Obituary notices from Cohoes and area deaths
Leeis Vautrin of Cohoes dies after months illness at St Marys Hospital. Survivors include wife Bertha Flatley and six siblings. Funeral from Stanton Funeral Home to St Josephs Church with Solemn Requiem Mass. Also multiple obituaries including Mary Bulmer Brainard and Arnold, Krutka, and other local figures with funeral details, church services, and interment sites.
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Leeis
Vautrin
Louis J. Vautrin
Lansing St
Cohoes
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sherrington
P.Q
Canada
St. Joseph's Church
Bertha Flatley
Barbara
Cindy Vautrin
Eugene
Louis Vautrin
Emile Beaudin
Richard McKay
John Mackey
Leo Daigneault
Watervliet
Schuyler Sidner
Troy
Anita Touzin
San Diego
Calif
Rene
Archille
Joseph
Gaston Vautrin
Bucher
Paul Vautrin
Waterford
Stanton Funeral Home
Columbia St
St. Joseph’s Church
Anthony P. Cioffi
Clarence J. Morse
Manny V. di Novo
Anthony J. Pollicino
Rocco F. Fera
James H. Reilly
Vaughan
Standard Manufacturing Co
Mr. Arnold
William Arnold
Alleghany Ludlum Steel Corp
Morris & Stebbins
Hoosick St
Peter F. Vining
West Sand Lake
Stanley
Harold
Earl
Kenneth
Lester Arnold
John Warren
Sand Lake Union
Alleghany Ludlum
Mr. Krutka
John J. Krutka Sr
Gorski
Ontario St
St. Michael's Church
That City
Keith McKennan
Michael J. Waz
John Pielras
John A. Sidur
Olszewski
St.Michael’s Cemetery
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sisters of the Resurrection
Colces
Colces Police Department Were Present, Headed By James W. Gorman
Public Saftety
Joseph R. Garett
Sts. Peter's and Paul's Society
First Catholic, Slovak Union
Women's Slovak Union
Ushers Assn
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
Carpenter
the Florist, Inc
Kenneth E. Davitt
James Hunter Heating and Contractor Co
Albany
Samaritan Hospital
Defreestville
Mr. Davitt
Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
de- Sreestville Volunteer Fire Dept
Ada M. Gooney
Emerson F. Davitt
Hampton Manor
Edward K. Davitt
Rensselaer
Degratt- Bryte
Elmwood Cemetery
Earl H. Nash
Earl H.nash
Freihofer Baking Co
the Leonard Hospital
Ness
Beverley
Mass
Freihofer Com. Dahy
Nash
St. Augustine's Church
Holy Name Society
Freihofer's
Mary R. Sharp
Howard F. Nash
Pfe
Robert F. Nash
Hawaii
Carol A. Nash
Earl H. Nash Jr
3Rd Ave
St. Peter's Cemetery
Sarah Bell Lane
Troy Area
St. Mary's Hospital
West Shokan
Arthur Lane
Lillian Wisner
Florence Higgins
Hunter
Charlotta
Port Ewen
Nellie Adams
Kingston
Addie Beadle
Creek Lock
Priscilla Fatouras
Bergehfield
Sherman
Leroy Lane
Griswold
State St
Woodlawn
Sche-nectady
Mt. Tremper
McCaig
William MccCaig
Fayette Ave
Kenmore
Barthel
Purtell Ave
Latham
Luther A. Patton
Calvary Methodist Church
Irvin
William Armstrong
Franklin Austin
Donald Granger
Walter Ruhtz
Charles Tovejoy
Albany Rural Cemetery
Patton
Harry Cymbalak
Valley Falls
Hack Funeral
Schaghtocoke
St. Basil's Russian Orthodox Church
Maplewood
Basil G. Horsky
St. Basil's Cemetery
Austsia
Boston and Maine Railroad
Tekla
Michael
Glens Falls
Theodore Moncsko
Schenectady
Frank Wassell
Paraska Gotch
Bayonne
N. J
Alexandria
Albany High Court Orders Reopening Discrimination Case
New York states highest court directed the State Commission Against Discrimination to reopen a complaint by the American Jewish Congress against Aramco alleging Jews faced job application screening. The court gave two options to end the proceedings or hear the case, preserving AJCongress's right to challenge potential discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State ‘Commission
American‘ Jewish’ Congress
