Troy Council Adopts Amended 10.2 Million Budget
The Troy City Council amended the 1970 budget cutting about 200000 from the mayor’s plan while keeping total appropriations at 10,248,917. Quigley outlined savings and explained raises for police and firemen as realigned revenues and a $2.84 per thousand tax rate.
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Troy Council
Troy
J. Leo Quigley
Adrian
C. Gonyea
Gonyea
Quigley
Ley
Council
Area Holiday Death Toll Prompted City Budget Revisions
A holiday weekend in Troy area saw five deaths from tractor and automobile mishaps including Hal McLaughlin 15 and Joseph Ezzo 20. Remaining deaths unfolded in Albany Guilderland Canajoharie and Schoharie County with damaged vehicles, injuries, and investigations. City budget items were trimmed saving tens of thousands while staff levels and wages were adjusted to balance services and tax impact.
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Johnsonville
Troy Area
Hal McLaughlin
Alfred G. McLaughlin
RD 1
Guilderland
Albany
Loudonville
Timothy Murray
Shepard Ave
John Quinlan
Sumpter Ave
Robert Engle
Meynes St
Quinlan
Albany Medical Center
Engle
Albany Veterans Hospital
Murray
Route 20
Route 146
Daguillo
Colonie
Davis
Joseph M. Harting
Broadway
William V. Depp
Lawn Ave
Harting
Depp
Wolf Road
Albany Shaker Road
Thomas Casey
Ptl
Bruce Harper
Hotaling
Seward
Schoharie County
Duanesburg
Carl D. Hagadorn
Dorloo
N.Y
Hagadorn
My Lai witness ban fuels court session at Fort Benning
In Fort Benning Georgia AP Lt Col Reid Kennedy warns witnesses about talking to press as My Lai case judge weighs limits. Calley faces premeditated murder charges for the 1968 Vietnam killings while 26 under investigation. Pentagon cites military justice options and press coverage prompts defense concerns.
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FT. Benning. Ga
My Lai
Reid W. Kennedy
Kennedy
Pentagon
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
George Latimer
Salt Lake City
Latimer
11Th Infantry Brigade
Vietnam
Ft. Benning
Talton W. Long
Columbus, Ga
Viets avenge ambush in Mekong Delta clash kills 45
South Vietnamese regional force units avenged an ambush by killing 45 enemy fighters in the Mekong Delta. The force of about 300 men reported moderate losses after a Friday battle 50 miles southwest of Saigon. An American helicopter gunship supporting the troops was shot down.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Delta
South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
9Th Infantry Division
Tan An
Philippine Civic Action Group
Philcag
Rochester Appoints Bishop Hogan to Rochester Diocese
The Rt. Rev. Joseph L. Hogan, a Rochester native, became bishop of the Rochester Roman Catholic Diocese at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He succeeds Fulton J. Sheen, who resigned to return to television. Hogan, 53, pledged openness to ecumenical talks and a Sisters Council. Sheen plans to focus on writing and broadcasting in New York City.
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Rochester
Joseph L. Hogan
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Hogan
Fulton J. Sheen
N. Y
Luigi Raimondi
U.S
Sheen
Paul VI
Michael Hogan
Lima
Michael Hoga
Asbury First Methodist Church
New York City
New York
Milton Berle
Government Rail Unions Face Possible Nationwide Shutdown
In Washington officials workers and unions began marathon wage talks to avert a national rail strike next week. AFL-CIO leaders warned 48,000 shop crafts to be ready by Wednesday while a 60 day no strike order expires, with Congress possible to intervene.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Simlar
William W. Winpisinger
Winpisinger
Afl-Cio Interna
Thanksgiving Toll Across Nation Mounts
Americans died in traffic accidents at almost six per hour as Thanksgiving weekend neared its end. A United Press International tally at 1 a.m. recorded 302 highway deaths since the holiday began. California led with 28 deaths followed by Texas 20 Georgia 18 New York 16 Missouri 13 and Virginia 12.
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United Press International
California
Texas
Georgia
New York
Missouri
Virginia
Ky orders further probe in massacre
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky said he has asked the Defense Ministry to deepen the investigation into the My Lai massacre. He told reporters he was not satisfied with the results of the Saigon regime inquiry conducted to date.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnamese
Defense Ministry
My Lai
Witnesses describe Calley shooting incident in Vietnam
Pendleton, a third platoon member with the 11th Infantry Brigade, placed in Richmond California, testified that he saw Calley’s company commander Captain Ernest Medina shoot a small boy. The interviews were published Thursday.
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Vate
11Th Infantry Brigade
Richmond
Calif
Calley
Ernest Medina
Pendleton
Pilot cites 1968 My Lai bravery claim
A 27 year old helicopter pilot said he received a military citation for saving 16 Vietnamese children at My Lai on March 16 1968 the day of the alleged massacre. He refused to provide details of the award.
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FT. Rucker
Ala
My Lai
U.S
Gunfire shocks Richmond group as youth wounded
A man walked up to a group in Richmond and fired his rifle, wounding a youth. Police arrived and began an investigation while witnesses described the sudden attack. The article notes the shooter's actions and ongoing search for more details.
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Richmond
Calif
Independent
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Chronicle
Apollo 12 astronauts return to Pearl Harbor amid cheers
The Apollo 12 crew Pete Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean landed on American soil at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Hornet welcomed by about 5000 people. A Beat Army sign appeared on their isolation van as a band played patriotic tunes and Hawaiian dancers performed while Adm. McCain greeted the space heroes two weeks after their moon voyage.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy
Astronauts praised as brave by McCain at reception
Senator McCain lauds Apollo 12 crew calling them brave and courageous while the astronauts watch the crowd from a van. He cites Columbus and Nixon era promotions as he presents future captain insignia. Houston geologists note puzzling differences between Apollo 11 and 12 moon rocks.
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McCain
Columbus
Nixon
United States
Houston Space Center
Earth
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Thomas E. Davis Jr
Avis Hotaling
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Alphonse Ezzo
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Young McLaughlin
Leonard Hospital
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Rensselaer County
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Brunswick
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William Klaer
West Hill Road
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Prezio
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Supreme Court
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