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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1967
Page
5
Emergency crews rushed 23 hurt when a firemanic stand collapsed during a Colonie event. Injured ranged from a 14 year old to 63 year old spectators and workers, with police and hospital crews responding as dozens were treated for shock, fractures, and lacerations.
Delegates debated the Blaine repeal with concerns over public aid to church schools and potential court tests under the new state constitution. Catholic delegates largely backed repeal while Protestant and Jewish members showed mixed results amid unity among many unidentified delegates.
Navy fliers struck near Hai Phong destroying ten support buildings at a rail siding and damaged a barracks and storage area despite smoke and dust. Oriskany aircraft hit a barracks a railroad and a bridge twenty miles northwest of Hai Phong with later reports of destroyed bridge and damaged storage. US Marines fought a five hour assault near Camp Carroll south of the DMZ with five enemy and eight Americans killed and 22 Marines wounded. Marine artillery killed 26 enemies in the same area Wednesday. no US casualties reported in that action.
Edward Battistore, president of Teamsters Local 107, rejects charges of racketeers and hooded influence as District Attorney Specter widens inquiry into murder and corruption at the 12 000 member Philadelphia local. A recent killing outside Local 107 HQ prompted the probe into organized crime links.
A group of 15 hippies tossed dollar bills onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and torn or burned several bills before leaving. Police arrived after the incident ended, and no arrests were made. The protesters described their act as a loving gesture, noting traders deal in stock certificates rather than cash. A bystander dismissed the stunt as nuts.
A U S official debate over a Soviet warning marks US concerns about Moscow’s hawk dove clash. Senators Fulbright and Hickenlooper call it a mild echo of prior statements yet caution against dismissal. The piece links Moscow’s balance act to Middle East events and Vietnam and ponders Soviet civilian leaders facing hawk pressure.
Torrents of rain caused flash floods and major river overflows in the southeastern states, with 13.62 inches at Catawba and 14 inches at Burton Lake feeding Santee River floods and predicted crests in Blairsville and Columbia. Pacific Northwest remained drought parched with burning forests, while relief came only from cooler air.
Buddhists in a Buddhist nation plan a four phase campaign to promote disorder nationwide. They aim to win over two million followers after Thieu signed a new Buddhist charter establishing Vien Hoa Dao as mother church. Factions battle for control of the Unified Buddhist Church, with history of efforts to overthrow regimes and drift within leadership.
Washington AP The State Department revokes the passport of George Washington Ware a Black Power advocate for an unauthorized trip to Cuba. Similar action was taken against Stokely Carmichael who traveled from Cuba to North Vietnam. Both men were in Cuba for a Latin American Revolutionary Conference led by Fidel Castro.
U S Tax Court ruled that pianist comedian Victor Borge must pay nearly 277000 in back federal taxes. The court also ordered Danica, a corporation he organized, to pay 73125.28 in back taxes. Judge J Edgar Murdock backed the IRS finding that Borge set up the corporation to evade income taxes.
In Buffalo area West Seneca a 6 year old boy Donald Weber died in a barn fire that also involved his 8 year old brother Stephen. Police said the blaze originated while the brothers played in the barn and the cause was not determined.
H. J. Kaiser, famed industrialist behind Kaiser Industries, Kaiser Jeep Corp, and Hawaii developments, died leaving a $2.7 billion empire. From shipyards in World War II to transforming Waikiki, he funded hospitals, a Hawaiian village, radio and TV stations, and a record company. Known for Kaiser pink, he prized his hospitals as his legacy.
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