Average School Tax To Jump 25 Percent In Lansingburgh Budget
Lansingburgh School District officials propose a 1971-72 budget of 3,733,990 dollars, with 1,050,190 dollars from taxes, lifting the tax rates to 30.85 for Lansingburgh, 98.70 for Brunswick, and 85.83 for Schaghticoke per 1,000 assessed value. If approved, Lansingburgh residents face a 6.80 increase, Brunswick 17.37, and Schaghticoke shares rise accordingly.
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Lansingburgh
Brunswick
Schaghticoke
iSchaghticoke
District budget up 10 percent with transportation spike
The proposed $3,630,990 budget, up 10 percent from the current $3,993,989, would raise taxes at estimated equalization rates of 64 percent for Troy 20 percent for Brunswick and 23 percent for Schaghticoke. Public hearing June 8 at Knickerbacker Junior High and voting June 9 from noon to 9 pm. Transportation shows a 30 percent rise to 156,750 while general instruction totals 2,336,075 and salaries occupy most of the budget.
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Knickerbacker Junior High
Howard E. Vernow
Suspect Charged in 10 of 12 Deaths in Yuba City
A California farm contractor, Juan V. Corona, 37, was charged with murder in connection with the deaths of 10 migrant fruit pickers found buried in two local orchards north of Yuba City. Investigators said bodies ranged from 40 to 60 years old and were killed with a machete or heavy knife. Corona was jailed with his arraignment postponed to next Wednesday.
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Yuba City
Calif
California
Frank Cartoscelli
Corona
Richland Road
Cartoscelli
Juan Corona
Senate backs Nixon on draft policy amid pay raise clash
The Senate rejected a plan to raise military pay sharply as part of a two-year draft extension fight. The 42 to 31 vote left pay proposals tied to attracting volunteers unresolved while 67 to 8 defeated an 18 month extension, signaling a high political stakes battle ahead.
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Senate
Nixon
House
Peter Dominick
R-Colp
Stennis
Schweiker
Bishops Oppose Blaine Amendment Repeal in New Aid Plan
Catholic bishops in the state oppose repealing the Blaine Amendment, arguing that current and future aid to nonpublic schools will continue under a new parochial aid plan worth about 33 to 35 million dollars, with high schools receiving larger shares. The plan may render repeal votes academic this session.
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Senate
Former Army Secretary Kenneth C Royall Dies at 76
Kenneth C Royall, who started as a small-town lawyer and rose to be the last secretary of war and first secretary of the Army, died at 76 in a Durham hospital after five weeks of treatment. He served as undersecretary of war and was appointed secretary in 1947 before the title changed.
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Durham
N.C
Kenneth C. Royall
U.S
Royall
Harry S. Truman
Mafia Chiefs Banished Standoff on Sicilian Island
On Isola di Filicudi residents clash with police as 18 reputed Mafia chiefs banished from Italy attempt to land by helicopter from Messina. A woman is hurt as locals stage all night vigil and declare a general strike while Lipari, Stromboli and Vulcano residents rally.
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Isle OF Filicudi
Sicily
Messina
Tyrrhenian
Lipari
Stromboli
Vulcano
Rome
DeSantis To Fight Reinstatement Prezio Issue Legal Fight Looms
A legal order to reinstate Troy Police Capt Albert Prezio and a city appeal are expected to be filed in State Supreme Court. Attorney William R. Murray said he would seek Judge Russell G. Hunt’s backing for reinstatement with back pay from April 8. Prezio was suspended by the city manager on that date.
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Troy
Albert Prezio
State Supreme Court
Prezio
William R. Murray
Russell G. Hunt
Judge Hunt
Murray
Hunt
Corporation
Carl Engstrom
DeSantis
Engstrom
Public Safety
Dist. Atty
G. Cholakis
Cholakis
Fighting Reported Near A Shau and Tuy Hoa Attack
News from Vietnam recounts renewed fighting near the DMZ and along the A Shau Valley east of Saigon, with an explosion at Tuy Hoa market injuring civilians and soldiers. Reports also note B52 raids and a convoy ambush on Highway 1 with multiple casualties and damages.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
A Shau
South Vietnam
Tuy Hoa
A Shan
Highway 1
Central Coastal Plain
Dmz
North
Doomsday Flight hoax costs Qantas over 560000
Australian national carrier Qantas paid more than half a million dollars to a caller claiming a hidden bomb on a Boeing 707 en route to Hong Kong. The anonymous extortion plot, tied to the film Doomsday Flight, led to a 64 hour circled, fuel‑starved landing at Sydney.
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Sydney
Australia
Qantas
Hong Kong
Sydney International Airport
Anchorage
Alaska
Western Airlines
Pulse Of U S Economy Shows Steady April Expansion
The Commerce Department reports the leading business indicator rose 1.4 percent in April marking the sixth straight monthly gain. While not spectacular, the rise signals ongoing expansion though weaknesses persist in some sectors and unemployment remains a concern. Harold Passer notes the trend supports a solid expansion. The index reflects future activity and tallies a 9 percent advance since October.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Harold C. Pasiser
Commerce Secre
Tary
Nixon
General Motors
Three White Men Charged in Mississippian Girl Slaying
Dorothea Collier an 18 year old black girl was shot to death in Drew Mississippi as she stood near a store after high school graduation ceremonies. Three white men Wayne Parks 25 Wesley Parks 26 and Allan Wilkenson 19 were charged with murder after being arrested in Cleveland. A curfew was imposed and demonstrations followed the killing drawing comment from Fannie Lou Hamer who said the act was racially motivated.
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Miss
UPI
Dorothea Collier
Delta
W. O. Williford
Highway Patrol
Williford
Wayne Parks
Wesley
Memphis
Tenn
Allan Wilkenson
Cleveland
Aysheriff
Fannie Lou Hamer
Mrs. Hamer
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