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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1971
Page
4
Notice invites readers to submit questions with name age and address to Tell Me Why care of the paper and includes zip code. Peter Cooper, NY born inventor and industrialist, helped start American industry and advance education and living standards.
The text notes Peter Cooper ped the engine to show locomotives were practical, founded Cooper Union in New York City offering free instruction, and cites his 1876 Greenback nomination for president as a tribute to his generosity. It records his death on April 4, 1883 and includes brief, unrelated dialogue about injuries and a theft, plus a note on nicotine’s origin linked to Jean Nicot.
An unofficial House panel hears testimony that Congress abdicated its check on the president’s foreign policy. Members urge abolition or stronger public disclosure as Ellsberg and Mirsky accuse Congress of avoiding responsibility. The hearing centers on the Pentagon papers and Vietnam policy details.
The Troy Narcotic Guidance Council answers questions on drug abuse in the Troy area you may contact the council at 21st St or call 273-5400 during business hours. The discussions cover heroin use among Vietnam soldiers LSD effects including potential good trips bad trips and possible psychosis and emphasize avoiding drug use especially by youths in the community.
A guidance piece warns a 17 year old about not starting drugs and discusses trying marijuana, hallucinogens, depressants, and stimulants as soft drugs. It notes most users start with less powerful drugs and may progress, with narcotics sometimes beginning during medical care for illness or injury.
Across clues include Main point channels between cliffs convulsive breath and Home of Kate the shrew plus many cryptic definitions. Down answers cover varied topics from places to people to objects with a mix of foreign language hints and common terms.
The Stillwater Youth Commission wrapped up its third week of the summer program with a Crazy Hat Day. Winners include Craziest hat Billy Fitch prettiest hat Amy Deuel wildest hat Susan Ryan most original Dee Dee Welch and Peter Fiorino hippiest hat Lisa Fitch most colorful hat Vicky Hurd smallest hat Gary Gilgal lon largest hat Mary Gilgallon cutest hat Janice Patnaude and funniest hat tie Joanne Overocker and John Hurd. The program continues for three weeks more with 9 am to 5 pm hours.
Richard Moore, linked to the Panther 21 case, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on two counts of attempted murder and one count of unlawful possession of a machine gun for the May 19 machine-gunning of two New York police officers. Prosecutors said the gun was the same weapon found on him during a June 5 social club holdup arrest in the Bronx.
Dr. Raymond H. Hartigan 55, an RPI graduate and Kraftco Corp. vice president, died of a heart attack in Lake Forest Illinois. A Rensselaer native, he taught at RPI before earning a PhD in 1941, led the RPI research division, and held leadership roles at Kraftco and Rensselaer Research Corp. Survivors include wife Kathryn and daughters Janica Donna Rana. Funeral held Friday at First Presbyterian Church Lake Forest.
Dr. Lewi Tonks, a prominent atomic physicist whose half century career included work on nuclear submarines and atomic power, died in Schenectady Friday at 74. He earned a Columbia PhD in 1923 and did research for the Navy GE Research Lab and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Salinas California reports production down about 75 percent as the UTU rail strike disrupts lettuce shipments. About 7 000 valley field hands work two hours, farmers plow under market ready lettuce, and costs soar with trucks and potential air freight substitution. Spreckels sugar refinery lays off 350. Santa Fe halts perishables.
George A. Hirsch, publisher of New York magazine, announced his resignation on Friday. The 37 year old Princeton and Harvard Business School graduate said the move felt right for him and the magazine after 22 years of publication.
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