Local News Notice of Rates and AP Rights
The notice lists advance payment options: one year 1600 dollars six months 99 dollars three months 4.75 dollars one month 1.75 dollars one week 48 cents with extra charges for Troy City and Mounted Postal Routes and foreign countries. It also notes Associated Press exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches and cites November 1967 daily circulation average of 51,857 audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Congress Edges Toward Final Passage After Rough Months
After 11 months of wrangling the 90th Congress shows movement on Johnson goals. An agreement preserves the Office of Economic Opportunity for two years though some poverty programs end or shrink. A strong meat inspection bill clears both houses with two years for state standards. A $14.5 billion school aid bill and a Social Security measure near completion.
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Johnson
Senate
House
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Conference Committee
Edith Green
D-Ore
Jet
Spare Parts for the Body and Medical Breakthroughs
A South African heart transplant from a young woman to a 55 year old man and kidney to a 10 year old boy signals major progress in medicine. Experts note future needs include organ banks and tackling tissue rejection, with a view toward an era of body spare parts becoming possible though still years away.
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South Africa
Questioning Viet Cong visit to United States for peace talks
The piece weighs whether allowing Viet Cong representatives to visit for up to two years and interview media would aid peace. It argues such access should occur only under UN rules and official channels, or risk serving propaganda. It warns dissent at home risks liberty versus license and calls for proper UN involvement.
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Troy
American car makers warned by foreign market surge
Foreign car sales reach 9.1 percent of U S automobile market with a goal of 10 percent by year end. The piece argues American makers failed to act, criticizes radical redesigns, and urges steadier compact models to meet consumer demand for smaller, affordable, efficient cars while preserving big, comfortable domestic options.
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America
Letter from a 21 year old demands equal voice for normal youth
A Troy editorial reply by Linda A Ramroth and Nicholas DeTom mass argues against labeling youths as hippies. It urges fair press coverage of ordinary Americans shaping the future. It cites McNamara era quotes and questions U S policy in Vietnam, asking for candid leadership.
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America
Linda A
Ramroth
Troy
Dissenters Editor The Record critique on 30s vs 60s policy
The editorial argues that dissenting voices misread aims of responsible dissent about Vietnam policy. It favors more internationalism, linking world development to U.S. actions. It criticizes supporting repressive puppet regimes as wasteful and misaligned with broader goals.
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Spider virtues and Miss Muffet compared to world views
In a reflective piece from Troy, ALAN SILVERMAN notes how spiders inspire resilience and usefulness despite fear. He contrasts Miss Muffet’s fright with the spider’s persistence, urging readers to face what they do not understand and heed Uncle Toby’s humane example while critiquing isolationist currents and Peace Corps ideals.
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Mother Goose
Miss Moffet
Miss Muffet
Robert the Bruce
Bruce
Fool
Miss Mullet
Miss Mulfits
Toby
McNamara Critique Finds Defense Policies Flawed
The Record editor questions McNamara's six year tenure as Secretary of Defense, calling his service incomplete statesmanship and arguing editors and columnists misrepresent his role. The piece asserts civilian control remains despite hawkish military rhetoric and cautions against oversimplified war decisions.
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United States
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
The Doctor Talks About Child's Fears
Dr Brandstadt explains that a child's fears stem from puzzling events and urges parents to identify triggers within 24 hours. Encourage speaking openly, avoid shaming, and replay frightening moments to vent emotions. Use dolls for younger children and seek a child psychologist if fears persist.
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W. G. Brandstadt
Jed
California's Democratic split challenges Johnson in 1968
The piece analyzes California Democrats' reluctance to fully back President Johnson amid McCarthy's challenge. Brown and Lynch back Johnson, Yorty seeks a statewide base, Unruh stays neutral, and California Democratic Clubs back McCarthy, creating a fractured path to the primaries and possible Republican win in the state.
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Los Angeles
Vietnam
Democratic Party
California
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
White House
Pat Brown
Tom Lynch
Brown
Sam Yorty
San Diego
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Washington
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Yorty
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Thomas Kuchel
Unruh
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
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Trobute
Question Box: Largest group of living things on earth
Insects form the largest group of living beings on Earth with more than 800 000 described species. The circular room directly under the dome of the national Capitol is called the Great Rotunda.
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