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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1970
Page
1
Troy weather officials report 12 inch snow accumulation with 19 cars involved in eight accidents but no fatalities. City crews work overnight to clear downtown streets while freezing rain tapers to light flurries and temperatures rise toward the weekend.
In Poland riots widened across Gdansk and other cities as Premier Cyrankiewicz authorized militiamen to fire on demonstrators opposing price rises. He claimed 10 to 20 dead and hundreds wounded while a blast at the Soviet Embassy in Warsaw caused no reported injuries. A curfew was set from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Gdansk Gdynia Sopot and Szczecin amid arson looting and street clashes.
Saratoga Harness Racing Inc led a lawsuit in Albany County Supreme Court with Rensselaer County as a defendant challenging New York State off track betting law. The suit seeks a permanent injunction and names the State Off Track Pari Mutuel Betting Commission the State Harness Racing Commission and the City of Schenectady as defendants.
The Army denied accusations that it spied on Illinois figures including Sen. Adlai Stevenson III Rep. Abner Mikva and former Gov. Otto Kerner. Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor stated no military intelligence activities targeted them or their political activities.
Witness Kinch testified that a helicopter radio report of bodies all over My Lai prompted Capt. Medina to call forward and order cease fire. The hearing reviewed Medina's response and Lt. Calley Jr involvement as part of the March 16 1968 incident in which Charlie Company participated under Americal Division command.
In Albany the 1971 legislature may roll back parts of the new abortion statute. Lawmakers likely will not repeal it but may amend provisions permitting abortions within the first six months with the mother’s consent. The old law allowed abortions only to save the mother’s life.
United Nations closes its 25th anniversary session with requests to open doors to Communist China and other outsiders. Secretary-General U Thant urges voluntary contributions amid a fiscal crisis as the U N approves a record 1971 budget. Hambro stresses universality and world peace while noting potential reforms in U N procedures. The seabed rulemaking plan is endorsed and a 1973 conference is scheduled. Hope for early Aalo-Israeli talks under Jarring is noted.
Providence AP report says William Stringfellow and Anthony Towne, both 42, were indicted by a federal grand jury on harboring Rev. Daniel Berrigan while he was a fugitive. They surrendered to U.S. marshals, pleaded innocent, and posted $2,500 bonds each. Berrigan, with his brother Philip, were convicted in Maryland for destruction of draft records and are serving prison terms. FBI arrested Berrigan at the Block Island home of Stringfellow and Towne.
The New York State Health Department reports 34 175 abortions in the first four months after the law change. City cases total 22 415 with 11 760 in upstate areas. Non residents accounted for over one third, with rising arrivals for legal terminations since July 1. Deaths linked to abortion total 13, mostly in New York City.
A call to the FBI warned of an attack on Cape Kennedy Space Center in Cocoa Florida. Deputies detained a driver after guards at Gate 3 flagged a car with Louisiana plates and a warning message, while NASA boosted patrols and searched the adjacent Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.
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