Seek Books and Games For Girls Club Opens Feb 14
An appeal invites donations of books games crafts and records for the new Renselaer Girl Club to open February 14 at 7 30 p m in the Education Building First Presbyterian Church 25 Academy Street. Founding member Walter Woltjen and treasurer Miss Gladys Burns urge items or monetary gifts to support girls ages 12 to 17 as officers are to be elected tonight by the organizing committee.
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Renselaer
First Presbyterian Church
Academy &St
Walter Woltsen
Gladys A. Burns
10Th St
Woltjen
Rensselaer Woman Succumbs After Long Illness
Mrs Helen M Burns Macomber of 64 Elm Street Rensselaer died Monday after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident and St Johns Church communicant, she was widow of Harry J Macomber and mother of Douglas J Macomber fire driver. Survived by three brothers and three sisters, funeral set for 8:45 a.m. from William J Lyons Funeral Home and 8:30 a.m. mass at St Johns Church with interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Helen M. Burns Macomber
Elm St
Rensselaer
Harry J. Macomber
St. John’s Church
Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood
Bradley Lodge
Douglas J. Macomber
Rensselaer Fire Department
Austin Burns
East Greenbush
Douglas Burns
New York City
Kenneth Burns
Claudine Sullivan
Schenectady
Addison
Dorothy Burns
William J. Lyons
Washington Ave
St. John's Church
That City
Holy Sepulchre
Irving Named Presbyterian Church Clerk
Le Roy Irving was elected clerk of the session of First Presbyterian Church of Rensselaer with Mrs. Hubert M. Collins as assistant clerk Rev Carlyle Adams presided at the meeting and election last night The session members were named recently by the congregation for the church governing body
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le Roy Irving
First Presbyterian Church of
Funeral of James V. Fragomen in Albany
The funeral of James V. Fragomen of Morey Park Nassau and former Rensselaer grocer was held yesterday from Palmer Funeral Home Albany with Rev Norman E. Thomas officiating. Bearers were Harry Leffler Donald Richard Boyle Frank De John Dominick Galea and Frank Bussey. Interment followed at Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands where Mr. Thomas again officiated.
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Fragomen
James V. Fragomen
Morey Park
Nassau
Rensselaer Grocer
Palmer Funeral Home
Albany
Norman E. Thomas
First Church, Reformed
Harry Leffler
Donald
Richard Boyle
Frank de John
Dominick Galea
Frank Bussey
Albany Rural Cemetery
Menands
Thomas
Guild of Redeemer to sponsor Ash Wednesday sale in Rensselaer
A clam sale sponsored by the Guild of Redeemer Episcopal Church in Rensselaer will be held at the parish hall on Ash Wednesday. The event was announced last night by church officials.
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Guild of Redeemer Episcopal Church
Rensselaer
Police Called To Fire Escape At Paul's Restaurant
Troy police and detectives responded to Pauls Restaurant at 295 River Street after an anonymous tip reported two men tampering with the fire escape. A five gallon gasoline can and a 35 foot rope were found on the rear escape near the first landing. No burglars were located and investigators planned to continue probing the scene.
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Troy Detective Bureau
Paul
River St
Marvin Her
Central Station
Jor
Paul's
Gordon Preen
William J
Budget bits reveal state spending and salaries across agencies
A digest of 1967 68 finance notes shows higher laundry costs in state mental hospitals due to tranquilizers, with $560 000 added to replace patient labor in hospital laundries by paid workers. Health gets $55 000 more for calls and stamps. Indian education expands with $100 000 more amid a projected rise to 12 530 students. University student teacher ratios are listed, and corrections shifts 77 officers’ salaries not boosting product quality. Highway safety rates differ by state, and fraud investigation costs up to $87 072 plus $75 000 for highway contract probes are noted.
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Ae Nok
Dept. of Correction
Driver In Fatal Crash Mother Faces Charges
In East Greenbush a teen driver involved in a head on crash that killed Mrs. William J. Phoenix 44 wife of a Troy battalion chief was issued four traffic summonses Feb 15 by State Police. David Bolton 17 RD 1 Rensselaer charged with interfering with safe operations driving an unregistered vehicle driving with improper plates and driving an uninsured vehicle. His mother Elizabeth Bolton owner of the car received a summons for allowing an uninsured vehicle to be driven. The summonses are return-
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East Greenbush
William J. Phoenix
Troy Battalion
Justice of the Land
Padna Manand Warren
David Bolton
RD 1
Rensselaer
Elizabeth Bolton
No One Injured In Greenbush Crash
A one car crash on Route 43 in North Greenbush yesterday left no injuries. Gail M Rath of Cincinnati Ohio drove west at about 8 45 am when her car skidded left of the road, knocked down three guard rails and hit a tree. Deputy Sheriffs James Kelly and Fred Hulsapple investigated.
