Yale Village Announces Holiday Hours and Closings
Village Mayor Richard A. Severson released holiday hours for village offices and departments for Christmas and New Year weekends. The clerk’s office closes at noon today and Dec 31, with the landfill staying open this afternoon and Dec 31 until garbage pickup is arranged, then closed on Saturday weekends and holidays. Other departments halt operations at noon on Dec 31. Police and firefighters can take one personal leave day when scheduled. The village cannot offer Christmas bonuses, aiming to extend full-time staff hours during the season. The mayor urged the public to reflect Christmastide and carry its spirit into the year with neighborly action amid national unrest.
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Richard A. Severson
Four Hoosick Falls Girls Shine In Shorthand Contest
Four Hoosick Falls Central School girls ranked in the top 10 at a shorthand contest held during a Cobleskill technical institute day event. 124 students from nine schools participated as they transcribed material at speeds of 80 90 and 100 words per minute. Patricia Sherman led with 94 percent, Jeanne Hall took fifth with 93 percent, and Juanita Therricault earned 83 percent.
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Hoosick Falls Central School
Cobleskill Agri- Orea. and Technical Institute
Hoosick
Colle
Patricia Sherman
Jeanne On
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Juanita Therricault
Christmas Holiday Recess Closes Schools for Break
Schools close Wednesday for Christmas to New Year holidays. Central School and St Marys Academy resume classes Monday January 4 1971. College students arrived home over the weekend and others during the week for the holiday recess. Servicemen secured holiday leave in many cases.
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Central School
St. Mary’s Academy
Felt Firm Employees Hold Christmas Party in Hoosick Falls
Albany Felt Co executives hosted a Christmas gathering at St Mark's Episcopal Church parish hall in Hoosick Falls. President Spencer Standish noted 1970 sales were down due to the national economy but stressed improved market share and ongoing R&D for new products. He announced a production-start in Hoosick Falls and distributed year-end bonuses. Executives included Fred Zanette, Fred Kincaid, and Robert Jewell.
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Albany Felt Co
Albany
Hoosick Falls
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
St. Hilda’s Guild
Spencer Standish
Standish
Fred Zanette
Fred Kincaid
Robert Jewell
Speeding and Disorderly Conduct Cases In Hoosick Falls
Charles Nelson Barney, 26, of Hoosick Falls, was fined 15 dollars in village police court for operating at a speed not reasonable and prudent. Dennis O'Brien, 28, received a conditional discharge for disorderly conduct with a warning to refrain from further trouble. Two cases set to Jan 4 for counsel. Lawrence A. Murphy, 19, and Richard Driscoll, 18, faced charges of unregistered vehicle and speeding respectively.
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Nelson Barney
Hoosick Falls
Harold J. Crowley
Dennis O’brien
Lawrence A. Murphy
Richard Driscoll
Confessions Moved Ahead at Immaculate Conception Church
Confessions have been moved ahead at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. In addition to Tuesday slots, other hours today run from 3 30 to 5 30 p m. There will be no confessions on Christmas Eve.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Greece Frees 100 Political Prisoners After Coup
About 100 detainees on Aegean prison islands were released as part of leniency measures by the regime that seized power on April 21 1967. Relatives greeted them on the pier as they disembarked, ending years of captivity.
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Piraeus
Greece
Aegean
Athen
Safety Council estimates Christmas traffic deaths at 550 to 650
The National Safety Council projects 550 to 650 traffic fatalities during the Christmas holiday period from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday December 27. For New Year’s weekend the toll is forecast at 400 to 500 deaths.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Army intelligence agent visited Newburgh during 1968 disturbances
Mayor George McKneally said an Army intelligence agent visited Newburgh during a civil disturbance in 1968 and did not see wrongdoing. The Newburgh News reported agents sought information on 1967 and 1968 disturbances, including names, drawing criticism from civil rights groups.
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Army
Newburgh
N.Y
George McKneally
McKneally
Captain Gives Enlisted Man His Place On Plane Home
Captain James Smith forgoes his own Christmas flight to give an enlisted man the seat, as eight Olathe soldiers return from Vietnam. A community drive raised funds quickly, with Red Cross and USO assistance coordinating travel from Saigon to Chicago O’Hare and then home to Kansas City via a private jet.
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Olathe
Kan
UPI
James Smith
Smith
Vietnam
Harry Welch
Liness
O'Hare
United Utilities Inc
Municipal
Kansas City
Johnson County
Freight Unit Hearing Date Set in Hoosick Falls
The State Public Service Commission telegram confirms a new hearing date on discontinuance of a freight agency in Hoosick Falls. The hearing is set for Thursday January 14 at 10 a.m. in the Municipal Building. The village board will consider the Boston and Maine Railroad petition at the January 12 meeting.
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Richard A. Severson
State Public Service Commission
Hoosick Falls
The
Boston & Maine Railroad
City Urban Renewal board seeks workload figures before budget vote
Troy Urban Renewal Executive Director Edward Dinan was told to supply more employee workload and scheduling data before approving the proposed 1971 budget of 131,438. The plan raises administration salaries and office costs, funded mainly by federal and state sources, while federal auditors trim check authorization.
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Troy Urban Renewal Board of Directors
Edward Dinan
Urban Renewal Agency
Dinan
Troy
Raymond Quinn
Uncle Sam Mall
City of
George Labby Rites Held at St Joseph's Church
The funeral for George R. Labby of 22 High Street Green Island was held Wednesday from McNulty Funeral Home and St. Joseph's Church, with a Mass of the Resurrection conducted by Rev. Henry Tansey. Pallbearers included William D. Jordan, John F. LaBounty, Burton J. Hayner, John W. Conlon, John R. Jordan and Michael J. Sheehan. Interment followed at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Watervliet with Rev. Joseph I. Hennessy presiding.
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George R. Labby
High St
Green Island
McNulty
Berkeley earns three top awards in agricultural economics
University of California experts win three of seven top awards from the American Agricultural Economics Association for writing and research this year. Two Berkeley economists share two awards while a third goes to a Davis campus expert, strengthening UC's leading role in the field.
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Berkeley, Calif
UPI
University of California
American Agricultural Economics Association
Berkeley
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