New State Program Brings 150 Students to Skidmore
PEP sponsored by the New York City Board of Education sent 150 disadvantaged eighth and ninth graders from ten cities to Skidmore College for an eight week residential enrichment program. The $178,017 federal Title Three funds support cultural enrichment, music, dance, drama, and guidance. Participants aged 14 to 16 aim to redirect attitudes toward schooling with emphasis on arts and group activities. Contributions also came from the New York State Council on the Arts and the State Office of Economic Opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York State Council On the Arts
The
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Civil War Monument Gets Cleaning
The Civil War monument in Monument Square Glens Falls at Glen Bay and South Streets is undergoing its first major cleaning and refurbishing in years. J M DeCarla Company of Connecticut, under contract with Glens Falls Common Council, will clean, repair, plant flowers and grass, and illuminate the monument. Mayor James YT Donnelly said the area will be beautified to match nearby City Park and the lawn and fountain by Glens Falls National Bank & Trust.
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Monument Square
Glen, Bay
South Streets
Glens Falls
J. M. DeCarla Company
Connecticut
iMayor Donnelly
City Park
Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Company
Wives Install State Officers at Saratoga Air Base
Mrs Naomi Gillespie was recently installed president of the Non Commissioned Officers Wives Club at the Saratoga Air Force Base Kethcums Corners A cocktail hour and dinner was held at the base recreation hall Officers inducted included Mrs Ruth Young vice president Mrs Alice Conde secretary Mrs Virginia Philo treasurer and Mrs Marlow Soule assistant secretary treasurer They will serve a six month term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Gillespie
Saratoga Air Force Base
Kethcums Corners
Ruth Young
Alice Conde
Virginia Philo
Marlow Soule
Obituary: Mrs P A Mendekow of Bradenton Dies
Mrs P A Mendekow 79 of Bradenton Florida died Saturday night at Saratoga Hospital. She was mother of Leonard H Tyler of Saratoga Springs and a native of Waco Texas. Survived by husband Wasily four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Private funeral services at 11 am today at Bussing Funeral Home Saratoga Springs with Rev Howard R Foye officiating. Body to Gardner Earl Crematory in Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Mendekow
Bradenton
Fla
Saratoga Hospital
Leonard H. Tyler
Saratoga Springs
Waco
Tex
Wasily
Howard R. Foye
First Presbyterian Church
Gardner Earl Crematory
Troy
Adironack College Dean’s List student and Rotary guests
Donald Rogers of Whitehall named to the Adirondack Community College spring Dean’s List along with 25 classmates. The Whitehall Rotary Club hosts a Ladies Night tonight at 7 p.m. at the Arlington Hotel with guests Olof Wikland of Sweden Tom Case and Miss Sheila Mulholland, who will soon depart for San Juan Argentina.
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Donald Rogers
Whitehall
Adirondack Community College
New Arlington Hotel
Olof Wikland
Sweden
Tom Case
Rotary
Sheila Mulholland
Leo Mulholland
Sanit Juan
Argentina
Court of Appeals Rejects Weighted Voting Reapportionment
James T. Quinn reports Saratoga County Supervisors were urged to craft a new reapportionment plan after the Court of Appeals ruling that the county weight voting proposal was of doubtful constitutionality. The court, in a 4 to 3 decision, reversed a prior plan and indicated the burden of proof lay with this project. Edward A. Tracy, county attorney, aligned with board views while noting the decision did not deem weight voting illegal.
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James T. Quinn
Edward A. Tracy
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Ballston Spa
Court of Appeals
Tracy
Justice of the Peace Appeals
Saratogian
Fred G. Eaton
Harry D. Snyder
Saratoga Springs
High Rock Springs Observance and Reapportionment Debate
The Saratoga County supervisors discuss a reapportionment plan tied to a state Supreme Court case while observing the 200th anniversary of High Rock Spring Park in Saratoga Springs. Court actions impact one man one vote standards, with talks of a referendum and a weighted voting plan under Justice Sweeney. The board also makes local appointments, budget moves, and park development plans.
