BEFORE YOU BUY One shopper image and questions in 1960s era
A discussion on women as shoppers and consumer behavior explores stereotypes and practical buying questions. Margaret Dana invites reader comments for humor while urging women to manage money and ask good questions. Experts note bias in labeling and the idea that consumers, especially housewives, are influenced by Puritan values versus abundance.
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Margaret Dana
Mit
National Retail Merchants Association
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Roc Lounge Restau rant interior remodeled on Hoosick Road
Roc Lounge and Restaurant on Hoosick Road underwent a major interior redesign after four years of operation by Dom and Connie Rizzo. The project features a gold and black color scheme, a large picture window, and a planter to host private small parties. The kitchen remains directed by Mrs. Rizzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roc
Hoosick Road
Dom
Connie Rizzo
Rizzo
Macy's to Show Silverman Collection Fashion Event
Macy's Little Shop on the first level hosts a two part fashion show featuring the Jerry Silverman Collection designed for Macy's by Shannon Rodgers. The event showcases the complete wardrobe for modern women and is free to the public with shows from 11 to 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Silverman
Shannon Rodgers
Macy’s
Macy's Little Shop
Macy's
Macy’s Little Shop
First Level
Mutual Funds Investments by Doyle Caption Market Activity
Mutual funds time after time mobilize buys and sells affecting stock prices. Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund reports in its latest quarterly filing how large buy and sell orders by funds can push prices, defending market activity amid rising fund assets and widespread ownership.
Troy Man Wins Top Sales Honor
Joseph B. Cunningham of the Albany office earns Pacemaker status for 1966 sales exceeding quotas in all product lines. He resides at 189th Ave, Troy, and works for A. B. Dick Company distributor Albany office.
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A. B. Dick Company
Joseph B. Cunningham
Albany
189Th Ave
Troy
MIG Report Reveals Mutual Fund Order Practices and Market Impact
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund details its order department operations, showing how specific share counts are bought or sold with discretion on fill prices. The report notes funds’ public visibility exposes them to scrutiny and influences, while giving examples of price behavior and decision points in trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund
MIG
MIT
Gee
MI6
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
DeCrescente's Receives Sales Association Award
DeCrescente's Beverages in Mechanicville is praised by the Sales Research Association for exemplary marketing of Gablinger's Beer. Local distributors will receive a Silver Tankard award at a nearby ceremony. Gablinger's Beer, the first carb-free beer, was launched locally on December 5, 1966, and has since seen wide consumer acceptance and repeat orders from retailers, taverns, and restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeCresccente Beverages
Mechanicville
Sales Research Association
Gablinger's
Gablinger’s
Local man named district manager for Equitable Life
John L. Cheney of 1966 Main Street Mechanicville a Waterford native with Mohawk Paper background was appointed district manager for The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. He served in the Navy Reserve and is active in the Elks and Albany Life Underwriters. He and his wife Alice Valiquette Waterford have five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Cheney
Main Street
Mechanicville
Equitable Life Assurance Society
U.S
Waterford
Cheney
Mohawk Paper Corp
Equitable
U.S. Navy Reserve
Elks Club
Albany Association of Life Underwriters
Alice Valiquette
Social Security Information For Troy Families
Q A Troy reader asks about benefits for widows with three children and required proofs. Answer: monthly benefits begin the month of the husband’s death. bring children’s birth or baptism certificates and the marriage certificate to the social security office. Q A future retiree asks about Medicare enrollment by mail. office hours include Thursday evenings until 8 pm to accommodate workers, visit before July end. Q A reader covers hospital and medical deductions. two deductibles exist: $40 for hospital services and $50 for out of hospital expenses.
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Q. S.F. of
Troy
Social Security
S. R. of
Eighth Grade Equivalency Classes Begin This Evening
The new semester of adult education at School 5 starts this evening to prepare adults to pass eighth grade equivalency tests. Registration is available 6:30 pm today or Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Classes run 6:30 to 9 pm on Tue Wed and Thu, with progression based on individual progress. Funding comes from Title 1 of the federal anti poverty program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelard
F. Hanley
Kindergarten Registration Dates Set in Brittenhill District
Registration for Tamarac Elementary area pupils is April 18 and 19 at Tamarac Elementary from 9 to 12 and 1 to 3. Parker School area dates are April 20 with 9 to 11 and noon to 2. Children must be five by Dec 31, 1967 and bring disease and immunization records.
