Expressway Gypsies Face Break Holiday
In Milwaukee 16 needy families live in abandoned Army barracks leased by the city for until April 1. Residents call themselves expressway gypsies, many employed, seeking heaters and hot water as they improvise utilities and a paper Christmas tree. A mongrel puppy named Apache is the centerpiece gift for the Carson children.
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Milwaukee, Wis
The
Humane Society
Milwaukee
Ronald Brown
North Side
Army
Gene Carson
Carson Childrens
Carson
Browns
Brown
New Year’s Eve Party Planned by Geer Holt Rehm Post VFW
The Geer holt-Rehm Post VFW opens reservations for its public New Year’s Eve party at the post rooms on Hidley Road. Joseph Krause and Commander Clarence Spencer cochair arrangements with music by the Chuckie Newman Trio. Reservations are via the post rooms.
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Geerholt-Rehm Post
VFW
Post Rooms
Hidley Road
Chuckie Newman
Joseph Krause
Clarence Spencer
Party Planned for Fifth and Sixth Graders at Church
A party for First Reformed Church Sunday School grades five and six will run today from 2 to 4 p.m. Mrs. Robert Roseberger Mrs. Robert Coonradt and Mrs. Russell F. Pater lead arrangements. New books arrive at North Greenbush Public Library with eight volumes added including fiction titles by Fowles Robbin Marius Ogilvie and non fiction works by McGinnis Wilbur Jackson Sahade. Library hours remain 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday with closures Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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First Reformed Church
Robert Roseberger
Robert Coonradt
Russell F. Pater
North Greenbush
Richard C. Rosenfield
John Fowles
Harold Robbin
Richard Marius
Wellwood
Elizabeth Ogilvie
Joe McGinniss
Richard Wilbur
Robert Jackson
Lou Sahade
Zenith TV Magic Chef ranges ad
An advertising card for Celvinator appliances by James T. Collins lists Zenith TV and Magic Chef ranges with address on River Street at Glen Avenue and a phone number 273-7081. The notice notes open evenings.
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Zenith TV
James T. Collins
Rerrig
River Street
Glen Ave
Peruvians U S Copper Firms Sign Pact In Lima Major Investment
The Peruvian revolutionary government signed a $335 million contract with an American copper mining consortium Friday night, marking a large investment and a return of foreign and domestic capital after the 1968 coup and related shifts. In Rome and Genoa, police reported arrests linked to bombings, including seven in Genoa for political conspiracy and five in Rome, one being the son of a Supreme Court judge.
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Lima
Peru
International Petroleum Co
Rome
Genoa
Emilio Borghese
Supreme Court
Italian Communist Party
Supreme Court Denies Hearing on Desegregation Plea
The Supreme Court refused emergency reconsideration of desegregation orders for six southern states and did not recall recent orders. A one sentence denial said the request was denied. The action would have eased a Feb. 1 desegregation deadline if granted. Congress approved a credit controls bill with Nixon saying he would not use the authority. The measure passed the Senate by voice vote and the House 358 4 and expands the Home Loan Bank Board borrowing from 1 to 4 billion dollars.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
Treasury
Home Loan Bank Board
Marchi Proposes Inter State Crime Probe
New York State Senator John J. Marchi urged creation of a regional commission to investigate organized crime across six states including New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. Kilborne reported Lake Ontario coho salmon showing high DDT levels prompting pesticide controls. average 7.84 ppm, 2.84 ppm above FDA actionable limit.
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Albany
N.Y
New York City
John J. Marchi
Joint Legislative Committee On Interstate Cooperation
New York
Newersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Lake
Ontario
R. Stewart Kilborne
Kilborne
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Commandos Raid Across Suez Canal Threaten Egypt
Israeli commandos crossed 19 miles into the central Suez Canal area and fired rockets at an Egyptian army camp near Salhiya, then returned to base. Dayan called the raid a warning against breaking the cease-fire. Egypt denied the incident, while Syria urged mobilization for war. In Gaza, Israel claimed arrests disrupted a Popular Front sabotage network after multiple attacks and mineings.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Nile Delta
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
Israel
Canal
Cairo
Middle East
Gulf of Suez
Salihiye
el Salhiya
el Ballah
West Bank
Dayan
Gaza Strip
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Leary Testifies in Chicago Seven Trial
Timothy Leary testified as a defense witness in the Chicago Seven trial, saying the Yippies delayed plans to come to Chicago until after Robert Kennedy's assassination. He recalled meetings with Jerry Rubin and Rubin's shifting view on Kennedy and the convention. He also noted Rubin's reaction to Kennedy's death and eventual decision to attend. The prior witness, who directed Oh Calcutta, described demonstrations as a planned "great happy party."
