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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1966
Page
2
Governor Rockefeller continued his upstate tour focusing on education and health as key NY concerns. He greeted teens at Skidmore College urging 18 year olds the vote, then met Saratoga Republicans at the Gideon Putnam Hotel before flying home for more events.
The narrative portrays a rumored romance between Franklin D Roosevelt and Miss Lucy Mercer, its alleged impact on his marriage to Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mercer’s later life with Rutherford. It notes Roosevelt’s closeness to Mercer during his 1930s presidency and her absence at his 1945 death in Warm Springs.
Minnesota forecasts a maple sugar yield of 5000 gallons or 40000 pounds for 1966. There are 11 million tappable sugar maple trees in the state but only 41000 are tapped due to scattered or inaccessible locations. Forestry and agriculture officials provide the estimate.
The Delaware Otsego Railroad gains a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the New York Public Service Commission. The 2.6 mile line between Oneonta and Mickle Bridge may grow to 294 miles connecting Oneonta Bloomville with freight and passenger service planned. William Callam leads the Oneonta headquartered venture aiming to revive rail tourism and expand trackage with Central and Delaware & Hudson ties.
All-America end Charlie Casey of Florida was dropped by the Atlanta Falcons along with five other players. Casey reportedly signed for about $125,000 and a two year contract after catching 58 passes for 809 yards and eight touchdowns for Florida last fall.
In Flatbush a confrontation outside a Black man’s home ended with his firing a .22 caliber weapon as about 50 white assailants gathered. Two Black bystanders, Gerald Vabnik 22 and Peter Guardigo 21, were wounded. Watson faced felonious assault charges and was released on $2,000 bail after court. Neighbor Robert Davis recalled police were called as whites advanced.
The Washington County Fair, set for August 23 to 27 on Route 29 between Greenwich and Schuylerville, announces its 1966 officers and board. President James Flaherty and other officers are listed along with directors and department superintendents across exhibits from cattle to home economics and youth groups.
Reports describe air strikes on North Vietnamese targets as Marine and allied forces push in the central highlands. Casualty figures vary, with 121 to 140 enemy killed and 1, etc. American losses total 71 dead in a week, while U S and allied troops press a monsoon season suppression swing.
Anthony Sroca, area director of the State Department of Social Welfare, spoke to the Rensselaer Kiwanis Club on Medicaid. Frederick Harrigan led a business session and the club endorsed Carl A. Beck of Sand Lake for lieutenant governor of the Van Rensselaer Division Kiwanis International. The club also voted to join the county’s 175th anniversary program recognizing Rensselaer’s history and industrial growth.
Five airlines doubled profits from 93 million to 187 million in 1964 to 1965 while mechanics salaries rose four percent. Wirtz notes unemployment improves for whites but Negro teens face sharp rises. 1953 to present white unemployment similar, Negro teen unemployment up from eight to twenty five percent. Secretary Fowler cites small gold outflow, growing imports, high interest rates, and Viet Nam war impact. Budget Director Schultze says 1966 67 spending share near 1948 lows excluding war costs.
Miss Janice Borden, graduate of the Troy School of Beauty Culture and trained by Charles Hartman, will welcome friends and customers at Yvonne's Beauty Shop located at 82 Onida Street in Cohoes New York. She won a scholarship to Bruno's School of Advanced Hair Styling in Canada.
The Gemini II mission plans to couple Gemini with Agena in orbit by a tether. Gordon and Conrad will spin the pair to test artificial gravity and fuel-saving formation flight methods. A 22 hour stand by includes outside exposure and a world altitude record goal of 865 miles. Eleven experiments will study space mechanics and tools.
The Senate unanimously passed a military medicare bill aiding more than 6 million active and retired service members. The measure, 87 to 0, revises a House-passed bill, with a final package to require compromise before reaching the President. Sen. Stuart Symington led the approval, noting a first-year cost of 51 million dollars.
Lefkowitz and Wisch spar over alleged price fixing as the attorney general signals evidence to support actions. City Markets Commissioner Kearing notes a cut throat price war, while a Harlem survey shows eggs butter and milk costlier in poverty areas.
Ellis W. Ryan, 62, former president of the Cleveland Indians, died in Fort Lauderdale Florida where he had lived the last three years. He also served as vice president of the Cleveland Browns and once owned the Cleveland Barons. He headed a syndicate that bought the Indians in 1949 and sold his interests in 1952. He was a VP and director of Ryan Insurance, founded by his father, until selling his stake about 15 years ago.
The Senate approved an 83 to 0 vote a bill to add 3 billion dollars to government mortgage funds to aid the home building industry. The measure would use Federal National Mortgage Association funds for FHA insured or VA guaranteed mortgages and goes to the House for action.
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