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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1967
Page
5
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee discusses a 300 million dollar rise in school aid with alternate proposals to ensure a ready formula. Senator Leon Giuffreda urges backing a single plan while budget director Dr. Norman Hurd explains the three part approach and urban proposal as alternatives.
The Senate recessed with uncertainty as the Social Security bill moves forward. The plan promises at least a 13 percent benefit increase for those under the contributory system, while higher earners above $6,600 annually and their employers face tax hikes.
The PSC rejected proposed fare increases for school bus tokens, prompting calls for timing changes in future proposals. District officials warn higher costs could force districts to seek alternate bus services, with impacts spreading to dozens of districts including Troy, Lansingburgh, Waterford, Cohoes, Watervliet, Averill Park and North and South Colonie. The ruling preserves current budget planning while noting that UTC wage costs and projected revenue gains affect the company and student riders.
United Nations officials circulated a 27 page document from South Vietnam's National Liberation Front, the Viet Cong, marking the first time such a declaration received UN status. Diplomats linked the move to NLF outreach talks while South Vietnam's UN envoy condemned the Romanian action as propaganda for expansionist aims.
A pampered evergreen hybrid from the Forest Genetics Institute in Placerville, bred from lodgepole pines, is said to grow quickly and require little pruning. It could transform the Christmas tree industry in four to six years, reaching usable size in about six with minimal care. The USDA collaborated to test decorative cones in early development. Meanwhile in Nazareth, an Arab mayor invites Jews to join Christians in Christmas celebrations to strengthen ties between communities amid competition from Israelis.
The governor backs gun registration ahead of costs and opposes Medicaid cuts, citing help to those in need and support from law enforcement. He notes police training and psychiatric exams for officers as ideas from citizens, while a crime control council is to meet in New York City with the governor seeking more written details.
A house reported stolen was found in Loganville more than 40 miles from its original location. Authorities say a man, believing he bought it from the City of Atlanta, moved it by mistake during city expansion for an airport project. Owner W. D. Pope Jr. returned to find it gone.
The junta replaced civilian Konstantine Kollias with a minister from the prime minister’s office who had controlled the real reins of power. Cyprus faces diplomatic strain as Greek-Turkish troop withdrawal talks wobble. Secret reports say Greek forces pulled out to northern Greece amid the upheaval, while Athens braces as tanks roll to shield junta leaders and sever outside contact.
President Johnson signed into law a measure to strengthen federal credit unions in a Cabinet Room ceremony calling them building blocks of democracy. The act covers chartering and supervision, with half of the nation's 23,000 credit unions under federal oversight.
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