Colonie and CSEA Reach Historic Town Contract
Colonie Town Supervisor William K. Sanford and CSEA president Louis Granite announced a first time town contract covering 131 workers in highway sewer recreation landfill incinerator and water departments. The five year pact from Jan 1 to Dec 31 raises wages 11 to 18 cents hourly with longevity steps and increases holidays sick leave and health benefits within budget.
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William R. Browne
Colonie
William K. Sanford
Louis Granite
Town of Colonie
Civil Service Employes Association
CSEA
Kent Coed Surrenders To Deputies
Ruth Gibson a 22 year old Kent State University coed and head of the Kent Committee to End the War in Vietnam surrendered Friday at Ravenna to sheriff's deputies. She was the 23rd of 25 indicted to be in custody and arraigned on charges of malicious destruction of property and second degree riot. The case stems from Kent State campus incidents last spring tied to the killings of four students by Ohio National Guard. Gibson had traveled to California and lived in Ligonier Pennsylvania where she helped publish an underground newspaper.
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Kent, Ohio
UPI
Ruth Gibson
Kent State University
Miss Gibson
Kent Committee
Vietnam
Kent State
Ohio National Guard
Grand Jury
California
Ligonier
Personal Income Up In 1970
Washington AP report shows December personal income rose to an adjusted annual rate of 817.75 billion, driven by wages and salaries after the GM strike. For 1970 total income reached 801 billion, up seven percent from 1969, with transfers rising 19 percent and farm income down for the fifth straight year amid lower farm prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
General Motors
Department
Hospitalized Woman From Hoosick Falls Recovers at Cambridge Hospital
Hospitalized Miss Joan Altenreid of 154 Church Street Hoosick Falls recently returned from Globe Arizona where she went for her health. She is a patient at Mary Mc Clellan Hospital Cambridge for treatment and recovery.
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Joan Altenreid
Church St
Hoosick Falls
Globe, Ariz
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
No Conferral Of Degrees At Shelton College
The New Jersey Board of Education revoked Shelton College's power to award degrees effective after the current academic year. Head Carl McIntire denounced the move as a liberal frameup and planned an immediate Superior Court appeal. About half of the 140 students attended the board meeting.
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Trenton
N.J
Shelton College
Carl McIntire
New Jersey Board of Education
Bible College
Coastal Cape May
McIntire
Christian College
Sisters share delivery hour at Samaritan Hospital
Mrs. Kermit D. McGinnis and Mrs. Thomas F. McGurl, daughters of Louis F. Covatta Jr., each delivered sons within the same hour at Samaritan Hospital. Dr. David R. Tomlinson led both deliveries. couples reside on Film Avenue and Ledgestone Road. A hospital corridor moment linked the families as both babies arrived.
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Kermit D. McGinnis
Kermit Dayton McGinnis II
D. Scott McGurl
Thomas F. McGurl
Louis F. Covatta Jr
Samaritan Hospital
Grandview Ave
McGurl
Mary Lou
Tom
Thomas Daniel McGurl
David R. Tomlinson
Extremists Fire Bomb Six Shops in Belfast
Belfast sees sixth straight night of violence as Irish extremists bomb six shops. One incendiary exploded in an open department store. others were closed for the night. Prime Minister Chichester-Clark vows continued British troop patrols after talks with Gen. Freeland. A soldier was shot in the leg and two others injured by rock throwing in Ballymurphy. Authorities say attacks were organized to force withdrawal, while MPs seek troop removal.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
James Chichester-Clark
Ballymurphy
Chichester-Clark
Sir Ian Freeland
Antony Farrar Hockley
Ulster
Bettymurphy
Army
Bail Reduced for Priests in Kissinger Plot Case
A federal judge lowered bail to 25000 for Rev. Neil R. McLaughlin Rev. Joseph R. Wenderoth and Anthony Scoblick in the alleged kidnap bomb plot connected to Henry Kissinger. They must post 10 percent cash, remain in Maryland and Pennsylvania and report to Cardinal Shehan. The grand jury was recessed until Jan 25 and a nun’s constitutional objection is under review.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Baltimore
R. Dixon Herman
U.S. District Court
Herman
Neil R. McLaughlin
Joseph R. Wenderoth
Anthony Scoblick
Scoblick
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Cardinal Shehan
Francis X. Gallagher
Lebanon County
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Merger Favored By Manhattan College Educators
Manhattan College educators in Chalk Dust favor full merger of parochial and public schools as a solution to financial strain. They argue a merger preserves church school character while expanding educational benefits and reducing costs, though a dual enrollment plan remains limited in scope.
