Soviet pressure on NBC CBS and others shaped Olympic deal
NBC officials testified the network paid $85 million for U S rights to Moscow 1980 games amid Soviet pressure. CBS admitted courting favorable Russian programming including Bolshoi Ballet as leverage while ABC denied coercion though 1975 Good Morning America aired Soviet shows. Subcommittee plans a report with no further action.
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National Broadcasting Company
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
Mulholland
NBC
NBC - TV
Robert Howard
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
U.S.S.R
Leonid Brezhnev
Roone Arledge
ABC News and Sports
ABC
Network
Entertainment
Times Record subscription rates and carrier policies
The Times Record lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions with rates by carrier and mail. Rates cover local New York and Vermont counties, with discounts for six months and three months, plus separate Sunday and foreign mail pricing and AP affiliation notes.
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Times Rixard
Sunday Record
Albany
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Washington
New York State
Benington
Vermont
Hanukkah Celebrates Light and Shared Roots Across Faiths
The festival recalls the 165 BCE recapture and rededication of the Jerusalem Temple by Judah Maccabee. Isaac Bashevis Singer extols Hanukkah as renewing roots for all people, while a rabbi notes the miracle and public display symbolize quality overcoming quantity. Happy Hanukkah.
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Jerusalem Temple
Judah Maccabee
Isaac Bashevis Singer
UnusualPunishment: Fare Sent To School On Full Salary
James Fare, a 18 year federal employee at ACTION, was sent to school with full pay and tuition while continuing his $45,251 annual salary as deputy assistant director. Mary Leyland, ACTION assistant director, says Fare refused to seek another job and thus is undergoing training. Critics call this a costly, unclear approach to performance issues.
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U.S.A
Washington
James Fare
Fare
Action
Peace Corps
Mary Leyland
Hoosick Falls
Leyland
Russell's ribs by Mark Russell
Comedic piece on royal baby dubbed a commoner and the absurdity of class labels in Britain's monarchy. A satirical take blends mock indignation about diapers and family scuffles with a jab at American sports broadcasting and potential hosts Buckley and Cosell in a literary twist.
Pulse of the People Letters Policy Reforms
Readers are advised letters must include name and address or be withheld from publication. The editor may shorten letters to fit taste, and letters that are libelous or off topic may be edited or rejected. Right is reserved to publish only letters that meet standards of the column.
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Anna Mantello
Troy
Student Plea Over Lost After School Teaching At Troy High
A Troy High School student writes that fair marks in most classes mask failures in a few due to teachers lacking contracts. The student urges the school board to restore contracts and after school teaching so grades can improve.
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Troy High School
Troy High
Dogs Deserve Protection From Threats At Synders Lake
A reader from Synders Lake complains after a Times Record letter on November 22 about treating dogs as unprotected. They recount fear for their pets Rex and Beauty due to threats to maim or shoot, urging universal pet protection.
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Times Record
Rex
Beauty
Troy taxpayers critique perceived teacher pay and education quality
A Troy resident argues against higher pay for teachers citing long vacations and part time work. The letter questions education value and SAT trends, urging taxpayers to consider overall school budget impact and prior decade results.
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Troy
TTA
Teachers quarrel over after school activities and bus hat incident
A parent voices concern about teachers using students as leverage against the Troy School Board over bargaining in good faith. They defend volunteer after school programs while noting students suffer a hat incident punishment. Past similar actions at a grammar school are cited, urging limits and discipline.
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Troy
Troy High
Board of Education
Troy residents protest water bill dispute over meter reading
A Troy couple object to a $68.06 water bill after a letters from James Laird of the Metering Department claimed no one was home to read meters for three quarters. They paid $31 and face a $27 extra plus a 6 percent penalty added to property taxes.
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James Laird
City of
Troy
Pro-treaty lobby faces uphill fight in canal debate
AP Special Correspondent notes bid to win Senate approval for Panama Canal treaty is pressed by White House circles and celebrities but outmatched by conservative opposition. Volunteers lack funding and widespread mail campaigns, while pro treaty backers push for grassroots and top-down mobilization.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
White House
Pentagon
Gerald R. Ford
John Wayne
Senate
U.S
John O. Marsh Jr
Ford
Committee of Americans For the
Ellsworth Bunker
Marsh
America
Washington Club
Panama
Committee For the Treaties
Richard A. Viguerie
Brassroots
What's Your Beef Letters to The Times Record Contest
Readers submit short beef remarks to The Times Record in Troy New York with a mail address for a weekly prize. Entries mix personal grievance about Christmas behavior and city neighbors with past winners noted.
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Times Record
Broadway
Troy, N.Y
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Mark Russell
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