Patenaude Park Dedicated in Mechanicville War Memorial
Mechanicville honors Pfc Harold Patenaude with a park dedication led by Mayor John H. Connors. The ceremony featured veterans, a Green Beret prayer, a plaque unveiling, and a wreath as local officials pledged to honor all city war dead and support troops abroad.
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John H. 0Aloney
John H. Connors
Patenaude Park
Mechanicville
Vietnam
Europe
U.S
Pfc
Harold Patenaude
Green Berets
Pfe
Patenaude
Wilfred Patenaude
Terry Mead
Granville All Stars Defeat Mechanicville in League Play
Mechanicville's Little League all star entry traveled to Granville Saturday night and lost 7 to 5. The defeat ends Mechanicville's bid for further Little League International tournament competition.
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Mechanicville
Granville
Boys Still Beautifying Area Sites
Ten boys employed by the Department of Public Safety under Commissioner John R. Fascia continue beautification projects with Mayor John H. Connors. Sponsored by the State Division for Youth, the effort ends August 18. Equipment from Public Works. supervision by Peter Piccirilli. Work areas include western city entrance Kennedy Park picnic area and the Mechanicville pumping station.
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Department of Public Safety
John R. Fascia
Fascia
John H. Connors
State Division For
Department of Public Works
Peter Piccirilli
Kennedy Park
Mechanicville
345 Listed During Special PPR in Mechanicville
A total of 345 residents of Mechanicville used the special Permanent Personal Registration event held Friday and Saturday at the John Ahearn Rescue Squad building. James V. Parente, Saratoga County Republican commissioner of elections, and Joseph Caslin, Democrat, oversaw. Parente said eight days will be set aside in October for further registrations and dates will be announced soon. About 3,300 to 3,500 people are currently registered.
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Mechanicville
John Ahearn
James V. Parente
Saratoga County
Joseph Caslin
Parente
Bridge Results Announced
Twenty pairs attended the regular session of the Mechanicville Stillwater Duplicate Bridge Club Saturday evening at Peters Purcell Post rooms. North south winners were first Dr and Mrs Malcolm McMartin Johnstown second Miss Mary Huns Mechanicville and William McGraw Schenectady third Mrs Carol Bunnecke Schenectady and Alan Collins Mechanicville. East West winners were first Miss Mary Hans and Mrs Margaret Blossom Albany second Mrs Mary Decker Glens Falls and Mrs Edgar Stillman Latham third Miss Eleanor Reed Cohoes and Mrs Marian Maby
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Mechanicville
Mary Decker
Glens Falls
Edgar Stillman
Latham
Eleanor Reed
Cohoes
Marian Maby
Tennis and Swim Classes Offered by City Agencies
Public Safety Commissioner John R. Fascia announces free tennis instruction for youths each Saturday from 10 am to noon at Park Avenue courts, led by Charles Hyatt. The Learn to Swim program runs weekdays at Alonzo Pool with Red Cross certificates issued after the August swim meet. Lifesaving and age 8 to 15 Lassie Leaguue softball games continue at North Main Street, with 80 participants under manager Mrs. Mary Robens.
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John R. Fascia
Commissioner of Public Safety
Park Avenue
Charles Hyatt
North Carolina University
Hyatt
Fascia
Department of Public Safety and
Mechanicville Youth Recreation Committee
Alonzo Pool
South Main Street
Pamela Phillips
Red Cross
Ann Marie Luther
Gary Phillips
Public Safety Department
North Main Street
Mary Robens
Mrs. Eleanor LaBarge Dies After Long Illness
Eleanor M. LaBarge of RD 1 Mechanicville a 20 year Korell Company employee died Sunday at St Marys Hospital Amsterdam after a long illness. Born in Glens Falls she lived in the area most of her life. Survived by husband Leslie a brother Milton Carter two sisters Mrs Percy Aldrich and Mrs George Lowell. Funeral Tuesday at 11 from Dunn Funeral Home Mechanicville with Rev Taylor B Light officiating. Interment in Hudson View Cemetery.
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Eleanor M. LaBarge
RD 1
Mechanicville
Korell Company
St. Mary's Hospital
Amsterdam
Glens Falls
Walter and
Addie Burgoyne Carter
First Presbyterian Church of
Leslie LaBarge
Milton Carter
Delmar
Injuries Fatal for Buffalo Man After July Fall
Edwin H. Anderson Sr., 67, of Buffalo, died Sunday at Sisters Hospital from injuries suffered July 6 when he fell from scaffolding.
