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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1959
Page
8
Boating grows as a family leisure with rising interest across America. An NEA distributed feature notes increasing participation, encouraging planning for the season. It highlights widespread access to boats and the appeal of water outings for all ages.
The article notes a rise in modern boats and gear. It highlights improved craft using wood plastics and metal, stronger nylon rope, plastic deck fittings and higher horsepower motors. It urges beginners to start with small boats for protected waters and describes cruisers for open water and overnight trips.
Chapter meeting at 4 p.m. will feature Professor of accounting from Harvard Business School addressing the Albany Chapter of the Shaker Badge Cone Club. He will discuss how return on investment serves as a performance measure. Dinner follows at 6 p.m. and the technical session continues afterward.
Francis J. McCambridge announces a Rent Clinic by the Temporary State Housing Rent Commission in Albany. The next regular clinic will be conducted at the Central Station court room on April 22 from 10 am to noon. Inspector Frank Lent oversees the office wide in charge. Applications and forms are available for rent increase filings and complaints. Questions on central under the present law will be answered with required procedures provided.
Area students from Mie Troy Area returned to College after touring with the College Choir through Eastern New York and Northern New Jersey. The 40-member group performed eight programs in seven communities. Notable members include Gayle A. Smith of Petersburg and James Gregory of Greenbush.
The Dalai Lama accuses Beijing of savage suppression in Tibet prompting exiled status and triggering a diplomatic clash. Peiping replies with silence as China’s official news agency repeats Chou En Lai’s line that Tibet’s rider was kidnapped, signaling Beijing’s struggle to defend its Asia prestige.
A garbled reading notes the Dalai Lama’s statement ended under duress with references to kidnapers. It mentions Bertin Ars and Ralph Geerhalt returning home from surgery, and Howard Seigrvall recuperating after surgery at St Mary’s Hospital. The Interdenominational Bible Study Group invites teens from junior and senior high to attend.
As part of a nine million dollar expansion program, New York Telephone will introduce expanded toll free calling in late 1961 linking Albany Schenectady and Troy with suburbs in a single area. Direct Distance Dialing to points across the United States will begin a year later. The plan includes new central office equipment and extensive circuit work, with old equipment redeployed to support expanded local service and area growth.
A second step in the area wide program outlines intrashiftion of Pirret Distance Dialing. Facilities for the new Roreiga will start next year after toll free calling expands. The plan promises easy long distance dialing to nearly all telephones in the United States, bringing country wide calls as simple as neighboring calls. The company emphasizes convenient, do it yourself dialing and widescale local calling as part of its ongoing service expansion.
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