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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1959
Page
1
The Coinword Puzzle deepens a $210 kitty as the daily treasure reaches 9210 in today’s Troy Record and Times Record. Five winners have shared $2,590, with $70 weekly set aside until a solver claims the purse, averaging eight weeks per series. One April winner netted $840 after 12 weeks.
In Geneva reports say Khrushchev may visit the United States, overshadowing the Berlin crisis talks. The Big Four ministers, in a barren session, seek a path to a truce while U.S. Secretary Herter and Soviet Gromyko meet for hours at his villa with Berding noting no real progress.
Army belvagter pulls 18 year old John Manson Owens NT from a sandbar in the Colorado River after six days missing. Owens from Savannah Georgia weights down but alive and asks thanks to helicopter crew. Two companions died on the trek. Rev Eugene A. Gavigan 80 fell to his death. Mahany 46 also died. Owens hospitalized for observation.
A Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee discussed a full scale inquiry into the foreign aid program in Viet Nam amid charges of waste and secrecy. Senator Wayne Morse urged staff checks in Saigon and Washington while others suggested sending a field investigator to Saigon to examine alleged scandal.
At the Seventh World Youth Festival in Vienna the clash over press freedom escalated when Communist guards seized and tore up Western newspapers during a seminar for aspiring teen journalists. Harvard's Philip Cronin introduced a resolution condemning the act as a violation of press freedom, signaling broader tensions among 17 000 participants at the Peace and Friendship Meeting.
Paris wrap of fall fashion week centers on knee length and taller hems as Saint Laurent and Balenciaga clash over hem height. Critics note some knee exposure while others favor calf or longer skirts. Fashion buyers await photos to settle the debate.
Nine governors recently returned from Russia pressed President Eisenhower to consider a Khrushchev visit to the United States at the earliest possible time. They voiced belief such a meeting would promote peace and noted Russians are reportedly fond of Ike. The governors avoided asserting Khrushchev would receive a warm welcome in the United States, and stressed the proposal depends on arrangements.
Vice President Nixon wraps four day Siberia trip and signals possible Khrushchev invitation to the United States. He urged solving Berlin talks with measured progress as Geneva conference nears a conclusion. Western reporters largely support inviting Khrushchev.
The Indian cabinet proclaimed direct central rule over Kerala dissolving the state assembly and announcing elections in six weeks. Prime Minister Nehru’s government would oversee interim governance via a governor until order and law are restored after the most recent breakdown of state governance.
After his return to Moscow the article notes Nixon's movements and plans as reported, with continued coverage indicated on page 19. The brief references the political visit and its developments.
Anne Marie Rasmussen, former Rockefeller housemaid, sought pastor Ola Guttestad's counsel on marrying Steven Rockefeller, son of Nelson A. Rockefeller. The minister said no definite wedding plans exist. Steven and Anne Marie, along with her parents, were in Kristiansand after a motorcycle trip from Oslo amid unconfirmed reports of a planned August or October wedding.
The council designees for Troy and Reng selaar County nominations were announced last night by the Popp party with incumbents elected for city offices including Mayor Alderman Neil Kelleher and Alderman Frank Be. County offices chose Sheriff Dole Hudson as chair of the county committee and listed several acting candi dates. The assemblyman seat opened by Thomas J. Brown’s resignation will be filled this year, with a full two year term to be elected in 1960.
Senate conferees reached a compromise on a 39 220 239 000 defense money bill with funds for 170 weapons systems under Atlas. Details on missile costs remain guarded. The package adds nearly 10 million more than Eisenhower requested to bolster Marine Corps and Army Reserve strength, while limiting how the extra funds may be spent.
Kingston AP report names victims Raymond Casavant 26 from South Bridge Massachusetts an IBM engineer and David Widmer 22 from San Antonio Texas a summer cooperative student. Casavant drove the car and left about 100 feet of skid marks before striking a steel girder on Route 28 Esopus Creek bridge near Kingston.
Castel Gandolfo reports Pope John XXIII issued his second encyclical condemning disobedience and worldliness among Roman Catholic priests. Church sources see it as a signal to clergymen linked to the Worker-priest movement, once disapproved by Pope Pius XII, who sought to reintegrate workers with the church.
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