Fire at 4th Street Apartment Forces Seven From Homes
A Thursday night fire swept two front rooms of a second floor apartment at 148 4th St. forcing seven people including two children to flee. The blaze damaged the second floor occupied by Maurice Cotel his wife Antoinette and their two children George 10 and Alartha 9. Three Hudson Valley Community College students Richard Roler Richard Peters and John Swarts also left the upper floor. Firemen confined the flames to the front of the second floor. The building owner is Martin DeVito of 99 Perry St. Traffic was rerouted on Fourth Street as police and fire units fought the blaze from 10 50 p m. No cause had been determined.
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4Th St
Maurice Cotel
Antoinette
George
Alartha
Hudson Valley Community College
Richard Roler
Richard Peters
John Swarts
Fourth Street
Ferry
Congress Streets
Martin DeVito
Perry St
Assist
John E. Grimmick
John J. Givney
Russell Sheehan
Chie
Thomas H. Nash
R S Owens Elected Pioneer Building Loan Director
Robert S. Owens of Latham a GE researcher and inventor with RPI and SUNY Maritime credentials was elected director of the Pioneer Building Loan and Savings Association of Troy. He holds patents in friction and near diesel tech and serves as vice president of the ASLE board.
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Robert S. Owens
Latham
General Electrics Co
Schenectady
Pioneer Building Loan and Savings Association of Troy
Allen Gillell
Watervliet
Owens
General Electric Co
RPI
State University of New York
Maritime College
American Society of Lubrication Engineers
Soprano Elaine Bonazzi to Sing at Albany Concert
Elaine Bonazzi, an American-trained mezzo soprano from Endicott and Eastman graduate, will perform Mahler's Kinder tolenlieder with the Albany Symphony Orchestra at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Palace Theater Albany. She has appeared with the NYC Opera NBC Opera and Santa Fe Opera and was invited by Leopold Stokowski to sing with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Elaine Bonazzi
Mahler
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Palace Theater
Albany
Miss Bonazzi
Endicott
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
New York City Opera Company
NBC Opera
Opera Society of Washington
Santta Fe Opera
Leopold Stokowski
Philadelphia Orchestra
Julius Heggi
Debussy
Bartok
Atul
Ives
Meneely Named Director at James McKinney & Son Inc
A Clinton Meneely of Troy was elected a director at the annual meeting of James McKinney & Son Inc. He previously led the Meneely Bell Foundry until 1950 and served as personnel administrator and budget controller at W. & L. E. Gurley before retiring last September.
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James McKinney & Son, Inc
Clinton Meneely
Troy
Meneely Bell Foundry
W. & L. E. Gurley
Maurice J. Roses
Laurence McKinney
Vic
M. J. Button
Dean J. Moore
Raymond Verditt
McKinney
Dwight Marvin
James McKinney & Son
Mee Kinney Steel
St. Mary’s Hospital
Russell Sage College
RPL
Javits Proposes Sharing Space Photos With China
New York Senator Javits urged giving earth photos from U S satellites and spacemen to Red China to aid agriculture and flood control. He said the gesture could ease tensions and help thaw U S China relations amid anticipated turmoil in Asia.
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New York
Jaccob K. Javits
U.S
Red China
New York Republican
Foreign Relations Committee
China
National Committee On
United States-China
Javits
Asia
Words and Boots Through Time in Wartime Slang
Dear Morrises explains two terms for heavy footwear and rural manners. Boondockers derives from Tagalog bandok meaning mountain and entered Marine slang during Philippines occupation, while clodhopper traces to 1690 as a farm worker's coarse bootwearing term.
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Morrises
Frances Parmatee
Washington, D.C
Marines
Philippines
Philippine Islands
351 More Yanks Killed Last Week
SAIGON AP report shows 351 American fatalities last week, raising total U S battlefield dead to 10,112 in 10 months and 33,063 in eight years of war. Wounded and enemy casualties also rise amid Viet Cong spring offensive with Da Nang rocket attacks causing civilian and military damage.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Paris
United States
da Nang
South Viettnam
Anguillans protest British occupation show of independence
Anguillans parade Thursday led by acting President Ronald Webster waving a proposed republic flag as British troops in green fatigues observe the celebration. Authorities reject independence, vow to uphold British law with occupation forces rising to about 300 marines and 55 London bobbies.
