Peking Guests View Great Wall on China Visit
U S table tennis delegation toured the Great Wall during a week long Peking visit to foster people to people ties. Graham Steenhoven noted the Wall’s scale comparing it to Hadrian’s Wall as they observed its fortifications and local traffic during the two hour drive from Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
U.S
China
Great Wall
Graham B. Steenhoven
American Table Tennis Association
Scotland
England
Chin Shih Huant Ti
State Taxes May Still Go Higher
New Yorkers face potential tax increases as the legislature weighs more levies on beer liquor cigarettes and gas to fund an expanding spending program. Revenue sharing for cities and aid to private parochial schools are under debate with totals estimated at up to 100 million in added funds if both measures pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
John Marchi
Staten Island
City of
New York
China pledges support to Pakistan against India expansion
Peking's Premier Chou En lai pledged Chinese aid to Pakistan if India interferes, saying China would back Pakistan in its struggle to safeguard sovereignty. The statement follows a note accusing India of meddling in East Pakistan's civil war and echoes a 1965 stance against a second front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Chou En-lai
Red China
Pakistan
Radio Pakistan
Chou
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
East Pakistan
China
Radio
West Pakistan
East
Firemen Act Tonight On DeSantis Charges
City Manager Ralph A. DeSantis faces Troy firemen over a blockade at Thurst street. The Uniformed Firefighters Association plans a special 8 p.m. session at the Purple Heart quarters on 121st Street and Third Avenue, as President Charles J. Doyle releases papers on the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSantis
Ralph A. DeSantis
Troy
Thurst
UFA
Santis
Dent Charles J. Doyle
Rela
Sion
Military Order of the Purple Heart
121St Street
Third Avenue
Doyle
Frank Magnetto
Blockbuster bombs join siege relief near Fire Base 6
U S planes drop 7 ton blockbuster bombs on North Vietnamese troops besieging Fire Base 6 near the Laos border marking their first use against enemy soldiers. Helicopters haul in supplies as B 52s pound positions west of the base amid ongoing ground fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Mili
Tary
Hugh
iThey
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Associated Press
Neal Ulevich
Ulevich
le Trung Hien
Pair Sentenced In Burgh Bank Holdup
Two men pleaded guilty to the $40,000 Sept 18 armed holdup of a Lansingburgh bank and were sentenced in U S District Court Syracuse to 15 and 10 years. Albert Trowbridge of New Jersey and Alfredo Pepe of Newark were among four indicted on conspiracy charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansingburgh
U.S. District Court
Syracuse
Albert Trowbridge
Orange
N.J
Alfredo Pepe
Newark
Edmund Port
Trowbridge
Troy Area
Marine Midland Bank of Troy
Utica
FBI
New Milford
Conn
Pepe
Edna Navratil
Roberta Ann Charlesworth
Pela
Albany
U.S
Paul French
Tragic Detroit Co-op Raid Ends With Fatal Shooting
Police recount a dawn raid on a Detroit residence co op where four gunmen forced occupants to strip then searched for narcotics. Franklin M. Abrahamson 23 was shot and killed as he reached for his dog causing two others to be wounded. The attackers fled after ransacking the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Co-Op
Franklin M. Abrahamson
Michigan
Abrahamson
Lynn Hachey
Thomas Beaman
Wayne State University
Frank
Mesick
Russia and Egypt ties raise US alarm over arms flow
The United States voiced serious concern over Soviet arms shipments to Egypt and warned they could affect the Middle East cease fire. State Department officials urged Israel to take a more positive role toward peace with Egypt while noting stalled negotiations. Egypt told UN ambassador Jarring it would accept a peace agreement with secure borders and a return to pre-1967 lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Israel
Egypt
Charles Bray
United Arab Republic
Bray
State Department
United Nations
Gunnar Jarring
Egypt Rejects Dayan Plan for Partial Sinai Withdrawal
Egyptian officials rejected Moshe Dayan's call for a partial Israel withdrawal under a permanent cease fire and non crossing pact. Cairo insists Israeli withdrawal must be total and border changes restored, with Palestinians’ rights addressed as Sadat restates demands for Sinai and broader territorial evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Sinai Peninsula
Dayan
Tel Aviv
Syria
Jordan
Better Air Mail For Troy Area Cities
Postmaster Winton M. Blount announced a nationwide plan to offer one day air mail delivery by summer for 500 cities within a 600 mile radius including Troy Albany Schenectady Saratoga and Glens Falls with second day service for most others. He warned of higher rates effective May 16 with air mail rising to 11 cents and first class to 8 cents. By next July 95 percent of mail to all ZIP codes should ship by air or faster. 3 500 air mail boxes will be in operation by 4 p.m. weekdays. The program starts April 22 aiming to boost speed and show customers better choices for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Winton M. Blount
Albany
Schenectady
Saratoga
Glens Falls
United States
Blount
Gas Fumes Kill Six Miners in Illinois Fluorspar Mine
Six miners died from hydrogen sulfide fumes in a Barnett shaft of the Ozark Mahoning Fluorspar Co near Golconda Illinois. Five died at the surface and one in Rosiclare hospital after a two hour rescue. Names include Bill Long Wayne Long Gale Bates Jerry Jenkins Orval Holbrook and Randall Belford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golconda
Ill
Ohio
Illinois
Rosiclare
Barnett
Ozark-Mahoning Fluorspar Co
C. W. Sohosky
Sohosky
Pope County
Pope County Sheriff's Office As Bill Long, 31, of Cave In Rock
Wayne
Cave In Rock
Gale Bates
Rossclare
Jerry Jenkins
Elizabethtown
Orval Holbrook
Randall
Jock” Belford
Viet Era Vets To Get Break On School Jobs
Nixon announced a 1.016 million Office of Economic Opportunity program to recruit Vietnam era unemployed veterans for expanded GI bill education and job benefits. The effort, run with the National League of Cities and U.S Conference of Mayors, targets low income blue collar neighborhoods in ten cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Nationa League of Cities
U.S Conference of Mayors
Infantry
Robert Penn
Buffalo N.Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
U.s.china
By Clay F. Richards
UPI
Tim Holt
ED Maxwell
Ing
City Hall
Troy City
Rizzo
Broadway
Werlin
Joseph Kiss
Factfinder
PERB
French
Tonbridge
Watervliet
Russia
Saubs Dayan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!