Date Of July 12 Set For Three Wards In Cohoes
Cohoes residents in the First Fourth and Fifth Wards may register July 12 under the Albany County Board of Elections. Miss Irene C. Rivet, city clerk, notes many were turned away previously as doors closed at 8 PM. Registration for School 4 on Garnet Street runs 1 PM to 8 PM. PPR aims to speed registration and reduce repeat steps for eligible voters.
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Albany County Board of Elections
Cohoes
Irene C. Rivet
Miss Rivet
Garnet Street
Pay Raise Boosts Cohoes Youth Corps Enrollees
The in school program raises wages by 25 cents to 1.50 per hour for enrollees. The expansion to 80 youths for a 10 week summer phase will require a coordinator counsellor paying 1250. Applications are taken at the Planning Commission Office City Hall with openings also in the out school program.
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Cohoes
Barbara Chenault
Planning Commission
City Hall
Favreau
Gunn
Youth Corps
Mohawk Paper Mills Promotes George M. Robinson To VP
George M. Robinson has been named vice president of Mohawk Paper Mills, Inc. He joined the firm in 1943 and since the early 1950s has served as advertising manager overseeing advertising, sales promotion, quality control, and sales liaison. The Troy native, married with two sons, resides at 7 Arlington Rd., Cohoes. He is active in St. Rita's Church and Holy Name Society and has led industry groups including the Papermakers Advertising Association.
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George M. Robinson
Mohawk Paper Mills, Inc
Robinson
Troy
Arlington Rd
Cohoes
St. Rita’s Church
Holy Name Society
The
Papermakers 'Advertising Association
American Writing Paper Association
Association of Industrial Advertisers
School Tax Collection To Begin In Cohoes
Cohoes school taxes will commence Friday and run through August 7 as announced by the Cohoes School Board. The start was delayed by setup of the new computerized tax record system. Tax forms will be mailed next week and payments accepted at the Board of Education Building, 2 Johnston Ave., 9 am to 4 pm, with Joseph M. Walsh overseeing collections. The tax rate rises to 37.25 per 1000 due to a higher budget of 1,923,069.
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Cohoes
Board of Education
Johnston Ave
Joseph M. Walsh
Rotary Hears Sr Citizens Chairman
Rev Gregory S Weider assistant pastor at St Agnes Church and chairman of the advisory board of Cohoes Senior Citizens Program spoke to the Cohoes Rotary Club at their weekly luncheon. He noted Cohoes population of about 20 129 with 3 469 residents over 65 and outlined a program of information referrals and counseling for seniors to encourage participation in community actions and self leadership.
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Gregory S. Weider
St. Agnes’ Church
Cohoes
Cohoes Rotary Club
OCA Hall
Father Weider
Cohoes Citizens May Ink Petitions
Cohoes residents may sign petitions endorsing a salary increase for police and fire department employees until 3 p.m. today. Donald Ryan, president of the Cohoes Police Benevolent Association, said petitions are available at the police and fire stations.
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Cohoes
Police
Donald Ryan
The
Honor and Scholarship Awards Presented At CHS
About 133 Cohoes High School seniors received honors this week at a ceremony in the school auditorium. Valedictorian Donta Jean Lis spoke on Pathways to Maturity and Salutatorian Elizabeth Ann Johnson delivered Challenge to Two Generations while receiving a Dorothy A. Gilchrest Memorial Scholarship among others.
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Donta Jean Lis
Helen
Ablett
Cohoes
Cohoes Teachers Association
American Legion
Elizabeth Ann Johnson
Dorothy A. Gilchrest
Cohoes Retail Merchants Association
Lynn LaCross
Cohoes High School
Carolyn Sherwood
Robert Cehowski
Samuel Smith
Douglas Welcome
Francis St. Onge
Walter Burke
John F. Moryl
Suzanne LaMarche
Bonnie Andrecheck
CHS
Mary Jane Wilkolaski
Joel Valenti
Barbara Freije
Sears, Roebuck
Noreen Glynn
Mary Ann Parras
Hugh P. Graham
Wayne Diviney
Cohoes Ymca
Troy Cooperative Savings and Loan Association
Anita Cammuso
James R. Bottum
Board of Education
Mrs Briggs Wins for Albany Library Scrap Book
Former Cohoes resident Mrs Olga Hampel Briggs, public relations director at Albany Public Library, prepared a newspaper clipping scrap book that won the John Cotton Dana plaque at the American Library Association convention in San Francisco. Edgar Tompkins accepted the award from the association and H W Wilson Co. The scrapbook included feature articles on children's programs noon book reviews and film showings.
