Obituaries of Local Residents Funeral Services
The week’s funerals include Mrs. Lillian Costello of 521 Pawling Ave at Daniel D. Purcell Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Edward A. McManus officiating. Interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Troy. Others honored include George H. Schermerhorn of 726 State St. Schenectady and Charles M. Nooning Sr. of Troy, with services at Fonda’s and Styles Funeral Homes respectively. Interments followed at Oakwood Cemetery Troy and St. Henry’s Cemetery Averill Park. Burial details for Harold J. Leonard of Watervliet and Louis Garan of Troy are noted, with Masses and interments at local churches and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Costello
Pawling Ave
Daniel D. Purcell
Sacred Heart Church
Edward A. McManus
John H. Nolan Jr
Vincent D. Sheeran
D. Edward Houle
James R. Carmody
Harry E. McClure
Charles. J. Colarusso
St. Peter's Cemetery
Troy
Father McManus
George H. Schermerhorn
State St
Schenectady
Lansingburgh
Fonda's
Leon
de Smith
Oakwood Cemetery
DeSmidt
C. M. Nooning Sr
Charles M. Nooning Sr
Styles Funeral Home
St. Michael's Church
John E. McNamara
Thomas J. Murphy
John J. Cody
Frank E. Popp
Walter L. Connolly
St. Henry’s Cemetery
Averill Park
Thomas H. Kay
Leonard
Harold J. Leonard
5Th Ave
Watervliet
Albany
J. Gregory Nealon & Son
St. Brigid’s Church
Joseph Gradys
Wiliam Kennedy
Richard
Daniel P. Spratt
John M
Patrick J. Leonard
Peter H
Michael J. Lounsberry
St. Agnes’ Cemetery
Menands
Father Gradys
Louis Garan
Meadowbrook Lane
Leahy Funeral Home
George Borthwick
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Mt. Olivett Cemetery
Long Island
Anna Koczur
St. Paul the Apostle's Church
John H. C. Mulcahy
Joseph Galuski
Joseph Yannick
Thomas Yannick
Larry Keenan
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Mulcahy
Legislature Foes Dig In Amid Budget Fight and Jobs Cuts
Assembly Speaker Perry B Duryea and Senate Majority Leader Earl W Brydges push to adjourn as Republicans hold the line on budget cuts. CSEA threatens a strike unless over 8 000 state jobs are restored, with more than 5 000 pink slips issued since April 2. Unions plan legal action under Article 78 to halt disbursements from the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
Montauk
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Duryea
New York
New York State
High Assembly
Willis S. Stephens
Ways and Means
CSEA
Governor’s Office
State Comptroller’s Office
Education Department
Irish Scots Clash in Belfast as Troops Fire Rubber Bullets
In Belfast British troops fired rubber bullets as clashes between Irish and Scots continued after rioters hurled bottles and stones. Gunfire was reported near the New Lodge Road area amid claims by Gerry Fitt that Royal Highlands Fusiliers harbored a grudge against residents linked to a prior bar shooting killing three young men earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Gerry Fitt
Royal Highlands Fusiliers Regiment
Fitt
New Lodge Road
Case Worker to Speak at Division Street PTA Installation
David Adinolfi, a Saratoga County family court case worker, will speak at Division Street Elementary School PTA installation in Saratoga Springs at 8 p.m. Monday in the school auditorium. The program theme is What Every Parent should Know. New officers will be inducted by PTA district director Mrs. J. C. Bearden. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Adinolfi
Saratoga County Dept., of
School Services
Division Street
Saratoga Springs
J. C. Bearden
PTA
House Panel Tracks Peace Coalition Leaders
A House Internal Security Committee investigator testified that seven of 53 coordinators for the People's Coalition for Peace and Justice are identified as Communist Party members. Separately, Judge William B. Jones ordered the Public National Bank of Washington to halt supplying banking records to the committee in a dispute over subpoenas tied to NPAC and the May 3 6 antiwar demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PCPJ
Gil Green
New York
Terrance Hallinan
California
Sylvia Kushner
Chicago
Sidney Peck
Wisconsin
Irving Sarnoff
Jack Spiegel
Jarvis Tyner
Poole
Communist Party
Congressional Committee
People's Coalition
Mayday
Congressional Panel
North Greenbush Activates New Ambulance For Fund Drive
