Open Contests Shape Troy Council Races in Charter Era
In Troy three weeks from election a veteran Republican warns GOP may lose control as Citizens Charter Party vies for seven seats. Incumbents Quinn Sullivan Flynn Connally are favored by recognition. Charter and Democrats court new faces including Stierer Binder OBrien while Conservatives run three, pursuing a swing vote outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McDonough
Citizens Charter Party
E. Popp
Sullivan
Flynn
Riely
Meyer
Popp
GOP
Quinn
Connally
Robert A. Stierer
Ruth Binder
Rensselaer County League of Women Voters
George O’brien
Night Traffic Court nets 31 fines totaling $350
Judge Kyran P. Molloy Jr. presided in Troy City Traffic Court Thursday night sealing fines for 31 drivers. Thirteen faced speeding charges and nine received bench warrants for failure to appear. Several others paid penalties for faulty equipment or running stop signs and red lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyran P. Molloy Jr
Troy City
Ronald J. Brommer
5Th Ave
Alfred D. Blondin
Michael Day
Apts
Watervliet
Brian W. Houlihan
6Th Ave
John G. Bezijian
Averill Park
Jeanette S. Criscone
2Nd Ave
Anne Martin
Cleveland Rd
Wooster
Ohio
Doris H. Ziegler
Curt T. Charles
3Rd Ave
James J. Grenier
Steven P. Guilmette
Lonnie E. Sesskins
Brunswick Rd
Ralph A. Palozzi
2Nd St
Rensselaer
Henry C. Derrick
Ferry St
Robert L. Middleton
Joan W. Gibson
Teliska Avenue
Hazen G. Berm
RFD
Kinderhook
Thomas M. Doning
Hoosick St
Joseph M. Fogarty
Davis Ave
Raymond E. Chevalion
Taylor Apartments
Chalmas R. Hudson
Green St
Albany
Raphael A. McCanney
Dedication Saturday Honors Rubin At Troy Center
Rubin Louis Rubin, president of the Troy Jewish Community Center, will be guest of honor at a Saturday cocktail party marking the center’s dedication. The main auditorium will be named Rubin Auditorium and a wall plaque for building fund contributors will be unveiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Rubin
Troy Jewish Community Center
Rubin Auditorium
Council Studies Garbage Shredder Use In Troy
Troy officials authorize a study of using a garbage shredder or pulverizer and discuss street repairs at the Thompson Street site. The city manager will continue exploring the option after trips to Madison and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Troy
Thompson Street
Raymond J. Quinn
R-1
Ralph DeSantis
DeSantis
Madison
Wis
St. Louis
Connally
Francis J. Flynn
D-2
Margaret W. Phelan
First Merrick Co
Weather outlook cloudy and cold today
Cloudy and cold conditions forecast with sunrise at 7 a.m. and sunset at 6 26 p.m. EDT. The report notes brisk temperatures and early evening darkness for the local area.