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Cohoes
Albany Public Library
Olga Hampel Briggs
Albany Library
John Cotton Dana
American Library Association
San Francisco
Edgar Tompkins
Library
H. W. Wilson Co
Mohawk Street Turned Two Way After Council Move
In Cohoes, Mohawk Street from Oneida to Remsen will become a two way street effective Monday after a council ordinance three months ago. Eben Patrick, chair of the Traffic Commission, cited delays from new traffic signal deliveries. He noted west side parking meters have been removed and new street markings installed.
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Cohoes
Union Services Start Tomorrow in Cohoes Churches
Five Protestant churches in Cohoes will unite for summer worship at 10 a.m. on rotation. Tomorrow the First Baptist Church hosts with Rev. Vaughn B. Lewis. July 16 and 23 move to First Methodist with Rev. Robert Trost. July 30 and Aug. 6 at Silliman Memorial Presbyterian. St James Methodist hosts Aug. 13 and 20 with Rev. Gerald T. O’Neil. Final service Aug. 27 and Sept. 3 at Reformed Church with Rev. Vernon Q. Nagel. No pastor announced for those later dates.
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Cohoes
Vaughn B. Lewis
First Baptist Church
Lewis
First Methodist Church
Robert Trost
Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church
Lt Nadeau On Leave From Vietnam
Lt A George Nadeau son of Mrs Germaine Nadeau of 28 Hart St Cohoes on a 20 day leave before returning to Viet Nam for a second tour He has served about 10 years in the Marine Corps and was a security guard in Saigon for two and a half years He previously served at Camp Lejeune Okinawa and Washington D C The lieutenant will depart Cohoes July 13 for Vietnam Mass schedules at area churches accompany details of parish services and priests
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A. George Nadeau
Germaine Tt. Nadeau
Hart St. Cohoes
Viet Nam
Uuly
Cohoes
Nadeau
Marine Corps
Saigon
St. Patrick’s
Philip A
Grady
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Okinawa
St. Nadeau
LaSalle
Benjamin Franklin University
Sacred Heart
H. L. de
Cosautels
Vietnam
Church Services in Cohoes List of Sunday Worship Times
In Cohoes first Baptist Rev Vaughn B Lewis 10 am Union Church in Cammins Canyon St Johns Episcopal Cohoes Rev Canon J Alan di Pretoro 730 and 1000 am Holy Eucharist Boght Reformed Rev Richard A Hogarth 1000 am Worship Full Gospel Rev Clarence McMillan and Rev Bernice McMillan 1100 am Worship Evangelistic series 3 pm
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St. John’s Episcopal, Cohoes
J. Alan di Pretoro
Holy Eucharst
Cohoes School District Seeks New Manager After Resignation
The Cohoes City School District still needs a business manager following the resignation of John Bonenfant, who served as manager and clerk to the Board of Education. Officials said several applications were received but none met qualifications, and no new applicants have appeared. Bonenfant will advise the board on a part time basis.
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Cohoes City
John Bonenfant
Board of Education
Bonenfant
Retirement Party For Garrett Reveals Long Service at 38 Years
A retirement party at St. Michael's Pavilion honored Commissioner of Public Safety Joseph R. Garrett for 38 years in police and public safety roles. Gifts included two purses of money presented by the Police Department Women’s Traffic Bureau and Mayor McDonald’s executive assistant Paul VanBuskirk. Mayor McDonald delivered the main speech, with Chief John Kielb noting strong attendance from regional police leaders and state officials.
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Joseph R. Garrett
St. Michael's
Public Safety
Garrett
Police
Women's Traffic Bureau
Police Dept
Paul G. VanBuskirk
James E. McDonald
John F. Kielb
State Police
New York State
Police Court
Frank L. Brandt
McDonald
Robert Pawley
Cohoes
Unpaid Tax Properties Published in Cohoes
William C. Corbett city treasurer of Cohoes announced the list of unpaid 1966 tax bills will be published each Friday for six weeks. Liens go to the highest bidder at an August 7 auction in the treasurer’s office. Owners may redeem certificates within two years by paying taxes and costs.
