Commandos Recall Rensselaer West Point Raid
Southern Rensselaer County Commandos recalled THE ARMY GAME marking the fourth anniversary of the West Point raid. Bill Sturn Jim Cook Ed Ryan and Bob Plume arrived by station wagon and blended into fans as others set up tailgate feasts. Neighbors shared peanuts and beer while the group’s presence remained unobtrusive.
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West Point
Rensselaer Commandos
Bill Sturn
Jim Cook
Ed Ryan
Bob Plume
Army Air Force
No Good Will Centers In The Area Say Local Officials
Local inquiry finds no operating Good Will Industries centers nearby. Salvation Army listings in Albany Colonie area provide similar aid. Readers warn about home envelope money schemes and fake ads. one sender from Cropseyville exposed a phony to avoid further losses.
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Good Will Industries
Green Island
Salvation Army
Albany-Colonie
Times Record
Barbara Snowlson
Cropseyville
New Berlin
N.Y
Recycling Hotline at Maple Hill High Hosts Monthly Drive
Maple Hill High School on Maple Hill Road Schodack hosts a monthly glassware and newspaper recycling drive the first Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clean bottles jars and bundled newspapers accepted.
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Maple Hill High School
Maple Hill Road
Schodack
Magazine Missing Free LP Prompts Letter to Help
A reader asks for help after paying $7.95 for a 12 issue country music magazine with a promised free LP that never arrived. The vendor’s replies and delays stretched from May to October, and the reader notes the eventual arrival amid a fanfare that spoofed football parades and a mili tary misread.
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L.P
Area counselors to attend seventh annual Albany event
About 30 area guidance counselors are expected at the seventh annual counselors' evening at the Junior College of Albany at 4 p.m. Thursday in the library. Welcoming guests will be Dr. William F. Kahl of Russell Sage College and Dr. Christopher R. Reaske, junior college dean. The junior college is a coeducational division of Sage.
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Albany
Junior College of Albany
William F. Kahl
Russell Sage College
Troy
Christopher R. Reaske
Sage
4-H Activities Schedule Across Rensselaer County
Cooperative Extension announces a series of 4-H events spanning Monday to Saturday. Events include cookie sale at Rensselaer High School, teen ambassador training in Voorheesville, teacher workshops, dog obedience, fabric care classes, furniture refinishing, photography, clothing, baking and leadership trainings at multiple sites like Tamarac Plaza, East Side Community Center, Project Center, and Troy Public Library.
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Rensselaer Jr.Sr. High School
Voorheesville
Tamarac Plaza Project Center
Route 2
Cropseyville
Stephentown Town Hall
East Side Community Center
Project Center
Rensselaer Girls Club
Center Brunswick Grange
Melvin Roads
American Legion
Clinton Heights
State Armory
Hoosick Falls
Ahern
First United Methodist Church
East Greenbush
Department of Environmental Conservation
Wolf Rd
Colonie
East Greenbush Wins 33000 Grant for Senior Park
Supervisor Michael VanVoris announces federal approval of a 33000 grant for a senior citizens park on the Hampton Manor sewer pumping site at Pinehurst and Hampton Avenues. Plans include a fountain shuffleboard bocci courts gardens and reading areas with potential horseshoe pit and croquet. Work could begin this spring and the site will be fenced and maintained as passive recreation on a unique Rensselaer County project.
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East Greenbush
Hampton Manor
Pinehurst
Hampton Avenues
VanVorts
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer Resident Arrests Tied to Local Thefts
Rensselaer police arrested a city resident and investigated thefts and burglaries over recent days. Edith Brazer reported a $190 cigarette case stolen from her Broadway apartment between 11 30 a m and 12 15 p m Thursday with no forced entry.
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Rensselaer
Edith Brazer
Broadway
George T. Vanderhyden
Pershing Ave
Citizens Band
Manor Inn
Washington Ave
Albany County judge candidates profiled
A profiles package on Albany County judicial hopefuls appears in the edition, highlighting candidate backgrounds, professional histories, and community involvement. Page 21 detail profiles of those running for judge in county court.
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Albany County
Vermont college president robbed in NYC and kidnapped plan abandoned
Edward S. Stevens of Lyndon State College said two men robbed him in New York City after a World Series game and forced him into a second car. They bound him, traveled toward Brighton Beach then near Chicago before freeing him near O’Hare Airport two days later. FBI investigates. no family contact from suspects.
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Lyndonville, Vt
Vermont
New York City
Chicago
Edward S. Stevens
Lyndon State College
New York
Stevens
O'Hare International Airport
Steven
FBI
Albany
N.Y
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HOT Line
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Linda L. Hall
Cambridge
Northvale
N.J
DeBonis
Cohoes
Joseph Capano
Heirloom Industries
Hamburg St
Schenectady
North Jersey
Mrs. DeBonis
D.D. — Waterviiet
Sigma Chi
Mitchie Stadium
Air Force
Rensselaer Canaries
Wild Blue Yonder
Nassau
Ghent
Dominic A. Lombardo
Loudonville
Mario
United Way
Lombardo
The
Troy Public Library
Mike McMahon
Michael VanVoris
Nassau Free Library
Anthony Costa
Friends of the Library
G. M. Dzaman
John Kretzler
Keith W. Hammer
Columbia St
Hammer
Shirley Johnson
Joyce Kane
Adam D'Allesandro
Clifton Park
Penn Central
Vermont College
Yankee Stadium
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