Twin Newborns Share Birth Announcements at Two Bases
At Floyd County Hospital Rome Georgia on October 6 1971 Mr and Mrs John A Durocher welcomed a son Eric 7 lbs brother to Rodney and Brendan Mrs Durocher formerly Linda Moore of Rockmart Georgia At Watson Army Hospital Fort Dix New Jersey on September 25 1971 Capt and Mrs Joseph Rivest welcomed a son Aaron Matthew 7 lbs 3 oz brother to Tracy and Joey Mrs Rivest formerly Rosemary Ohanesian RN of Watervliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd County Hospital
Rome
John A. Durocher
Eric
Rodney
Brendan
Watson Army Hospital
Fort Dix
N.J
Joseph Rivest
Aaron Matthew
Tracy
Joey
Rivest
Rosemary Ohanesian R.N
Watervliet
Riley 40th anniversary thanks from Lillian and Leo Riley
A note of appreciation from Lillian and Leo Riley expresses gratitude to their children Shir ley and Dick Moore Anna May and Ailen MacChesney Beth Riley Leo and Elaine Riley grandchildren friends and neighbors for a 40th wedding anniversary party. God bless you all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
Dick Moore
Anna May
Ailen MacChesney
Beth Riley
Leo
Elaine Riley
Karen an Bob _Lallamiere
Lillian and
Leo Riley
In memory of Peter J. Bizzarro and relatives
A memorial notice honors Peter J. Bizzarro who died on October 8. The ad lists family remembrances from wife Mary, children, grandchildren, and siblings, praising his life and noting years of loss and longing. It includes several other relatives and relatives’ messages dated Oct 1945 to Oct 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Bizzarro
Savers
Rose
Peter
Beatrice
Egina
Mary Lou
Phyllis Ann
Mary Phyllis
Ralph
Maria Christine
Mary Bizzarro
Deila Martin
Parella
Philomena Perella
Robinson
Alyce Robinson
John
Firing of Gordon Upheld by Court of Appeals
Harold Gordon, a non-lawyer and Rensselaer County purchasing agent, lost a Court of Appeals decision affirming his 1968 dismissal from the University of Buffalo. The unanimous ruling backed the Appellate Division finding no discrimination, though Gordon may pursue further review in federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gordon
Rensselaer County
Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Gordon
University of Buffalo
Supreme Court
Albany
John H. Pennock
Troy
Buffalo
Appellate Division
Pennock
Intermediate Court
Obituary notices from Albany area in October 1971
Obituaries list multiple individuals with family connections and funeral details. Frank G Banker of Lebanon Springs family note. Sophie Navojosky Bauer of Albany Medical Center with survivors listed. Herbert A Calkins of 43 109th St. with burial at Sand Lake. John F Dickson Jr of St. Marys Hospital with service at St Josephs Church. Mae E Favreau of Watervliet with Mass of the Resurrection at St Arrick’s Church. Burial plans and visiting hours included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banker
Pittsfield
Mass
Frank G. Banker
Charles and
Margaret
Lebanon Apne
N.Y
Frank Banker
Melrose
Margaret Scheidt
Rochester
Charles D
Taiwan
David A
William A
Sherman R
Lebanon Springs
Kathryn Shipman
Syracuse
Hall and Higgins Funeral
Stephentown
Church of the Immaculate Conception
New Lebanon
Bauer
Albany Medical Center
Sophie
Sally) Navojosky Bauer
Edward C. Bauer
Richard
Judy) Stephens
Sandra Bauer
Troy
Martin
Mary Simonek Navojosky
John Rosboron
Waterford
Catherine) McCarthy
Water
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Calkins
Herbert A
109Th St
Samaritan Hospital
Margaret E. Calkins
John T. Wood
Fort Pierce
Fla
Aime L. Favreau
Parker Bros
Broadway
Watervliet
St.arrick’s Church
Died Funaro Himes Hoy Kakulski Obituaries
Obituaries list deaths from Oct 6 1971 in the Albany area. Mrs Josephine Funaro of Mechanicville and Edward F Himes of Menands die, with funeral details. Also Raymond J Hoy of Cohoes and Daniel Joseph Kakulski of Clifton Park noted, with family ties and service arrangements. References to funeral homes, churches, and interment details follow for each.
