Two Die In Clifton Park Head On Crash
Lorraine DeVoe of Cohoes and John DeVito of Glibert Street were killed in a high speed head on collision on Route 9 near Routes 9 and TG. Mary DeVito was injured while Mary DeVoe and her companion were reported in good condition. DeVoe had been seen drinking earlier and lived on Howard Street with Bradley Dunham.
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Clifton Park
Mechanicville
Lorraine DeVoe
Howard Street
Cohoes
Ohoes
DeVoe
DeVito
Saratoga Hospital
Mary
John DeVito
John Meader Seeks Saratoga County Judge Post
Round Lake lawyer John D. Meader announced his candidacy for Saratoga County judge this week. He will run in the Republican primary against Philip P. Proiler of Corinth, with Democrat Saul Balmuth appointed to the post by Gov. Hugh L. Carey.
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Ballston Lake
John D. Meader
Round Lake Road
Saratoga County
Saul Balmuth
Hugh L. Carey
Meader
General Electric Co
Schenectady
Philip P. Proiler
Corinth
Community Help and Mail Order Complaints Column
A reader requests a paper drive pick up and volunteers for Lansingburgh groups. The column recounts a Michigan Bulb Co. refund case and praises customer service as a model for mail order firms.
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The
Michigan Bulb Co
Mechanicville mourns John DeVito after fatal crash
John DeVito 61, superintendent of streets and sewers for Mechanicville, dies in a two car head on crash in Clifton Park. He was a longtime John Ahern Rescue Squad member and town servant honored by the city with a wake and town officials taking time off. Mary DeVito injured. a 39-year-old woman also perished.
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John DeVito
Clifton Park
DeVito
Mary
City of
Mechanicville
John Ahern
Chuck Ponzillo
John
Chuck Ponzilio
Eisenhower portrait presented to St Andrews in Scotland
A portrait by Dean Fausett of Vermont was presented to the University of St Andrews in Scotland. The gift, from the Scottish American Heritage and the National Society of Mural Painters, was accepted by Anne L. Armstrong on behalf of the donor and ambassador to the Court of St James. The event opened the St Andrews Bicentennial Celebration and honored D-Day with 196 Scottish-Americans in attendance.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dean Fausett
Dorset
University of St. Andrews
Scotland
Fausett
Arthur Armstrong
Hoosick Falls
Anne L. Armstrong
United States
Court of St. James
St. Andrews
Armstrong
Scottish Opera
Lord Provost
Glasgow
Chamber Music Program by State Society at Cheney Library
A Saturday chamber music program by State Chamber Music Society members at Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls starts 1 p.m. with performers Nancy Elwell Lucien Hanks Gail Schonbeck Gunnar Schonbeck Arnold Tobler and Joel Miller. Free admission. Preceding it from 12:30 to 1 p.m. a carillon concert at St. Mark's Episcopal Church bells by Kathryn L Schonbeck features bell music from 1200 to 1900.
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Hoosick Falls
State Chamber Music Society
Cheney Library
Nancy Elwell
Lucien Hanks
Gail Schonbeck
Gunnar Schonbeck
Arnold Tobler
Joel Miller
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Kathryn L. Schonbeck
Hoosick Grange discusses town history topic
Hoosick Grange held a lecture hour on the towns early history led by N Clifford Cottrell. The talk covered abandoned early roads while Mrs Ralph J Griswold reported on the Women's Activities Committee projects. Newly elected officers will be installed September 8 by Deputy Mrs Gordon Sherman.
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Hoosick
N. Clifford Cottrell
Ralph J. Griswold
Women’s Activities Committee
The
Hoosick Grange
Rensselaer County
Gordon Sherman
Steamtrain excursion set for Friday in Bennington
The Vermont Bicentennial Steamtrain offers Bennington Day Friday. The special trip departs Bennington at 4 p m for Rutland with return by charter bus arriving 8 30 p m. Sponsored by the Bennington Bicentennial Committee the Bennington Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Transit fares are 9 dollars for adults 4 50 for 6 to 12 year olds and free for under 6.
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Lake George
Bennington
Vermont Bicentennial Steamtrain
Rutland
Verrazzano College to reopen under Mercy College
Verrazzano College, closed in 1975 over finances, will reopen this fall as Verrazzano Institute under Mercy College of Dobbs Ferry New York. The institute will operate within Mercy, offering liberal arts with focus on Italy and the Mediterranean.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Verrazzano College
Mercy College
Westchester County
Donald Grunewald
Mercy
Grunewald
Verrazzano Institute
Italy
Verrazzano
Scribner
Skidmore College
State Education Department
New York
John Lomenzo
Ford Motor Co
Lee A. Jacocca
Dominick Massaro
Federal Action Program
Farmers See Prices Drop Sharply Across Commodities
Prices farmers received fell 4 percent in July to August, the steepest monthly drop in 18 months, led by livestock and grain. Higher milk eggs fruit and vegetables offset some losses while the farm price index stood 4 percent below a year earlier as production costs rose about 6 percent from last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
County fair opens in Chatham with weeklong events
The Columbia County Fair opens at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Chatham Fairgrounds for five nights and four days. A midway with shows games and rides runs daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Highlights include an auto thrill show Thursday 8 p.m. harness races Friday a volunteer firemen parade Saturday 2 45 p.m. a skydiving exhibition Sunday 3 30 p.m. and a demolition derby Monday 8 p.m.
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Chatham
Columbia County
Chatham Fairgrounds
Legion Auxiliary to Resume Meetings in Hoosick Falls
The American Legion Auxiliary will resume meetings Thursday at the State Armory. A covered dish supper starts at 6 30 p m with members bringing their own place settings.
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Hoosick Falls
American Legion Auxiliary
State Armory
Livestock Pastures Below Par Across Nation
USDA weather review finds pastures below par as of Aug 29 in most states with Florida Georgia northeast and several western areas spared. Cattlemen feed hay depleting winter supplies while heavy marketings press cattle prices. overall cattle in good condition. Early supplemental feeding risks higher hay prices this winter staying at or near record highs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Florida
Georgia
Oregon
USDA
Record turkey production reaches new high in 1976
Washington reports the Agriculture Department tallies a record 137.9 million turkeys produced this year, up 1 percent from 124.3 million in 1975 and 4 percent above the 1973 peak. Slaughter remains heaviest in the third and fourth quarters while year round supply expands.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Judge Clyne orders Wilson returned to state custody
Albany County Judge John J. Clyne formally returned James Wilson to the custody of the Mental Hygiene Department after a hearing on a release recommendation. Three independent experts who backed release testified they did not know Wilson was charged with axe murder of his mother Eleanor Wilson.
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Albany
John J. Clyne
James Wilson
State Mental Hygiene Department
Wilson
Kolb
Eleanor Wilson
London Parkway
Clyne
Mental Hygiene Department
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Mrs. Franklin Etman — Troy
Eee
Frank Sherry
William McLean
Sixth Ave
Lansingburgh
C.G
Dexter Groesbeck Simons
Saratoga
Irma Radliff
Grand Rapids, Mich
Vinny Reda
Joseph Ryan
Harold Sheehan
John E. Devito
Chamber Music Group
Strungk
Gallliard
Dowland
Paran
Gibbons
Bach
Brahams
Mozart
Downstate College
Turkey
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