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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1977
Page
5
Lawmakers face new limits on expense use as House bans holiday cards from official funds as of Jan. 3. Representative Stratton and Pattison discuss switching to campaign funds or personal payment for their 7000 plus cards and postage, while staff handle mailings.
Mechanicville Middle School principal Craig Doherty now carries a metrics tape and fills classrooms with centimeter measurements and metric tools. He advocates a countywide push to teach metrics through workshops, aiming to make metrics part of schooling despite public resistance and a slow transition.
Glenn D. Everett, an Ohio reporter, sells over 500000 holiday cards a year to more than 100 members of Congress. He started the business as a sideline and prints through three plants with orders via the House Printing Office. Everett, accredited by the House and Senate, says most buyers bill cards to campaigns, and he has not pitched to lawmakers he covered as a reporter.
Mechanicville eyes higher city taxes for 1979 as Saratoga County may triple workmen’s compensation rates after the Oct 30, 1975 sniping that killed Patrolman Paul Luther and injured Patrolman John Gonnelly. Mayor Fascia urged county action to avoid local financial punishment while noting bills paid for medical and compensation costs. Convicted shooter Kenyon Praya remains jailed.
Rensselaer police arrested Ghazoul on trespass after he was seen dancing on an Amtrak car from Boston. Judge Delaney ordered a conditional discharge with requirement to stay out of Rensselaer.
Wendy Westfall, a Colonie woman, admitted to one count of bank fraud and embezzlement in a $2.33 theft from First National Bank of Sentra. A judge approved her payback plan of $61 monthly for four years, despite unusual terms. Her attorney described her as a model employee who faced difficult circumstances.
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