Cairo Opera House Burns Down After 102 Years
In Cairo the historic opera house, a 102 year old landmark, burned for seven hours destroying an irreplaceable collection of jewelry, costumes, furniture, scores and instruments. Property damage nears 9 million dollars while the loss to culture dominates. Paris reports Porter inviting peace talks to respond to Saigon freeing prisoners. Hanoi and Viet Cong dismiss it as propaganda.
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Cairo
UPI
Eugenie
Opera House
Paris
William J. Porter
Hanoi
Saigon
Porter
Trade Surplus in September Ends Deficit Trend
The United States posted a September trade surplus of 265.4 million dollars after five deficit months, with exports at 4.51 billion and imports at 4.25 billion. Dock strikes on multiple coasts affected both figures and military spending abroad not included in the totals.
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Washington
UPI
United States
U.S
Gulf
Commerce Dept
City Plans Nation's Largest Convention Center on Manhattan West Side
New York authorities move to start planning a $100 million convention center on the Hudson River between 44th and 47th streets with a $2 million initial appropriation by the Board of Estimate. Approval by the City Council and Mayor Lindsay is expected soon and construction aimed for 1976.
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New York
City Board of Estimate
Manhattan
West Side
John V. Lindsay
Hudson River
44Th
47Th Streets
Allegheny Mohawk merger plan eyed by February first
Allegheny Airlines aims to merge with Mohawk Airlines by February 1 and to announce route changes by year end. Stockholders will vote in December while a Civil Aeronautics Board ruling is expected mid December and a presidential decision soon after.
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David Shipley
Allegheny
Civil Aeronautics Board
Nixon
Masonic Unit To Meet At Hoosick Falls
The Masters and Wardens Association of the Rensselaer Schenectady Masonic District meets at Hoosick Falls Masonic Temple with hosts from Van Rensselaer Lodge. A dinner precedes the meeting. district events in Troy follow and a 100th Royal Arch Masons anniversary is set in Hoosick Falls with early dinner reservations requested. Van Rensselaer Lodge awards a 50 year pin to Van Hosen Day and future awards will honor Charles Witbeck Earl Bastow and Earl Moon with a Masonic Home visit planned.
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Masonic District
Masonic Temple
Hoosick Falls
van Rensselaer Lodge
Baptist Memorial Hall
van Rensselaer
O.E.S. van Rensselaer Lodge
Troy
Raymond Chapter
Royal Arch
Utica
Charles Witbeck
Earl Bastow
New York Supreme Court
Earl Moon
Drivers Fined Total Of $80 In Local Court
Harry Toomey of North Bennington Vermont was fined 25 dollars for speeding by Police Justice Thomas G Restino of the Town of Hoosick Wednesday night. A charge of operating an unregistered vehicle was dismissed. Charles Harrington of Hoosick Falls was fined 25 dollars for operating an unregistered vehicle. Fines for other motor vehicle violations included Lester Harris of Somerset New Jersey 10 dollars for failure to heed stop sign Arnold Kuebler Jr of Redwood City California 10 dollars for failure to keep right and Richard Sherman and John Robertson both of Hoosick Falls 5 dollars each for no insurance.
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Harry Toomey
North Bennington
Thomas G. Restino
Hoosick
Charles Harrington
Hoosick Falls
Lester Harris
Somerset
N.J
Arnold Kuebler Jr
Redwood City
Calif
Richard Sherman
John Robertson
Local Hospital Transfers Span Three Counties
Thomas Allen of Hoosick and Gordon Ridell of West Hoosick are patients at Mary McClellan Hospital. Allen has been moved to Albany Medical Center Hospital as a surgical patient. Molly Cantwell of Hoosick Falls and William Moon of Petersburg involve transfers between Hoosick Falls Health Center Mary McClellan Hospital Putnam Memorial and Pawling Avenue Rest Home.
