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The Kingston Daily Freeman from Kingston, New York • Page 2

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dally Saturday. Sacood data Postage paid at Kingston, N. Y. THE SUNDAY FREEMAN, KINGSTON, N. DECEMBER 10, 1972 Former Saugerties Resident Gen.

Flanagan Army Comptroller A former Saugerties, N.Y. tending Kansas State University resident has been nominated to in Manhattan, Kansas; the rank of lieutenant general Maureen, Mrs. Dan K. McNeill, and is being reassigned to residing in Korea with her Washington, D. as comp- husband who is an army cap- troller of the U.S.

Army. Terrence attending Major General Edward M. East Carolina State University, Flanagan son of the late Greenville, N.C. and twins and Kathleen Mr. and Mrs.

Flanagan Sr. of Saugerties, has commanding First Army Kansas. Edward M. Post Street, been the M.Patricia at home. Gen.

Flanagan general of the Big Red One Jan at Fort Riley, Fort Bragg. N.C. where, from 1968, he had com- came to the 18. 1971 from Gen. Flanagan was bom injmanded the John F.

Kennedy Saugerties July 13, 1921 and was Center for Military Assistance, graduated from the U.S. the U.S. Army Institute for Military Academy at West Point Military Assistance. He im in 1943. went to work to He is married to the former and improve the Marguerite E.

Farrell, a former readiness posture of the 1st resident of Kingston. Gen. and Division with particular em- Mrs. Flanagan have fivejphasis on its prime mission, to children, Edward M. Ill, at to NATO commitments.

These are served during peacetime through Exercise REFORGER, which entails the annual deployment of the Division to Germany for NATO maneuvers. During Gen. tenure. Fort Riley became a Modern Volunteer Army post, and the Division strength has been maintained even with the end of the draft calls. The success of the Division in filling its ranks with volunteers can be attributed to Gen.

Flanagans persistant interest in improving the life-style of the solider. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery in the Regular Army, and after completion of the Artillery basic officers course at Sill, Okla. he was assinged to the 674th Glider Field Artillery Battalion at Gen. Flanagan next served in Camp Maekall, N.C. in May where he served in In June 1943, he graduated from turn as executive officer and parachute school at Fort Division Artillery commander Benning, and was assigned with the 3rd Armored Division to the 457th Field Artillerv assigned to Headquarters.

U.S. (Parachute) Battalion of Element, Central Army 11th Airborne Division. In this Group (NATO), Heidelberg, battalion he served as battery Germany, where he served as executive officer, battalion (Intelligence) officer. In the City School 15 GEN. EDWARD FLANAGAN U.S.

Army Photo) Wawarsing Mulls Snowmobile Roads ELLENVILLE Town Board members Thursday night announced that they are considering releasing about two to five roads in the town for snowmobiling this winter. Supervisor Frank Harkin said that the highway department will investigate and make recommendations. Among roads suggested for snowmobiling are Rock Haven, Lundy, Upper and Lower Fordmore and Fort Ben Roads. The board agreed to table action on a resolution submitted to it by the State Association of Towns which is seeking to retain the present system of Justice Courts. Harkin said that members expressed the desire to study the proposal further before considering any support of either the old system or the new one of which they presently have no knowledge.

At the suggestion of the town's Environmental Com -j mission, the town board in-; dicated it will support WECUD (Wawarsing Ecological Cleanup Day) to be held sometime in April. The program also has the support of the town highway department and the Ecological Task Force. have the machines and we have the Harkin said, we need now is the The board also approved several conference and meeting requests. KINGSTON All taxpayers of the Kingston Consolidated School District are reminded that the 1972-73 school tax bills must be paid by Friday, Dec. 15.

The tax collection office noted that all bills must be received by the collector by Dec. 15, or bear a postmark on or before that date. It was suggested that the bills be mailed as early as possible so as to avoid any delay that may be caused by the Christmas mail rush. Payments postmarked after Dec. 15 must be returned to the sender, and will then be subject to interest charges at the rate of .5 per cent per month, or part thereof, plus a penalty of five per cent.