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William C. Corbett
Cohoés
Record
Corbett
Cohoes
Area C. B. Rebels Change Meeting Time and Place
Cohoes Area C. B. Rebels Inc will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Earl McDermott’s summer home on Island View Road Dunsbachs Ferry instead of Cohoes City Hall. Transportation for non members will depart City Hall at 7:00 p.m.
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Cohoes Area
C. B. Rebels, Inc
Thomas F. Charron
Cohoes City Hall
Earl McDermott
Island View Road
Dunsbach's Ferry
Charron
Best Seller Author In Jail
Norman Dacey, self styled estate planner and author of How to Avoid Probate, was held in contempt in New York for unauthorized practice of law. State Supreme Court Justice Charles Marks barred Dacey and his New York firm from further distributing the book. An eight seat court had in April upheld a Connecticut ruling that the book’s 310 pages of forms constituted improper practice of law.
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New York
UPL
Norman
Dacey
New York State
Supreme Court
Charles Marks
U. 8
One
Connecticut
Marra Demands Investigation Into Cahoes Public Works
Democratic candidate John Marra emails Cahoes Common Council urging immediate probe into vandalism and alleged misused equipment in the Cahoes Public Works Dept. He calls for a subcommittee to report quickly, stating safe equipment protects taxpayers and notes possible sabotage or mismanagement. City employees are referenced.
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Cahoes
Marra
Commissioner of Public Works
Common Council Investigation Committee
Common Council
Police
Public asks help in hunt for plane missing couple
Civil Air Patrol crews coordinated ground forces in a search for a single engine plane carrying Mary land couple Mr and Mrs Robert Stevenson of Arbutus Md missing since Sunday. A special telephone 283 1300 at Troy Air Park serves calls 24 hours. Stevenson reported trouble and a land strip from Albany County Airport as thunderstorms kemungkinan. Volunteers searched Dyken Pond area and state police checked Sunday reports as efforts focus along the New York Massachusetts Vermont border.
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Civil Air Patrol
Maryland
Rensselaer County Dist
Atly. M
Andrew Dwyer
CAP
Troy Air Park
Robert Stevenson
Arbulis
Montreal
Can
Stevenson
Albany] ‘County
Dyken Pond
New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
Retired Postal Aide Joseph Packer Dies at 52
Joseph Packer aged 52 of Saratoga Springs died shortly before noon at Saratoga Hospital after being stricken on Caroline Street. Native of Brooklyn, he lived in the city 20 years and was a former postal clerk. He belonged to B nai Brith, Saratoga Kiwanis, Postal Employees Union, Jewish Community Center and Albany Power Squadron. Funeral from Simone Funeral Home tomorrow at 10 a.m. Interment in Jewish Community Cemetery. Survived by three brothers.
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Joseph Packer
Max
Sam
Nate Packer
East Ave
Saratoga Springs
Bracklyn
Saratoga Hospital
Caroline Street
Oul US Civiniya
Simone
Franklin Sq
Jewish Community Cemetery
Brooklyn
B'nail Birith
Saratoga Kiwanis Club
Postal “Employees Union
The
Jewish Community Center
Albany Power Squadron
Three in Troy property destruction case enter pleas
Two men, Jack Edward Martin and Charles T. Costello pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor destruction of property. A third, Phillip J. Williams, was held for the Rensselaer County Grand Jury after a preliminary hearing. The incident at Fennell Brothers Laundry involved four broken display windows on April 26.
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Rensselaer County Grand Jury
Troy
Jack Edward Martin
Ingalls Ave
Charles T. Costello
River St. Lentence
Costello
Thomas J.o'connor
Martin
Henry R. O'Bryan
Phillip J. Williams
Hoosick St
Williams
Marvin T. Honig
Asst
John J. Sweeney Jr
Fennell Brothers Laundry
River St
Thief Takes $30,000 Glow Finish Car From College
A thief stole a $30,000 experimental motor car donated to West Michigan University. The glowing finish car, a school gift, was taken from the campus and may be difficult to hide due to its distinctive light-emitting paint and unique design. The incident appears in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as reported by AP.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
West Michigan University
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