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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1977
Page
3
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Entry rules describe eligibility exclusions for Times Record employees and relatives. Contestants may submit multiple entries using the printed blank or a hand drawn facsimile. All entries must include name and address and reach the COINWORD editor by 5 p.m. Tuesday after publication. Prize is 265 dollars weekly, divided if multiple winners, added to next week if none. Only one prize per family. entries become property of paper.
James M. Dearlove of Ballston Spa Route 6 has been promoted to lieutenant colonel while stationed at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. He entered the Army in 1961 through ROTC and earned a master’s degree from Kansas State College in 1970. His wife Marsha resides with him at the fort.
The Latham Valatie Sweet Adelines Club will be serenaded by the 4-N-Aires from Racing City Chorus at Calvary Methodist Church in Latham on February 9 at 8 p.m. Prospective members may attend to hear the singing. A Albany man received three years probation for fourth degree criminal mischief after breaking a windshield last May. George Cesario Jr. 28, Albany, must also pay for the windshield. Mechanicville Civic Center hosts a dance for grades 9-12 February 11 from 8 to 11 p.m. Free admission. music by Paper City.
Malta Ballston notice states illness in the family prevents our correspondent Rudi Ottery from collecting news this week. Readers should mail items to the Troy office at 401 Broadway Troy 12081 attention suburban news desk.
Propane gas shortages may force production cutbacks at Dodge Floroglas and Circuit Materials, divisions of Oak Materials Group, by week’s end. Blue Plane Gas Service reports extreme supply difficulties. several local distributors warn against new customers while most Hoosick Falls firms report no shortages.
Stillwater Central School basketball players were sheltered at Cambridge Central School during a Friday storm. Andrew Voninski said nursing students, six Albany families, and other evacuees found refuge as roads worsened. State police later reported plowed, passable routes and Stillwater was escorted home by Cambridge transport staff.
Niagara Mohawk says no active natural gas pipelines reach rural northern Rensselaer County as population density and costs deter expansion. Assistant director Jack Kelley notes past small gas firms merged, and Niagara Mohawk serves only areas economically viable, leaving residents to propane, electricity, or fuel oil for heat.
In a survey by The Times Record, ten southern Rensselaer County businesses report minimal impact from a natural gas shortage. Only one firm relies entirely on gas for heat, while others use gas for ovens or limited heating. most cut thermostats to 63–68 degrees and plan ahead to conserve energy.
North Colonie Central School District has cut energy use for three years and saves about 42 000 each year. Robert Gara notes gains since 1973 74 with reduced lighting and restrained air conditioning. Gas heated Latham Ridge and part of Shaker High prompted temporary reassignments during a gas shortage.
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