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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1970
Page
18
The proposal seeks federal backed funding to create an extensive youth program in Rensselaer County covering health recreation vocational training and work placement. It would survey skills among low income youths and arrange paid training in trades nursing clerical and child care with county transportation.
Rev. Benedict Tannler of Schenectady dies after being stricken in a drug store and pronounced dead at Ellis Hospital. He served Friedens UCC and later Emmanuel E and R Church of Woodhaven. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Baxter's Funeral Parlors with Rev. Richard Hunter officiating. Survived by wife, a son, a daughter, three sisters and four grandchildren.
Schenectady County considers a regional sewer system serving Niskayuna and four other communities at an estimated 31.5 million dollar cost over 30 years. A state funded report suggests three or four plants for Schenectady Rotterdam Scotia and Glenville with Niskayuna facing about 40 thousand dollars in the first year. Operations would be managed locally while treatment and disposal run through a county district. several more costly alternatives were noted.
In Jackson Heights a 51 year old man Russell Stern pushed May McCauley from her fourth floor window and then jumped, fatally injuring himself. The 40 year old woman survived the fall, police reported.
Gwendolyn Zeichner and her 16 year old son Steven received 12500 dollars for providing evidence that led to Transit Mix Concrete Corp pleading guilty to discharging concrete washings into the East River near 20th Street. The reward represents half of a 25000 dollar fine imposed last month.
Cambridge resident William S. McLaughlin Sr. sues United Airlines in Rensselaer County Supreme Court over a December 11 1967 Akron Canton Airport crash claim. He seeks a six month extension to answer a bill of particulars after his attorney withdrew.
The funeral for Lyman E. Bidwell of Warrensburg formerly of Troy and active in Masonic circles was held Friday at the Warrensburg Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Gerald T. O ne il Interment was in Warrensburg Cemetery He died Wednesday at Glens Falls Hospital He was a 61 year member and past master of Phoenix Lodge F and AM a dual member of Warrensburg Lodge F and AM Survivors include his wife Mildred Russell and sister Mrs Alice Underwood both of Warrensburg
A Troy patrolman was injured when icy conditions sparked a chain reaction involving four vehicles on River Street near Doaw Street. Donna M. Dauria, 18, slid on ice and hit a parked car, pushing it into another, then a police car was struck while officers investigated. Patrolman William Foy slipped and twisted his back but was not treated.
P. Bradley Smi of Waterford is taking part in the All-State Chorus at the Concord Hotel Kiamesha Lake New York. A senior at Shenandoah Central School Elnora he was chosen after statewide auditions. He plans to attend a music college in the fall and studies voice at Skidmore College with Miss Ruth Lakeway.
Four members of the Rice family were found slain in their Norwalk home. Mrs Rice, 36, and her son Stephen, 16, died of multiple ax wounds, Nancy 14 was strangled, and Mrs Richards mother Edith Fitzpatrick died from a hammer blow. Police search for John Rice, about to become an Eagle Scout, at campsites. The house stood decorated with Christmas lights.
The prosecution and defense won a motion to end the long thalidomide trial without a formal verdict. Judge Benno Dietz adjourned until next Friday, likely dismissing charges against five Chemie Gruenenthal officials over alleged negligent manslaughter and drug violations linked to the drug’s use from 1957 to 1961.
East Greenbush Board of Education approves warning signs banning snowmobiles horses go-carts and similar uses on school district property. The action cites past damages and notes possible arrest for violations.
Health Minister K. D. Ampaw reported 41 deaths and 300 cases in the latest Ghana cholera outbreak, confirming the severe toll across the country.
Seven Albany County residents spoke Friday as the $5.4 million 1971 budget went to the people at the Albany County Courthouse. They urged funding for mental health, law enforcement, educational TV WMHT, and auditing practices while noting the lack of impartial praise in past years.
Mary Ann Kibbey of Patrick Air Force Base appeals to RPI alumni and students to write to Hanoi to press for humane treatment and release of U S prisoners in Southeast Asia. The letter outlines five Geneva Convention points and provides a sample letter to the North Vietnamese delegation in Paris.
Funeral service for Frederick A. Woelfersheim of Schaghticoke was held at Hack Funeral Home with Rev. Elwood E Case officiating. Interment was at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs Alice Derkes Bleau died after a short illness at St Marys Hospital. Funeral rites at Leahy Funeral Home and St Marys Church. Interment at St Jean Cemetery Troy. Elias Ballard Sr.
The Guild Christian Service at First Reformed Church sponsors Operation Canned Goods with two Sundays of donations for deserving families and Kirkside home. Sunday school children will present gifts for Salvation Army on December 20, and several funeral notices follow, including Elias Ballard Sr. and multiple local residents.
Area churches in Vischer Ferry Alplaus Jonesville Rexford and Amity list service times Sunday School youth activities and choir rehearsals. St Edward the Confessor Masses 8 9 30 11 12 15 Confessions Saturday 4-5 and 7-9 Amity Reformed 10 30 Sunday School 9 30 Rexford United Methodist 10 a m Teenage Club 7-9 Faith Baptist Rexford 11 and 6 p m nursery Sunday School 9 45 junior senior youth activities and various midweek events provided by multiple congregations.
Assemblyman Carleton J. King declared in good health and resumes duties for the remainder of the lame duck Congress. The Saratoga Republican, representing the 30th district, had taken time off with administration approval to undergo a hospital checkup.
The Earl J. Manning Post American Legion auxiliary held a Christmas party at the Veterans Memorial Home with supper by Mrs. Judy Waldron, Mrs. Robert Poitras, and Mrs. June Daigle. A grab bag, carols, and plans to entertain Saratoga County auxiliary were noted. Donations supported the Village Park tree lighting and Albany Veterans Hospital gift shop. Santa will attend a December 20 children’s party at the Veterans Memorial Home.
Schenectady City Council plans to pass a 1 percent citywide sales tax effective June 1 with a balanced budget goal. Four council members supported the proposal following debate. one would vote only if March implementation occurs. Countywide tax possible if effective, with anticipated revenue about 1.3 million. several merchants oppose.
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