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January 25, 2024

90 YEARS AGO

Habitual drunkards were not included in the list of persons who are to be sterilized by edict of the Hitler government in Germany. But, in Stuttgart, where it is said the citizens usually drink light wine and beer, enough individuals have been resorting to stronger liquors that the city authorities have committed seven “habitual drunkards” to “suitable institutions” for indefinite periods and have issued warnings that heavy drinking is bad for “race hygiene and national economy” and must be drastically reduced. The police there are reported as preparing a list of heavy drinkers who are soon to be arrested and confined indefinitely in concentration camps.

January 1934

50 YEARS AGO

The Oneonta School Board last night hired Francis X. Doherty of Troy as the district’s first personnel director. In addition to handling all personnel matters, Dr. Doherty will be the district’s chief negotiator in contract discussions. His hiring eliminates the need for outside negotiators. Last year the school district paid about $10,000 for outside negotiating help. Doherty’s exact salary has yet to be determined but is expected to be about $22,000 annually. Dr. Doherty is currently serving as a consultant for the New York State Office of Educational Performance Review Board, frequently referred to as the “education inspector general.” Doherty has an undergraduate degree in finance from Siena College and a doctor of education degree in administration from the University of Florida.

January 1974

40 YEARS AGO

Janet Occhino can add the January student of the month award to a long list of achievements at Oneonta High School. Last year Janet was picked to represent her junior class at a four-week intensive governmental study seminar at Cazenovia College. The previous summer she was sent by her church on an International Teen Mission to Ireland. There, Miss Occhino spent six weeks near Dublin with a group of students who worked to renovate a church mission headquarters facility. Miss Occhino is a member of the National Honor Society, the Thespians, and the French Club. She earned the respect of the teacher who nominated her for the student of the month award for her “old-fashioned virtues.”

January 1984

30 YEARS AGO

Subduing Mara, an alternative rock band with a strong following among high school and college crowds in its hometown of Oneonta will soon embark on a 34-city concert tour. The band will be in pre-tour mode tonight at the Autumn Café in an all-ages non-alcoholic concert with guest Culta Fatima. Next Thursday, Subduing Mara will go with an 18-and-over show at the Silver Bullet in Oneonta. The shows and the tour coincide with the band’s release of “Din” the band’s album issued on cassette in November and due out today on compact disc. In 1990, Subduing Mara released a tape titled “Well.”

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