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THe TIMB5: KICOKD, • TKOY, N. ■ T. •' THURSDAY 1 V*NJN»,V..UGfHonor Troy Pilot For SafelyJetA Xroy ' U.S. Air Force jet fighter pilot,’- son cL an RPI prp{«SOr and r gradyate of.Troy High School,- ha* been cited by the Air Defense-Command for expert airmanship .and waspresented with the ADC '.‘WePHILIP W. BEMIS-Church MenTo Hear*Farm AgentThe -Men's Club of the Pawling AVenue Methodist Churchwill hold a supper meeting to-. *•morrow night in the parish hall and hear an .address by Philip W. Be mis, Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension ServicePoint With Pride Award'* as a result of successfully landing a crippled plane and possibly avoiding loss of life and property. 4- '1st U. Harry E. Rodman Jr., son of Prof. and Mrs. Harry E. Rodman Sr., of 12 Grandview Ave., was recently given the honors by Col. Harry L. Downing, commander of the 325th Fighter Wing, McChord Air Force Base. Tacoma, Wash.Electrical SystemLt. Rodman, now assigned to the 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at McChord, was flying hts F-102 Delta Dagger at a high altitude, 50 miles north of Perrin AFB, Tex., when the electrical system of his craft failed.After managing to turn his plane back toward Perrin, the pilot's oil pressure then failed and the mighty jet engine behind him followed suit.Realizing the dangerous situation, the lieutenant headed his plane toward an uninhabited area near Perrin and contacted the base for instructions.He was given the decision to eject himself from the craft or to try and nurse the plane down to a safe landing. He chose the latter.Minutes later, with no power of any kind in the plane, Rodman descended to the run wavCITED FOR AIRMANSHIP—1st Lt. Harry E. Rodman Jr., Troy native who.was recently given the “We Point With Pride” award by the U.S. Air Force Air Defense Command, sits in the1 cockpit of a jet fighter prior to takeoff. He was cited for. his airmanship in landing a dangerously crippled-plane safetly. Lt. Rodman is the son of Prof. and Mrs. Harry E. Rodman Sr., 12 Grandview. Ave, - ‘ .INYC Depot In Colonie ApprovedBemis will talk on Northeast * “dead stick and reAgriculture, Its Problems and Progress.”Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. under the supervision of the* officers of the club.Guest speaker Bemis last year received the Outstanding Service to Dairy Industry award from the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council of New York Stale,He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and formerly served as an agricultural agent In Stueben County.In 1966, Bemis was the recipient of the New York State Doyv. Scholarship and toured 13 slates,in the northeastern section of the nation studying agricultural procedures and related businesses.The Guernsey breed of cattle was developed on the bland of Guernsey in the English Channel,. according to the. Encyclopedia. Britannica.leased his drag parachute,which, loo, did not function properly. • ■Halted Craft SafelyRealizing his only chance left was to lower his catch hook, which works on the same principle as on planes landing on an aircraft carrier, the lieutenant made the move and managed to bring the crippled jet to a safe halt.At the time of the incident, Lt. Rodman was a student at Perrin, enrolled in the Combat Crew Training School,Lt. Rodman is a graduate of School 18, Troy High School and the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he was a member of the soccer and lacrosse teams.He is also a graduate of flight schools at Laredo AFB, Tex., and Tyndall AFB, Fla. He was assigned to McChord in July. Lt. Rodman is married to the former Judith Grant of Bennington, Vt. •The Public Service Commission yesterday authorized the New York Central Railroad to construct a passenger depot in the Town of Colonie. But in permitting the railroad to abandon its present stations in Albany and Schenectady, it insisted a “station stop facility be retained in downtown Albany for the convenience of that city and Troy.The action was by a vote of 4-1 with a dissenting commissioner protesting that if the railroad must maintain tracks and a stop facility in downtown Albany, it might delay construction of the Riverfront Arterial, The arterial is to parallel the Hudson River on its west shore, in some places along the present railroad tracks.Colonic FacilityResidents of the Schenectady area will be required to use the new Colonie depot, which will be constructed on Earner Road. But persons residing near downtown Albany and in the Troy area may more readily-have access to the Albany station stop.In issuing the order, the PSC noted that 11.7 percent ofthe outbound passengers atpercent were from Rensselaer and surrounding communities. From one-fourth to more than one-half of the Troy Area passengers'traveled lo or from the station by bus, according lo the PSC, which noted the difficulty these persons would encounter reaching the Karner road site is obvious. ' •The commission also based its order for a platform station on the status of Albany as the stale capital.Dissenting OpinionIn his dissenting opinionCommissioner John T. Ryan objected . only - to the order to maintain the facility in Albany, He observed that a railroad attorney had declared at a recent public hearing that, the company would refuse to accept an order requiring the downtown- Albany stops. He said such action could result in abrogation, of agreements between the stale and the railroad, involving transfer of land for the Riverfront arterial.But the majority said the PSC could not be coerced by any railroad threat to annul its agreement with the state. The commission said it was rcason-Albany’s Union Station were I ably certain that the New Yorkof Albany could reach an agreement, preserving both the arterial right of way and the platform facility.As for abandonment of thestation in Schenectady, the com-■mission noted that the city of Schenectady appears to be primarily concerned with demoltion of the existing but Wing, rather than having its use for passenger purposes. it also reported that there will, apparently be adequate public transportation to carry Schenectady resident toand from the Karner Road station.Railroad RequestThe request to abandon the Albany and Schenectady stations and construct a single station in Colonie was made by the New York Central. The PSC said the publie appeared to have no objection to this so long as some provision is made for a supplemental stop in or near downtown Albany.It concluded, the evidence before us indicates, that, despite the so-called population shifts, the preponderance of the train-riding public is en route to or from centers of business and commercial activity, such asshtriwiScBlt;thNtrminKrcMfcMNir1cbPLiofrom the Troy area. Another 8.7 Central, the stale and the City downtown Albany or Troy.”
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Troy Times Record
Troy, New York, US
Thu, Oct 12, 1967
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