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Chicago
Timothy Leary
Robert F. Kennedy
Leary
U.S. District Court
Jerry Rubin
Rubin
Kennedy
Robert Kenedy
Calcutta
Fred Politz to Leave Skid Row Deli After 21 Christmases
San Francisco veteran deli owner Fred Politz and his wife Lee sold their Sixth and Mission Street shop and plan to move to San Rafael. After 21 years the Skid Row line of roughly 2 000 people will miss the annual Christmas meal Politz provided with warmth and steady care. The decision comes amid safety concerns and a desire for a quieter neighborhood.
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San Francisco
Fred Politz
Fred
Politz
Sixth
Mission Streets
Lee
San Rafael
Giants
Old Fred
Rockefeller Considers Sutton Sentence Commute Request
Gov. Rockefeller received a letter from Willie Sutton's lawyer asking that the governor commute the escape artist's sentence. Sutton, 68, is serving 30 years to life in Attica after a parole denial on December 10. He is in poor health and not eligible to apply again until August 1971.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
Willie Sutton
Sutton
Attica
Former Area Mayor Dies In Florida
William W. Campbell, 82, of Schenectady New York and former Republican mayor of the city, died of a heart attack in St. Petersburg Florida. Campbell served three one year terms in the old second assembly district after first being elected in 1920 and became the city’s youngest mayor in 1923 at age 36. He retired as Schenectady County surrogate in 1957 after 30 years in the post and remained a practicing lawyer. He oversaw the filling of the Erie Canal into Erie Boulevard. Campbell, a bachelor, is survived by three sisters.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
William W. Campbell
Schenectady
N.Y
Campbell
Schenectady County
Four men charged over $20,000 coin hoard hidden behind false wall
In Syracuse police recovered nearly twenty thousand dollars in nickels dimes and quarters hidden behind a false wall in a closet at Anthony Tartaro’s home. Alan J Montgomery Gary Montgomery Stewart Vespi and Anthony Tataro were charged with first degree grand larceny and held on bail. the coins weighed over 500 pounds and were stolen from Lamson Automatic Services on December sixth.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Alan J. Montgomery
Gary
Stewart R. Vespi
Anthony Tataro
John Dillion
Lamson Automatic Services
Tartaro
Gary Montgomery
Alan Montgomery
James St
Oak St
Vespi’s
Tataro
Midland Ave
State Crashes Kill 2 585 In 8 Months
New York State reports 2 585 highway deaths through October this year per the Department of Motor Vehicles. Fatal accidents total 2 281 in the first ten months, down slightly from 2 283 in the same period of 1968. October fatalities reach 283 in 249 crashes, with pedestrian deaths at 61 compared to 93 last October.
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New York State
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Mini-Skirts Boost Vermont Wooden Heel Market
Vermont forest officials say the mini-skirt trend revived demand for wooden shoe heels. Wood heels compete with plastic, offering comfort and resiliency. Vermont plants plan production rises from 13,000 to 50,000 pairs daily to meet demand.
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Montpelier
Vermont Forests and Parks Department
William Gove
Gove
Vermont
Cordier Named Official Head of Columbia U
Andrew W. Cordier was invested as Columbia University's 15th president at Morning side Heights. The 68 year old leader received the official charter and keys from trustee chairman William E. Petersen and was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters in the Law Library rotunda.
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New York
Andrew W. Cordier
Columbia University
Morningside Heights
Cordier
Columbia
University
William E. Petersen
Rotunda of Law Library
Mohawk Airlines seeks mediation in pilot contract talks
Mohawk Airlines asked the national mediation board to help resolve a contract dispute with the Airline Pilots Association for 400 pilots. The union refused to resume negotiations after the airline fired the pilots union chairman for allegedly attempting a slowdown disguised as a safety campaign. Talks on amending the contract began Oct. 27 with a Dec. 1 deadline. a December 12 target was noted.
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Utica, N. Y
Ap1
Mohawk Airlines
National Mediation Board
Airline Pilots Association
Dems urge Levitt draft as governor candidate
Cortland County Democratic chairman Victor Bahou says he wrote leaders urging a statewide campaign to draft Comptroller Arthur Levitt as the party’s candidate for governor next year. Bahou believes Levitt can rescue the party from a string of past failures and limited gubernatorial wins.
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Cortland
N. Y
Victor Bahou
Cortland County
Democratic Party
Arthur Levitt
Bahou
Corning To Make Huge Mirror Blank For Italian Telescope
Corning Glass Works will fabricate a 138 inch diameter, 14 ton mirror blank for Italy's largest telescope to be installed at a new national observatory. The 23 inch thick blank will be produced at the Canton plant and the telescope is slated to operate in 1974.
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Corning
N. Y
Corning Glass Works
Italy
Natonal Observatory
Canton
All Roads Lead to Troy Plaza Wine and Liquor Store
A local wine and liquor shop at Troy Plaza becomes a community hub as shoppers discover a wide selection and staff recommendations. The piece highlights the store’s role in the neighborhood and its appeal to residents seeking specialty bottles.
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Troy Plaza Wine & Liquor Store
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5Th Ave
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