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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1965
Page
1
Gov. Rockefeller signed a bill ending capital punishment in New York with two exceptions and backed a separate measure requiring textbooks for grades 7 to 12 in public and non public schools. The actions come as Albany returns from a long holiday to wrap up the session by mid June.
Edward LaBelle, convicted of raping and killing 15 year old Rosemary Shay in Cohoes, is spared the electric chair as New York abolishes capital punishment. Governor Rockefeller says automatic clemency will apply to death row inmates whose crimes no longer warrant death penalties under the new law. LaBelle and his brother Richard were convicted last November for the November 1963 slaying.
Gov. Rockefeller hailed the Supreme Court ruling upholding a special legislature election under a Republican drawn plan. He said it boosts GOP chances to reclaim control of the New York Senate and possibly the Assembly in next November’s election. Democratic leaders voiced mixed views on reapportionment and political strategy.
James M. Roche was named president of General Motors with total compensation over 700000 dollars annually plus fringe benefits. The 58 year old replaces John F. Gordon who retires at 65 at month end while remaining on the board. Roche becomes chief operating officer and chairman of the Executive Committee joining GM since 1927 in Chicago as a statistician and rising to GM vice president and Cadillac division head.
Four uncut gems valued at 2150 dollars were taken from a display at the Burmese government Store during Memorial Day crowds at the World's Fair. Police said the theft occurred Monday while the jewels were on display but not for sale.
A gas explosion at Yamano Coal Mining Co. near Fukuoka on Kyushu killed 236 miners and injured 32 as rescue teams battled gas pockets and cave-ins during a 14 hour search. More than 550 workers were present at the colliery when the blast occurred.
Governor Rockefeller approved a measure to require permanent personal registration for 20 percent of voters not currently enrolled, effective with the 1967 election. He vetoed a trading-stamp firm regulation bill and a snow removal bill for upstate reservoirs, while signing raises for volunteer firemen and jury duty age limits and supporting state aid for nursing home construction and expansion.
U S paratroopers killed four guerrillas about 40 miles northeast of Saigon in an ambush. Earlier a convoy was ambushed in the central highlands, killing an American officer and enlisted man as U S and Vietnamese forces hunted the enemy. More than 100 U S planes conducted raids on North Vietnam. two U S Navy F 1 Crusaders were shot down in the raids with one pilot killed and the other rescued.
Three U S Army 82nd Airborne Rangers were captured in rebel territory after entering downtown Santo Domingo by mistake. They were released 32 hours later to a three member international commission led by the United Nations and the OAS, then handed to Inter-American Force headquarters.
President Johnson announced the withdrawal of 2,000 Marines from the Dominican Republic while warning that the Communist threat remains active in the Caribbean. He noted anticipated actions in the region as fighting continued in Vietnam with heavy losses for South Vietnamese forces.
The rebel leader Mano Deno pledged fair treatment for captured troops and urged his men to seek safe passage if captured. Names tied to the group include 2nd Lt. Alvin R. Gelb of Scranton Pennsylvania Pres Antonio Hernandez of San Antonio Texas and Dennis Eppers of Kenosha Wisconsin.
William Kaier age 57 of Oneida died in a head-on collision on Route 13 about three miles north of Canastota in Madison County. The wreck involved two autos and occurred yesterday.
President Johnson, stressing free speech as the strength of the American system, welcomes outside ideas on foreign policy while pledging to act according to what he believes is right. He spoke at Luci Johnson’s graduation and in a news conference, noting broad support despite criticism over Vietnam and the Dominican Republic.
Marina Oswald 22, widow of John F. Kennedy assassin, wed Kenneth Jess Porter 27 in Fate Texas after eloping to Oklahoma for a blood test and slipping back for a Sherman license. The couple then drove to Richardson to a crowd of reporters as Oswald said she wanted to be alone with her husband.
President Johnson asked Congress for an extra 89 million dollars to fight poverty and disease in Southeast Asia and to begin a Mekong Basin development program. He described the request as part of a larger effort and signaled further sacrifices to come.
Viet Nam forces arrive at Saigon airport as 800 Australian troops prepare to be stationed at Bien Hoa air base outside Saigon. In Pleiku area a convoy was ambushed with two Americans killed and five wounded. Navy bombers hit rail yards near Vinh and damaged boxcars north of Hanoi on Route 15.
Rep. John V. Lindsay’s mayoral bid in New York drew praise from some top Republicans for going it alone with national support shunned. Governor Romney urged independents to help, while Goldwater defended Lindsay’s stance as Republican in name only. Bliss said the race is local but he must seek top-flight GOP backing.
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