Rockefeller Backs Bill to Reallocate Consultant Fees
Gov. Rockefeller reportedly approves a bill to shift unused consultant funds to rehiring state employees in the Design and Construction Division. The measure, by Assemblymen Neil W. Kelleher and Fred G. Field, would not add spending but redirect funds to bring back former workers. Agencies cited include the University of Parks and Recreation and Mental Hygienic Facilities Improvement Corp, with potential to protect 95 positions.
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Neil W. Kelleher
Fred G. Field
Office of General Services
Kelleher-Field
State Department
Capitol Cource
Dept
Special Assembly
Kelleher
Field
U of Parks and Recreation
State University Construction
Mental Hygienic Facilities Improvement Corp
OGS
Sassemblymen
Palm Sunday Disturbers Not Guilty
New York AP An all female and male jury found Ho sea Williams, director of the SCLC program, not guilty of disruptive conduct after he and about 15 supporters interrupted a Palm Sunday service at St Patrick's Cathedral. The archdiocese urged charges be dropped to avoid further societal divisions.
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New York
Hosea Williams
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Ick’s
James Rigney
St. Patrick's
Williams
Rigney
Heroin Sale Charge Denied By Sciacca
Paul Sciacca a reputed New York organized crime leader pleaded innocent in Federal court to conspiracy to buy and sell heroin. Attorney General John N Mitchell said the indictment came from the largest narcotics crackdown on organized crime. Sciacca, 62, cited a chronic heart ailment, was released on $10 000 bond by Judge Jacob Mishler in Brooklyn. no trial date was set.
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NEW York
Paul Sciacca
New York City
Washington
John N. Mitchell
Sciacca
Jacob Mishler
Brooklyn
Naval Academy Expels Five For Marijuana Use
The U S Naval Academy expelled five midshipmen for marijuana use in its fourth drug raid in as many years. Three other cases remain under investigation as six midshipmen have been dismissed since fall. Reported rumors of heroin use and involvement of at least 14 students circulate among midshipmen. Bancroft Hall is under drug search and officials refused campus access to reporters.
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Annapolis, Md
U.S. Naval Academy
Academy
Midshipmen
Naval Intelligence
Bancroft Hall
Yukon Children Visit California for Pen Pal Exchange
Twenty four Yukon Territory kids aged 10 to 13 spend 10 days at Valle Verde School in Walnut Creek California. They joined fundraisers with car washes and garage sales while their hosts baked cookies and organized games. The trip showcased lights at homes and everyday comforts that astonished the visitors as they learned to ride bicycles and swim. Two Yukon mothers and teachers along with host families facilitated the exchange.
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Walnut Creek
Calif
Yukon Territory
Valle Verde
Oakland
Ross River
Mary Ollie
Karen Grant
Yukon
Martin
Kate Williams
Williams
Michael Bringolf
Whitehouse
Solons Seek Death Row Moratorium
Washington AP Congress to seek a two year stay on executions to study abolition. House action by Rep Emanuel Celler and Senate by Sen Philip Hart to curb immediate death penalties amid Supreme Court guidance. Celler cites concerns over cases and current death row totals.
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Washington
Congress
House
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Senate
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Celler
Supreme Court
Surpeme
Celler-Hart
House Judiciary Committee
Death report ends 27 years of hope for Sheehan son
Faith Sheehan, 75, received word her son Lt Oliver A. Sheehan Jr. was among nine killed when his B24 bomber went down over New Guinea on December 1 1943. Australian investigators found wreckage and confirmed the aircraft tail number 27286. He will be buried June 8 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St Louis.
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Pacific
New Guinea
Army
Sheehan
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. Louis
Nassau Board Meets on Landfill Health Survey and Youth Center
Nassau Town Board discussed landfill provisions including a gate key denial for Gaylord Garbage Co and authorization for Hoags Corners Fire Department key access. They funded wooden containers for aluminum reclaim, planned a paper lean-to, and debated youth center funding while addressing a town health study noting doctor shortages and plans for a clinic on the town hall’s second floor.