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Riverdale
N.Y
Manhattan College
Manhatan
Tors
Chalk Dust
School of Teacher Preparation
New York State Board of Regents
State Education Department
Sass Heads Troy Naval Reserve Unit for Scout Council
Lt. Robert C. Sass USNR commanding officer of the U S Naval Reserve Training Center in Troy has been elected to the executive board of Fort Orange Uncle Sam Council Boy Scouts of America The board oversees Cub Boy Explorer and Sea Scouts locally The Sass family includes wife Blanca Rivera and three children residing at 5 Ledgestone Road Sass served aboard destroyers Willis A Lee Washburn and Navy schools and Vietnam cruises before civilian work and later Training and Administration of Reserves selection
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Robert C. Sass
USNR
U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center
Troy
Fort Orange-Uncle Sam
Sass
Wayne
San Diego
Calif
Michigan State University
Navy
Willis A. Lee
Naval Amphibious School
Little Creek
Naval Reserve
Washburn
Vietnam
Blanca Rivera
Camuy
Puerto Rico
Ledgestone Road
Ecuador Frees American Tuna Boat After Penalties Paid
Ecuador released the American tuna boat Lexington after owners paid 34,160 dollars in penalties. The vessel was seized Monday about 55 miles off the Ecuadorian coast for allegedly violating territorial waters as Ecuador, Chile, and Peru claim 200 mile extended zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weshington
Ecuador
State Dept
Young Drivers Face High Auto Insurance Costs
Charles J. Ellett & Son offers auto insurance with liberal financing to assist today’s youth. Located at 747 2nd Avenue North Troy, five blocks south of J. M. Fields, the firm promotes reasonable rates and accessible coverage.
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2Nd Avenue
North
Troy
J. M. Fields
Release Of Swiss Envoy Arouses Brazil Security Concerns
Rio de Janeiro reports mounting worry as Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Bucher remains captive 40 days after kidnapping amid heavy police patrols and guarded negotiations. Authorities consider a capture of the abductors possible once Bucher is freed while 70 political prisoners await word in Santiago.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Giovanni Bucher
Brazil
Santaigo
Chile
Bucher
Rio
Copacabana
Ipanema
Leblon
Anne Marie Maillet
Popular Revolutionary Vanguard
Santiago
Muskogee Police Return To Normal
Muskogee Oklahoma police returned to 10 hour shifts after 24 hour protection for council members amid threats against supporters of the administration. Chief George Kennedy said no new threats were reported Friday and the 52 member force resumed normal operations.
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Muskogee, Okla
UPI
Oklahoma
Muskogee
George Kennedy
Kennedy
Albany Jail Escapee Arrested
Albany County officials said Eric Walther, an escapee from Albany County Jail on Sept. 13, 1969, is now jailed in Canada after a prior Virginia burglary arrest and a second escape. Walther, who used the alias Edmund Wanke, scaled a 25 foot wall in Albany and was found in Saskatchewan during a fingerprint check. He is serving a 42 year term on five robbery counts and an escape charge at Prince Albert Penitentiary. Albany Sheriff Edward F. Fischer said papers will be filed for his transfer after Canada term ends.
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Eric Walther
Albany
Virginia
Canada
Walther
Province of
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert Penitentiary
Albany County
Edward C. Fischer
Edmund Wanke
U.S
Fischer
Youth Killed Under Bridge Abutment Crash
Binghamton New York authorities report 18 year old Thomas R. Skutnik died Thursday night when his car struck a bridge abutment. Police said the crash occurred in the city, with investigators seeking details of the deadly accident.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Thomas R. Skutnik
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Kent Coed
Shelton
Samaritan
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R. C. Sass
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Montgomery Wards
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Metro Warehouse
Broadway
Menands
Ickers
Ets
Setamram
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