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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1976
Page
2
A reader muses on uncovering 75 yards of old trolley track beneath a repaved Park Avenue bed in Mechanicville. The piece praises potential trolley revival, notes historical accidents, and imagines a city with trolleys, cobblestones, and reduced cars. The columnist jokes about politics, parking lots, and Judy Garland.
Six people are dead and two hospitalized after four apparent murder or self harm cases during the holiday weekend. Incidents include a Buffalo area shooting suicide, a Canandaigua shotgun double, a carbon monoxide death near Little Falls with a teenage girl injured, and two Queens motel overdose deaths. Names and locations are given for several victims and suspects, with limited motive details.
Readers recount quick assistance and part sourcing for Ngrebo and Norelco shavers. The column notes insulin bottle redemption for the Troy Diabetes Association by mail and asks diabetics to send empties to Mrs. Jean Ryan by December 31. It also lists woolen undergarment offers and a missive about Aristo Craft Boat Works requesting information.
Paul Hudson an attorney and coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group speaks Friday at 8 p.m. at Emmanuel Reformed Church Castleton on the Stuyvesant Nuclear Project impacts local communities taxes economy and citizen action through legal and political channels. The event is open to the public. OUR TOWN in Maple Hill
Albany County District Attorney Sol Greenburg said investigators are on a pretty hot trail in the knife killings of store operator Robert Hedderman and clerk Margaret Byron at the Hedderman and Son shop. Police suspect robbery. a blood trail led from the scene.
Registration for the winter program at the Rensselaer Girls Club is Saturday December 4. Six to high school age girls may enroll for 22 classes starting December 6 with activities from 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Volunteer instructors are sought and a spaghetti dinner fundraiser raised over 300 dollars.
Weekend police reports describe vandalism at Van Rensselaer Elementary with metal panels loosened a door lock torn and a window broken. Five alarm calls were logged and four juveniles were seen fleeing into nearby woods on Saturday. Additional incidents included a shattered car windshield at Joy's Department Store and paint on a porch in Schuylerville plus a study club luncheon note about Alaska trip.
A Dehavilland Dove flying taxi operated by Page Airways of Albany crashed behind Verdoy Firehouse on Route 7 during an early takeoff. Four passengers and two crew members escaped injury while the craft, bound for Binghamton, was badly damaged as airport tower officials described.
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