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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1971
Page
1
New York Assembly Speaker Perry B. Duryea warned that without $10 billion in federal revenue sharing the state must raise taxes or cut services. He called $500 million inadequate, plans a Washington march, and backs lowering the voting age to 18.
A statement notes cuts would be a very close vote in New York and the next legislative session will consider amendments to the state's liberal abortion law. The speaker credits the New York experience as generally positive.
A foot-deep snow blanket from the Rockies to the Great Lakes stranded thousands of motorists and airline passengers. The storm prompted highway closures in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and led to temporary shutdowns or delays at Midway, O Hare, and Lincoln airports while New Mexico ordered 100000 students home as snowfall intensified. A fatal crash on U S 64 north of Espanola was linked to the blizzard.
Helicopters dropped food Sunday to 72 Rhone Valley communities isolated by a record snowfall as France and Europe reel from a deep freeze. Snowbound roads, canceled travel, and hazardous driving spread across the region with high winds and widespread disruptions.
An armada of U S warplanes launched three pronged bombing across Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines. B52s targeted routes while 300 fighter bombers supported missions and airmen reported aircraft losses and rescues amid ongoing Ho Chi Minh Trail operations.
New York AP reports a government official questions the flush toilet as wasteful of scarce fresh water. Harold H. Leich proposes a dry sewage disposal method using biodegradable canisters collected biweekly and buried to decompose, reducing water pollution and treatment needs.
Federal and state inspectors say a blast inside the Finley Coal Co. mines at Hurricane Creek started the deadly explosion that killed 38 miners. The joint report cites a boom hole in No. 1 entry of No. 16 mine and notes coal dust spread the blast. No blame assigned as inquiry continues and a public hearing is set in Hyden, Kentucky.
United Press International reports 381 people died in traffic crashes over the New Year weekend from six p.m. Thursday to twelve midnight Sunday. Texas led with 49 deaths, followed by California 34, Indiana 22, and New York 21. The National Safety Council had projected 400 to 500 fatalities. officials urged cautious driving and belt use amid snow and bad weather. The period’s worst crash occurred near Shelbyville Indiana, killing eight people in a three vehicle wreck.
Thirty three persons had been killed by late Sunday in New York State since the New Year holiday period began. Twenty two were vehicular traffic victims, nineteen upstate and three in the New York City metropolitan area. Eight died in fires, two in miscellaneous accidents, and one in a plane crash.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller told NBCs Meet the Press that urban areas face serious trouble without increased federal funding and called for making urban aid a top national priority. He backs revenue sharing and opposes a New York presidential primary, saying the GOP should stay the course.
Two Black hijackers armed with revolvers forced a National Airlines DC8 to divert to Havana. The jet held 88 passengers and seven crew members. the hijackers arrived with their wives and four children. Cuban authorities greeted the group on arrival at Jose Marti Airport. The aircraft later returned to Miami.
With the longest session in 20 years ending, the 91st Congress adjourned and the 92nd faces renewed fights over social welfare reform and the transport subsidy. Nixon plans a State of the Union for Jan 22 as Scott hopes for a health rights Congress.
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