Mechanicville Two Car Crash Injures Local Men
A Friday morning collision on Route 146 west of Mechanicville injured three men, with Leonard Hospital reporting Arthur Piccirilli and Leonard Piccirilli in good condition and Julio Volpe in fair condition. Police and sheriff deputies investigated. driver identities remained unclear while rescue crews treated the injured.
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Mechanicville
Leonard Hospital
Ann
Arthur Piccirilli
The
Victor Piccirilli
and Lake Ave
Julio
Railroad Street Hospital
Volpe
Tri
Salvation Army Holiday Fund Reaches $2300 Mark
The Salvation Army drives surpass $2300 in donations to the Christmas Fund Appeal led by local officer Beth Pfiefer in Mechanicville. Anticipated contributions aim to cover about $1800 in holiday period expenses with food baskets to be distributed from South Central Ave Citadel. Local officers and council members prepared 400 gift bags for nursing homes and plan Ladies Night at Joyce's Log Cabin on Jan 20.
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Salvation Army
Council of
Cies
Joyce
Alex Adamson Heads Local RAM Chapter
Alex Adamson elected high priest of On Da Wa Chapter RAM at the annual meeting in Mechanicville Masonic Temple. New officers include Percy G. Waller king Henry Basford scribe Mr. Waller treasurer George Guy secretary Richard Wallace trustee Lewis Howland trustee to the Masonic Temple Association. Installation set for Jan 19. Robert A. Offenbacker presided with reports from secretary and treasurer. Refreshments followed in the temple dining hall.
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Alex Adamson
On da Wa
RAM
Mechanicville Masonic Temple
Percy G. Waller
Henry Basford
Mr. Waller
George Guy
Richard Wallace
Lewis Howland
Masonic Temple Association
Robert A. Offenbacker
Temple
Mr. Offenbacker
Winter Choral Concert Unites Middle School to High Choirs
An enthusiastic audience attended the annual winter choral concert in the middle school auditorium. The combined choirs included 5th 6th grade 7th 8th grade and high school with 77 72 and 42 voices respectively. Calypso Noel featuring Richard Bridgeford Bill Bishop Paul Connolly delighted the crowd.
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Maria Mastripietro
Robert C. Luedtke
Richard Bridgeford
Bill Bishop
Paul Connolly
John Pickett
Esther DeLucia
Ruth Shiebler
Jean Lefferts
Henri Gibeau Sr
Christmas Eve Rites Planned at Mechanicville United Methodist
A Christmas Eve Service of Lights with carol music will be held at the Mechanicville United Methodist Church starting 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Members of the Senior and Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship meet at 5:30 p.m. Sunday to carol to the shut ins.
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United Methodist Church
Mechanicville
Methodist
Salvation Army Considers Day Care Center in Mechanicville
Mechanicville Salvation Army advisory board discusses potential Day Care Center in the South Central Avenue citadel. Funding would be federal and staff paid by government money. Concerns include basement exits and building adaptations with Capt. Beth Pfeiffer to study needs and feasibility.
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Mechanicville
Salvation Army
South Central Avenue
SA Advisory Board
Beth Pfeiffer
John W. Lyndh
SA_ property committee
Mr. Lynch
Frank Marmillo
Chester Hack
Harold Sheehan
J. Dwight Dunn
Jack Byrne
Thomas D. Nolan
Seymour Nurick
Burton Herrick
Joint Party For Children Set Today
Local 678 UPP and Westvaco paper mill host annual Christmas party at Mechan icville Middle School gym. Doors open at 9 45 a m for all community children up to 12. Cartoon films and Santa Claus distribute toys and candy.
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UPP
Westvaco Paper
Mechanicville
Santa Claus
Snow Removal Efforts Underway in Mechanicville
Mechanicville Department of Public Works crews began snow removal Friday on Central Avenue and will move to Park Avenue and North Main Street business districts. After Thursday's snowfall streets were largely plowed except where parked cars blocked plows. Police alerted the DPW shortly after midnight as roads turned slippery and sand and salt were deployed.
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Mechanicville Department of Public Works
Central Avenue
Park Avenue
North Main Street
DPW
Memorial Baptist Church to Hold Christmas Eve Communion
A special candlelight communion service will be held at Memorial Baptist Church in Mechanicville starting at 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Rev. Jordan Holt announced the event.
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Memorial Baptist Church
Mechanicville
Jordan Holt
Knights of Columbus Reservations Deadline for New Year Party
Reservations close December 26 for the Mechanicville Knights of Columbus annual New Year's Eve party chaired by John M. Lenihan. A buffet supper runs 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. with roast beef ham and turkey, followed by a 4 a.m. breakfast. Music will be provided for dancing.