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High Rock Spring Park
Saratoga Springs
Tracy
Snyder
William Johnson
Supreme Court
Chad E. Sweeney
Saratoga
James E. Benton
Court of Appeals
Saratoga County
State Supreme Court
Sweeney
Saratoga County Fish and Game Council
Fish Creek
Victory Mills
State Conservation Dept
Dept. of Social Welfare
Saratoga County Dept. of Social Services
Joseph V. Gemmitl
Sacandaga Reservoir
County Officers Association
Concord
Kiamesha Lake
Albert S. Callan Jr
Stephen de Marco
Mechanicville
Adirondack event honors historic medicinal spring
Walter Sprugs led the Adirondack Bagpipe Band of Lake George for the occasion. Judge Sweeney notes Mohawk Indians guided Sir William Johnson to the spring in 1767 as the first white beneficiary. Paul Rouillard of Adirondack Trust Co. moderated. Rev. V. Benjamin Holmes gave the invocation. The Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event under Mrs. Brenton T. Taylor with Public Commissioner John T. Roohan representing the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sprugs
Adirondack
Lake George
Sweeney
Sir William Johnson
Paul Rouillard
Adirondack Trust Co
V. Benjamin Holmes
Bethesda Episcopal Church
Chamber of Commerce
Brenton T. Taylor
John T. Roohan
Cars Damaged In Saratoga Collisions
Saratoga Springs police reported two weekend motor vehicle accidents with injuries or property damage. At 3:15 a.m. a car driven by Harry J. Pitts 33 of 55 Van Dam St Saratoga Springs struck a parked car owned by Sandra De Vivo 70 Mitchell St Saratoga Springs near Union Ave. Both cars were damaged and Pitts vehicle towed. Patrolman John Parmatier investigated. Ernest Hicks 42 of 141 Maple St Glens Falls was arrested for driving while intoxicated after his car struck a parked car driven by Robert Simpson 83 of Philadelphia Pa on Walnut Street around 9:55 a.m. Saturday. Both vehicles damaged. Investigating officers were Patrolmen Lewis Benton and Paul Durling.
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Saratoga Springs
Harry J. Pitts
van Dam St
Sandra de Vivo
Mitchell St
Lin G
Union Ave
Pitts
John Parmatier
Ernest Hicks
Maple St. Glens Falls
Robert Simpson
Philadelphia
Walnut Street
Hicks
Lewis Benton
Paul Durling
Upstate Head Start Grant Approved for 45 Children
A federal grant of 90 638 dollars for the Washington County Economic Opportunity Council Head Start program has been approved by Congressman Carleton J. King of Saratoga Springs. The 10 month program will benefit 45 children and provide pre school training for children from low income families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Economic Opportunity Council
Carleton J. King
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga School Board to Convene Tonight
The Saratoga Springs Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. at the administration building on Wells Street with President Edward Pilkingston presiding. A treasurer will be appointed and reports by Dr. Bradley A. Bishop will be submitted. The agenda includes a contract with the Board of Cooperative Educational Services and resignations and appointments for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs Board of Education
Wells Street
Edward Pilkingston
Bradley A. Bishop
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Teen Aged GOPers At Saratoga Seminar
Nearly 159 teen aged Republicans from across New York arrived at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs for a week long school of politics. State Republican Chairman Charles A Schoeneck said they will hear talks by high Republican officials visit the Capitol and attend a session of the constitutional convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Charles A. Schoeneck
Syracuse
Capitol
Chicken barbecue planned at East Hebron church
A church chicken barbecue is set for August 5 at 5 p.m. at East Hebron Presbyterian Church with Archie Craig and Harold Garrity as cochairmen. The Martha Hemphill Circle Picnic follows at Salem Fish and Game Club, meeting at the chapel at 4 30 p.m. Last Tuesday an open house celebrated guests Dr and Mrs Samuel L Herbert of Winchester Vermont with Rev and Mrs G Elliott Presley of Dolgeville attending the Salem church event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hebron Presbyterian Church
Archie Craig
Harold Garrity
Martha Hemphill
First United Presbyterian Church
Salem
Winchester
G. Elliot. Presley
Dolgeville
Theodore T. Barkley
Cambridge DAR Plans Island Fort Tour Friday
Ondawa Cambridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will tour Rogers Island near Fort Edward Friday. Earl Stott will guide the island tour, backing the Rogers Rangers historic site project. After lunch, they will visit the Old Fort House in Fort Edward with guided tours. DAR members meet at the Historical House at 10:30 a.m. Transportation is coordinated by Mrs. Walter LeGrys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ondawa
DAR
Old Fort House
Fort Edward
Monroe Oppenheim
Walter E LeGrys
Assessment Rolls Climb At Saratoga
The 1967 Saratoga Springs assessment roll shows an $875,853 increase over 1966 per Commissioner James R. Foley. Grievance Day runs 10 am to 2 pm today at City Hall with council members presiding. City assessor Robert J. Gass warns the city may lose over $100,000 in exempted properties for seniors and veterans. Inside district real property up $165,160. total 1967 inside district taxables $21,763,175 versus $21,598,585 in 1966. Outside district total taxable assessments rise to $43,251,156, up $722,007.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Commissioner of Accounts
James R. Foley
City Hall
Robert J. Gass
On This Day In History July 1 1967 Events