The North Greenbush Ambulance Association unveiled a 1971 Milimeter Ambulance built on a 1971 Cadillac chassis with 54 inch headroom. It arrives from Topeka Ohio and can treat two patients simultaneously and transport four, with direct radio contact to dispatchers and hospitals. Donations from residents and Mountain View Fire District funded the purchase as volunteers plan Sunday pickup of contribution folders. The 1965 vehicle is retired, while a 1967 Cadillac Superior remains in service across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Greenbush Ambulance Association
Topeka
Ohio
Milimeter Coach Corp
North Greenbush
Nixon Urges Speed On Missiles Curb
President Nixon sent his disarmament negotiator back to talks with the Soviets in Washington with the aim of speeding agreements on an offensive defense balance and curb missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Washington
Stalin's Daughter Welcomes Baby Amid SALT Talks
Svetlana Peters, daughter of the late Joseph Stalin, gave birth to a seven pound nine ounce girl named Olga. She and husband William Wesley Peters, chief architect of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, reside in Scottsdale Arizona. The birth coincides with ongoing U S Soviet disarmament talks and hopes for a year end agreement limiting defensive and offensive missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rafael, Calif
Svetlana Peters
Josef Stalin
Olga
Peters
William Wesley Peters
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Scottsdale, Ariz
Spring Green
Wis
Margedant Hayakawa
S.J. Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Margedant
Hayakawa
New Vehicle Laws Needed Solons Told
Federal officials told Congress that new laws are needed to regulate off road vehicles on public lands. Conservationists said noise, litter, and gas exhaust threaten backcountry sites while officials noted millions of vehicles on western lands and thousands of dune buggies in events. Regulators urged controls to protect soil water vegetation and fauna amid heavy use and widespread impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate Interior Subcommittee On Parks and Recreation
Alan Bible
D-Ney
Harrison Loesch
Interior
Bureau of Land Management
California
Loesch
Interior Department
Hairy Appea l Advances as Georgia Man Appeals
James A. Inman 24 appealed a probated two year sentence for marijuana possession and was ordered to prison for one year. He was among seven condemned to probated terms by Judge Winderbert B. Flexer who fined $500 and required a short haircut during the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick, Ga
James A. Inman
Inman
Superior Court
Winderbert B. Flexer
Grand Jury Clears 8 Troopers in Beef Theft Probe
A Genesee County grand jury found no bill on eight state troopers and one civilian linked to a theft probe after 12000 dollars worth of dressed beef vanished from a refrigerated truck involved in a Thruway crash near Batavia. Troopers were suspended March 5. department charges possible despite the no bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
UPI
Genesee County
Two Prisoners Chase Home Run From Fence to Cemetery
In St Louis two prisoners at the city work house chased a foul or home run ball during a Thursday softball game. They ran to a fence followed the ball over and were later captured in Bellefontaine Cemetery by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Crime Insurance Plan Extends Equal Rates to Ghetto Areas
The U S government announced a new crime insurance program to offer the same premium rates in poorer urban areas as in affluent suburbs. Administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the plan goes into effect August 1 and will be sold through private brokers with maximum coverage of 5000 for homes and 15000 for businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Climbers Abandon Everest Southwest Face Bid
An international expedition from Nepal disclosed it had quit its attempt to scale Everest from the unconquered southwest face after three months of feuding illness and death and bad weather. A late supply strike by a Japanese climber failed, leaving two British leaders exhausted but apparently safe about 1,828 feet below the summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katmando
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Secretary of Army Resor resigns after six years in office
Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor steps down after presiding over Vietnam era turmoil including My Lai, service club scandals, and PX issues. President Nixon accepts the resignation with regret, Laird praises his defense work, and a successor has not yet been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stanley R. Resor