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Anguilla
Clert
Webster
Britain
Rhodesia
Brude
London
State Starts Drive To Spot Students In Summer Jobs
The State Employment Service begins its 1969 campaign to place college and high school students in summer jobs. VOC offices in Troy Schenectady Albany and Saratoga Springs will register youth during Easter vacation and refer them to employers. About 300 openings exist with more vacancies expected as employers respond. Interviews for younger applicants 14 and 15 are conducted by Colonie Recreation and Parks and the State Division for Youth.
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State Employment Service
VOC
River St
Troy
Franklin SL
Schenectady
Central Ave
Albany
Saratoga Springs
State
B. Russell
Georgia
Diamond
Employment Service
Colonie Dept. of Parks and Recreation
State Division
Suimmer
Latham
Recreation Dept
Troy- Schenectady Road
Colonie Yes
YOC
James Kirker
Colonie
James Murphy
Two Injured In Separate Auto Crashes In Troy
Two people were injured in separate auto crashes in Troy on Thursday afternoon. Amelia Dorney, 69, of 197 Hill Street, treated at St Mary's Hospital for back and hip injuries after being struck at Congress and First Streets by a car driven by John G. Staudt, 21, of 254 Cushing Avenue Williston Park. Margaret Canavan, 18, of 138 South Linden Street Mechanicville, in satisfactory condition at St Mary's with a left hip injury after being struck near Hudson Valley Community College by a vehicle driven by Paul Barna, 19, of 226 Partridge Street Albany.
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Troy
Amelia Dorney
Hill St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Congress
First Streets
O'Neil R. Valente
John G. Staudt
Cushing Ave
Williston Park
Congress Street
Schenectady PNA To Note Anniversary
The Polish National Alliance of Schenectady will observe its 70th anniversary at a testimonial dinner at 6 30 p m on April 12 at PNA Community Home in Schenectady. The event honors Atty Aloysious A Mazewski national president of the PNA and head of the Polish American Congress.
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Polish National Alliance of
Schenectady
PNA
Aloysious A. Mazewski
Mazewski
Russell to Undergo Cobalt Therapy For Lung Tumor
Senator Lyndon B. Russell, 71, revealed a malignant lung tumor found during routine X rays. He will receive cobalt radiation as outpatient after a few days off, continuing work as he awaits treatment results. Doctors ruled surgery unsuitable due to emphysema.
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Russell
Senate
Hardy
Waller Reed Army Hospital
Boys Club Open House Set Tonight
Troy Boys Club holds an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. with a panel of alumni including Federal Judge James T. Foley Rensselaer County Judge Lawrence J. Bizzarre William Harrel and Gerald Clemente. George Yamin will toast. Activities include basketball games swim meet spelling bee drum and bugle corps drill art and cooking classes. J Leo Quigley chairs the program with Joseph Garrett handling activities. Refreshments served.
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Troy Boys Club
Andrew Semanseo
James T. Foley
Rensselaer County
Lawrence J. Bizzarre
William
Billy) Harrel
Gerald Clemente
George Yamin
Semansco
J. Leo Quigley
Joseph Garrett
Eagle Bridge social notes and hospital update
Mrs George Ogden 686 5617 listed in Eagle Bridge notices. Mrs Rudolph Beck is a patient at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge. Mrs Duane Parks with daughter Esther and son Chriss visited Burlington Vermont for the weekend. WSCS to meet Tuesday April 8 with Mrs Harry Hebbard as hostess.
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Rudolph Beck
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Duane Parks
Esther
Chriss
Burlington
WSCS
Harry Hebbard
Device May Spot Hijackers
The FAA plans an electronic handheld device to frisk passengers without their knowledge. The $5,000 device aims to prevent hijackings but is not foolproof. Deputy Administrator David D. Thomas declined to reveal usage timing or methods.
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Washington
UPS
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
David D. Thomas
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