County Solon Says City Rejected Park Operation Bid
County Majority Leader Daniel Ashley said Troy City Manager Ralph DeSantis ignored a county plan last fall to operate Frear and Prospect Parks. He urged cooperation and proposed legislative action to pursue a joint recreation venture with the CDRPC, Youth Bureau, and housing developments to improve Troy area facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Frear
Prospect Parks
Troy
Ralph A. DeSantis
Daniel C. Ashley
Record
DeSantis
Youth Bureau Advisory Board
Frear Park
Ashley
Lex
Obituary notices from Albany area dated Oct 1971
Robert B Lavin of Cohoes died Oct 6 1971 in San Diego California husband of Patricia Cummings Lavin father of Patrick and Stephanie son of Bernard Lavin of Cohoes and brother of two sisters Funeral arrangements were incomplete. James Sim MacFarlane died Oct 7 1971 at Samaritan Hospital husband of Anna Sahagian MacFarlane with service set for Saturday at Bryce Funeral Home interment Elmwood Cemetery. William A Malone known as Mugsy died Oct 6 1971 of Troy at 55 Middleburgh Street husband of Catherine father of William F Cathy and John J Malone with several siblings and a grandchild. Edward N Mawbey died Oct 7 1971 at St Marys Hospital son of Archibald Mawbey and Edith Goyette brother of Robert Mawbey funeral arrangements set for Saturday from Purcell Funeral Home with viewing Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce Funeral Home
Pawling Ave
Elmwood _ Hillemetery
Malone
William A
Mugsy
Middleburgh St
Catherine
William F
Cathy
John J. Malone
Troy
Frank J
Emma Goyer Malone
Erwin Dolezel
Watervliet
Harvey Monte
East Greenbush
Frank Morrell
Rome
N.Y
Thomas J. Malone
Marion F. Murray
Edward
Francis
John Malone
Eugene McLoughlin
6Th Ave
St. Patrick’s Church
Mawbey
St. Mary’s Hospital
Edward N. Mawbey
Archibald Mawbey
Edith A. Goyette
Robert Mawbey
Daniel D. Purcell
Parkview Court
Firefighters Extinguish Trash Fire By 360 4th Ave
Firemen rushed to a trash pile burning against a building at 360 4th Ave after an alarm from Box 557 at 7:55 p.m. The blaze was extinguished by 8:05 p.m. with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Ave
Obituaries Briefs for Spratt and Tracey Families
Thomas J Spratt of Troy died October 7 1971 at Leonard Hospital. He is survived by Muriel A Holahan a sister and several siblings. Funeral from 753 7th Ave Monday at 9 30 to St Augustine Church for 10 o'clock service. Interment St Peter's Cemetery. Mason Funeral Home arranging. Sudden death of John J Tracey of Troy on October 6 1971. Husband of Catherine Denio son of Jane Vandercook and William Tracey. Funeral from Doran Funeral Home October to St Peter's Church for service. Interment St Mary's Cemetery. Funeral homes and caller contact listed for visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spratt
Thomas J
Leonard Hospital
Muriel A. Holahan
William Johnson
Merchantville
N.J
Noreen Spratt
William
Michael Spratt
Troy
7Th Ave
St. Augustine’s Church
St. Peter’s Cemetery
The
Mason Funeral Home
Tracey
St. Mary’s Hospital, Troy
N.Y
John J. Tracey
Catherine Denio
Jane Vandercook
William Tracey
William H. Tracey
Julia Meighan
Joy
Frederick
Dorothy) Jones
Wynantskill
Doran Funeral Home
5Th Ave
St. Peter’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Clothing thefts exceed thirty thousand dollars in Greenbush
East Greenbush police sayigh over 30000 dollars worth of men and women clothing were stolen Wednesday from Summers and Co and the Suburban Gal in the Greenbush Shopping Plaza on Columbia Turnpike. thieves entered via a rear window at Sta Brite Cleaners and crawled through rafters to reach the stores then loaded clothing into a waiting truck. fur coats trousers and shirts were taken as owners opened at 10 a.m. and a joint investigation by Chief Ronald Harrison and officers Richard Hiller and Robert Kroll began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Greenbush
Greenbush
Columbia Turnpike
Summers and Co., Inc
Ronald Harrison
Sta- Brite Cleaners
Harrison
Rcchard Hiller
Robert Kroll
