson Valley Community College
Ballard
Crossroads
Latham
Mental Patient Surrenders After Escape from Waterbury Hospital
Emil Mercier, 35, of Hardwick, fled Waterbury State Hospital Tuesday night and was reported missing. He surrendered voluntarily to officials at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts, within hours, ending the police alert.
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Waterbury, Vt
Waterbury State Hospital
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Northampton
Mass
Emil Mercier
Hardwick
State Hospital
Pumper Purchase Approved in Sherwood Park Fire District
Voters approved a $23 000 referendum to purchase a new 1000 gallon per minute pumper fire engine to replace the 1942 750 gpm obsolete truck. Yes 64 No 1 Void 1.
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Sherwood Park
Fire-Police Unit Reelects J. E. Walsh Captain
James E. Walsh of Truck 1 in the Rensselaer Fire Department is reelected to a 14th term as Captain of the Fire-Police Association. Others elected include Carmen Rutolo sergeant and James Whitbeck roundsman both third terms, William Turnbull secretary tenth term, and Charles Smith pump operator first term. Meeting set for January 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Rensselaer City Hall.
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James E. Walsh
Rensselaer Fire Department
Rensselaer Fire-Police Association
Carmen Rutolo
James Whitbeck
William R. Turnbull
Charles Smith
Rensselaer City Hall
Man Fined for Public Lewdness in Parked Car Incident
Wayne T. Davis, 26, of Rensselaer, was fined $50 by Rotterdam Justice Walter B. Ostrander after pleading guilty to public lewdness. He was arrested by Rotterdam Police Sergeants Paul Fabian and Michael Masterpolo while seated in a parked auto at Curry Road Shopping Center around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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Wayne T. Davis
McNaughton Ave
Rensselaer
Rotterdam
Walter B. Ostrander
Davis
Paul Fabian
Michael Masterpolo
Curry Road
Obituary notices for Mrs Sarah J Anderson and Mrs Mary A Barney
Mrs Sarah J Anderson 71 of 12 Nott Terrace Heights Schenectady native of Rensselaer died Tuesday at Ellis Hospital Schenectady after brief illness She retired nine years ago from American Laundry Survived by husband Fred Anderson daughter Mrs Charlotte Bruskay four grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral Friday at 1 pm from Daly Funeral Home officiated by Rev Robert C Albohm Interment New Rural Cemetery Rensselaer Mary A Barney funeral held Wednesday from William J Lyons Jr Funeral Home Rensselaer and St Josephs Church Rev Joseph Reger celebrated Requiem High Mass Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Sarah J. Anderson
Nott Terrace Heights
Schenectady
Rensselaer
Ellis Hospital
American Laundry
Fred Anderson
Charlotte Bruskay
Chicago
Daly
Robert C. Albohm
Zion Lutheran Church of
New Rural Cemetery
Third Avenue Road
Barney
Mary A. Barney
William J. Lyons Jr
St. Joseph’s Church
Joseph Reger
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Mississippi teen grows world record corn yield
A Mississippi teenager produced 304 bushels of corn from a single acre on sandy loam soil. He achieved this by spreading 25 wagonloads of manure across the plot, establishing a world record for yield.
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Mississippi
Ohio Governor Acts Swiftly To End University Siege
Akron State University saw a Black Student Union takeover of the administration building lasting about four hours. Governor Rhodes mobilized the National Guard and ordered police to scene as about 90 Highway Patrol officers arrived. An administrator reported three shots heard during the occupation amid demands and a deadline lapse.
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Ohio
Seige
Akron, Ohio
UPI
Akron State University
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ohio Highway
Ferns Thrive Across Diverse Climates Worldwide
Ferns grow wild in high Himalayas at 18 700 feet and in lowland swamps. They spread across Greenland tropical rain forests and moist crevices as well as sunny fields.
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Himalayas
Greenland
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