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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1971
Page
19
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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sergio Comissiona with Abbott Ruskin at piano opened the 1971-72 Troy Chromatics season in Troy Music Hall. The performance featured Brahms variations and Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade with a sold out, attentive audience and a standing ovation after Rossini’s William Tell Overture.
A. N. Spence the United States public printer will speak at the 1971 dinner of the Printing Industry Association East Central New York Inc on October 26 at Thruway Hyatt House Albany. Appointed by President Nixon to office April 1 1970 he previously led the Navy Publications and Printing Service and Defense Printing Service. He has long served in government printing since World War II and is an authority on printing management and graphic communications. Spence is a lifetime member of several graphic arts groups and has received the Horace Hart Award in 1964 and the Navy League Award in 1968.
A federal judge approved a 450000 settlement with Richard Durante of Spring Valley New York for injuries from a seven year old Corvair crash. GM did not admit defect in tie-rod or gas tank citing tests showing the tie-rod broke in crash. Durante required plastic surgery for burns after the car veered into oncoming traffic and burst into flames.
Utica Teachers Association announces settlement ending a two week strike by about 700 teachers. Classes had been cancelled or curtailed for Utica's 14,000 students since October 7 while the dispute with the Utica City School District continued.
Residents of Carroll Hill may meet Citizens Charter Party candidates this Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Striever 1097 Madison Ave. Former city manager Stierer and council candidate says the group will discuss citizens problems and city governance before the election and emphasize better communication with the council and administration.
The U S Office of Education failed to recover 5.5 million dollars in allegedly misspent federal school aid from six states and the District of Columbia. Grants were meant for poverty area schools but auditors say funds were misused in the mid 1960s. Education officials warn totals may rise to thirty million as more states may be added.
Charles J. Lewis a 17 year old resident of Box 153A Raymertown was freed on a $100 bond Friday night while awaiting a police court hearing on an assault third degree charge. Det. Peter Durkee and plainclothesman Charles King arrested him based on Judith Ann Currier’s complaint at 481 1st Ave.
The shah hosted a sensational parade before 50 heads of state as Iran staged four horse chariots, Persian archers, Medes and Mongols in a dramatic review. Security was tight with helicopters overhead as dignitaries and visiting leaders observed the Per sepolis spectacle. Agnew and King Constantine met earlier in the day.
NHTSA advised owners of millions of GM cars to inspect front engine mounts on 1965 to 1969 Chevrolets Nova, Impala, and Camaro models. About 500 owners reported mount failures risking loss of control. 100,000 mounts have been replaced. Repairs are quick and under 25 dollars per part. A consumer protection bulletin was issued as investigations continue.
Police investigate repeated vandalism at School 2 on 10th Street. A construction site entrance door was broken on Thursday night and ceilings and lights were damaged earlier in the week after entry was gained. The school is due to be occupied later this month.
About 2,400 Montreal firemen walked off the job Thursday at 11 a.m. despite an injunction and skeleton staffing attempts. No major blazes reported 28 hours into the strike as firefighters pledged to respond to any major outbreak.
Mayor Nathan N Werlin announced Friday October 20 as the official Day In Court for the Rensselaer County Legal Secretaries Association. Justice John T Casey will host the program to study court procedures and improve familiarization with the judicial system. Ellen Leadbetter and Shirley Kelly cochair the event with Catherine Canfield leading the association’s plans for further workshops.
In Fremont Indiana robbers abducted a woman cashier from the First National Bank and forced her to help steal about $9,000 from a small vault. They then killed the couple, Mrs. Esther Ferguson and Everett Ferguson, both about 55, in their basement with a shotgun and fled in one of their two cars.
Saratoga officials and residents debated casino type betting with support from Town Supervisor John Koval and former Spa City mayor Arthur Kearney who urged state operation and Hall of Springs site use. Labor chief George Reynolds backed hotel venue limits while others warned of adverse effects on horse racing profits.
Harvard economist Simon Kuznets, 70, won the Nobel Prize in Economics for empirically grounded growth analysis shaping understanding of economic and social development. The award, worth 88 000, was announced as Kuznets expressed delight from Cambridge Massachusetts. He has long studied national income and economic growth.
An 18 year old Nassau girl, Roberta Sumner, is in satisfactory condition at Albany Medical Center after running into the side of a moving car at the intersection of Routes 9 20 and 150 in East Greenbush. The car was driven by Elizabeth Johnson 34 of Albany Avenue Kinderhook. No charges were filed. Investigating Troopers J M Wood J J Rost and P C Hickey.
Eighteen Latin American aliens seized at the U S Military Academy were ordered to leave the United States by November 25 after hearings at the Immigration and Naturalization Service. If they fail to depart, a formal deportation order will be issued for working without permission.
Multiple notices from Troy area papers report the deaths of Mrs. Ethel H. B. Todd Mrs. Camillo F. Talarico Mrs. Ethel E. Barnett and Mrs. Margaret L. Fitzgerald along with others. Details include ages places of residence survivors funeral arrangements and interment locations. The notices name family members church affiliations and service times.
Maj. Gen. John W. Barnes had charges dropped by Maj. Gen. Roland M. Gloszer after a six month inquiry with 3 000 pages of sworn testimony from 52 witnesses. The decision said evidence did not establish the alleged offenses. Lt. Col. Anthony B. Herbert had accused Barnes of covering up torture and murder in 1969. Similar charges against Col. J. Ross Franklin were dismissed earlier.
The ashes of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson were buried at Oak Hill Cemetery after a memorial service in Washington Cathedral attended by 1,100 guests. Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Chief Justice Warren E. Burger led the prominent attendees. Acheson died Tuesday at 78 from an apparent heart attack.
ALBANY N Y AP The state sold 2965380 in seven dollar lottery tickets in September one of the lowest grosses since the lottery began three years ago The Tax Department said 1186100 will be paid to 6149 winners in drawings starting Monday in Albany and ending Wednesday in New York City
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