Sanctuary given to seven antiwar sailors by San Diego church
Six sailors who refused to serve in Vietnam sought sanctuary at Christ the King Church in San Diego. The priest and pastor defended the act while the bishop opposed it, with the men planning to emerge within 30 days to return to duty or face desertion charges.
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San Diego
UPS
Vietnam
Constellation
Christ the King
Southeast Asia
Navy
Charlie. Andrews
Greensburg
Carl S. Flanagan
John R. Quinn
United States
Father Gallas
Drug Woes Plague VA Hospitals
VA hospital directors report drug abuse among veterans as a growing, hard to stop problem. Reports cite marijuana use in Washington’s meditation room and drug influx in the new treatment center. Directors warn of thefts and violence linked to drug use across facilities.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
A. A. Gaviatzi
Gavazzi
Washington VA
Norman Tamarkin
Michael Burns
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Senate
Burns
Associated Press
Otto Schaefer
Coatesville
Couple face charges in Hudson Valley kidnapping case
New York. Ramazan Kotori and his wife Manda, owners of Fisherman’s Inn in Wappingers Falls, were charged with kidnapping Jasper Canzoneri, brother of the late boxing champion Tony Canzoneri, demanding 200000 in ransom. Bail set at 75000 each. hearing scheduled for Oct. 5. Police say Canzoneri was seized on Park Avenue and held in Beacon before police freed him. The defendants claimed Canzoneri swindled them of 500000 and held gold as loan security.
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New York
Hudson Valley
Tony Canzoneri
Ramazan Kotori
Manda
Manhattan
Kotoris
Jasper Canzoneri
Canzoneri
Park Ave
36Th St
Beacon
N.Y
Dorothy
Troy LWV Joins Push For State Amendment
The Troy Area League of Women Voters joins a state drive urging passage of Amendment 1 in November to let government partner with private enterprise on housing and related social needs. About 16 000 members across six rallies read the message and form action plans.
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League of Women Voters
LWV
Troy Area
Latham
League
Dum
Lionel Robbins
Susan Clark
Troy Lwv
Boston
National Newspaper Boy Day proclaimed by Nixon
President Nixon designated National Newspaper Boy Day and praised newsboys as the practical link between publisher and reader. In the White House he received a dozen carriers including Gretchen McHale, a 13 year old girl, and 12 year old Jimmy French, who shared admiration for the president. The proclamation cites Eisenhower and Hoover as former newsboys who rose to high office and notes newsboys are busy and less likely to become delinquents.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Washington Star
Gretchen McHale
Jimmy French
Philadelphia Daily News
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Red Chinese Plane Crashes in Mongolia Killing Nine
Tass quoted a Mongolian dispatch that a Red Chinese air force plane crashed in Hentiy District on Sept. 13 with nine aboard dying. Wreckage found with firearms and documents confirmed the aircraft as Chinese. Mongolia accused China of airspace violation and demanded Beijing's exile.
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Moscow
Mongolia
Tass
Hentiy
Ulan Bator
Montsame
Peking
CDTA Hires Bus Contract Consultant
The Capital District Transportation Authority hires Pennsylvania labor relations consultant John A. Cash from Bryn Mawr to negotiate with Local 1321 Amalgamated Transit Union over the UTC contract. He will be paid 30 dollars an hour. The current contract expires October 15 with operations expected by early November.
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Capital District Transportation Authority
Pennsylvania
United Traction Co
John A. Cash
CDTA
UTC
Bryn Mawr
Amalgamated Transit Union
Mohawk Posts August Profit Despite Fewer Passengers
Mohawk Airlines reports an August profit of 136,000 on gross revenue of 6,857,000 aided by cost controls and higher fares. Passenger count fell to 223,747 from 240,226 in August 1970, narrowing the year-to-date loss to 1,430,000 on 35,672,000 in revenues. Stockholders will meet December 2 to discuss a possible merger with Allegheny Airlines.
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Mohawk Airlines
Mohawk
Allegheny Airlines
I 87 Gets First Road Sculpture At Schroon Lake
A rest area on Interstate 87 near Schroon Lake hosts the first highway sculpture in New York, a six ton abstract form titled First Wheel. Senator Ronald B. Stafford praised the Northway I 87 as a beautiful road and noted the dedication. Bradford Graves explains the piece as two units showing a wheel and a companion form. The project was funded by the Creative Artists Public Service Program via the State Council on the Arts and Cultural Council Foundation.
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Schroon Lake
Ronald B. Stafford
R-Plattsburgh
Bradford Graves
Greenwich Village
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Madison
N.J
Creative Artists Public Service Program
The
State Council On the Arts
Cultural Council Foundation
Fireplace Fire Extinguished at Vacant 175 1st St
A fireplace fire in a vacant house at 175 1st Street was extinguished by firemen Thursday afternoon after an alarm from Box 132 at 3 15 p m. The outlet was at 3 22 p m.
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1St St
Five youths face charges after Troy police arrest at service station
Two of five youths pleaded guilty to reduced loitering charges and received conditional discharges. The others, James Mayotte, David Lozo, and Frederick Rogers, awaited preliminary hearings on attempted burglary. All five were arrested by Troy police at Perlman's Service Station early Wednesday.
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Troy
Kyran P. Molloy Jr
Pierce H. Russell
Bernard C. Peters
Taylor Apartments
Michael D. Mahoney
6Th Ave
James H. Mayotte
Bridge Ave
Cohoes
David C. Lozo
5Th Ave
Frederick J. Rogers
7Th Ave
Perlman
107Th Street
Second Avenue
World Wide Communion Service At Schaghticoke Church
World Wide Communion Sunday will be celebrated at 10 45 a m in the Presbyterian United Church of Schaghticoke New members will be received during the worship service A reception in the remodeled nursery follows the service Mrs James Pecor hosted guests from Dover New Jersey over the weekend Miss Lucille Beris visited her aunt Mrs Clifford Fleurey in Elizabethtown and Mr and Mrs George Howes of Troy visited locally Monday
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Presbyterian United Church
Schaghticoke
John Canavan
Cathleen
Dover
N.J
James Pecor
James
Lucille Beris
Clifford Fleurey
Elizabethtown
George Howes
Troy
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BankAmericard
RCCA
Rya Bugs
Silk
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Council ON the Arts
Second Street
N. Y
Push
Third Street
American Seal Mfg. Corp., Inc
America
River ST
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