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Nassau Town Board
Town Hall
Nassau
Oscar Kraft
Gaylord Garbage Co
Hoags Corners
John Kie
Kie Sug
Gested
Kie
Frank von Valkenberg
Dubnam Hollow
Woodworth Road
Muchachos Drum and Bugle Show Opens Yankee Circuit
The Muchachos Drum and Bugle Corps host the second annual Yankee Circuit show at Hudson Valley Community College on Sunday May 30.Four New England corps return for a bid to the championship while four new entrants join the field led by Nutmeg Rangers Centurions and Targets with Speigleaires and Muchachos performing exhibitions at intermission. Desmond Bailey and Mrs Kay Kussler cochair the event with Ned Davey directing the 60 member corps. competition begins at 2 p.m.
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Hudson Valley Community College
Muchachos
Troy Area
Senatin
Son
Tambor Y Cornetta
New England
Speigleaires
New Bedford
Mass
Nutmeg Rangers
Centurions
Enfield
Killmen
Wynantskill
Torrington
Ned Davey
Tibbits Cadets
St. Joseph's Church
HVCC
Rockefeller plans taxes tied to new spending bills
Gov. Rockefeller weighs a novel tactic to force tax increases in any new spending. The plan would pair appropriation for parochial schools or local aid with accompanying tax hikes in the same bill, trapping legislators in an all or nothing vote.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
Lawyer Faces Tax Charges in Tax Evasion Case
Joe E. Tonahill of Jasper Texas, former defense lawyer for Jack Ruby, goes on trial Monday on income tax evasion charges. He was indicted April 14 1967 for allegedly concealing 124 732 dollars of income during 1960 1961 and 1962.
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Beaumont, Tex
UPI
Joe E. Tonahill
Jack Ruby
Tonahill
Jasper
Tex
Skidmore Art Majors Open Show At Starbuck Center
Forty Skidmore College seniors majoring in art present the annual senior exhibition in Starbuck Center Saratoga Springs opening this week. The show runs through May 23 Commencement Day and spans media from drawing to jewelry weaving photography and film making highlighting Skidmore's largest department.
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Skidmore College
Starbuck Center
Saratoga Springs
Skidmore
Ex Prisoner Declared Legally Dead Under NY Civil Death Law
In Albany the civil death penalty lingers from a 1799 statute as Charles Starkins, a paroled ex con, is denied voting rights, paternal status, remarriage, and legal action. Corrections Commissioner Oswald calls civil death an anachronism and a legislative repeal movement gains momentum. Starkins, now 23 at sentencing in 1953, holds ordinary work with a tie manufacturer, performing various tasks.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Charles Starkins
Starkins
Correction Department
Russell Oswald
Voters Rebuke Ruling Party Across English Local Elections
Britain’s Labor party won control of London and many English and Welsh city halls in a sweeping election setback for Prime Minister Edward Heath. The gains came after Scotland’s earlier rebuke, while Parliament stayed unaffected and Heath prepared for talks with President Georges Pompidou. The result underscores discontent over rising prices and unemployment despite Labour’s national pending return to power.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
England
Wales
Edward Heath
Scotland
Heath
Georges Pompidou
France
Industrial Production Edges Up in April Despite Auto Drop
The Federal Reserve reports April industrial production rising three tenths of a percent, signaling continued economic expansion. Auto output fell eight percent from March, but consumer goods and industrial materials rose as textiles, chemical and rubber products strengthened while business equipment declined.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Nixon
Folsoms Successor May Be Named In A Few Days
RPI faces a near term leadership change as President Richard G. Folsom plans retirement July 1. A three member trustee committee along with board leaders is choosing a successor. The Polytechnic named two final candidates Thomas Malone and Richard Gross with salaries to be set considering tax impacts.
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Folsom
RPI
Richard G. Folsom
Arnold G. Cogswell
Loudonville
Cogswell
The
Polytechnic
Jack P. Tai
Troy
Thomas F. Malone
Richard J. Gross
Gross
Purdue University
Malone
University of Connecticut
Detlev W. Bronk
Donald Sturges
New York
Singles To Meet The Greenbush Church Club
Singles To Meet The Singles Club of Greenbush Reformed Church will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. for a coffee and social hour followed by a discussion of future plans announced Friday by Rev. Ron ald C Stockhoff pastor.
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Greenbush Reformed Church
Ronald C. Stockhoff
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