Memorial Day services honor fallen across wars at Wynantskill
Cmdr. Don ald W. Kennedy led Memorial Day remarks claiming the debt to Vietnam dead equals that of Civil War and world wars. A parade down Main Avenue preceded ceremonies at the Wynantskill school monument with wreaths from local veterans posts and auxiliary groups. The salute was led by John Morris and Taps directed by William O Connor Jr. Francis Houser served as grand marshal and Raymond Ham as honorary.
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Viet Nam
Cmdr
Donald W. Kennedy
North Greenbush
Wynantskill
Main Avenue
Cmdr. Kennedy
Belleau Wood
William la Fluer
American Legion Post
Rankin J. Mealy
Geerholt-Rehm Post
Joseph Lagendorf
William Johnson
William Hubicki
Nicholas Morro
VFW
Charles Shruan
Edward Martin
William Rooney
Joseph Gondella
Taps
William O'Connor Jr
Wynantskill Fire Co.-Kiwanis Rand
Francis Houser
Memorial Day Observances and Local Church Activities
Mrs. J F Bowman and Joseph W Riegert led North Greenbush ceremonies with remarks from Mr. Houser. Gold Star Mothers Esther Rehm and Mary Bearder honored. Town officials and clergy participated. Parades included VFW, American Legion units, fire departments, scouts, Kiwanis and bands. Similar ceremonies held in Blooming Grove. Church school staff meet in Albany for Lutheran curriculum. Wesleyan Methodist church meetings postponed and mid week services and youth fellowship planned. Choir rehearsals set at First Reformed and St Timothy churches.
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Esther Rehm
Mary Bearder
John Claydon
Henry King
Franklyn E. Sanderson
Russell F. Pater
First Reformed Church
Kurt Ottway Jr
St. Timothy's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Geerholt-Rehm Post
VFW
North Greenbush Memorial Post American Legion
Wynantskill
Colett Twirlers
Bannerettes
Defreestville
Staf
First Lutheran Church
Albany
Lutheran Church of America
Board of Trustees
The
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Stanley W. Klob
Wesleyan Youth Fellowship
Fellowship Haven
Adam J. Lipina
Gasoline On Rubbish Proves Violent
A 45 year old South Shaftsbury Vermont man Edward J Myers was burned in a flash explosion while burning rubbish in a cellar hole after pouring gasoline. He was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital with burns to the face and back of the neck. Windows of the Red Brick School across the street were blown out though no students were present for the holiday.
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South Shaftsbury
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Vermont
Edward J. Myers
Myers
Rensselaer Fire Police Association Plans Bazaar Participation
Final plans for the Rensselaer Fire Police Association to take part in upcoming city bazaars will be discussed at a 7 30 p m meeting at Police Headquarters. Captain James E Walsh will preside.
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Rensselaer Fire Police Association
James E. Walsh
Blue Cross and Blue Shield rename northeastern NY units
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans serving Troy and 13 northern counties adopt new corporate names effective yesterday. Blue Cross of Northeastern New York Inc and Blue Shield of Northeastern New York Inc replace prior titles. associated hospital and prepaid medical plans retain formal origins but align under the new branding. Service areas include Albany Clinton Columbia Essex Fulton Greene Montgomery Rensselaer Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Warren and Washington counties.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Troy
State Insurance Department
Northeastern New York, Inc
Associated Hospital Service of
Capital District
Northeastern New York Medical Service, Inc
Ralph Hammersley Jr
Mr. Hammersley
Albany
Clinton
Columbia
Essex
Fulton
Greene
Montgomery
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Schenectady
Schoharie
Warren
Washington
RPI Faculty Members End Tour
Three RPI faculty members returned to campus after lecturing and holding seminars in four European countries. Dr. Robert L. Schiffman spoke on soil mechanics at Israeli institutes and UK French sites. discussions covered saturated soils and concrete relations. Dr. Erwin R. Gaerttner and Dr. Paul B. Daitch attended the International Atomic Energy Symposium in Karlsruhe. Gaerttner presented four papers.
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RPI
Robert L. Schiffman
Weizman Institute of Science
Arid Regions Research Institute
Israel
Imperial College
University of Manchester
Birmingham University
England
Ecole Nationale Des Pontes
Chaussees
France
Erwin R
Old Dutch Warship Wreck Found Off Perth Coast
Skin divers uncovered submerged iron off a Perth beach later identified as a cannon from an 18th century Dutch man of war. Experts at the Perth state museum weigh whether the Fortuyn or Antekerke vessels are the source, with possible coins and silver reported.
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Perth
Australia
State Museum
Fortuyn
Dutch East India Company
West Australian
East Indies
Indonesia
Europe
Africa
Indian Ocean
Indies
Ten European Hostages Found Dead In Congo
In Leopoldville reports say ten European hostages were speared to death in the northern Congo. Mercenary troops discovering the bodies near the Buta area as they press to crush rebel resistance. Three Portuguese victims were also found near Likati with seven others unnamed killed or missing.
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Congo
Leopoldville, the Congo
Leopoldville
Buta
Michael Hoare
Likati
Bondo
Steel Union Installs Abel as New Head
I W Abel sworn in as president of United Steelworkers Union in a ceremony at the Penn Sheraton Hotel with 2 p m rituals. Walter J Burke becomes secretary treasurer and Joseph P Molony named vice president along with ten new district directors. David J McDonald and George Meany attend. Abel won 10 142 vote margin.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Walter J. Burke
Joseph P. Molony
Penn-Sheraton
David J. McDonald
Aflcio
George Meany
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Joseph Germano
USW District 31
Abel
New Grand Jury Seated for June Term of Court
A new grand jury was sworn in at the courthouse for the June term of Supreme Court led by Justice Isadore Bookstein. Of 50 summoned, 22 were seated after exemptions. Carl F. Rapp was named foreman and Amos A. Crandall assistant foreman. John H. Thomsen was chosen clerk. The court outlined jurors duties and responsibilities.
