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After being hunted by four governments for three years and eluding capture by changing his nationality and name, Frank Inerkofer, soldier of Austria, escaped British prisoner and much wanted man, was finally arrested in Hudson by representatives of the Department of Justice. Inerkofer had spent time in Troy, posing as an Italian carpenter named Crisanti, after coming to the United States from Wales aboard the steamship City of Chicago. That ship was subsequently torpedoed and destroyed, and it was yet to be determined what part the Austrian played in it.

1968: Major Joseph W. Felock Jr. of Watervliet was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery during flight missions over Vietnam. He was cited during ceremonies at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, “for extraordinary achievement on long and arduous missions over hostile areas and under adverse terrain and weather conditions” while stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon. A graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Albany and Manhattan College, the major was commander of the 2054th Communications Squadron at Sheppard. His wife’s parents lived in Rensselaer. 1993: Troy City Councilman Louis Anthony Jr. moved to strip City Manager Steven G. Dworsky of his powers in the non-paying job of public service commissioner, but Dworsky said his dual role had probably saved the public $500,000 in the last five years. Anthony, a veteran lawmaker seeking re-election, called on his council colleagues to take the next step in the fight against crime by reinstating a law enforcement professional as public safety commissioner. George O’connor retired in 1988 as public safety commissioner and at the time, a committee determined it was not necessary to hire a commissioner, secretary and office personnel.

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