Dean Taylor remembered as a powerful New York Republican figure
The obituary recalls Dean P. Taylor who died of a heart attack recounting his rise from Rensselaer County chairman to national Republican leader. Friends describe his political skill, loyalty to Dewey Nixon and Eisenhower, and his role in housing projects and fundraising.
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Syracuse
Douglas Hudson
Castleton
Kenneth B. Keating
U.S
India
GOP
Dean P. Taylor
Irving Ives
Harriman
Dean Taylor
Cummiskey
Manhattan
Dean
Taylor
Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
Troy
Griswold Heights
Stack
Gov
Dewey
Joseph L. Bruno
Bruno
Carey bypasses area business leaders in bond review panel
Gov. Hugh Carey names a 14 member Project Review Committee for the $750 million economic development bond. No representative from the Albany area or nearby counties sits on the panel, drawing criticism from local chambers who fear regional interests will be overlooked. The panel includes executives from Jamestown Buffalo Utica Syracuse and several New York City organizations.
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Albany
Hugh Carey
Carey
Jamestown
Utica
New York City
Gas and electricity rates rise for NYSEG customers
New York State Electric & Gas Corp faces a 12.4 percent electric and 8.6 percent gas rate hike approved by the Public Service Commission. The decision yields $43.1 million extra annual electric revenue and $6 million more for gas, with possible future increases for wages and property taxes. Home heating customers see larger bills as daytime kilowatt use loses a $2.44 monthly break, while nighttime use retains a 1.54 cent rate.
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Albany, N.Y
New York State Electric & Gas Corp
State Public Service Commission
Upstate
New York
PSC
Nysg&e
Sun Returns as New York Reels from Autumn Storm
Clearing skies over New York state follow a storm that dumped four inches of snow in the Catskills and caused widespread flooding. Dozens fled homes including 80 elderly residents evacuated from Stone Hedge Nursing Home to Chittenango Junior High. Flooding were expected along the Hudson and Mohawk rivers with no deaths reported. Farmers face losses as overnight freezes threaten remaining crops and harvesting remains hampered by rain and prior wet fields.
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New York State
Catskills
Adirondacks
Chittenango
Schoharie
Stone Hedge
Chittenango Junior High
National Weather Service
Schenectady
Albany
Rensselaer
Hudson
Mohawk Rivers
Weather Service
New York
Glen Suter
State Crop Reporting Service
Leonard Hospital Introduces Patient Education Program
Leonard Hospital in Lansingburgh launches a new Patient Education Program for pre op and post op patients and diabetics. Mary J. Dower directs the program with nurse Christina Owens overseeing in service education. Classes, booklets, and teaching aids help patients and families prepare for surgery and self care.
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Mary J. Dower
Leonard
Miss Dower
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Averell Harriman
Rensselaer County
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Frank Cummiskey
State Workmen's Compensation Board
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Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Troy Area
Congress
Ted Southworth
Albany area’Chamber of
Southworth
Albany Chamber
Troy Chamber of Commerce
Anthony Lombardo
Committee To Protect
R. Quintus Anderson
Barque Steel Corp
William Clarkson
Graphic Controls Corp
Buffalo
Francis Drake
Associated Industries
Victor Ehre
Utica Mutual Insurance Co
John J. Feeney
Thomas Higgins
Merchants National Bank
Amory Houghton, Jr
Corning Glass
Corning
Lee Koppelman
Nassau Suffolk Regional Planning Board
Richard Ravitch
Urban Development Corp
Felix Rohatyn
Municipal Assistance Corp
Jacob Sheinkman
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union of
Geraldine Stutz
Henri Bendel
Franklin Williams
Phelps Stokes Fund
Curtis Wood
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp
The
Associated Press
By Marie Stanley
Miss Owens
Mary McClellan Hospital School of Nursing
Pat Houser
Sharon Schroeder
G. M. Draman
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