Arabian American Oil Co
Aramco
SCAD
Saudi Arabia
American Jewish Congress
Saudiene
United States
Commission
State Jobless Up 78 000 in Mid January
Albany UPI State Industrial Commissioner M M P Catherwood said unemployment rose to 557 231 in mid January, an increase of about 78 000 from December. He projected totals around 650 000 under new federal rules and warned the trigger point for extending benefits to 13 weeks may be reached between April and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
UPI
MM. P. Catherwood
Catherwood
Republicans clash with Democrats over judgeship bill
Rep Charles Halleck and Senate leader Everett Dirksen criticized Democrats for playing politics with a judgeship bill as Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged Senate passage. Dirksen called for a March delay until the Federal Judicial Conference's recommendations are ready. Mansfield defended the conference as non legislative.
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Andrew Jackson
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Dirksen
Halleck
Emanuel Celler
D-N. Y
House Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Federal Judicial Conference
Mansfield
Judicial Conference
Legislative Branch
Benefit Show For Cancer Fund Slated April 15
A combined fashion show and tea to aid the Rensselaer County Cancer Fund is set for April 15 at 1 30 p.m. at Hotel Troy. Tickets go on sale this weekend at the Hotel Troy and Troy shops. Mrs William McCormick coordinates the event with professional models presenting fashions supplied by Cahills Sporting Goods Co Hasso's Furs The Peerless Co Benbys Inc Knitcraft Shoppe Leather Arts and The Young Folks Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County Cancer Fund
Hotel Troy
Troy
William McCormick
Cahill’s* Sporting Goods Co
Hasso’s Furs
the Peerless Co
Benby's Inc
Pitts Family Roster and Funeral Details
Pitts relatives include Uel Pitts Essex Junction VT John Pitts Troy NY Joseph Pitts Scotia NY Steven A Pitts West Sand Lake NY a sister Mrs H B Aldrich Valdosta GA and a brother Theodore Pitts England Funeral services set at Thomas and Miller Funeral Home West Sand Lake then 9 30 a m Requiem Mass at St Jude's Church details note a Mass blessing for the Pitts family with local ties.
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Uel Pitts
Essex Junction
John Pitts
Troy
Joseph Pitts
Scotia
Steven A. Pitts
West Sand Lake
H. B. Aldrich
Valdosta
Theodore Pitts
England
At & Am
Thomas and Miller Funeral
St. Jude’s Church
Vocal Unit Concert Recalls Hiawatha Themes and Dance Interlude
The Troy Vocal Society presented a varied program highlighted by a Hiawatha inspired setting and pieces by Bach, Cain, Nevin, and Rogers and Hammerstein. Kathleen Wood and Peter Spendiff offered a graceful dance finale, followed by an encore featuring the Indian love song Fallen Leaf.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Hiawatha
Gitchee Gumie
Dr. Tidmarsh
The
Vocal Society
Decius
Edward MacDowell
Fine
Ethelbert Nevin
O Brother Man
Whittier
Ringwald
Group of Four
Rogers and Hammerstein
Kathleen Wood
Peter Spendiff
George J. Wood
Cohoes
Albert P. Spendiff
Tray
Miriam Saner’ Folzy
Léhar
Troy Vocal Society
H. W. Pierce
Noble Cain
Kathleen
Peter
Herman Lohr
J. H. Maunder
Logan
Widow, 83, Found Beaten in Brooklyn Apartment
The body of 83-year-old widow Anna Weiner was found in her Brooklyn apartment at 343 Howard Ave. Police say she was beaten and apparently raped before being strangled. Neighbors describe her as a partially deaf shut-in who put up a fierce struggle, with fingernail evidence suggesting resistance.
