Donnelly Corbett named to four year terms in Cohoes
Cohoes Mayor James McDonald reappointed City Comptroller Thomas J. Donnelly and City Treasurer William C. Corbett to four year terms starting January 1. Donnelly first took office in 1963 and helped craft the city 1/60th pension plan. Corbett, appointed in 1964, oversees a tax bill processing upgrade to IBM. The couple, residents of 28 Hempel Place and 7 Leversee Ave, have two daughters.
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Donnelly
McDonald
John J. Walsh
Alexander Sheremeta
CPA
Florence Dooley
Hempel PJ
Donnellys
Kathleen
Dennis
Corbett
Cohoes Mill and Lumber Co
Anita Fuller
Cohoes
Corbetts
Diane
Russell Sage College
Linda
Nazareth College
Rochester
Leversee Ave
Twelve Annual Toys for Toys Drive Success in Cohoes
The 12th annual Toys for Toys drive of the Cohoes Project Association aided about 260 needy children this year. Chairwoman Mrs. William H. Null called it a great success and thanked Cohoes business and professional communities, students, and schools for their contributions.
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Cohoes Project Association
William H. Null
Hull
Cohoes
Christmas Eve Cold In Nation
A United Press International dispatch reports a winter storm hitting Montana with 35 mph winds and blowing snow. Temperatures dropped up to 30 degrees in parts of the East and Great Lakes region, with multiple cities recording subfreezing readings and snowfall.
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United Press International
Montana
Great Lakes
Great Falls
Cal Bank
Mont
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Miami Beach
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Erie County
Erie
Bralford
Arkon
Ohio
Flagstaff
Ariz
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Funeral for Philips A. Perreault of Cohoes
The funeral of Philips A. Perreault of 36 Congress St Cohoes was held Saturday at Boivin's Sons Funeral Home and St Joseph's Church Cohoes. A solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev C A Robitaille with Rev Leo Paradis as deacon and Rev Edward Laroux as subdeacon. Bearers were Carl Sickles John Sickles Allen Lawson William Beale Ernest Perreault and Frank Elliot. Interment followed at St Joseph's Cemetery Waterford.
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Philips A. Tetrault
Congress SL
Cohoes
A. G. Boivin's
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Watlerford
Firemen Return To Scene Of Major Blaze
Cohoes firemen were summoned at 9 15 a m yesterday to the scene of a general alarm fire that Thursday night and Friday morning destroyed three buildings on Remsen Street and damaged several others. A small fire flared up amid the wreckage and was extinguished with a hoseline left in place over the weekend. The outtap was sounded at 1 30 p m. Fire officials are investigating the cause of the blaze which caused an estimated 400 000 damage.
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Cohoes
Remsen Street
Pope's Christmas blessing amid Rome antiwar protest in St Peter's Square
In St Peter's Square Pope Paul VI delivered his Christmas Eve blessing as about 40 antiwar demonstrators displayed banners and chanted Free Vietnam. Police removed several after factions clashed with a few arrests, but the pope carried on, noting the world's needs in his address.
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Vatican City
St Peter’s Square
Paul VI
Johnson
Vatican
Vietnam
Rome
Italy
Woman, 107, Can't Celebrate This Birthday
ST LOUIS AP A woman who was crippled after a 1962 hit and run left church observed her 107th birthday briefly before a planned celebration was cancelled as her son Mattie Lumpkins treatment for a vascular condition failed and he was placed on the hospital serious list. Born in Caldendia Mississippi in 1840s, she later used a wheelchair until her grandson Leonard Williams 46 was hospitalized.
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ST. Louis
Mattie Lumpkins
Persecution Charged By Polish Catholics
In Warsaw three Polish Catholics were arrested and five others fired from their jobs for aiding the construction of a church not authorized by the communist government. Church sources said the latest church state dispute follows Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski accusing the regime of seeking to suppress religious life. police had torn down a chapel at Wolkowya, seizing materials but returning crucifix, candlesticks, and carpet to the local priest.
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Warsaw
UPI
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland
Wolkowyia
Europe faces a mixed 1968 outlook across nations
Western Europe begins 1968 with uncertain optimism amid pound devaluation and potential Common Market tensions. Forecasts point to modest growth in the Common Market, a German-led export boost, inflation concerns in France and Sweden, and varied reforms in Eastern Europe as countries adjust to market or mixed policies.
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London
Europe
France
Britain
U.S
United States
West Germany
Common Market Commission
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Holland
Scandinavia
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Den
Words and Wonders of Christmas Lore by William Morris
A short essay discusses Christmas terms like Yuletide, yule log, Santa Claus, mistletoe, and the shift from yule log to Christmas tree. It traces origins from Anglo Saxon and Dutch roots, noting cultural meanings and seasonal uses in a light, humorous tone.
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William Morris
Victoria
Albert
Santa Claus
Sant Nikolaas
Santa
Man To Face Endangerment and Other Charges
Rensselaer police went to 534 South Street to arrest Calvin H. Finkle 27 for criminal mischief third degree and reckless endangerment second degree after he fired a shotgun inside the home, damaged furniture, and threatened others. He appeared before Judge Laverne G. Lewis, unable to plead, and was ordered to a psychiatric exam, with remand to Renssler County Jail until the evaluation.
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Rensselaer
Peter Finkle
South St
Calvin H. Finkle
Mabel Finkle
Finkle
Rensselaer Police Court
Laverne G. Lewis
Rensseler Co
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Champlain ST
OACRI
Major Blaze
Pope
Frankfurt
Germany
Ed & Joe
Skyview
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IG Reetinse
Mark
Bank of Norway
Finland
Spain
Austria
Greece
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
East Germany
Soviet Bloc
Yurgoslavia
Smith’s Restaurant
Remsen ST
Ceooirs
Shoe Store
Rtolidays
Merry Christmas
Northey-McKee Agency Inc
Comptets Insurance
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