Reensselaer council tackles police critique and street projects
Rensselaer Common Council debated alleged police inefficiency after citizen Fred Cassin claimed assaults on his children and sought action. The meeting covered road resurfacing on Aiken Avenue, parking areas, storm and sanitary sewer separation, and bids for a new oil burner for city hall, with planning and funding details.
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Rensselaer City Police Dept
Rensselaer Common Council
Fred Cassin
Broadway
van Rensselaer School Pta
van Rensselaer
J. Kenneth Fraser
Aiken Avenue
Stephen Buono
Spruce Street
Fraser
Buono
John Mooney
Polsinello Fuel Co
Mullally Bros
Rensselaer
Partition Street
Mayor Urges Observances of U N Day in Rensselaer
Mayor John H. Warden proclaimed Sunday United Nations Day in Rensselaer to mark the 26th anniversary of the UN. He urged citizens to participate in programs and activities to deepen understanding of the UN and to discuss ways to strengthen the organization.
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John H. Warden
Rensselaer
United Nations
U.N
Warden
City Assessor Alexander J. Seney Jr completes NYS training
Alexander J. Seney Jr., commissioner of Assessment and Taxation for the City of Rensselaer, completed the Assessor Training Program at the New York State Board of Equalization and Assessment in Albany. He attended all sessions, earned temporary certification, and will seek final certification after another session before Oct 1, 1972. He previously completed a six month course last year from the New York State Assessors Association on Appraising and Assessment.
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Alexander J. Seney Jr
Rensselaer
New York
New York State Assessors Association
Boys Club Halloween Carnival Set for Oct 30
Executive Director James P. Kenealey announced the Rensselaer Boys Club Halloween Carnival will open Oct 30 at 6 p.m. All city children are invited to attend with prizes booths and movies planned. The Women's Auxiliary support makes other club programs possible. Mothers interested may call the club or contact Mrs Moura McCarthy.
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James P. Kenealey
Rensselaer Boys Club
Kenealey
Club
Moura McCarthy
Mayor Urges Safe Halloween and Election Nights
Mayor John H. Warden calls on parents to cooperate to keep Halloween and election nights safe and sane. He cites 85 October false alarms to date, including three bomb scares.
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John H. Warden
Two Fire Companies Meet Tonight
Meetings scheduled for today at 8 p.m. will be at Pumper 3 Firehouse for the E. F. Hart Hose and at the Philip King Memorial for Pumper 4 Fire Company. Both groups will discuss fall and winter activities and committees will be named.
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Pumper 3 Firehouse
Ruth Babe Ruth League Sponsorship and Registration
The Babe Ruth League of Rensselaer now has four sponsors: Knights of Columbus Police Benevolent Association Minks Fire Company and Polsinello Fuels. Registration for boys ages 13 to 15 is at city hall Friday 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to noon. Boys must be accompanied by a parent and bring a birth certificate.
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Babe Ruth League of
Rensselaer
Knights of Columbus, Police Benevolent Association
Minks Fire Company
Polsinello Fuels
City Hall
RPI Student Kee Song Guilty After Trial
A 21 year old RPI student from Claymont Delaware Kee Song was found guilty of disorderly conduct after a trial in Troy Police Court before Judge Kyran Molloy Jr. He was fined 50 dollars for obstructing traffic on 15th Street near Sage Avenue on May 11. Patrolmen Theodore Nelson and Frank Brearton Jr testified for the state. Mrs Margrethe Powers represented the accused and Asst. Dist Atty Kermit McGinnis represented the people.
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RPI
Claymont
Del
Troy
Kyran P. Molloy Jr
Kee Song
Theodore K. Nelson
Frank Brearton Jr
15Th Street
Sage Avenue
Margre
GOP Tax Hop Scotch Charged In North Greenbush
North Greenbush Democratic chairman James Germano charged town Republicans with playing political hop scotch by raising taxes in non election years and then not restoring them. He cited tax increases from 12.8 percent in 1970 to 22 percent in 1968 and questioned expenses that require biannual increases.