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Brittenhill
Tamarac
Parker School
Lawrence H. Winberg
Tamarac Elementary
Outdoor Sign Company Sold to Capital Outdoor
Capital Outdoor Advertising Co. of Schenectady has acquired the Troy Whitmier and Ferris Corp. at 2 Northern Drive. Assets include all real estate formerly owned by the Troy firm and its approximately 00 locations. Howard G. Kroge becomes Capital Outdoor vice president and remains resident manager of the Rensselaer County division.
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Capital Outdoor Advertising Co
Schenectady
Troy, Whitmier and Ferris Corp
Northern Drive
E. W. Dibble
Capital
Troy
Howard G. Kroge
Capital Outdoor Company
Rensselaer County
Democrats Name Town Legal Aides
Fourteen Troy attorneys have been named legal advisers to assist the Democratic organization in Rensselaer County towns. Appointments were announced at a luncheon hosted by County Chairman John J. Purcell. Advisers will attend town meetings once a month and report monthly, aiding candidate selection, fundraising, and campaign strategies.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
Mario's Theater
John J. Purcell
Thomas M. Monahan Jr
Berlin
Edward M. Murray
Brunswick
Charles Cohen
East Greenbush
Jerome D. Brownstein
Grafton
William J. Doyle Jr
Hoosick
Henry M. McGrane
Nassau
James F. Cleary
North Greenbush
Henry R. O'Bryan
Petersburg
James M. Strang
Pittstown
Elliott F. Marinstein
Poestenkill
Donald J. Shanley
Sand Lake
William G. iAram
Schodack
F. Warren Travers
Schaghticoke
Edmund J. Duffy
Stephentown
Thomas V. Kenney
Bowes
William P. Wade
James P. Herbert
Romeo Naples
Agi Fondhes
Louis
Orlyk
Harold, Gordote
Supreme Court
DeForest
Pitt
Donald A. Fitzpatrick
Donald D. Fitzpatrick
Griswold Heights
Charles E. Bessey
John P. Taylor
Copernicus and the dawn of modern astronomy
A short historical note on Nicolaus Copernicus born 1473 and died 1543. It contrasts his heliocentric view with Ptolemy’s geocentric model and mentions Columbus, the Great Dipper, and the North Star to explain the shift in understanding.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
America
Ptolemy
Christ
Copernicus
Tell Me Why Copernicus Opened Space For Stars
A kid friendly explainer notes Copernicus proved earth orbits the sun challenging a geocentric view once taught by church leaders. It credits Pope Clement VII with openness to ideas near Copernicus's death and marks his work as foundational to astronomy.
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Coper
Biome
Seliroys
Menicus
Net
Steven
Dechter
Salt Lake City
Utah
Earth
Copernicus
Clement VII
Typographical Union Swears In J. E. Hupe
John E. Hupe of 44 High St Green Island was sworn into Troy Typographical Union Local 52 as a journeyman printer Sunday. He was welcomed at a meeting in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Hall and sworn in by Joseph N. Witbeck, president of the local. The Oil Bowl is in Houston, Hope is a printer with the Troy Record Co, Tex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Hupe
High St
Green Island
Troy Typographical Union
Hupe
Amalgamated , Clothing Workers Hall
Joseph N. Witbeck
Houston
Hope
el Paso
Troy Record Co
Tex
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Information Service For Consumers
News of Troy Area Business
NEW Instrument
Robert G. Betts
W. & L. E. Gurley Co
Kenneth T. Lally
W. & L. E. Gurley
Nikon
Gurley
Silverman
William A. Doyle
Thompson
Massachusetts
Growth Stock
Troy Man
Thomas E. McMahon
Timpane’s
Cohoes
N. Y
American Gem Society
Boston
McMahon
DeCrescente
Cory
Bream
Cory Coffee Service Plan, Inc
Federal
Danbury
Conn
Gath
Cory Collen
Wrurrhore
Stan
Charm Beauty Salon
Third St
Ashiey
Appei
Outdoor Sign Company
By A. Leokum
Mother Nature
Gregg Gibbons
Calhoun Falls
S. C
Typographical Union
J. E. Hupe
Davis
King Sr
Pioneer
Pioneer Building Loan ‘and Savings“ Association of Troy Mag
Woot of Chel Lethiom
Mort G
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