This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1966
Page
1
UPI reports President Johnson decided to bomb North Vietnamese oil dumps near Hanoi and Haiphong after failed negotiations. He weighed public reaction at home and abroad, described the move as pressing the dagger point, and cited military targets while avoiding civilian sites.
Government resumes talks as five major airlines face a machinists strike that shut down Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United. Union leader predicts a lengthy tie up while Defense and postal officials secure essential military travel and mail for Vietnam duties.
Nine defecting Cubans including a woman and three children hijacked a Cuban crop dusting plane Thursday, disarmed the pilot, forced landing at Vernam Field near Kingston, shot a guard, and sought political asylum. The crew returned to Cuba under Cuban-airliner arrangements. the nine were held for immigration processing.
Strike at a glance shows 35 000 machinists picketing airports and ticket offices across 231 U S cities grounding about 60 percent of national commercial flights. United Eastern National Trans World and Northwest canceled nonessential defense flights while other carriers added planes to meet demand. Passengers estimate 150 000 daily scrambling for seats as conventioneers face delays. Postmasters shift to non struck airlines to speed Viet Nam mail. Negotiations deadlocked but to resume at Labor Department at 10 a m.
Federal juries convict Joseph Howard Sims and Cecil W Myers of conspiring to violate Negro civil rights in the Penn murder case near Athens. Four co defendants are acquitted. Judge Bootle will sentence Sims and Myers, with potential terms up to 10 years and fines up to 5000 dollars each.
A sol vent truck fire at Hess Oil and tanker tanks sparked blasts across an Arthur Kill waterway. Dozens of drums exploded as flames fanned out toward Socony Mobil and nearby installations. Five injured. damages exceed 250000. Evacuations and foam wetting of nearby tanks followed.
U S warplanes hit two petroleum centers within 30 to 40 miles of Hanoi in North Viet Nam. Air Force F105s targeted a rail area northeast of the capital and the Red River Valley as Haiphong and Haiphong depots faced intensified strikes.
Rioters set four buildings ablaze and looted the commissary during a two hour rampage at Maryland Penitentiary in Baltimore. About 1,000 inmates were in the yard at the peak with tear gas used to subdue them. 50 were treated for cuts and smoke inhalation. Authorities described it as the worst destruction in 29 years, with racial overtones noted by officials and observers.
Patrizio Rinassa 23, a Rome law student, is charged with fraud after posing as Cai-Re-Nos from Mars. He arranged midnight meetings in St Peter's Square offering 300 years of life in exchange for money and a diamond ring, then fled when challenged. Police said he also faced molesting and disturbing by telephone charges.
Britain and France said settlement should follow the 1954 Geneva Agreements. Hanoi Radio urged execution of American POWs as war criminals. West Berlin students disrupted a protest against U S bombings. The U S envoy to Australia forecast extended bombing to push peace talks. The U S Ambassador to the U N met with Pope Paul VI and Italian leaders to calm fears over bombing oil depots in North Viet Nam.
Kenneth Darling, 43, of Saratoga Springs, died after his car left Route 29 west of Schuylerville and rolled over multiple times. Elliot Ellsworth, 29, of Schaghticoke, was injured and in fair condition at Saratoga Hospital. The crash occurred about 9:30 p.m. and is under investigation by State Police from the Saratoga station.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.