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Court House
Supreme Court
Isadore Bookstein
Justice Bookstein
Carl F. Rapp
Central Ave
Amos A. Crandall
RD 1
Berlin
John H. Thomsen
Schaghticoke
Averill Park Bond Sessions Set for June Vote
Averill Park Central School District schedules four public info meetings before the June 15 bond election for 2.9 million dollars with 74 percent state aid. Dr Royal A Cutler Jr says trustees and the architect will discuss plans and answer questions. Sessions begin at 8 p.m. today Poestenkill School tomorrow West Sand Lake School Monday High School.
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Board of Education
Averill Park Central School
Royal A. Cutler Jr
Poestenkill School
West Sand Lake School
Troy Student Peter Coffey Receives Albany Law Degree
Peter V. Coffey of Troy earns an LLB at Albany Law School as part of a 52-member graduating class. He is the son of Mrs. Eugene V. Coffey and the late Troy attorney. Coffey served as legislative editor of the Albany Law Review and treasurer of the Student Bar Association. He attended LaSalle Institute and Siena College where he led student government and debate activities.
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Peter V. Coffey
Troy
Albany Law School
Eugene V. Coffey
Coffey
Albany Law Review
Student Bar Association
LaSalle Institute
Siena College
Siena
Debate Society
Rites Conducted For Mr Whitbeck Founder Of Whitbeck Motors
The funeral of William J. Whitbeck founder and president of Whitbeck Motors Inc. of Troy was held yesterday afternoon at McLoughlin Funeral Home Glen and 6th Aves with Rev Willard Rice of Union Presbyterian Church Schenectady officiating. Bearers included Thomas Shanahan James Cullen Frank Kenney Raymond Hayes Edwin Lansing and Howard Bullett. Interment followed at Memory's Garden Colonie with Mr Rice presiding at the grave.
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William J. Whitbeck
Whitbeck Motors Inc
Troy
McLoughlin Funeral Home
Glen and
6Th Aves
Willard Rice
Union Presbyterian Church of
Schenectady
Thomas Shanahan
James Cullen
Frank Kenney
Raymond Hayes
Edwin Lansing
Howard Bullett
Garden
Colonie
Rice
French Hint They Favor Nuclear Plan
Paris reports France hinted a cautious favorable response to a U S proposal for a nuclear executive committee within NATO. Pierre Messmer said Paris will study McNamara’s plan to share nuclear control through a four or five member NATO committee, signaling no outright rejection and aligning with de Gaulle's tripartite aim.
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Paris
France
U. S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pierre Messmer
NATO
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Charles de Gaulle
McNamara
America
de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Joint union backs Troy councilmen pay raise
A meeting of the Uniformed Firemen's Association and the Troy Police Benevolent Association produced a joint statement urging a pay raise for Troy City Councilmen. Leaders Magnetto Kilgallen Phoenix McNerney said councilmembers must be fairly compensated to attract and retain capable public servants.
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Uniformed Firemen's Association
Troy Police Benevolent and Protective Association
Peter J. Magnetto
James B. Kilgallen
PBA
William E. Phoenix
Eugene K. McNerney
UFA
Troy
Rumors of Uruguay Coup Denied But Persist
Montevideo AP reports Uruguay's ruling party official denies a coup plan while opposition figures claim leftist groups aim to seize power amid economic and political strain. Defense Minister Mora torio urges confidence, noting armed forces uphold the Constitution as security measures tighten countrywide.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
National Council
Amilcar Vasconcellos
Colorado Party
Pablo Moratorio
Blanco Party
Fisherman Delivers Shark Pups Then Returns Them to Sea
In Mudeford England UPI reports fisherman John Batchelor acted as midwife to a dead shark delivering 23 small fry. He returned the newborn sharks to the sea after the 38 pound mother shark was landed on rod and line by Angler Pete Parsons of Southampton.
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Mudeford
England
UPI
John Batchelor
Pete Parsons
Southampton
How to Handle Alcohol in June Reader's Digest
Dr Terhune speaks not a prohibitionist nor teetotaler, but warns that one or two drinks daily may lead to trouble and there is no cure for alcoholism. The Rising Tide of Alcoholism appears as a condensed Harper's Bazaar feature in June Reader's Digest.
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Weber
Dr. Terhune
Reader’s Digest
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Visor
Joseph W. Riegert
Mr. Houser
Insurance School
Albany Agents and Brokers School, Inc
Insurance Agents
State Street
N. Y
Fleischmann
Blondes Whickey
Fleischmanns Corporation
New York City
Steel Union
McDonald
Averill Park
East Side Hardware, Inc
Pawling Ave
Union National Bank Savings Bonds
Union Bank of Troy
Troy Area
Union National Bank of Troy Savings
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Union National Bank Savings
ALL Union Bank
Union National Bank
Troy Post Office
Hoosic Valley
Sucaway
Hoosick St
N. Lake Ave
Mr. Whitbeck
Interior Ministry
Alfredo Baldomir
Harper's Bazaar
Reader's Digest
HART
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