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New York
Brooklyn
Anna Weiner
Howard Ave
Federal aid in education stirs Catholic and Protestant lines
Archbishop Alter opposes aid that excludes private school children, calling such moves discriminatory and urging rights for Catholic students if federal support exists. Protestant groups reject church state funding, while board members and cardinals debate constitutional limits and private institution loans amid the national education funding debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Alter
Glenn L. Archer
Kennedy
National “Catholic Welfare
Welfare Conference
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Chicago
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis
William E. Cousins
Milwaukee
John F. Dearden
Detroit
Lawrence J. Shehan
Bridgeport
Conn
Emmet ™. Walsh
Glens Falls Raises Approved for City Employees
Glens Falls Common Council unanimously approved a five percent across the board raise for about 140 city workers excluding elected officials. The increase, submitted by Councilman Joseph Fish, takes effect April 3 and will appear on the first payroll after that date.
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Glens Falls
Joseph Fish
James Wallace
J. Ward Russell
New York State
Royal Visit Opens in Tehran With Queen Elizabeth
About a million people welcomed Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip as they arrived in Tehran for a four day state visit. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah greeted the couple at Mehrabad Airport with massed bands, cannons, and an aerial salute. The Queen received Tehran’s golden city key and the couple rode to Golestan Palace in regal coaches.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Elizabeth
Persia
Prince Philip
New Delhi
Shah Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi
Farah
Mehrabad
Imperial
Shah
Golestan
Rent Control Meeting Demanded Extension Amid Protests
Speakers urged extending residential controls as rent loopholes were cited. Hundreds marched past the Education Building with placards while state troopers stood in hallways. Mayor Wagner called for a two year extension and hearings in New York City, criticizing blanket landlord bonuses. Proposals pushed for a 15 percent rent hike by two housing groups to curb the rent spiral under the 6 plus 2 provision.
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Chancellors Hall
Education
Rent Central
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Albany
Wagner
Finletter Approved as Ambassador to NATO in Senate
Washington AP reports the Senate confirmed Thomas K. Finletter of New York as U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Also approved were Clifton R. Wharton to Norway, Roger W. Tubby as assistant secretary of state for public affairs, and Sijiad B. Macesaber Jr. as ambassador to Jordan, with Macomber noted as former Eisenhower aide.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas K. Finletter
New York
U. S
Finletter
Air Force
Clifton R. Wharton
California
Norway
Wharton
Roger W. Tubby
Harry S. Truman
Ethyl Corp Blast Kills Two in Baton Rouge Plant
Four blasts at the Ethyl Corp plant in Baton Rouge Louisiana killed supervisor Charles R. Johnson and operator Urban A. Callais and injured 32 others. Emergency crews recovered the bodies after nine hours amid danger of further explosions and chemical hazards. The plant sits in a large perimeter chemical complex employing about 2800 workers and the blasts shattered bricks and windows across the area.
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Baton Rouge
Ethyl Corp
Charles R. Johnson
Urban A. Callais
Ethyl
State
Parker PTA Elects New Officers
Parker School PTA elected a new officer slate including Mrs. Walter McClintock as president and Mrs. Richard Keeler as first vice president. John La Barge was named second vice president, Mrs. Charles Whited as secretary, and Mrs. John Empie as treasurer.
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Parker School
PTA
Walter ‘McClintock
Richard Keeler
John la Barge
Charles ‘Whited
John Empie
John O'Neil
Edward Birmingham
Judy Eseh
Gerald Staud
Elmer Phillips
Urge More School Aid Urge More Albany
Democratic leaders accuse Governor Rockefeller of blocking added school aid. Sen. Joseph Zaretzki and Assemblyman Anthony J. Travia say they will press for higher education funding with Republican support. They label the governor the sole opponent to increased aid and urge a substantial increase this year.