Five Tobin Packing Co. workers arrested in gambling raid
Five Tobin Packing Co. employees in Colonie were arrested on gambling charges after a three month probe by State Police BCI and Albany County DA. Arraigned before Colonie Town Justice Tate they faced criminal promotion of gambling and possession of gambling records in two counts each. bail set at 100 dollars per charge. They were released to return October 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobin Packing Co., Inc
Colonie
BCI
Loudonville
Albany County District Attorney’s Office
Frank A. Tate
Kenneth Edward Morse
Coeymans Hollow
Frank J. Donato
Jon Michael Ter
Phillip J. de Mura Jr
Thoroughbred Ln
Salvatore J. di Pietro
Osborne St
Albany
Frederick Edward Emmons
van Buren Ave
Tate
Donald G. Brandon
J. B. Sullivan
Albany County Dist
Arnold Proskin
Flying Knights Model Airplane Club Meets Saturday
The Flying Knights Model Airplane Club of Troy will hold its first fall and winter season meeting at 8 p.m. Saturday at Troy Boys Club. Edward Hultberg, president, said the agenda includes officer elections and accepting new members. The meeting is open to anyone interested in model aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Knights Model Airplane Club of
Troy
Troy Boys Club
Edward Hultberg
Hultberg
Diamond Ring Lost Near Alsid Court Reported
Shirley Nelick of 28 24th Street told police Thursday evening she lost a diamond ring valued with $600 near Alsid Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Nelick
24Th St
Alsid Court
Nassau Men Fined In Schodack Drug Sweep
Two Nassau men Stephen Botick 23 and James Price Jr. 22 of Hickory Road were arrested on Routes 9 and 20 in Schodack Town for possession of a dangerous drug sixth degree. They were arraigned before Town Justice Hollis Reeves and each pleaded guilty and paid a $100 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
Stephen Botick
James Price Jr
Hickory Road
Schodack
Hollis Reeves
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Bob Fusco
Charter
William J. Pascarell
Pascarell
By Walt Muir
Ralph B. Davis
Springs Rd
Michael D. Novak
South River St
Katina Lemon
Robert W. Curran
Columbia St
Patrick J. Murtaugh
Desson Ave
Arthur W.W. Brooks
Deusenberry Rd
Richard J. Gillett
Edward J. Havenstein
Mazoway Ave
Tafesse Belayneh
William A. Veronese
111Th St
Timothy M. Thibodeau
Congress St
Cohoes
Jewish Center
Rubin
Irving Myers
Center
Jewish Welfare Fund
Julius Gutmann
Temple Berith Sholon
Herbert Bialik
Beth Tephilah Synagogue
Noah Valley
Temple Beth el
McLeod Rd
Anthony Santora Jr
Trojan Scrap Iron Co
Santora
Edward J. Connally
Chicago
Peoples Ave
Mozelle Dickerson
Third Ave
G. Kenneth
Barbara Brockway
Bill Board
Russel Sage College
Ferry Street
River Street
Levonian Brothers, Inc
Durocher
Riley
Memoriam
Bizzarro
Harry
John and
James Robinson
Brothers
Sisters Robinson
Funaro
Albany Memorial Hosital
Josephine Are Funaro
West St. Riverside
Mechanicville
Frank Funaro
Joseph
Anthony Funaro
Antoinette Santa Barbara
Mary Fuschino
Catherine Enzogna
Camilla Taglione
Frances LeClaire
Matteo Anatriello
Guy Anatriello
Ravena
DeMacro
Saratoga Ave
Church of the Assumption
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Himes
Edward F. Himes
Hutton St
Menands
Frances Mitchell Himes
Carol Ann
Edward F. Jr
Mary Himes
Clarence
Loretta Christian Himes
Nellie Christian
McNulty Funeral Home
Hudson Ave
Green Island
St. Anthony’s Church
St. Mary
Hoy
Raymond J
Reservoir St
Esther Shea Hoy
Raymond J. Hoy Jr
Michael S. Hoy
Edward Hildreth
William Hoy
Edward J. Stanton
St. Agnes’ Cemetery
Kakulski
Daniel Joseph
Clifton Park
Casimir and
Virinia Kakulski
Linda Kakulski
Stephen Philo
Lewis Kakulski
William Meiklejohn
Scotia
Gordon C. Emerick
County Solon
Bob Brier
CDRPC
Commission
Louis Lex Jr
Regional Planning Commission
By Bill Burns
Flying Knights
Diamond Ring
Dickson’s
Schumacher, Greer
Old Stone Mill
Strahan
Imperial
Katzenbach and Warren
Thibaut, Birge
Lloyd’s
Wall-tex
River St
Park & Shop
Pirchi Sale
Second ST
Troy, N. Y
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