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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1967
Page
9
Lynda Bird Johnson, the U.S. president's 20 year old daughter, attended Queen Elizabeth II's garden party with about 8,000 guests. The event marked the last of her majesty's 11 annual invitation only gatherings.
Sen Edward Brooke Republican Massachusetts called for a Senate select committee to investigate civil disorders. He released a resolution and letter to Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield seeking quick adoption and said he would introduce the resolution early next week. An earthquake near New Guinea measured 6.5 on the Richter scale, recorded at 8 50 a.m. PDT, with epicenter about 6600 miles southwest of Berkeley.
Dunkirk New York suffered a major underground cable break disrupting service for a large portion of the 18 000 population city in northern Chautauqua County. Police expect restoration to take at least 24 hours. In New York City the Staten Island beach at South Beach was urged to close after a survey found a coliform count averaging 69 100 per millilitre over 13 hours, far above the 2 400 limit.
Auburn New York city council unanimously refused to pay Medicaid and Medicare assistance claims totaling 64902 filed in the past month. The action followed Tompkins County Welfare Department's withdrawal of state Medicaid support for foreign students and families tied to Cornell University.
Five persons were injured when a Rensselaer County Welfare Department truck left Route 22 at Center Berlin and overturned in a ditch. Injured were James P. Colantonio 22 Petersburg driver Irene Colantonio 16 Berlin Randy Vincent 15 Berlin Richard Vincent 17 Berlin and Cynthia Brooks 14 Berlin. Rescue squads ferried them to Samaritan Hospital. Police said the southbound vehicle went off the right side of the road and investigators continued today.
Italian songstress Iva Zanicchi who won at San Remo with Dio Come Ti Amo married midweek to Antonio Ansoldi whose father owns her recording company.
The Board Broadcast Governors approved a temporary network of 31 privately owned Quebec radio stations to cover a four hour French President Charles de Gaulle visit to Canada next week. The 3 to 7 p.m. EDT program Monday, sponsored by Quebec Province, will describe De Gaulle's progress from Trois-Rivieres to Montreal.
Panichi unveils a 10 point program for North Greenbush politics tied to a Saratoga Gala benefiting the Performing Arts Center. Peter Duchin Orchestra and Van Cliburn will perform with Maestro Ormandy conducting in the Hall of Springs. GOP caucus set for Aug 22 with Kief Strolling Gypsies and Russian supper dance themes.
Firemen used two booster lines to battle a blaze in a one story concrete block building occupied by Troy Dunker Inc at 261 Third St. A spark from a cutting torch ignited fumes of paint and thinner, causing a flash fire. Roof timbers and walls scorched but damage labeled slight. Pumper 3 responded at 3 56 p m and more units arrived after a box alarm. The outtop was sent at 4 35 p m. Patrolmen Radliff and Flavio reported owner A J De Sorrento of 85 Pinewoods Ave is the owner of the concern.
The text urges expanding the Youth Commission and lowering taxes while detailing agricultural pest control. It mentions the Agricultural board advising the Supervisor and notes potential early blight, mosaic, and scab on vegetables with advisories including maneb, malathion, and Sevin for home gardens to manage cucumber mosaic, aphids, and beetles.
Proposes building a town hall and a recreation center with a focus on community services. Also recommends installing adequate street lighting to improve safety and visibility across the town.
A 36 year old woman in a coma since January delivered a healthy nearly six pound girl at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Doctors said the delivery was normal and credited hospital care for maintaining the mother’s condition. The baby, to be named Mary Elizabeth, is the couple’s third child. the father said doctors had little hope she would wake but the baby is in excellent condition.
William P. Chapman aged 22 and linked to Mount Pleasant Street St. Johnsbury Wisconsin was arraigned before Justice Francis H. McKnight in Brunswick on a second degree burglary charge. He faces a Monday 7:30 p.m. preliminary hearing and is jailed in Rensselaer County. authorities say he entered Sanford Bonesteel’s Brunswick home near 7 a.m. yesterday and took about 150 dollars in change. He was arrested at Albany Greyhound Terminal. state police BCI investigators Hugh F. Cox and G. B. Looney led the inquiry at Brunswick station.
NEW YORK AP The Joint Legislative Committee on Crime opened hearings on the gap between arrests and indictments and convictions. Senator Hughes said only 29 percent of felonies arrested in 1965 were indicted and 7.5 percent convicted, with indictments rising but convictions falling 1960-65. Factors cited included Supreme Court rights, staffing shortages, court calendars, and policing. Asst DA Ludwig said 90 percent of convictions result from guilty pleas, not trials. Police and prosecutors from across the state described arrests failing to stick and praised open discussion of bargain basements. Syracus Police Chief Smith condemned closed door deals and urged open forum discussion.
In Singapore harbor Soviet law enforcers intercept American code messages, an unnamed U.S. Embassy official said. Albert K. Ludy Jr. declined comment beyond confirming awareness. U.S. Saigon-origin messages may be included in the intercepted material.
Shirley Temple Black 39, once a child star, said she is seriously considering running for the 11th District seat left by J. Arthur Younger’s death. Governor Reagan set a Nov 14 special election. possible GOP rivals include Sheriff Earl Whitmore and Dr. Julio Bertolazzo. Democrat Len J. Ryan will decide soon.
More than 173 youngsters completed beginner and advanced beginner swimming courses at Tilll's Beach Glass Lake. Thirty youngsters received cards and pins for aid from the Rensselaer Chapter American Red Cross volunteers listed, with ongoing lessons planned at King’s Beach Snyder's Lake and Crystal Lake July 31 to Aug 1.
Lorena A Adee Morris a former vaudeville actress of over two decades died at 83 after a long illness in Leonard Hospital Saratoga Springs native widow of James A Morris. She once served as a private detective in New York City and leaves a son Frederick Sherman of Saratoga Springs. Funeral tomorrow at 11 from William J Rockefeller Funeral Home Rensselaer with Rev Charles E Rice officiating burial in Greenbush Cemetery Clinton Heights.
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