Voters reject Lansingburgh School District budget
Voters rejected the $3,733,990 1971-72 budget by nearly three to one with 1,177 ballots. The tally was 849 against and 328 for the budget. Four board members were elected to new terms. The board will decide next at a June 29 meeting whether to pursue an austerity budget or another budget submission.
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Lansingburgh Central
Stephen Verazunis
William T. LaRose
Knickerbocker Junior High School
Editorial: All Is Not Lost In Rensselaer County Charter Fight
The defeat of the proposed Rensselaer County charter by rural towns does not end the push for a modern executive governed county. Voters showed concern for an administrator, urging bipartisan cooperation to draft a new charter with a smaller commission and less partisan maneuvering. A renewed effort should place the charter ahead of party advantage and keep civic aims in focus.
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Rensselaer County
New York City Strike Ends Amid Statewide Threat
About 7,500 city workers returned to draws and bridges as a state employees union of 150,000 set a June 17 walkout deadline targeting 38 mental hospitals. The two day city strike pressured pension talks with the state legislature and disrupted bridges sewage plants incinerators water supply parks and school cafeterias.
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New York
Afl-Cio
Civil Service Employer Association
Gov. Nel
Senators Warn Crime Shifts to Wall Street
New York prosecutors told a Senate subcommittee that stolen stocks and bonds may flow through a small NYC bank and minor brokerages tied to organized crime. Murray Gross urged replacing certificates with a computerized system, warning of counterfeit securities and limited FBI cooperation.
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Washington
New York City
New York
Senate
Murray Gross
New York County
FBI
Wall Street
Gross
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
New York Republicans Trim Budget Tightens Tax Burden
The 1971 Republican controlled legislature cut over 750 million from Gov Rockefeller’s proposal as costs rose. Despite cuts the budget hit record levels, prompting increases in sales and business taxes and drawing Democrats’ critique that welfare and education aid were diluted for the disadvantaged.
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Albany, N.Y
Rockefeller
New Taxes Accompany Economy In New York
New York lawmakers ended the 1971 session by approving a 6oo million NYC relief package and a statewide sales tax expansion. A 4 percent levy now applies to meals under one dollar, with higher thresholds in districts with local taxes. The move aims to restore cuts and fund youth programs and SEEK, while sparking GOP criticism of late-session decisions.
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New York City
Syracuse
Rockefeller
Reds Pound Cambodia's Key Areas
In the marshes east of Phnom Penh, enemy gunners fired rocket and mortar volleys into four Cambodian strong points as hand to hand fighting raged. Cambodian forces reported heavy Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses while U S air strikes targeted supply lines to disrupt the enemy around Phnom Penh.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
High Command
Prey Bang
Kompong Chamland
Lompong Ampil
Vihear Suor
Mekong
Chhang Song
Prey Thom
Mekong River
Chup
White House Sees POW Claims as Political Propaganda
The White House and advocates of a Dec 31 withdrawal deadline clashed over claims that North Vietnam would free U S prisoners within 30 days of a withdrawal accord. Press secretary Ziegler said Clifford and others raised false hopes for domestic political gain. Senators Moss and Mansfield urged timing tied to POW releases, warning of longer captivity if no date is set.
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Washington
White House
U.S
Indochina
Ronald L. Ziegler
Clark Clifford
Ziegler
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Senate
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Mont
United States
Mansfield
Vietnam
Clifford
Rogers: No Change on Hanoi Prisoner Talks Says Rogers
Secretary of State William P. Rogers dismissed as propaganda unofficial North Vietnamese hints of a fixed date for American troop withdrawals in exchange for prisoners of war. He said there is no change in Hanoi’s basic position and urged talks only with negotiator Bruce, not private discussions.
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LaRose
Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Paris
Hanoi
David) Bruce
Senate Votes To Lower Draft Ceilings In Two Years
The Senate voted to lower draft ceilings to 130000 for the year starting July 1 and 140000 for the year starting July 1, 1972, with funds needing congressional approval for any increase. Amendments by Hughes and Javits were approved seeking stricter controls on drug addiction and international drug traffic, while Stennis and Kennedy shaped final ceiling provisions. The Pentagon had estimated draft calls at 114000 for the coming year, below the proposed ceiling.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Iowa Democrat
Vietnam
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Pentagon
House
U.S
Indochina
John C. Stennnis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Stennis
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Congress
Middle East
Foes blame Allende leniency for slaying in Chile
Opposition parties blame President Allende for tolerating armed leftist groups after the assassination of former vice president Edmundo Perez Zujovic. A gunman fired at Zujovic as he stood near his home, with authorities targeting the ultraleft group VOP and a suspect named Ronald Rivera. A curfew and emergency measures were announced as police search for suspects.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Edmundo Perez Zujovic
Eduardo Frei
Zujovic
Allende
Pointblank Range
Organized Vanguard of the People
VOP
Ronald Rivera
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