Nigerian Air Force Bombs Enugu in Civil War Tense Timeline
AP reports unofficially that the Nigerian air force bombed Enugu the Biafra capital, hitting near the British deputy high commission as the government claims three raids since July but with no confirmation. A separate Jerusalem note says a French expedition finds three 40,000 year old skeletons near Nazareth.
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Nigerian Air Force
Biafra
Lagos
Nigeria
Enugu
Gine
Hritish
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Reagan to Launch National GOP Fundraising Speeches
Gov. Ronald Reagan announced plans to make Republican fund raising talks across the United States over the next three months. He said the addresses would support the U.S. Senate and House Republican congressional campaign committees during a period marked by his recent Sacramento absence.
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Reagan
Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Trim
Tan
U.S. Senate
House
Aiken Sees Rockefeller as Likeliest GOP Candidate
Senator George Aiken believes New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller is emerging as the strongest Republican rival to President Johnson in 1968. He notes Rockefeller is a willing draft candidate, while criticizing Nixon and Reagan as handicapped by past ties and dissension. Aiken also jokes that a Rockefeller Reagan ticket would be as logical as the Johnson Humphrey pairing.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Johnson
George Romney
Rocke
Eller
Aiken
Rockefeller
GOP
Ues
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
California
Ronald Reagan
Michigan
Oregon
Humphrey Ticket
Kennedy Uses Mechanicville Visit as Sounding Board
Senator Robert F. Kennedy plans a Mechanicville stop on Friday with a 3 to 3:30 p.m. meeting at Pantauzzis Restaurant and a public parking lot appearance. Democratic leaders, led by Eugene Bucci, aim to showcase his support for local figures including Mayor John Connors, amid talk of a major policy remark on Vietnam and homefront tension. Local security reports note tomato projectiles and a broken storm window during the event week, with police addressing the tomato incidents.
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John H. Maloney
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Mechanicville
Meenanieville
John H. Connors
Kennedy
City Hall
Connors
New York
GOP
Carleton J. King
Senator Kennedy
Eugene Bucci
Pantauzzi
Sharon Theroux
Elizabeth St
Park Avenue
Sam Biscotti
South Main St
Fire along B and M tracks draws Mechanicville aid
Mechanicville firemen answered a mutual aid call to battle a blaze along the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks near Reynolds Station about 5 p.m. Saturday. The fire, in railroad ties and dry grass a mile south of Hemstreet Park in Rensselaer County, was extinguished with Indian tanks and brooms after 30 firefighters arrived with the W. B. Neilson Hose Co. pumper and rescue rack.
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Mechanicville
Boston and Maine
Reynolds Station
Hemstreet Park
Rensselaer County
W. B. Neilson Hose Co
Dominick Brano
Chestnut St
Good Guys Girls Defeat Lassie League All Stars 17 to 6
The Good Guys girls baseball team beat the Lassie League All-Stars 17 to 6 at Mechanicville High School Friday night. Winning pitcher Kathy Sullivan and Linda Palmer as catcher led the winners, while Elizabeth Ponzillo took the loss for Lassie League with Mary Jean Zeppetelli catching. Top batters included Paula Preston four for five, Margaret Pickett three for four, and Eileen Pickett three for three. Debbie McBride went 3-for-3 for Lassie League.
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Mechanicville
Kathy Sullivan
Linda Palmer
Elizabeth Ponzillo
Mary Jean Zeppetelli
Paula Preston
Margaret Pickett
Eileen Pickett
Miss Ponzillo
Debbie MclBride
Motorcycle Damage Reported After Hit Run Collision
A parked motorcycle owned by Robert Sharp of 24 East Saratoga Ave was struck by a hit and run car in front of Baxter's Tavern on Saratoga Avenue. The incident left Sharp’s bike knocked over and damaged. An unknown vehicle also damaged a car owned by Mrs Mary Nadeau of 57 Mulberry St on Saturday.