Taxes not paid to the collector will be payable after Jan. 8 1973 to the city treasurer The office of the collector is parcels within the City of located in the Administrative Kingston. Payments may not be Center at 61 Crown Street, and made to either office during the is open for collection of taxes neriod from Dec. 16, 1972 to from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday Jan 8- Friday.

Haydn Group Performs Today works of Haydn and Mozart that! have never been presented in the Hudson Valley; i and Symphony No. 46; and. Mozart's Symphony No. 1,1 wirtten when he was nine years of age, and Two Arias for Soprano. The featured soprano is Berenice Bramson.

a teacher at Mt. Kisco School of Music. For this concert, sponsored byj Germaine Benedictus Monteux Fund, there will be no admission, however, donations will be accepted. following May he became secretary of the general staff to the commander in chief, U.S. Army, Europe.

He was promoted to brigadier general in September 1966, and in Jaunary 1967 became assistant division commander of the 25th Infantry Division in the POUGHKEEPSIE The Haydn Festival Orchestra will make its Poughkeepsie debut today at Vassar Institute in downtown Poughkeepsie, 3 p.m. Claude Monteux, conductor of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic is also conductor of this chamber orchestra which originated last year in Connecticut. It is made up of 18 virtuosi, many of which are also members of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. The program will include assistant S-3 (plans and training) officer, and battery commander of Battery. He went to New Guinea with his battalion in May 1944 where the 11th Airborne Division trained until it sailed for Leyte, PI in the following October.

The then Captain Flanagar. tioipated in the Leyte operation! RePubllc of Vietnam, as a battery commander. Om He remained in Vietnam in February 4. 1945, he jumped 1968 and that February was with his battalion on Tagaytav assigned deputy chief of staff Ridge, Luzon, as a part of the for operations. Headquarters.

11th Airborne attack towad HI Marine Amphibious Force, Manila from the south. located at DaNang. He assumed Between global conflicts, hecommand of the John F. served in miscellaneous state Kenedy Center at Fort Bragg side assignments, then in June ,10 September 1968. 1953 he returned to the 674th He assumed command of the Airborne Field Artillerv Bat-' John F.

Kennedy Center at Fort a 1 i 187th Airborne Bragg in September 1968. Regimental Combat Team as its He was presented the Pon- commander in Korea. jtifical Decoration initiated by He continued to command the Pope Gregory XVI (1863) for 674th until November 1954 when exceptional military or civic he attended the Armed Forces service. This award was made Staff College at Norfolk. Va.

In to Gen. Flanagan just last July 1955 he was assigned to week. the Policy Planning and Coor Gen. Flanagan is succeeded dination Office of the Career by Major General Gordon J. Management Division.

Depart- of the Army, Washington, D.C., where he served until June 1956. He next became assistant secretary to the general staff, Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. Duquemin. who is currently special assistant to the chief of staff, Headquarters.

U.S. Continental Army Command, Fort Monroe. Va. He will arrive at Fort Riley during the first week of January. POUGHKEEPSIE SHOWING Special A digest of this top local feature stories ranges from military to politics.

Edward M. Flanagan a former Saugerties resident, has been nominated as lieutenant general and is being reassigned to Washington. D.C., as comp troller of the Army. Story and photo on this page. New Citizens 33 men, women and children formally became citizens of the U.S.

this week during Kingston ceremonies. Story and photo on Page. 3. The right-tf-way. Do you knowr about this while driving and do you do it? Well, article, accompanied by photos, on Page 3, gives you ail the salient facts.

With Christmas getting closer land closer thoughts drift to those ever-present cookies, etc. Recipes for some Yuletide yummies may be found on Cl in the Section. And on that political scene, Sen. Jay P. Roiison Jr.

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