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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1966
Page
1
Twenty two inches of snow blanketed the Catskills with the deepest drift in Tannersville. The storm snarled travel from New England to North Carolina, caused several deaths in New York New Jersey Maryland from accidents and shoveling, and led to school and track cancellations.
Victor Kravchenko 61, author of I Chose Freedom, killed himself with a .38 pistol in his East 69th Street residence. A note signed with his real name and Peter Martin described despondency over the war in Vietnam and financial troubles as neighbors recalled his fear of being alone.
A local fire severely damages a building in Virginia Cant, with investigators tracing the origin to an electrical fault. Fire crews contained flames after rapid response, no serious injuries reported, families displaced, cost estimated in thousands.
Selective Service college qualification tests will be given nationwide on May 14 May 21 and June 3. High school seniors and college students wishing to take the test must mail applications postmarked by April 23 to the Science Research Associates of Chicago. About a million draft registrants are expected to take the optional test which may help local boards determine deferments. The contract went to Science Research Associates to handle the program. The test covers reading comprehension verbal relations arithmetic reasoning and data interpretation.
Harold J. Davis a 49 year old Green Island resident died after noon while shoveling snow in front of his George Street home. The area was hit by a 165 inch snowstorm the heaviest of the winter causing road closures and school cancellations.
The season s heaviest snowfall hit eastern Upstate New York with many areas reporting over a foot of snow. Glens Falls had 21 inches by 7 p.m., Tannersville 22, Albany 16, Oneonta 14, Plattsburgh 12, while Syracuse Rome and Utica saw about 8 inches. A Weather Bureau forecast warned of continuing flurries and colder air. Mohawk Airlines canceled Albany flights as driving remained hazardous and three people died in the storm.
Sen. Wayne Morse denounces U S tactics in South Viet Nam and warns the 4.8 billion war materials bill will expand the conflict. McNamara reports recent U S military successes as Morse accuses policy of risking World War III.
Viet Cong forces attacked a government outpost 60 miles southwest of Saigon, inflicting heavy casualties on about 60 Vietnamese troops and forcing air and artillery support. In Quang Tri Province fighting yielded 143 enemy dead over four days. U S forces bombed Viet Cong positions near Hue and Quang Tri City as rain hampered air activity.
Uganda army commander Brig. Sabama Opoloto pledged loyalty to Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote and rejected any coup plan. He reported troops moved 50 miles from Jinja to Entebbe to bolster security as Obote suspends the constitution amid alleged plots and minister arrests.
Damascus reports Dr Noureddin Atassi named chief of state and Dr Youssef Zayyen as prime minister under a temporary Baathist command. The decree, issued by the shadowy temporary command, suggests the two men serve as a front while military officers regain control. Reports say Hafez and Omran are under arrest and fighting rages in parts of the country.
The flag draped coffin of Army Spec. 4 Daniel Fernandez arrives by train from Oakland to Los Lunas for military honors. A 500 person crowd attends as Brig. Gen. Brown leads Sandia Base troops. Fernandez, 21, died in Viet Nam last Friday sacrificing himself on a grenade. Funeral held at Los Lunas High School gym with burial at National Cemetery, Santa Fe.
A masked gang smashed a window at the Bank of Montreal branch in Montreal and escaped with about 100000 dollars before alarms could be sounded. Police said three robbers threatened staff with pistols and machine guns while a fourth guarded the window and a fifth waited in a getaway car. A black sedan tied to the gang was found abandoned nearby.
President Sukarno disbands the anti Communist Student Action Front Kami and bans demonstrations. He imposes a curfew in Jakarta from 10 30 p m to 6 a m and prohibits rallies of more than five people nationwide after a 10 000 strong funeral parade for slain students. Nasution remains missing as reports say he met with a military commander and was promised support to the end.
Ghana's new military regime released 450 political detainees from prisons including Accra's Ussher Fort amid a crackdown on Nkrumah supporters. Crowned leaders moved to stabilize the economy as fighting continued at Radio Ghana and the police headquarters.
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