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North Greenbush
Gail M. Rath
Bathama Terrace
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department
James Kelly
Fred Hulsapple
Rites Tomorrow For Vietnam War Casualty Pfc Donald Yates
Full military honors will be accorded Pfc. Donald J. Yates of Round Lake who was killed in Vietnam last week. His body arrived in Albany with escort Sgt. John Dix. Funeral services at 8:30 am at Finn Funeral Home Waterford and 9:30 am at Corpus Christi Church Ushers with a Requiem High Mass. Honor guard provided by Capt. Bernard W. Gratzer from the Slend College ROTC unit. Yates, a 1964 Shenandohoa Central graduate, was a communicant of Corpus Christi Church.
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Donald J. Yates
Round Lake
Vietnam
Albany
John Dix
Finn Funeral Home
8Rd St
Waterford
Corpus Christi Church
Ushers
Reques
Bernand W. Gratzer
Slend College
Yates
Shenandohowa Central Bchoo
Corpus Chriati Church
Bolton driver charged after fatal Albany crash
Bolton was southbound and passing another car when the collision happened. Interfering with safe operations relates to unsafe passing. Bolton and 17-year-old passenger David Bookheim were treated and released at Albany Medical Center Hospital. John Phoenix, 14, remained in critical condition with head injuries and a fractured leg, while 23-year-old Robert Phoenix had been discharged earlier.
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Tees
Bolton
David Bookheim
RD 1
Rensselaer
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Phoenix
John
Albany Medical Center
Robert
Confession Suppression Denied in Troy Felony Case
A defense bid to suppress a confession by Robert H. Merwin, 33, was denied by Rensselaer County Judge John T. Casey. Merwin, jailed since January 31, faces a felony and morals charge involving a 5 year old Troy boy. The judge ruled Merwin was informed of rights, allowed an attorney, and that substantial compliance with Miranda was shown.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
John T. Casey
Robert H. Merwin
7Th Ave
Thomas J. O'Connor
Merwin
U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona
Dist. l Atty. M
Andrew Dwyer Jr
Casey
Water Line Work Continues On Ferry Street
Troy Water Bureau crews under John P. Buckley continue laying the water line along Ferry Street near Fifth Avenue in conjunction with the Ferry Street Arterial project.
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Lay
Ferry Street
Troy Water Bureau
John P. Buckley
Fifth Avenue
Tn Ferry Street
Architect to discuss foam plastics use at RPI lecture
An architect and professor from the University of Michigan will present the next Alcoa Foundation lecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture. Stephen Paraskevopoulos will speak on Structural Potential of Foam Plastics at 2 p.m. in Greene Building Room 115. The event is free to the public.
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Alcoa Foundation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Architecture
Stephen C.A. Pataskevopou
Los
University of Michigan
Greene
Revisselaer
Greece
Paraskevopoulos
National Technical University of Athens
Michigan
Athens
Ann Arbor
Mich
United States
Indonesia
University
Fire breaks out after lamp overturns in Averill Park home
Averill Park volunteers rushed to a second floor bedroom fire at the Barbour residence after a kerosene lamp toppled from a bed. Five people, including three children, were in the house but none were injured. Fire Chief Ernest Hoffman directed crews as Mrs Barbour woke and burned bed clothing. The incident comes amid a separate AP report in Manila about a deportation request for 247 foreigners amid tax issues and stated nationalities.
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Averill Park
Ernest Hoffman
Robert Barbour
Barbour
Mattrace
Manila
Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue
Hoffman
Grand Jury Recesses On Robbery at Troy Grocery
The Rensselaer County grand jury reconvened for a second session this week to review a robbery at Moore's Grocery on Congress Street. George Moore, part owner, was allegedly robbed of about $90 on October 27. Two suspects were arrested. police officers testified. Assistant District Attorney William J. Doyle Jr. presented evidence. The panel recessed without reporting findings until Tuesday.
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Rensselaer County Grand Jury
Troy
Moore’s
Congress St
George
Moore
Asst
Dist
Atty
William J. Doyle Jr
Troy Woman Dies Rites Tomorrow
Mrs. Margaret K. Thompson of 14 Bleeker Ave. Troy died yesterday at Samaritan Hospital after four illnesses. Widow of G Victor Thompson, she is survived by daughter Mrs. Irwin N. Crandall, one grandchild, and three sisters. Funeral private at A. R. Fox & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Bradford H. Burnham officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
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Margaret K. Thompson
Bleeker Ave
Samaritan Hospital
Margaret Peetz
G. Victor Thompson
Thompson
Troy
St. John's Episcopal Church
Irwin N. Crandall
Anna Kettner
Helen Peets
Elizabeth O’hare
Waterviset
A. R. Fox& Son
Congress J
13Th Streets
Bradford H. Burnham
St. John's Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Accidents Kill Over A Hundred Thousand Americans
The National Research Council reports that 107000 Americans died from accidents in the past year and about 10500000 were injured or disabled, either permanently or temporarily.
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National Research Council
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Peerless Company
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