Hoosick Falls Family Faces Tragic Weekend Toll
Three Hoosick Falls residents died in area crashes over the weekend. William Gilchrest 45 and his daughter Karen 9 died after a Colonie collision with a tractor-trailer near the Albany Airport. Gilchrest’s son Richard and brother Kenneth Gilchrest were among others injured or mourned as services were set for Tuesday and Kenneth’s funeral followed in Fort Ann.
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Hoosick Falls
Troy Area
West Glens Falls
William C. Gilchrest
Steeple Heights
Karen Sue Gilchrest
Joseph E. Graney
Munsell St
John F. Lewis
Ogden Road
Albany County
Colonie
Gilchrest
Karen
Linda Jean
Richard J. Gilchrest
Tuscarora Trail
Orlando
Fla
Kenneth Gilchrest
Saeger
Fair Haven
William Gilchrest
Hoover Garland
Massachusetts Ave
Albany
Wilma McLenahan
Kenneth
Minneapolis, Minn
Gerry
Fort Ann
Ronald
Rochester
Air Force fighter-bombers volley in North Vietnam raids
U S aircrews used shrike missiles against two North Vietnamese anti-aircraft batteries amid a third day of protective reaction strikes inside North Vietnam. F105s supported B52s targeting the Ho Chi Minh trail as Washington cites no change in escort rules.
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Dong Hoi
United States
Laos
Kidnap Plot Foiled In South Carolina By Armed Confrontation
Two men attempted to abduct members of three families in Bennettsville but were met with gunfire from former state representative James F. Lee. Mrs. Lindsay was critically wounded as the group fled, with police hunting one suspect, Grover Bennett, while Charles Leonard Scales was captured. Authorities charged both men with kidnapping and related offenses.
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Gilchrest
Shaker Road
Albany Medical Center
South Carolina
John C. Lindsay
Lindsay
Senate
Bennettsville
S.C
John Lindsay
Here
Grover Bennett
Charlotte
N.C
Charles Leonard Scales
James F. Lee
Scales
Bennett
Marion Driggers
Lees
Florence
Chavis
Columbia
Democrats Expects Tax Increase In Rockefeller Budget
Democrats in Albany blast the fiscal outlook as Governor Rockefeller faces a $1 billion shortfall. Assembly leaders say rising federal aid will not cover the gap, predicting the governor will seek higher taxes after Washington aid is clarified.
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Albany
N. Y
UPI
Rockefeller
Assembly
Stanley Steingut
Washington
Steingut
Nixon
Congress
New York Police Strike Drags On With Negotiations
As 20 000 city patrolmen refuse to work for a fourth day negotiators intensify efforts. The city offers a 17 4 percent wage hike for sanitation workers and a similar raise for firemen while police back pay remains unresolved. Guard protections are provided as officials report no spike in crime amid the walkout.
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New York
Sanitationmen’s Union
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Toll rises from Canada U S fires fifty deaths including many children
Nineteen people die in fires across Massachusetts New York Ontario and Toronto in three early Sunday blazes. In Lawrence Massachusetts a mother and seven children perish with several relatives injured. In Livingston Manor New York five siblings die, one teen survives by leaping. In Toronto a mother and six children die with two visiting children among the injured.
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Lawrence
Mass
Sandra Yaun
Barbara
Christine
Kim
Larry Begley Jr
Carrie
Tracy
Bettie
Debbie
Charles
Harvey
Toronto
Toronto Fire Department
Rose Duchamp
Robin
Georgina Sykes
Diana
Duchamp
Colts Win Super Bowl V On O Brien Field Goal
The Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 to win Super Bowl V as rookie Jim O'Brien kicked a 32 yard field goal with five seconds left after a blocked extra point attempt. The game featured a late rally by Baltimore and a string of turnovers by Dallas.
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MIAMI
Baltimore Colts
Dallas Cowboys
Colts
New York Jets
Jim O’brien
O’brien
Baltimore
Dallas
Fla
Earl Morrall
Johnny Unitas
University of Cincinnati
Super Bowl stories and pictures on page 19
Page 19 features additional coverage of the Super Bowl with accompanying photos and brief notes. Highlights include game action, key plays, and visual captures of players, coaches, and fans.
Colts Rally To Edge Cowboys On Late Interception Return
The American Conference Colts overcame a 13-6 halftime deficit to win 16-13 at Dallas after Tom NoWat zke scored on a two yard run and O Brien kicked the extra point. Mike Curtis sealed it by returning a deflected Dan Reeves pass 12 yards to the Cowboy 28 with one minute left. Each Colts player earned 15 000 for the victory.
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Colts
Tom Nowatzke
O’brien
Mike Curtis
Dallas
Dan Reeves
Cowboy
NFL
Punishment Promised By Hanoi Press In War Tensions
Hanoi warned of very severe punishment for recent U S air strikes in North Vietnam without naming them, saying wartime acts included airspace violations by U S planes. The note linked the incidents to Melvin Laird's South Vietnam visit and predicted further escalation of the Indochina war.
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Tokyo
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Washington
South Vietnam
Melvin Laird
Laird
North Vietnamese missiles not fired, officials say
Military spokesmen reported no SAM launches by North Vietnamese forces. The first raid site lay 14 miles from the Laotian border and 16 miles from the DMZ, while the second site was 17 miles from Laos and 46 miles from the DMZ.
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Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
British Post Offices Prepared For Strike
AP reports Britain braces for a nationwide postal strike as 230000 post office workers walk out at midnight Tuesday over a pay dispute. The walkout would be the fifth nationwide strike since Heath's government took office in June, following actions by other state workers.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
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Albany Hospital
Garland
Richard Taylor
Hoosick Falls High School
Reynolds Foundation For Community Development
Weir-Reynolds
Mr. Gilchrest
Shushan
Clifford
Edith Gilchrest
Washington Academy
Salem
Salem Central School
Cortland University
Tor
Hartford High School
Hartford
N.Y
Gary Gilchrest
Saratoga
Rensselaer
Adirondack
Reynolds Foundation
Glens Falls
First United Church, Presbyterian
Mary Lou Burch
David
Helen Roane
Florence Gilchrest
Edna Steele
Palo Alto
Calif
George
Gerald
Charles Gilchrest
Ta New
Cambodia
Leason
S. Carolina
Kirtland I
Patrick V. Murphy
John V. Lindsay
Guard
Red Office
Federal
Executive Protective Service
Canada
United Press International
Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
al Fatah
Hussein
Jordan
Kamal Adwan
Popular Front For the Lib
Eration of
Palestine
George Habash
Adnan
Habash
Israel
The
Liberation Front
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