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Mechanicville Knights of Columbus
John M. Lenihan
Power Firm Promotes A. R. Boyd and M. O. Maples
Alexander R. Boyd was elected assistant vice president purchasing and Melvin O. Maples was promoted to general purchasing agent in a Mechanicville NYSEG press release. Both will operate from Binghamton HQ, with Boyd joining in 1959 as an engineer and Maples serving since 1932 in various store and purchasing roles.
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Mechanicville
New York State Electric & Gas Corp
Alexander R. Boyd
Melvin O. Maples
Binghamton
Mr. Boyd
Scotland
U.S
Coatbridge Technical College
Heriot-Watt College
Edinburgh
Maples
Schenevus
Bentley School of Accounting
Boston
Mass
Brewster
Oneonta
Christmas Party Planned by Local Council
Mechanicville Council Knights of Columbus organizes a Christmas party for local children at the North Central Avenue home at 1 p.m under Edward Dalton. Earlier at 10 a.m judges will assess the school children poster contest chaired by William T Powers III. An evening holiday fund event is chaired by John Lenihan.
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Mechanicville
Knights of Columbus
North Central Avenue
Edward Dalton
William T. Powers
John Lenihan
FBI Says Accused Weatherman Held in New York Arrest
Judith Alice Clark a 21 year old Chicago indicted Weather underground member and riot conspiracy suspect was arrested by FBI agents in New York City no arrest details released. The Chicago warrant accused her of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for a mob action dated March 17.
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New York
Judith Alice Clark
Chicago
Weatherman
FBI
Miss Clark
Liberian Troops Recalled Amid Invasion Threats
Liberian and neighboring forces face renewed tension as Guinea demobilized troops are ordered back to duty due to threats from Portuguese backed forces massing in Portuguese Guinea and Senegal. The warning cites a state of war proclaimed Nov 22 not being lifted and frontier officials alerted.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Guinea
Radio Conarky
Portuguese Guinea
Senegal
Senate Expected to Reject Forced Vote on SST Bill
The Senate is poised to avoid a forced vote on the Department of Transportation appropriations bill that carries 210 million dollars for the Supersonic Transport program. House action also grants a highway deadline extension with nearly 12 billion dollars in funding and a June 30 1976 finish target.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Hugh Scott
Department of Transportation
House
Trust Fund
AEC Receives Indian Point Power Bid in Buchanan
The Atomic Energy Commission licensing board got Consolidated Edison’s formal bid to activate a second Indian Point plant in Buchanan. Environmental groups won a delay to study the seven volume application, with two months needed for cross examination prep.
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Peekskill
Atomic Energy Commission Licensing Board
Friday Consolidated Edison Co
Indian Point
Buchanan
Environmental Action Fund Inc
Algiers Sees First Major Student Protest in Years
Hundreds of university and high school students clash with police in central Algiers amid a government ban on demonstrations. Demonstrators cite overcrowded classes, teacher shortages, and demands for education reforms, following a week-long student strike.
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Algiers
Church Notices from Mechanicville Abbreviated
Mechanicville church notices list services across multiple congregations including Assumption and St. Paul the Apostle with weekend Mass times. Other churches such as Highway Tabernacle, St Luke's, First Presbyterian, Memorial Baptist, Salvation Army, and United Methodist provide worship, class, and youth schedules for Sunday School and evening programs.
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First Presbyterian
Donald K. Lundgrei
Memorial Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Princeton School Board Bans Holiday Displays in Classrooms
In New Jersey the Princeton regional schools ban Christmas trees mistletoe Santa Claus and Hanukkah treats from school activities to keep religious observances out of class. Principal asks to remove a classroom Santa prompting varied student and teacher reactions. An editorial in Trenton criticized the move as misreading Santa Claus and its impact on children.
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Princeton, N.J
Upi
Princeton
Philip E. McPherson
Trenton
College Moves Toward Accreditation for Schenectady College
Schenectady County Community College has been named a Recognized Candidate for accreditation by the Middle States Association. President Robert D. Larsson called the status a sign the college offers minimally satisfactory opportunities and shows proper organization, staffing, and financial plans for its stage of development.
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Schenectady County Community College
Commission On Higher Education of the
Middle States Association
Robert D. Larsson
Middle States
Commission On Higher Education
Schenectady County Community
Woman 87 Found Slain in Binghamton Tourist Home
Nellie Green, 87, was found dead Thursday night at the tourist home she operated in Binghamton New York. The throat slashing described by police as the likely motive for homicide.
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Binghamton, N. Y
UPI
Nellie Green
Binghamton
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