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Albany
UPI
Rockefeller
Joseph Zaretzki
Anthony J. Travia
Friends of Education
Venus Rocket Lost To Radio Contact
Moscow reports Soviet scientists have lost radio contact with the Venus rocket as of last Monday. Tass notes the automatic interplanetary station remains in view from Soviet territory and efforts will continue to restore contact while the craft continues its scheduled flight toward Venus, with a projected distance of about 62,500 miles on May 19.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Schedue
Earth
Venus
Hanover Asks Area Labor Aid
Harold C. Hanover, president of New York state AFL-CIO, urged more action to aid surplus labor regions in letters to Congressional Steering Committee members. He called for more defense contracts for stricken areas and noted worsening figures in Buffalo, Rochester, Utica Rome, and Olean Salamanca.
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New York
New York State
Harold C. Hanover
Afl-Cio
Buffalo
Rochester
Utica- Rome
Olean
Hudson River Training School Guest Speaker at Kiwanis Meeting
Miss Margaret Purcell, director of Hudson River Training School in Troy, spoke to Poestenkill Kiwanis at Fayes Musical Bar on Route 4 yesterday. She outlined the school's scope and operation, introduced by Robert Wilson, with Kenneth Davis giving the invocation and Warren Savage presiding.
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Margaret Purcell
Hudson
River Training School
Troy
Fayes Musical Bar
Route 4
Subsidized Culture Plan Aims For Statewide Arts Access
New York State would subsidize culture for about one tenth of the nation’s population if a program approved by the State Council on the Arts and then the Legislature is enacted. A $450,000 plan would expand first-hand cultural experiences, including $330,000 for touring opera ballet theater and symphony groups, $50,000 for touring art exhibits and museum advice, and $20,000 for professional guidance to historical societies.
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New York
State Council On the Arts
New York State
Rockefeller
Titan Shot Falls Short on 6100 Mile Test at Cape Canaveral
An advanced Titan intercontinental missile failed to reach its 6100 mile goal after premature upper stage shutdown. The 98 foot rocket rose from Cape Canaveral, then reentry was cut short by the malfunction. Air Force notes cause unavailable and targets mid summer operational status, with previous test reaching the distance in October.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S. Arsenal
Air Force
Titan
Meriwether Nomination Advances Despite Controversy
Senate committee vote on Meriwether, Alabama finance chief under Gov Patterson, split along party lines with Robertson defending the nominee. Substantive questions centered on his past ties to Crommelin and alleged extreme views, while supporters cited fairness in inquiry into qualifications for Export-Import Bank director.
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Crommelin
Meriwether
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Merriwether
Sen. Robertson
Javits
Virginia
Alabama
Southern Committee
Weaver
Robertson
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Prescott
Bush
R-Conn
William Blakley
D-Tex
Joseph Clark
D-Pa
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Maurine Neuber
St Patrick's Day Dinner Dance Planned by Noble Callahan
The American Legion post will hold a St Patrick's Day dinner and dance at 7 p m on March 18. An Irish orchestra will provide the music with Joseph Garrett and Joseph Duclos in charge. The post also began its yearly building fund drive last night, extending to April 29, led by vice commander Henry J Daley.
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Noble-Callahan Post
American Legion
St. Patrick's Day
Joseph Garrett
Joseph Duclos
Henry J. Daley
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Mary McCarthy
Mary Kerwin McCarthy
Philip St. Albany
St. Peter's Hospital
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Rosary Society
Frank McCarthy
John T
Edward Kerwin
Edward T. McCarthy
Wynantskill
Francis J. McCarthy
Samuel F. Pitts
Brookside Ave
Fargo Memorial
Island
Mr. Pitts
St. Jude's Church
Ordéescad
Cancer Fund
Robert Perkins
John J. McNamara
Perkins
Nathan Vastig
Approve Finletter
Tthyl Blasface
Parker Pta
Hanover
Pagen
Noble-Callahan
St. Patrick’s Dance
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