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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1966
Page
3
M Rabinovich a 43 year old Soviet factory engineer was sentenced to be shot for stealing textiles worth 400000 dollars. Two others were jailed as accomplices in systematically diverting production to sale.
President Johnson received a progress report on exporting IRS tax collection know how to undeveloped areas. Henry Fowler said a long term advisory team will be sent to South Viet Nam after a survey of tax administration needs. Dirksen urged air travel for lawmakers to dedication ceremonies, citing Senator Jordan being stranded in Canada for Libby Dam events.
President Johnson presses U Thant to stay on as United Nations secretary general though there is no reply from the secretary general yet, according to U S Ambassador Arthur J Goldberg. Liberal groups call for renewed efforts to abolish the House Committee on Un American Activities stating it should end its McCarthyite methods. The statement was released at Americans for Democratic Action headquarters.
New York City Council President Frank O Connor said Senator Robert F Kennedy would remain neutral in the Democratic gubernatorial race. O Connor predicted Kennedy will let the Democratic delegation decide in September, boosting his own campaign for governor.
In Wichita Kansas the Institute of Logopedics uses a grand piano a sandbox of Kansas wheat and a low wheeled cart to teach speech to handicapped children. Timmy a non speaker at admission showed rapid progress with musical interaction and rhythm training. The institute founded by Dr Martin F Palmer 32 years ago now serves about 500 on campus and 12 000 through 24 field centers with a staff of 300 and a four year treatment horizon.
The 1966 Florida road map shows Miami and 38 other cities moved farther apart by one to six miles due to highway construction. State Road Department spokesman says the changes reflect better highways, not straighter city-to-city lines.
Sea-water cocktails gain popularity among Zulu communities in Johannesburg with G R Westerman selling sea water by the gallon from a herbal shop. Variants mix Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean brine and some believe sea water has magical properties. Concerns include overindulgence causing persistent thirst.
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