Man Held In Slaying Critical
A Buffalo factory worker Frank Kedron aged 42 was reported in critical condition under police guard at a hospital after collapsing en route to an early morning Amherst arraignment on murder charges. He allegedly shot his wife Joan 38 in her basement apartment Monday. the couple’s four children escaped unharmed. Kedron had reportedly consumed alcohol before the incident and may have taken sleeping pills. Police traced a marathon telephone call Kedron made from a hotel lobby to a detective before his arrest.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Frank Kedron
Suburbat Amherst
Joan
Amherst
Kedron
Statler Tilton
Frank Deubell
Eight New York City police indicted in numbers racket case
Eight members of the New York City police department were indicted on charges tied to protecting numbers racket operators. A Bronx grand jury investigated meetings between officers and policy brokers and heard of a proposed merger with three to six Bronx policy banks and a New Jersey operation run by Ricardo Ramos of West New York. Police official Aly Burton B. Roberts named Ramos as a key figure.
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NEW York
City Police Department
Bronx
New Jersey
Ricardo Ramos
West New York
Nal
Bronx Dist
Aly
Burton B. Roberts
Ramios
Imprisoned Student Freed In Hungary
Washington report says Henrietta Blueye of Basem New York, Radcliff College student, jailed in Hungary for six months since Aug 11 1968 for allegedly aiding an East German. She was transported to Vienna and expected to reach the United States shortly with no immediate travel details.
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Washington
UPD
Henrietta Blueye
Basem NY
Pavern Pient
Hungary
Judge Rules Album Jacket Obscene in New Jersey
Supreme Court Judge Nelson Mintz ruled Tuesday that the album cover featuring John Lennon and his girlfriend nude is obscene and cannot be distributed in New Jersey. Mintz said there is no relation between the record and the cover and it appears aimed at selling to teenagers.
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Newark
Supreme Court
Nelson
Mints
John Lennon
New Jersey
Dodge Mintz
Bank declares 40 cent quarterly dividend
Louis Rubin, president of Union National Bank of Troy, said directors at a Tuesday meeting declared a quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share. The payment is set for March 17 to shareholders of record as of March 7, 1969.
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Louis Rubin
Union National Bank of Troy
Protect Murals In Alta Mira Cave Faces Neon Risk
In Santander Spain technicians report neon lights inside the Alta mira cave threaten to fade 17 000 to 20 000 year old prehistoric murals as special fillers were stalled to shield the stone drawings from ultraviolet radiation.
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Santander
Spain
Altamira
Polish Musicians Seek Chopin Statue in London Walkway
A group of Polish musicians in London appeals for 21600 dollars to fund a bronze seated statue of Frederic Chopin beside the festival concert hall. The monument would stand more than feet tall.
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Chopin Memorial
London
Frederic Chopin
Festival Concert Hall
Auxiliary To Meet At Mechanicville Elks Lodge
An Elks Lodge auxiliary meeting at the Park Avenue clubhouse will discuss a candy sale project. The gathering includes a business session followed by refreshments.
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Mechanicville Lodge of Elks
Park Avenue
P.m
Man Stranded Near Dickson Fire Tower Rescued by Snowmobile
Two Grafton men aided Charles David Miller of Leoncard Communications after his snowmobile bogged down on the Dickinson fire tower road off Babcock Lake Road. Miller notified State Police, and Trooper I. Broom coordinated rescue with local help.
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Grafton
Dickinson
Babcock Lake Road
David Miller
Leoncard Communications
Sehenectady
Tower
I. ¥. Broom
Brimswick
Rynard Gundrum
Court Orders Vote On Longshoremen Contract Amid Strike
A federal judge in New York ordered striking longshoremen to vote Friday on a tentative contract with local shippers while reserving ruling on the NLRB bid to enjoin the 53 day old walkout and return workers to duty. The board seeks an injunction to force 22,000 dockworkers back and to compel a vote on the month old agreement.
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New York
McGahey
National Labor Relations Board
Fed
NLRB
Plane Captain Foils Skyjacking Attempt in Miami Flight
A Bahamian passenger boarded BWIA Flight 400 from Kingston to Miami and forced entry into the cockpit minutes before landing. The captain restrained the intruder, the Boeing 727 landed safely with eight crew and 107 passengers aboard, and FBI agents arrested James Pinckney for questioning.
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Miami
CAPS
British West Indian Airways
IWIA
Kingston
Jamaica
FBI
James 5. Pinckney
Lottery Winners Receive Checks at Amann's Newsroom
Mechanicville officials handed over two lottery checks in a brief Monday ceremony at Amann's Newsroom on Park Avenue. Patrolman John Wiggins accepted a $1,000 check and Antoinette Santa Barbara received a $2,000 draft as the commission recorded the moment.
