Area man accused of helping burn Jews
In Albany a man identified as Vilis Hazners faces a civil deportation hearing for allegedly persecuting Jews in Riga in July 1941. Mandelkorn, a Latvian-born survivor, testified that Hazners helped burn busloads of Jews at the Great Riga Synagogue and beat him during the war. The proceeding aims to prove Hazners lied on his visa application about persecution.
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Michael Connor
Albany
Bar Mandelkorn
Mandlekorn
Vilis Hazners
Washington County
Whitehall
Latvia
Mendlekorn
U.S. Immigration Service
U.S
Anthony DeGaeto
Hazners
Mandelkorn
Tel Aviv
Electric Company
Riga
Soviet Union
Miandelkorn
Israel
Battle over to abolish Troy safety post looms large
The Troy referendum asks whether the Department of Public Safety and its commissioner should be replaced by a separate Police Department and Fire Department in the city government. Supporters say chiefs would be department heads under civil service while unions push reform. opponents warn of political patronage and shifts in control.
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Troy
Police
John Givney
Civil Service Police
Public Safety
Paul D. Mahoney
Troy Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Troy Corporation
Mark Harris
Police Benevolent Association
Uniformed Firefighters Association
George O'Connor
Fire Unions
Police Bureau
PBA
Public Safety Department
James Kilgallen
Kilgallen
Department of Public Safety
Politcians
City Council Public Safety Committee
Norma Fatone
Big Apple Jazz Wins Stay in New York City
Newport Jazz Festival will remain in New York City after Mayor Beame announced the decision. Producer George Wein credited the shift to an increased Schlitz Brewery stipend and noted two July concerts will move to Saratoga Springs while the rest stay in the city amid fans and famed performers like Eubie Blake and Alberta Hunter attending a briefing at City Hall.
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New York
Saratoga Springs
Abraham D. Beame
Beame
Wein
Schlitz Brewery Company
Jazz
Board of Estimate Chamber
Eubie Blake
Alberta Hunter
Moynihan argues U S misreads Soviets on arms limits
Senator Daniel Moynihan at an Albany Israel Bonds dinner criticized the Carter administration for misreading the Soviet Union and warned that concessions in a new SALT treaty could fail to curb the Soviet military buildup. He urged tying East West and Arab Israeli conflicts to democracy’s survival and attacked Paul Warnke as too lenient toward Moscow. About 300 attendees paid $20 a plate to honor Lester Kommit of the Albany Jewish Community Council.
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Soviet Union
Middle East
Moynihan
Paul Warnke
United States
Carter
Lester Kommit
Albany Jewish Community Council
I Love New York campaign boosts state tourism
New York officials report the I Love New York campaign increased summer travel activity by about 3.8 percent with higher park attendance up 9 percent and hotel occupancy up 1.9 percent. A market survey shows more people view New York as a vacation destination, though spending figures are not yet available.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
State Commerce Department
State Parks
Thruway
Fire chief and union back move to split public safety
Fire Chief William Phoenix and the city’s firefighters union support breaking up the public safety department into fire and police. Troy Police Chief John Givney opposes the split while UFA President Richard Caoa says the change would save about 22 000 annually and simplify command.
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Troy
John Givney
Public Safety Department
William Phoenix
Firefighters Union
Fire Department
Phoenix
UFA
Richard Caoa
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John Buckley
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Newport
R.1
George Wein
City Hall
Miss Hunter
Harry
Eubie
Daniel P. Moynihan
New York Democrat
Cada
Fire Bureau
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