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Thomas Allen
Hoosick
Maple Grove Cemetery
Hoosick Falls
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Albany Medical Center
Molly Cantwell
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Gordon Ridell
West Hoosick
William Moon
Petersburg
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Pawling Avenue
Hoosick Falls Tests Alarm System During Work
Residents call the Hoosick Falls fire station as daytime tests sound the new horn and alarm system. Electrical work by J A Bradley and Sons keeps regular boxes and the old horn out of service. A notice will be issued when normal alarm service is restored.
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Hoosick Falls
J A. Bradley & Sons
New Fire Alarm System Completed at Hoosick Falls
The Hoosick Falls Fire Station now has a completed Gamewell Fire Alarm System installation with stronger horn audible village wide. J A Bradley & Sons handled electrical work. testing will continue until all 33 boxes pass function checks. Arthur M Hyde Jr. announces daily box sounds will vary at noon until complete.
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Hoosick Falls
Gamewell Fire Alarm System Co
Latham
J. A. Bradley & Sons
Arthur M. Hyde Jr
Village Board
Fr Joseph O Malley OS A Augustinian Dies in Flint
Rev. Joseph J. O Malley 62 a native of Hoosick Falls and former St Matthew's Parish Flint prior of the church of the Immaculate Conception died of a heart attack in Flint Michigan He was born May 24 1909 ordained June 9 1936 with assignments including St Augustin's San Diego and St Rita's High School Chicago He taught business and coached athletics Survivors include nieces and cousins Funeral Saturday at St Matthew's Flint Interment Tuesday in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Chicago
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Joseph J. O'Malley
O.S.A
Hoosick Falls
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Flint
Mich
St. Matthew’s
Father O’malley
John and
Mary Curry O’mally
Second Street
Fire Destroys Clubhouse Near Hoosick Falls
A small teenage boys meeting hut at Richmond Avenue and Bussey Lane burned Wednesday night, with the blaze spreading to brush and grass. Hoosick Falls Village Volunteer Fire Dept. responded after the alarm system failed, detouring via Wood Pond Road near the Hoosick Falls Country Club.
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Richmond Avenue
Bussey Lane
Hoosick Falls Village
Hoosick Falls Country Club
Wood Pond Road
Brezhnev Sees Thin Marseille Welcome
In Marseille Brezhnev, during a summit with President Pompidou, greeted by about 2000 to 3000 people, praised France Soviet ties and said meetings with Pompidou showed mutual understanding and a new impulse to cooperation.
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Marseille
France
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Georges Pompidou
Brezhnev
Pompidou
Soviet Union
Maine Voters Face Vote to Repeal Income Tax
Maine residents head to the polls next Tuesday to decide on repealing the 1969 income tax law. Supporters warn widespread tax shifts and higher property taxes without the tax, while opponents led by Gov. Kenneth W. Curtis argue repeal would raise other levies and end $110 million in school subsidies.
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Augusta
Maine
Council of State Governments
House
Senate
Kenneth W. Curtis
Pretax
FAIR
NASA to Launch Earth Resources Satellite in 1972
NASA will launch the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite in 1972 from Moffett Field Calif. It will orbit 565 miles high transmit 300000 pictures weekly and provide open access data for global use including icebergs crops water, snow forecasts and land use studies.
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Moffett Field
Calif
North Atlantic
India
Guatemala
Saudi Arabia
Norway
Japan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth Resources Technology
NASA
John M. DeNoyer
Arizona
Midwest
DeNoyer
Earth
Washington State
Sierra Nevadas
Tractor overturn kills Milburn Lang in East Otto
Milburn Lang, 66, of East Otto, Cattaraugus County, was killed when the tractor he was operating overturned across a ditch Wednesday evening, deputies said.
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East Otto
N.Y
Milburn Lang
Cattaraugus County
On This Day In History October 20 1971
On This Day In History highlights key events and birthdays. In 1918 Kiel mutiny began as German fleet demanded peace talks. 1923 stock market collapse deepened Great Depression era. 1940 Henry Stimson drew the first peacetime draft lottery. Notable birth John Keats on October 29 1795 and poet Willa Cather quote offers a reflective thought.
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United Press International
John Keats
Kiel
Henry Stimson
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