Auld Lang Syne in Albany over New York City aid
Mayor Lindsay travels to Albany to plead for state funds amid New York City financial distress. He proposes taxed liquor by 90 cents per fifth and greater Lottery reliance, criticized as risky and potentially harmful to education funding. Industry plans threaten to relocate. governor’s budget tightens. A call for efficiency and local initiative persists.
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John V. Lindsay
Albany
New York
Lindsay
New York City
Lion
Washington
50 000 Reasons for Federal Highway Safety Standards
A call for immediate national safety action cites a death toll over 50 000 from highway crashes. It urges swift adoption of the 13 federal standards into state programs, with mandatory driver education in all schools and uniform traffic codes. The plan offers 50 percent reimbursement and a two year window for activation, emphasizing driver training and age inclusive education.
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New York State
Tariff Talks Pressed as Kennedy Dream Fades
Under The Gun Talks began four years ago to cut tariffs but progress stalls. A note of urgency is issued as the U S warns it may withdraw authority when the 1962 Trade Expansion Act expires next June. Easter is the deadline to reach reductions, or formal treaty chances fade. Grain, farm products, cotton textiles, chemicals, aluminum, iron and steel are sticking points with dumping and value gaps unresolved. Senate sentiment shifts toward protectionism, risking no new broad tariff changes.
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United States
Kennedy
Senate
Two Paths to Soviet West Ties Explored
The piece weighs why the Soviet Union might seek better relations with the West. It cites motives from protecting against China to pursuing mature, realistic diplomacy. Kosygin signals Moscow’s peace push in Vietnam and possible negotiations with the United States on nuclear limits and anti missile defenses.
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Soviet Union
China
London
Kosygin
Moscow
Vietnam
Kremlin
Hanoi
Pravada
United States
Not Ours Editor The Record: Wake up Colonie
A reader criticizes press coverage of the Vietnam conflict and antiwar discourse. They condemn media as spreading Communist lies, question peace talks, demand a decisive victory, and urge a stronger war effort to bring American troops home. The letter calls for ending cautious diplomacy and exploiting Communist divisions.
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Record
Hanoi
Pravda
Paris
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Korea
War on Crime Letter Calls for Stricter Parenting
In Tuesday's paper FP S argues the custody of parents is a joke and urges strict action to curb marauders roaming streets. He contends some parents are worse than youths and supports hard measures to prevent property destruction and robberies, endorsing the wartime stance taken by F S at Waterford.
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FP. S
F.S
Little League needs mothers' help to continue in Cohoes
The Record laments dwindling support for Cohoes Little League citing a recent meeting with only five attendees. Only two have children in the league while three others volunteer to assist. The writer stresses the importance of parental involvement and urges mothers to spare a few evenings in the summer to support the boys' baseball activity.
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Or Cohoes
Well Spent Editor Letter Cites Law On Youth Habits
The letter from a mother argues legal standards for teens, noting no crime in smoking but referencing drinking and driving laws. It contends jail could deter youth, labeling a night in jail as a possibly worthwhile lesson and urging respect for the law.
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Webster
Mail Call memory of a young life lost in Vietnam
In a personal Mail Call column a writer recalls Pfc. John Storelli who died on a patrol in Vietnam after a brief, meaningful meeting. The piece reflects on duty, memory, and the debt of compassion owed to the fallen, with a Q&A section answering background questions.
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Fort Jackson
Vietnam
Pfc
John Storelli
Johnson to urge new civil rights housing bill to Congress
President Johnson plans a special message to Congress advocating a law banning racial discrimination in housing. The plan includes three phased stages from voluntary in 1967 to full coverage in 1969, with protections for voting, jobs, and public services. The move follows data on disproportionate Black casualties in Vietnam and aims to override white backlash fears while stressing equal justice for 22 million Negro Americans.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Pentagon
White House
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Congressional Quiz on New Congress Chairmen and Rules
The quiz reviews first session House actions like adopting rules and seating members, Powell’s seat eligibility, Perkins’s chairmanship, Senate Rule 22, leadership roles, the 21 day rule repeal, Sparkman’s chair, and Colmer’s House Rules stance. Answers indicate selections on each item in this Congressional Quarterly recap.
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Congressional Quarterly
House
Adam CG. Powell
D-N
New York State Court of Appeals
Carl D. Perkins
House Education and Labor Committee
Adam C. Powell
Senate
Congress
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Mohammed
Mecca
Medina
Australia
Canada
National Service Academy
Royal Military College of Canada
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Rowan
Eyesreak Democracy
Carl T. Rowan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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John J. Sparkman
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William’ M.colmer
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
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