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North Greenbush
Democratic
James Germano
Town Republicans
Germano
PTA Cookie and Candy Sale Under Way
Mrs. Joan Keyes was named chair of this year's cookie and candy sale by PTA of the Little Red School house. Area captains include Cathy Cholakis Helen Granger Pat Cotch Cameron Fields Elida Hayber and others. Sample kits will be distributed next meeting and orders may be placed via area chairs or PTA members.
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Joan Keyes
Little Red Schoolhouse
Lois Beaudoin
Elida Hayber
Glenmore Road
Bloomingrove Drive
PTA
Rosemary Perrotta
Jean Milhouse
Beaudoin
Cub Scouts Tour Troy Police Court and Detention Center
Members of Cub Scout Webe los Den 2 Pack 530 visited Troy Police Court with leaders Thomas Killeen and Peter Rosenberg. They sat in on cases toured the Detective Bureau and detention area, guided by Officer Richard Butler and Chief James Doherty, learning the judicial process.
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Cub Scout Webelos den 2
Troy
Thomas Killeen
Peter Rosenberg
John Perkinson
Troy Station
Richard Butler
James Doherty
Bruce Bonesteel
Richard Webb
Stephen Urban
Mark Poli
Scott Smith
Daniel Mulcahy
Drunk Driving Charge Filed Against Troy Autoist
A 37 year old Troy man, John M McMahon of 33 Sweeney Drive, was arrested at 3 45 am near Third and Fourth Streets on charges of driving while intoxicated. He allegedly started a car at a service station, struck a parked car owned by En R Mahone at 132 Bedford, and tried to drive away before officers Maselli Jr and Pratt took him into custody before his arraignment before Judge Kyran P Molloy Jr.
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Troy
Kyran P. Molloy Jr
Ptl
Nicholas J. Maselli Jr
Eugenet L. Pratt
John M. McMahon
Sweeney
Begain
En R. Mahone
Bedford
Cafeteria Opens First in Chicago in 1895
A historic note recalls the opening of the first cafeteria in Chicago in 1895 marking a milestone in dining service. The event highlights the shift toward self service and diverse meal options in urban America.
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Chicago
Campus Opinion Poll Shows Nixon Backing On Campus
A nationwide survey of 995 college students at 41 campuses finds 73.9 percent approve of Nixon’s economic controls and wage price freeze, with 18 percent disapproving. Support is strongest in the South and weaker in the East, with little variation by sex or year.
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Nixon
Red China
U.S
South
East
Kennedy push on Northern Ireland stirs British ire
In London a Conservative Ulster group branded Senator Edward Kennedy a vote catching American politician for urging Britain to pull troops from Northern Ireland. The group criticized his remarks as extreme and unfit for the White House, accusing him of pandering to Irish American moneybags and launching his 1968 presidential bid. The controversy follows Kennedy's Senate speech calling for troop withdrawal and Irish unification of the province.
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London
Edward M. Kennedy
Britain
Northern Ireland
White House
Ulster Group
Conservative
John Jackson
Ulster
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate
Experimenter plans long stay in cave beyond time
French scientist Michel Siffre will spend six months in Midnight Cave near Del Rio Texas to study a proposed 48 hour day. He aims to learn the mechanism of the 48 hour rhythm and its implications for sleep, space travel, and rapid time zone changes.
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Houston
Tex
Michel Siffre
Texas
Siffre
Midnight Cave
del Rio
Paris
Alreay
Earmuffs Invented by Chester Greenwood of Maine
Chester Greenwood of Maine created earmuffs in 1873 marking a notable invention. The device gained attention for keeping ears warm in cold seasons and set a precedent for wearable comfort tech.
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Chester Greenwood
Maine
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Don Leahey
Rensselaer County
Don G. Cholakis
Common Council
Rensselaer City Court
Irwin Stewart
Public Safety Committee
Rensselaer City
Charles Stewart
Cassin
Council Thanked
Jane O’neil
Harry Beaudin
Morton Salt Co
International Salt Co
U.N. Day
Boys Club
Ruth League
Dee
J. F. Bowman
Dammarn Hall
St. Jude’s Church
John Fenzl
McMahon
Campus Opinion
Daniel C. Beggs
Henry A. Copeland
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