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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1971
Page
1
A governor’s committee recommends substantial increases in state aid for about one third of New York counties, including Rensselaer. Urban counties would see a minimum per capita aid rise from 65 cents to 2.20 over four years, with Albany and Schenectady also included.
Gov Rockefeller delivers the State of the State address as New York faces tight finances. He notes potential federal revenue sharing and urges action on health insurance auto insurance and 18 year old vote while highlighting school funding strain and belt tightening. President Nixon signals support for revenue sharing in the State of the Union.
At U.N. headquarters in New York indirect Arab Israeli talks resumed with Gunnar V. Jarring meeting Israeli Ambassador Yosef Tekoah. Egyptian Ambassador El Zayyat and Jordanian Ambassador El Farra met with Jarring and U Thant, signaling a shift to quiet diplomacy amid uncertain prospects for progress.
The State Department expressed shock at Moscow warning of retaliation against American establishments in the Soviet Union after protests against Soviet missions in New York and Washington. It rejected claims of U.S. government complicity in demonstrations and noted threats and anonymous calls to diplomats in Moscow.
A House Banking Committee staff report accuses fast back slum speculators of flipping patched-up houses to the poor at up to 1000 percent markup under a federal subsidy program. It cites cases in Patterson New Jersey and Seattle, noting high profits and code violations but no bribery. Secretary Romney defends some program aspects as needing revision.
U S bombers intensified strikes on the Ho Chi Minh supply trail in Laos to hinder a North Vietnamese buildup aimed at a Tet offensive in Cambodia. The nightly campaign has not hit Mu Gia Pass yet, while a missing F4 Phantom crew adds to the toll of losses since last March.
President Nixon presses for quick passage of new anti strike legislation to curb emergency walkouts by railroad workers. Labor Secretary Hodgson calls such strikes an industrial threat causing hardship and endangering health and safety.
Chile and the People’s Republic of China establish formal relations, making Chile the second Latin nation to do so. Nationalist China cuts ties with Santiago as Chile and China plan ambassador exchanges and discuss peace and global security.
Three Vietnam War veterans were tentatively selected on Tuesday to serve on the court martial board to try Sgt. Charles Hutto over My Lai massacre charges. The officers are Lt. Col. Donald M. Laffoon, Lt. Col. Robert H. Caine, and Maj. Marvin D. Ficklin, all stationed at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
FBI arrested 37 year old Joseph James Creech of 766 2nd Ave Albany after a man loitered at the National Commercial Bank and Trust Co demanding 500 with a folded newspaper. The incident occurred in Albany and Creech faces attempted robbery charges and awaits arraignment in Albany. Police and FBI provided limited details.
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