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Mechanicville
Commission
Amann
Park Avenue
John Wiggins
Antoinette Santa Barbara
Navy Recruits Train At Great Lakes From Rexford And Nearby
Elnora Victoria Kline and Michael Wayne Dyer, both from Rexford, enlist in the Navy and train at Great Lakes Illinois. Gregory Jane and Richard Adams Palm also begin recruit training there. Edward Bradt is a patient at Albany Veterans Hospital. Mrs Jerome and Mrs Jerome of Vischer Ferry travel to Hawaii to visit relatives. A bake sale at Grand Union Route 46 Vischer Ferry Road benefits Amity Reformed Church women.
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Michael Wayne Dyer
Wayne Dyer
Dyer Drive
Jonesville
Great Lakes
Navy
Shenendehowa Irish School
Dyer
Sandra Jean Wot
Rexford
Gregory Jane
John RL Gane
Great Lakes, Ill
Kegeny Academy
Cohoes
Richard Adams Pah
Shenendehowa High School
Palm
Edward Bradt
River View Road
Veterans Hospital
Albany
Richard Jerome
Joseph Jerome
Vischer Ferry
Kaihia
Hawaii
Inlaw
Philip Hines
Beth Shippey
Theodore Chandler
Grand Union Store
Route 46
Vischer Ferry Road
Women's Guild For Service
Amity Reformed Church
Drowning Inquest Opens Over New York Woman in Vermont
In Vermont District Court an inquest into the mysterious drowning of Marion Federico, 20, of Mount Vernon, N Y opened after her body was found on a Colchester beach near Burlington. State police say she fell from the prow of a cabin cruiser on Mallets Bay during a trip returning from Expo 67 in Montreal.
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Burlington
Vermont
Marion Federico
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Lake Champlain
Chittendee County
Patrick J. Leahy
Colchester
Rockefeller warns state aid may cap without federal help
New York Governor Rockefeller told the Association of Towns that state aid to local governments has reached its limit without federal revenue sharing. He noted New York sends more money to Washington than any other state and receives the smallest return, urging more federal aid to sustain local services.
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New York
Apt
Rockefeller
Washington
Association of'Towns of the
State of
Five Horses Roam Route 7. Motorist Rescues Them
A passing motorist corralled five roaming horses along Route 7 east of Boyntonville Tuesday night after losing control of his vehicle. Trooper T. V. Brown arranged shelter for the animals at Pilltown farm for the night. Police said the owner, Mr. Langley of Boyntonville, would not be contacted due to deep snow blocking access.
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Route 7
Boyntonville
T. V. Brown
Brunswick
Pillstowi
Langley
Averill Park High School Band Tour Planned for Puerto Rico
Averill Park High School plans a Monday 8 p.m. concert in the high school auditorium featuring dancers singers and ensembles. The 1969 tour to Puerto Rico runs Feb 19 to 23 with performances at multiple schools and villages and personal fare by each student funded through recent fundraisers.
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Averill Park
Richard E. Knipes
Puerto Rico
Dept. of Education, Commonweallth
San Area School of Music
Legion Auxiliary Plans Birthday Party and Poppy Day
Stillwater notes show plans for the Earl Manning Post auxiliary birthday party in March to mark the 50th anniversary of the American Legion. Poppies ordered for Poppy Day in May. Saratoga County meeting to be held in Waterford tonight.
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Legion
Earl Manning Post
American Legion
Saratoga County
Waterford
Earl J. Manning Post
Veterans Memorial Home
Matlon Rodriguez
Albany Medical Center
Cohoes Youth Receives $4,500 Injury Settlement
Justice De Forest C. Pitt approves awards for Richard Gorka 19 of Cohoes after an auto crash on Boght Road November 17 1966. Russell car struck a guy wire injuring Gorka jaw and teeth requiring surgery. Richard seeks $3623 and $877 for medical expenses. lawyer Edward M. Murray prosecutes.
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de Forest C. Pitt
Cohoes
Pitt
Richard Gorka
Henry Gorka
St. Agnes Highway
Loretta Gorka
George Russell
Lincoln Ave
Watervliet
John Rymanowski
Gerard A. Ripp
Edward M. Murray
Origin of the wedding ring traced through history
A child asks how the wedding ring began and a newspaper feature recounts ancient practices. It notes rings in Egypt symbolized eternity, Romans used iron rings, and Hebrews describe a ring ceremony. The piece highlights rings as seals, authority tokens, and vows across civilizations and eras.
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Israel
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Elnora Victoria
Rocky
Michael J. Kogutek
Melvin Roads
Clinton Heights
Rensselaer
Rensselaer County American Legion
Yolanda Wagar
Chaiman
Kogutek
Herman Harrington
Jean Mazzie
Emmett Grogan
Troy
Cochairman
Genevieve Morrissey
County Legion Auxiliary
Stillwater
TF. S. Ryan
Finial CR
Mark Bowman
Ephrata
By A, Lecum
Jin Ievland
Johnny
Abe Lincoln
New Book of Knowledge
Lincoln
Book of Knowledge
Debbie Morris
Hartwood
State Bank
Full Servic Bank
OF Albany
Solve Staun Ns OF
Rest Assurance
OF State ST
Central Ave
New Scotland Ave
Willow Glen
Saratoga
Ava
Troy Record
Montanari
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