Troy Record subscription rates and staff roster
The Troy Record lists morning and subscription terms with annual rates, plus six month and weekly options. It names executives including Alton T Sliter, John F Roy, Walter J Kane, Frank L York, and Joseph J Lachapelle, and notes AP dispatch rights and circulation figures.
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Extreme Weather Follows Record Summer The Tempest Pattern
The weather has swung between heat and drought, with violent thunderstorms on Wednesday night offering brief relief through rain wind and lightning. The Weather Bureau notes this as the worst summer on record, yet a temporary cooling is welcome as patterns threaten to return.
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Weather Bureau
House Approves 5 Percent Social Security Increase
The House backs a 5 percent boost in Social Security benefits, raises payroll taxes, and expands the tax base from 4800 to 5400 dollars. It aims to aid 20 million on rolls while avoiding Medicare conflicts, leaving Senate plans to add a separate Medicare clause. The Senate favors a flat 2 dollar pension rise plus a 5 dollar option or government health coverage, financed by higher payroll levies.
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Return of the Cartwheel Silver Dollars After 30 Years
Congress ends opposition to minting 45 million new silver dollars. Demand among collectors has surged, with mints working overtime to produce pennies through dimes. Silver dollars may again circulate as legitimate tender, reviving oldtime popularity and easing hoarding pressures.
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Mint
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Uneasy Truce Among Civil Rights Leaders
Readers of Negro civil rights groups have agreed to a truce on demonstrations and picketing until after the election. Leaders like King, Farmer, and Whitney Young speak, but control remains uncertain as New York and Rochester riots show dangerous voices gaining traction. The aim is to mobilize Negro voters while avoiding further unrest.
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Marlin Luther King
James Farmer
Whitney Young
New York
Rochester
Pulse Of The People Letters To The Editor
The Pulse of The People invites letters bearing name and address. Publication will withhold the writer’s name on request. The right is reserved to reject and shorten letters to fit space.
Landscaping and stream cleanup urged by Troy writers
In letters from Troy and Mechanicville readers, residents urge city planners to appoint beautification-minded officials, fund stream cleanup with hired workers, and deepen South Troy Burden Pond while adding trees and fish. They suggest tax‑funded tree planting and note difficulty reaching doctors during emergencies.
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Supreme Court
James J. Tuffy
Emergency Aid Delays In Mechanicville Railroad Yard Injury
A reader questions why authorities could not locate a doctor to treat a Connecticut man seriously injured at the Mechanicville Railroad Yards. The letter notes Mechanicville lists nine doctors but implies access issues or delays in medical care.
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Mechanicville
Thomas Adams
Connecticut
Phrase Origins of The Whole Ball of Wax
In advertising circles the expression gained popularity about a decade ago as a vivid metaphor for the entire thing. Its precise roots are unclear but speculation points to image making in Madison Avenue agencies and perhaps a reference to Madame Tussaud’s Wax Works in London, where wax figures of famous and less famous people are displayed.
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Donald F. Prince
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Madame Tussaud
London Museum
A Thought For Today Culture Over Standard Education
A reflective piece argues education should reach culture, not mere memorization. It warns that mass schooling risks uniformity and fixed standards, stifling individuality. Culture must preserve differences, enable choice, and transmit a rich past to build a life beyond living.
Johnson charms voters with steady White House pitch
The piece argues Lyndon B. Johnson excels at projecting warmth and rationality from the White House, framing Goldwater as aggressive. It cites his front page coverage, nuclear-weapon responsibility, and the vast federal budget as factors in shaping voter perception, praising his political finesse.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Barry Goldwreter
Raloney
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
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United States
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Memorial Day first observed as Decoration Day in Civil War memory
Memorial Day originated as Decoration Day and was first formally observed in 1858 to honor Northern Civil War dead. The question then asks about the western hemisphere's three great pre Columbian civilizations, answered as Mexico with the Maya Toltec and Aztec. The text reflects a philosophical aside on poetry, life and education beyond mass schooling.
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Hemisphere
Mexico
MedicalReader Q and A on digestion and nerve disease
A medical Q and A column explains autointoxication is not real and warns regular laxative use disrupts digestion while suggesting a higher fiber intake. It describes Weber–Christian disease as an inflammatory fatty tissue illness treated with cortisone and possible skin grafts, notes Charcot Marie Tooth involves calf muscle wasting with no cure but aids like braces, and warns Biphetamine can be habit forming with side effects.
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Ty W. G. Bradstadt
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Tom Little
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Patent Office
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Wayne G. Trandaladt
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