Soviet Power Drive Seen Heart Of Mideast Crisis
Senator Henry M. Jackson says a Soviet power move drives the Middle East crisis and the Nixon administration misreads it. He calls for U S policy to focus on establishing defensible Israeli borders and criticizes reliance on the Rogers Formula for withdrawal from occupied areas.
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Russia
First Presbyterian Church of Rensselaer Burns Bank Notes
The First Presbyterian Church of Rensselaer reports the burning of bank notes totaling 50 000 dollars as fully paid. A plaque for the Great Hall was unveiled in memory of Robert J. and Mary Smith Wright. Christmas Eve and Day services are planned with a Christmas Creche on display through Jan. 3 created by Mrs. Frederick Comstock. A nativity scene will be housed in a hillside cave replica with authentic figures after extensive research by Mrs. Comstock. Dr. Carlyle Adams announced plans for Christmas Eve at 11 p.m. and Christmas Day at 11 a.m.
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HS Students To Recruit Blood Donors
Seniors in Mrs. Holt's sociology class at Van Rensselaer High School organize a blood donor drive for the Red Cross bloodmobile's visit to the City of Rensselaer. The event runs Monday January 25 from 1 to 7 pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Washington Avenue.
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School Board Sets Tax Hearing For 65+ Exemption Increase
Supt. Joseph V. Reilly announced a February 1 public hearing by the Board of Education on raising the tax exemption for persons 65 and older from 3000 to 5000 dollars. The hearing at city hall starts 7 30 p m and will be followed by a board meeting at 8 p m.
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Church To Hold Annual Meeting Dinner At Panetta’s Albany
Rev Roland J Brown of First Baptist Church of Rensselaer announced the annual meeting on January 11 will be held as a dinner at Panetta’s Restaurant in Albany rather than at the church.
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ACLU Demands End to Illegal Searches on New Jersey Highways
New Jersey ACLU sues in federal court seeking termination of police searches targeting motorists with long hair or beards and those in unorthodox dress. The suit represents 37 plaintiffs and all long haired individuals.
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McCarthy Praised For Senate Service
Washington AP report notes Eugene J. McCarthy near retirement after 22 years in Congress. The Minnesota Democrat leaves Jan 3 after 12 Senate years and 10 in the House. Eighteen colleagues praised him over 90 minutes as McCarthy vow to continue speaking on public issues after leaving the chamber.
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Pollution Bill Faces Presidential Decision
Washington AP Nixon expected to decide soon whether to sign the sweeping air pollution bill. The measure aims to protect public health with strict deadlines and potential factory closures, car bans, and penalties for violators, targeting cleaner air within the decade. The bill imposes a five year deadline for clean cars with one extension possible if tech progress lags.
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Apothecary Jar Label of Interest in Denver Drug History
Ron Wreath, a Denver druggist, has spent 10 years collecting apothecary jars and pharmacy bottles to stock a small shop. A labeled bottle touts contents claimed to aid indigestion, foul breath, bad taste in the mouth, dizziness, kidney or bladder trouble, and tired feeling.
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Denver (Ap
Ron Wreath
Denver
Denver Man Says He Played Three Roles in 1908 Film
Harry Kemble, 82, of Denver now retired, recalls acting in The Cattle Thief's Revenge made on Staten Island in 1908. He says he played the sheriff, the cattle thief, and the thief's sweetheart's father.
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Harry Kemble
Denver
New York
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Pennsylvania Family Faces Christmas With Muscular Dystrophy
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania the Merrell family endures the holidays with three sons in wheelchairs due to muscular dystrophy. Lee 16 Lynn 13 Terry 10 are affected while Jerry, Terry’s twin, remains healthy. The mother notes grim daily realities, hopeful for a cure amid ongoing research and a supportive family atmosphere.
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Sidney Merrell
Lee
Lynn
Terry
Unhappy Meeting Commemorates Dead Friends in Australia
An Aboriginal gathering in Australia marks the anniversary with loud lamentations as they remember friends who have died since the previous encounter.
Moscow hijack case seeks death for two of 11 defendants
Prosecution seeks execution by shooting for pilot Mark Dymshitz and another man in a Leningrad hijack trial. Eleven defendants faced treason charges after plotting to hijack a plane to Finland to escape Soviet antisemitism and emigration limits.
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Edward Kuznetsov
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