United Press International notes on this day in history for July 1 1967. Highlights include John Quincy Adams born in 1767, inflationary dollar devaluation to 39 cents in 1804, Nazi pamphlet reading order in Germany 1933, Nixon running mate details in 1952, Air Force Academy dedication in 1955, and related quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Quincy Adams
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Dwight Hisenhower
Richard Nixon
U.S. Air Force Academy
Lowry Air Force Base
Colorado
Glens Falls Elects John Glass Board President 1967-68
John W. Glass was elected president of the Glens Falls Board of Education for the 1967 68 school year at the reorganizational meeting in the Quade Street Administration Building He is a 20 year veteran and previously served as president in 1954 56 He is the second person in the district history to hold the presidency twice Others named include John W Bishop as vice president Anthony J Reed as treasurer Robert A Churchill as clerk and Dr Norman Harvey with Dr Robert Tedesco as assistant school physician Meetings will be on the second Monday of each month and existing policies will remain in effect for 1967 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Glass
Glens Falls Board of Education
Quade St
Merrit E. Scoville
Glass
Glens Falls Savings & Loan Assoc
Board of Education
Francis W. McGinley
New York State Board of Regents
John W. Bishop
Anthony J. Reed
Robert A. Churchill
McGinley
Saul Silverstein
Norman Harvey
Harvey
Robert Tedesco
William L. Bittner
Area Couple To Celebrate 62nd Year
Mr and Mrs Malcolm Gutherie now of Cambridge will observe their 62nd wedding anniversary on Thursday The couple reside at the Presbyterian Manse on East Main Street Cambridge with their grandson Rev Alastair C Parr and Mrs Parr and their children They were guests of honor at an open house last year marking their wedding anniversary but no special celebration will be held this year Mr and Mrs Gutherie are natives of Scotland and both are quite active Besides Mr Parr the couple have another grandson Malcolm who resides in San Antonio Texas and 10 grandchildren
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Malcolm Gutherie
Cambridge
E. Main Street
Alastair C. Parr
Parr
Gutherie
Scotland
Malcolm
San Antonio
Tex
Library Lists Recent Acquisitions
North Greenbush Library reports 24 new additions for loan split between Children and Adults. Children’s titles include Edie on the Warpath and Trail Through Danger. Adults feature The Eighth Day and The Jewel in the Crown among fiction. non fiction lists The Paper Lion and The First Ten. Last month’s circulation reached 1476 with 628 adults and 845 children borrowing. Summer Reading Club registration continues under Mrs. Mary Fredericks. enrollment available via any librarian. Fire Company meets at 8 p.m. at the firehouse with officers and Chief C Ronald Wilson presiding. God and Country Class meets at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at the First Reformed Church with Rev. Russell F. Pater.
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North Greenbush
Edie
B.C. Spykman
Mary Stolz
William C. Steele
Jean North
Rene Guillet
Silently the Cat
Miss Theodosia
Felicia Holman
Jenny
Gene Ingart
Laura Fisher
Maurice
Paula Fox
McBroom
Sid Fleishman
C. William Harrison
Anita Brenner
Thornton Wilder
Stanley Ellin
James Schmidt
John D. MacDonald
Paul Scott
Leonard Wibberly
B. Traven
George Plimpton
Sanson
Bette Lord
Alfred Steinberg
Robert Theobold
Thurber & Co
James Thurber
Mary Fredericks
Fredericks
Winford C. Koon
C. Ronald Wilson
William Fitzgerald
Russell F. Pater
First Reformed Church
Prospect Park Pool Registration Coupon Info
Registrants age eight or older may submit this coupon at the registrar’s desk at Prospect Park Swimming Pool or mail to the Troy Recreation Department. Coupon acceptance also occurs at Knickerbocker and South End pools, with 17 First St. offices handling the process.
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Prospect Park
Troy Recreation Department
First St
Knickerbocker
South End
Soviets vow continued UN action against Israel
In Moscow Premier Alexei Kosygin says the Soviet Union will press for a UN Security Council condemnation of Israel. He states the UN will eventually must adopt a decision condemning Israeli aggression and calling for withdrawal from occupied territories.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Security Council
United Nations
Kosygin
Funeral for Dorset youth D B Vassar today
David B. Vassar 20 of Dorset Vermont, killed in a one car crash near Manchester. Funeral at 3 p.m. Brewster Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Dana officiating. Interment Maple Hill Cemetery Dorset. He died from a lacerated aorta after his 1966 sports sedan left Route 30 and hit a tree. Survivors include his mother Mrs Marjory Whittimore and stepfather Fred Whittimore, a brother Robert Vassar, a sister Mrs Fred G Russell, and grandmother Mrs Hattie Vassar. The death marks the second highway fatality in Bennington County this year.
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David B. Vassar
Dorset
Manchester
Brewster Funeral Home
Robert Dana
Dorset Congregational Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Vassar
Bennington County
Henry B. van Loon
Rutland, Vermont
Larry D. Shaw
Clifford B. Harwood
Vermont
Boston
Marjory L. Whittemore
Elmer E. Vassar
Fred Whittemore
East Dorset
Robert Va
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Spa
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Carleton J. Ring
R-N.y
High Rock Springs
Board
Michael E. Sweeney
Saratoga School Board
Wm. D. Graham
Island Fort
United Press Internationtl
Thomas Carlyle
John Glass
Learn To Swim
Record Newspapers
Prospect Fare
Stuart Bemis
Rensselaer County Agriculture Department
Rensselaer County
Marie Bowman
Miss Bowman
M. Solomon's
D. B. Vassar
ESSO
Pere Shane
Humble OS & Refining Company
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