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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1977
Page
5
A volunteer in Cohoes faces a potential resignation amid growing friction. The report notes mounting tensions affecting volunteer operations and community services on a local page 10 feature.
A Boston and Maine Railroad train derailed near Valley Falls as a car carrying carbon black toppled into the Hoosick River. High water hampered recovery but no injuries were reported, and the cargo remained contained.
Dr. Gertrude Schneider, a City College of New York historian, told Jewish women in Troy she has identified a Whitehall man linked to Latvian killings and will present the suspect at a Federal Court deportation hearing in Albany. She recalls escape from execution, cites witnesses, and argues the U.S. legal system may shield killers.
Michael T. Dunn, 26, of 85 Aiken Ave., Rensselaer, was sentenced in Rensselaer County Court to 18 months to life after pleading guilty to third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Dunn admitted having 33 bags of heroin in his apartment on July 2. He faced additional counts of second degree possession and hypodermic instatement. The defendant expressed a desire for rehabilitation to Judge Don G. Cholakis, who urged sincerity.
Rep Edward Pattison introduces legislation to save about 400 million dollars in state and local cigarette tax revenue lost to bootlegging. The measure would set a uniform federal tax and return funds to states by consumption, reducing incentive to smuggle across tax differentials. Pattison cites New York as losing 160 million annually.
In Washington the two Democrats Ned Pattison and Samuel Stratton voted together for a minimum wage increase from 2.30 to 3.35 by 1981. They split on reviving Bl bomber production with Pattison opposing and Stratton supporting. the House defeated the bomber measure 204 to 194.
Richard Y. Bayly II, a veteran Troy attorney and former Rensselaer County Bar Association president, was disbarred by the state Appellate Division. He admitted using $42,500 from a client’s estate and misappropriating funds from the Beierwalters Cavanaugh estate over 49 months. Disbarment is effective Nov. 1 with a seven-year readmittance window, and he may not practice or advise during that period.
Representatives from 480 school boards at the New York State School Boards Association convention in Syracuse vote on more than 25 resolutions including abolishing teacher tenure in favor of a five year review. Debates over teachers serving on other boards and funding changes shape 1978 lobbying policies.
State Labor Department reports August average weekly pay for area factory production workers at 244.20 for a 40 hour week with overtime included. Employment up to 387,300 and unemployment down to 23,700, yielding a jobless rate of 6.6 percent, below state and national levels. Manufacturing jobs declined by 1,200 led by durable goods. Nonfarm employment may drop 3,000 in September.
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