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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1967
Page
2
In Wellington hundreds of students and adults booed Gen Maxwell D Taylor and Clark Clifford during talks with New Zealand officials on Vietnam. Police detained one youth who unfurled an antiwar banner as tourists and hippies joined in.
National news reports quote Sargent Shriver defending antipoverty programs from blame linked to recent riots. He told the House Education and Labor Committee that unnamed critics spread doubt and fear and he did not identify any specific actors. In separate action Senator John L. McClellan proposed a Senate inquiry into riots with a $150000 budget, though he cautioned he may not push for the probe.
Albany and Mount Vernon brief items note a civil peace prayer at the Constitutional Convention and stiff opposition to a $100 weekly wage subsidy plan for 200 ghetto residents. The subsidy, proposed by Mayor Vacarella after talks with the Negro community, would cost about $250,000.
The 103rd Baker family reunion descendants of James and Ruth Post Baker will gather August 12 at Lake Lauder Dale with lunch at 1 pm. Officers include Merrill Baker Jr Hemstreet Park president Dr Leon Baker Poughkeepsie first vice president Merrill Baker Sr Stillwater second vice president Mrs Jane King Ticonderoga secretary treasurer Mrs Frederick historian.
In a standard three no trump deal South holds 14 points and a plan revolves around finessing spades and clubs. A successful spade finesse could yield multiple tricks, but a wrong lead from East may derail plans. opting out of spade finesse guarantees the contract with certain tricks if club finesse misfires.
A Mechanicville driver suffered a cut nose and was shaken after his car rammed a utility pole on South Main Street around 2 20 a m yesterday. William C Baltzer of 240 South 2nd Street was taken to Leonard Hospital Troy by the Ahearn Rescue Squad ambulance. Police said he was heading south on Main Street when he apparently lost control and struck the telephone pole.
Community group led by Jerry Gargano urges protest at a Town Board hearing set for 7:30 p.m. August 7 over the Pruyn Hill-Halfmoon district boundaries and Mechanicville Fire Department protection. Residents fear dissolution of the district despite courts restoring the district.
W S Baker 87 retired Mechanicville carpenter contractor died at his home 202 South Second Street after a long illness. Born in Halfmoon he lived in Mechanicville most of his life and retired years ago. He served as trustee of First Methodist Church and Mechanicville Cemetery Association. Surviving grandsons Daniel Leighton Baker and Scott Howland Baker of Albany. Funeral tomorrow 2 p m from Dune Funeral Home 319 Park Ave Mechanicville Rev Leonard H Bass officiating. Interment Hudson View Cemetery.
George T Ward 90 of 636 Hudson River Road Waterford died yesterday morning at Cowan Nursing Home Greenwich after a long illness. A native of England and retired employee of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co Mechanicville he was a member of First Methodist Church Mechanicville. Survived by daughter Miss Mary Ward Waterford and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Dunn Funeral Home Mechanicville Thursday at 10:30 am with burial Oakwood Cemetery Troy.
An early Sunday fire at the vacant Serbalik Block on North Main Street is listed as an arson attempt. Mechanicville authorities reported from Box 17 at 12:45 am, with a booster line extinguishing a rear blaze in the three story brick building slated for Urban Renewal demolition. The K of C Home remains occupied upstairs by the Wiley family, who detected smoke from smoldering burlap near a burning fuse.
The funeral of Frank J. Ryan, former Troy alderman, was held yesterday from Leahy Funeral Home and St. Joseph's Church with a Solemn Requiem Mass. Rev. Vincent P Colgan officiated as deacon and Rev. Francis P. Melfie as subdeacon. Bearers included Thomas Tynan, John Smith, Charles Miller, and others. Interment followed at St. Mary's Cemetery with Msgr. Connolly presiding.
Leo W. OBrien, former congressman, remains influential with colleagues. Speaking from Albany, he urged the House Interior Committee to approve a bill allowing the Virgin Islands to elect their own governor, testifying in favor of self government for U.S. territories.
Members of Mechanicville Lodge of Elks and their families gathered at Plum Brook Fish and Game Club grounds in Stillwater Center for the annual picnic. The event opened at noon with lunch of hot dogs and clam chowder. the steam was ready at 6 p.m.
Barbar, a royal cub kept on bottle milk since birth, refuses the raw meat diet typical for a lion. He whines in his cage until officials yield and feed him milk, prompting a puzzled remark about a vegetarian lion.
A $1700 settlement was authorized by Rensselaer County Judge John T. Casey for Colleen M. Mallon 11, daughter of Minnie S. Hayden of 232 10th St. The claim is against Methyl and Marvin L. Williams, owners of the car, after the May 8 1965 incident on Oakwood Avenue. Colleen spent five days at St Mary’s Hospital for back sprain and other injuries. Dr. Rocco A. Farano treated her.
Governor Rockefeller announced a $101,679 urban renewal grant for Glens Falls Ridge Center Project. Eighty five percent paid after city submission and audits, funds tied to redevelopment of downtown area bounded by Lawrence Pearl Maple and Ridge Streets. The program supports up to half of net project costs.
The text describes Internal Revenue Service agents storming into homes, seizing bank accounts, and threatening families without clear evidence. It promotes a Readers Digest feature on August issues, urging readers to pick up a copy for details.
Statewide savings bond sales rose in the first half of the year led by Series E and H bonds totaling 298 million dollars, up 18 million from the prior year. Freedom Shares enrollment reached 1.5 million, with payroll savers signing up since May and over 450,000 yet to be credited due to issuance lags.
A notice offers a free brochure and a sample aptitude test from the Electronic Computer Programming Institute of Albany Inc. Readers may write Dept. R-8 at 35 Fuller Road Albany New York or call 489 2551 for details.
West Virginia Pulp and Paper mill in Mechanicville will shut down for one week starting 7 a.m. next Monday due to a shortage of orders. Acting mill manager Dana B. Westcott cited low incoming orders and substantial inventory as reasons. Operations are expected to resume at 7 a.m. August 14 with hope for improved demand.
Tag days will be held tomorrow and Thursday at Mechanicville to help defray costs of the Feast of the Assumption observance August 13 to 15. The City Council granted the celebration committee permission to block Viall Avenue from the railroad crossing to Round Lake Avenue on the evenings of August 13 and 14 for street dancing near the Italian Fraternal Society hall. The highlight is a fireworks display on August 15 at the Hulin Heights grounds atop Viall Avenue hill, marking the 63rd anniversary.
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