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Robert Sharp
Saratoga Ave
Mechanicville
Sharp
Baxter’s
Saratoga Avenue
Mary Nadeau
Mulberry St
Banquet Slated for Boston & Maine Old-Timers
The annual old-timers banquet of Boston and Maine railroad engineers and firemen at Mechanicville is set for Thursday, September 21 at Millside Inn. Reservations can be made with Pliny Granger and Raymond Offenbacker.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Mechanicville
Millside Inn
Pliny Granger
Reymond Offenbacker
Mrs Kina Quick to Undergo Surgery at Samaritan Hospital
Mrs Kina Quick of 310 Park Ave Mechanicville is a patient at Samaritan Hospital Troy scheduled for surgery.
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Kina Quick
Park Ave
Mechanicville
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Candidate Injured In Crash In Mechanicville a Democratic commissioner candidate injured after car hits pole
Mechanicville resident John M. Lenihan Democratic candidate for commissioner of accounts was treated at Leonard Hospital for facial cuts and head and shoulder bruises after his car struck a utility pole on Saratoga Avenue around 12:45 am Saturday. A following cab driven by Edward G. Saborin collided with Lenihan’s vehicle as it swerved. Lenihan was taken to the hospital by the Ahern Rescue Squad ambulance.
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Mechanicville
John M. Lenihan
Pittsburg Ave
Leonard Hospital
Saratoga Avenue
Lenihan
Commissioner of Accounts
Edward G. Saborin
Ahern Rescue Squad
Coin Machine Theft Reported at Thrifty Wash Laundromat
Mechanicville police investigate a theft at the Thrifty Wash Laundromat on North Central Avenue. A damaged coin dispenser held about $5 in dimes. intruders also smashed a tool room lock. caretaker George Feathers of Ballston Spa reports the loss and ongoing checks for missing equipment.
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North Central Avenue
Mechanicville
George Feathers
Ballston Spa
Vandals damage fence at Messore residence
Mrs. Ann Messore reports vandals damaged a fence at the Messore home on Railroad Street in Rail road Street. This is the third time the fence has been pulled up in recent months, according to a complaint filed with Mechanicville police.
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Messore
Railroad Street
Mechanicville
Ann Messore
Public Safety
Lynda Bird Enjoys Quiet Beach Day at Rehoboth
Lynda Bird Johnson, with Marine Capt. Charles Robb and a group of 10, spent a calm day at Rehoboth Beach. The elder daughter of the President played bridge and relaxed as Robb hosted at his parents' summer home.
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Rehoboth Beach
Del
Lynda Bird Johnson
Charles Robb
Robb
White House
Russell Sage Plans First Nun Faculty Member
Russell Sage College will hire Sister Thomas Marian Hootey from Nazareth College as a full-time English professor for one year starting Sept. 18. The nun, a literature scholar with doctorates from Cornell and Oxford study, will teach freshmen and sophomores as part of a policy to bring in retired or foreign professors to enrich student culture.
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Russell Sage
Russell Sage College
St. Joseph
Thomas Marian Hootey
Nazareth College
Roc Nessler
Thomas Marian
Virginia J. Radley
Cornell University
Oxford
England
Radley
Matthew Arnold
Thomas Martgn
2Nd St
Bahaism Movement Origin in 19th Century Persia
Bahaism began in Persia around the mid 1800s as a religious movement. It identifies as a faith founded in that era and region, influencing subsequent religious developments.
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Persia
Hypodermic Charge Faces Two Youths
Two 19 year olds, Richard E Wisneski and Don A Benedetto, are jailed in Rensselaer County awaiting a hearing on criminal possession of hypodermic instruments a misdemeanor. Police stopped them on a traffic charge and found syringe needle and saturated cotton. Arraigned before Acting Police Court Judge Thomas Restino. Preliminary examination set for Sept 14 at 7 pm. Police continuing investigation.
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Rensselaer County
Richard E.wisneski
Mineola
Don. A. Benedetto
Manhasset
Hoosick
Benedetto
Frank Demick
Ronald Harriso
Thomas Restino
Hoosick Falls
Funeral Rites Held for Henry B Barnum at Oakwood
The funeral of Henry B Barnum was conducted yesterday from the Mason Funeral Home with Rev George Borthwick of Fifth Ave Presbyterian Church officiating. Bearers were Peter J Howe Paul Ross Robert Ross Donald Hengel Ronald Kilmer and Richard Danskin. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery with Mr Borthwick officiating.
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Henry B. Barnum
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State Narcotics Commission
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Sullivan County
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Retzlaff
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