Army
Resor
Green Machine
Vietnam
My Lai
Service Club
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
National Defense
Laird
Johnson
Pentagon
New York
Rogers Sees Data Trade With China
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said the Nixon administration is ready to exchange nonsecret scientific and technical information with Communist China and other nations with limited relations. He noted visas issued to American correspondents and scientists and hoped for reciprocal access while reporting no applications from PRC citizens. Rogers spoke at a lunch honoring nine American scientists who received the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony. Nixon linked science honors to global progress and hinted at future arms talks after Moscow-Washington nuclear limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
Nixon
China
United States
People’s Republic of China
Rogers
White House
Moscow-Washington
Nixson
Bill For Mortgage Insurance Fails In Assembly
In Albany the bill to allow sale of guarantee insurance on home loan mortgages was defeated 54 to 73 after a lengthy debate. Sponsor Joseph Pisani of New Rochelle said he would seek reconsideration but admitted the outlook was dim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Assembly
Joseph Pisani
New Rochelle
Pisani
Legislators Stall On Student Bills
Legislators debate reforms to the scholar incentive and related programs amid funding fears. If bills fail, underfunding could reach $10 million, forcing the Education Department to absorb costs or cut town services. Proposals would alter awards for families above $8,000 income and trim Regents and fellowship funds to save millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
State Dept. of Education
Education Dept
Rockefeller
Peers Says Henderson Was Warned Of Rights In Testimony
Lt Gen William R Peers testified that Col Oran Henderson was fully warned of his rights when he appeared before the Peers panel examining the My Lai coverup. Peers noted Henderson was not a suspect until December 1969 after initial testimony. He said Henderson was a willing and cooperative witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Meade, Md
William R. Peers
Oran K. Henderson
Peers
My Lai
Henderson
Court OKs Kidney Surgery For Twins
Two 17 year old Queens twins won state Supreme Court approval for a kidney transplant. One girl will donate to the other under the watch of the City Health and Hospitals Corp. Justice Jacob Grumet authorized the operation citing a conflict of interest between the sisters and the need for independent judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Queens
State Supreme Court
Jacob Grumet
City Health and Hospitals Corp
Joseph Duncan
Mother and infant die after 70-foot fall in Quincy
Lin da Brown, 30, and her infant daughter Emlyn Kate died when Brown jumped from a water tower in Quincy after a telephone repairman tried to restrain her. Brown died at a local hospital. Emlyn Kate was crushed beneath her mother's body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Linda Brown
Emlyn Kate
Public Hearing on Urban Renewal Plan Troy New York
The City Council of Troy New York will hold a public hearing June 22 1971 at 7 00 P M at the Rensselaer County Courthouse on the Uncle Sam Mail Urban Renewal Project C Project No NY R. The hearing covers land acquisition demolition street and utility improvements and plan approval including relocation feasibility and private enterprise opportunities. Also notice of school district meetings and board elections for Green Island Union Free School District is included with dates for budget adoption and nominating petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of
Troy
New York
City Council
City of
Rensselaer County
T. New York
Broadway
River Street
Hudson River
T. and A
Union Street
Fifth Avenue
Ion A
LPA
Union Free School District
Green Island
Albany County
Arch Street
Hudson A
Heatly
Hudson Avenue
Educenen
Board of Education
Jam E. Beemer
Bernard W. Davenport
Thomas W. Robert
Town Green Island
N.Y
Frank M. McNulty
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Mr. Schermerhorn
Koczur
England
Ireland
Peace Group
Michael Usher
N. Greenbush
Stalin
Gerard Smith
Vienna
U.S
Salt
Washington-Moscow
Solons
Grand Jury
Secretary of Army
Groton School
Yale University
10Th Armored
Bastogne
Yale
Ft. Carson, Colo
Col. Henderson
Allan Vv
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