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Buffalo
Edwin H. Anderson Sr
Anderson
Sisters Hospital
CROSS WW ORD PUZZLE ANSWER CARD
Babylonian deity Ball. Down clues yield a filled crossword with entries such as pronoun sponsor and silkworm. The puzzle provides a word list including 1 Clan 5 Slave 9 Resort 22 Courageous person and many others to complete a themed crossword.
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Cross
India
Demonstrations in Macao protest British rule over Hong Kong
In Macao twelve thousand Communist Chinese paraded through streets with banners accusing Britain of fascist suppression in Hong Kong and targeting Burmese and Indian governments. In Laos, fighting intensified near Thatheng as government forces clashed with Pathet Lao, with village shelling and shifting control reported but no casualty data. In London, Beatles members urged legalizing marijuana via a full page advert to Home Secretary Roy Jenkins, signed by 61 Britons including Kenneth Tynan.
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Macao
Britain
Hong Kong
Vientiane
Laos
Thatheng
Pathet Lao
London
UPI
Wirtz dives river rescue saves 12 year old girl
National Washington AP reports Labor Secretary Wirtz leapt into the Cacapon River West Virginia to rescue Debbie Dolan 12 of Winchester Virginia after she was swept into deep water while swimming with her sisters near Forks of Cacapon. In Hancock Maryland a Canadian couple and an 81 year old New York man died in a head on crash on Route 40 five miles west of town.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Cacapon River
West Virginia
Wirtz
Debbie Dolan
Winchester
Forks of Cacapon
W. Va
Hancock, Md
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New York State
Here
Sylvester McGarvey
Vera
Ontario
Loyal F. Hurley
Adams Center
New York
Riots End In Rochester As Normalcy Returns
Life returned to normal in Rochester New York after looting window breaking and small fires during Sunday and early yesterday in a mainly Negro north side area. Police resumed patrols in Nassau Street Joseph Avenue where riots occurred exactly three years ago yesterday.
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Rochester
N.Y
William Lombard
Nassau Street
Joseph Avenue
Woman Killed In Endwell Auto Crash
Mrs Phyllis Hiller 23 of Endwell suburb died after the car she rode in crashed at an Endwell intersection. The Sunday wreck also injured another occupant. Police investigated the cause of the crash in a suburban New York neighborhood.
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Binghamton
Phyllis Hiller
Surburban Endwell
Endwell
Flag Burning Protest Backed by Saratoga County Leader
Charles Osborn Jr. of the Saratoga County Veterans Agency urged residents and business leaders to support anti flag desecration measures. He backed Rep. Carleton J. King’s push to prosecute desecrators, stressing pride in the flag and country despite policy disagreements. The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce backs the program.
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Charles Osborn Jr
Saratoga County Veterans Agency
Mechanicville
Osborn
Carleton J. King
Saratoga County Council
iChambers of Commerce
Seek Juveniles For False Alarm In Mechanicville
Police seek teenagers believed responsible for a false alarm from Box 21 at Dutch Gap late Saturday. Investigators note several youths who had attended a dance in the city’s southern section and some may be involved. A separate incident reports broken glass at a gasoline pump in a Sibley Chevrolet on Main Street.
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Mechanicville
Dutch Gap
Sibley
Chevrolet
Main Street
Surplus Food to be Distributed Tomorrow in Mechanicville
Commissioner of Public Safety John R. Fasela announced surplus food will be distributed to eligible Mechanicville families at the Rescue Squad Building on Central Avenue tomorrow from 10 am to 3 pm. John La Valta will supervise distribution. recipients should bring containers and not block entrances. Applications for the food must be made at the Public Safety Office in City Hall on weekdays between 9 am and 4 pm.
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Commissioner'of Public Safety
John R. Fasela
Mechanicville
Resscue
Central Avenue
John la Valta
Public Safety Office
City Hall
Chemical spray used to quell unrest in jail
Police in St. Louis use chemical spray in the city jail lockup to subdue unruly inmates. Officers report spraying a faceful of mist to quell disturbances as needed.
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ST. Laas Mo
UPI
8. Louis
Niagara Mohawk crews work around the clock for outages
The message says Niagara Mohawk line crews and dispatchers operate seven days a week and 24 hours a day to minimize outages and respond to storms. It notes outages can occur from blizzards ice storms or high winds and expresses embarrassment when customers experience interruptions.
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Niagara Mohawk Line
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