Snowstorm Dumps Varied Snow Across Capital District
An unusual May snowstorm hit the Capital District and much of the Northeast with varying depths. Troy and Albany logged traces, Washington County saw up to three inches, and parts of Columbia County reported as much as 10 inches.STATE SUPREME Court Judge William R. Murray ruled that Troy City Charter allowing City Court Judge Dan G Farano a tie breaking vote on City Council vacancies is unconstitutional.
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Capital District
Troy
Albany
Washington County
Columbia County
State Supreme Court
William R. Murray
Dan G.farano
Cohoes School Budget Proposes 1977-78 Increase and Tax Cut
The Cohoes city school district proposes a 5.08 million dollar 1977-78 budget with a four and a half percent spending rise and a $2 lower tax rate. Carl Grimm received a 141 thousand dollar federal grant to install solar heating panels on his Uncle Sam Mall project in Troy. Construction of 500 townhouse units and a shopping center in Troy by M A Development Co of East Hartford will begin on 74 acres off Spring Avenue after a Wednesday meeting at Troy City Hall.
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Cohoes
Carl Grimm
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
Sam Mall
Troy
M & A Development Co
East Hartford
East Greenbush School Board Approves 12.2 Million Budget
In East Greenbush an audience of 40 to 50 teachers heard the school board approve a 12.2 million dollar budget. Rensselaer County Executive William Murphy said he is outraged at the Democrats for breaking a pledge to allow an orderly transition of power before his resignation and announced he will not step down. He plans to run again in November and had sought a $35 000 year post in the state Education Department and asked Education Commissioner Nyquist to withdraw his appointment as assistant commissioner.
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Rensselaer County
William Murphy
Murphy
State Education Department
Ewald Nyquist
Doty
Hays
Congress
Washington
The
Washington Post
John Roselli
MIT
Robert Byers
Superblock plan dies on Wolf Road rejection in Colonie
The Colonie Town Board rejected a Wolf Road rezoning plan to create a superblock in a unanimous vote. About 100 residents in the audience applauded the decision, ending months of citizen opposition.
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Newtonville
Colonie
Wolf Road
Fire defense plan moves forward with new Bouton Road Fire House
Republican council members criticize delays in the Fire Defenses study delivered in February. City Manager Buckley with Public Safety Commissioner O Connors help reports a plan to be implemented next Thursday. Fire equipment will move back into Central Station as Bouton Road House opens in Beman Park.
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Troy
John Buckley
George O'Connor
Bouton Road
Beman Park
Central Station
Songs of the South and age rules column clarifications
The column answers readers questions about whether North and South Carolina share the same state song, clarifies that North Carolina’s anthem is The Old North State while South Carolina uses Carolina, and provides volunteer and child care tax guidance. It notes age-work rules under U S law and gives contact details for wage and hour inquiries.
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North Carolina
North
South Carolina
Carolina
Alison — Waterford
Associated Press Almanac
One year after scandal Wayne Hays feels better in Ohio
Belmont Ohio AP Wayne Hays recalls his 1976 downfall from Capitol Hill power to a Hath ranch life on an eastern Ohio farm. He notes improved health from diverticulitis and enjoys country living with his wife Pat who managed his district office. He hints at future plans.
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Wayne Hays
Pat
Belmont
Ohio
Hays
Washington
Elizabeth Ray
Belmont, Ohio
The
Washington Post
Capitol Hill
Miss Ray
Congress
Appalachia
Young cabinetmaker convicted as spy in U S case
Andrew Daulton Lee, 25, a cabinetmaker in Los Angeles, was convicted of conspiring to pass top secret data from TRW Systems about a planned satellite to Soviet agents. Co-defendant Christopher Boyce was convicted earlier. both face lengthy prison terms. The duo allegedly sold documents for seventy thousand dollars.
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Los Angeles
Andrew Daulton Lee
U.S
Lee
Central Intelligence Agency
TRW Systems Inc
Redondo Beach
Boyce
Mexico City
Clean coal breakthrough seen at UT Space Institute
Scientists at the University of Tennessee Space Institute report a breakthrough in magnetohydrodynamics using high sulfur coal to generate electricity with 95 percent sulfur capture and potential 50 percent more power per ton. Commercial availability could come by 1985 to 1990.
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Tullahoma, Tenn
University of Tennessee
Space Institute
John Dicks
Energy Research and Development Administration
Moscow
United States
Yankee Pumpkin Derby Marks 18th Run in Hadlyme
In Hadlyme Connecticut the Yankee Pumpkin Derby enters its 18th year with 39 invited contestants harvesting seeds from the prior year's winner. The annual event centers at the Geers barn on Bone Mill Road where weighing determines the winner, with records held by Ann Bailey of Old Lyme for a 208 percent pound pumpkin in 1975 and James Ely of Lyme seeking a third title.
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Conn
Leslie and
Blanche Geer
Bone Mill Road
Yankee Pumpkin Hall of Fame
Geer
Connecticut
Ann Bailey
Old Lyme
James Ely
Lyme
Leslie Geer
Pumpkin Hall of Fame
MIT Men Consumer Guide Sparks Campus Furor
MIT students publish a rating guide labeling 36 male peers by stars with descriptions of technique and hygiene. President Wiesner condemns the piece as offensive and privacy-violating, prompting review of the student newspaper Thursday.
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Cambridge
Mass
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jerome Wiesner
Roxanne Ritchie
Susan Gilbert
Tech Talk
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Tom Doty
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West Covina
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