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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1966
Page
12
The Troy Record announces staff positions and circulation details. It lists Alton T Sliter as vice president Joseph J Lachapelle as secretary and treasurer. It provides subscription rates and international mail charges.
President Johnson proposes a 1966 67 budget of 112 8 billion with a largely domestic program and tax and windfall schemes. Viet Nam uncertainties loom as Congress often restores cuts, while space and milk programs face reductions and new certificates aim to offset costs.
The Indonesian government uses rapid money printing to fix an ailing economy. Rice prices surged from 300 to 2400 rupiahs per quart within a year while exports declined and foreign debt rose, with unrest and a major army Communist clash. President Sukarno signals inflation concerns but keeps mint operations on a double shift to cover internal debt.
Senate Majority Leader Mansfield moves to a quick decision on repealing 14-B of the Taft Hartley Act amid a renewed Dirksen filibuster threat. Labor unions back repeal, President Johnson supports it, and cloture opposition remains likely as transit strikes weigh on labor's chances.
The Czech Communist confession of failed economy and inefficient growth signals a turning point. It shows a reluctant acceptance that capitalist methods may offer relief and invites comparison with other Eastern bloc regimes. The admission weakens hardline control and encourages reconsideration of Marxist practice across Eastern Europe.
The Pulse Of The People column from The Record cites Donald Murray of Albany arguing that pornography is overstated as a societal menace. He compares it to cigarettes narcotics and alcohol and urges proportional concern while supporting strong laws for minors.
The Record letters urge readers to oppose a Consular Treaty and three Panama Treaties seen as surrendering canal control. They criticize World Court Genocide Treaty and UN money for Havana training engineers. The author urges contacting senators to protest perceived treason and constitutional concerns.
The piece contrasts fear and anxiety, noting fear’s definite causes versus anxiety’s vague roots. It highlights fear driving precautions like cancer screening, while anxiety can worsen health, potentially leading to high blood pressure ulcers and neurosis. It previews a follow up on anxiety causes.
A reader from Cropseyville denounces a woman on welfare who saves money, hires taxis, and dines at grills with her boyfriend, claiming welfare funds are funding alleged chiseler behavior and expressing anger at such use of public assistance.
A reader complains about constant no smoking signs and cigarette pack labels. They argue smokers face higher taxes and deserve greater respect for their choices and rights in public spaces.
Freeman of Waterford reports two young men in the Two Guys lot last Thursday changed a flat tire without accepting payment and thanked him for the privilege, a rare act amid harsh news.
The farthest northwestern American land is Little Diomede Island, 2.4 miles from Big Diomede or Batmanay Island in the USSR. During World War I the Comanche language was used to transmit messages by telephone, a spoken code unfamiliar to the Germans.
Dwight Marvin reflects on gray hair and baldness as part of aging. He notes heredity, shifting fashions, and limited remedies while imagining a miracle cure. The piece blends humor with advice on acceptance and pursuit of true solutions.
A reader questions the Scotch verdict not proven and the use of proven in English. Fowler notes proven as past participle, while American dictionaries accept it. Bernstein Perrin and others defend proven as common and acceptable.
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