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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1965
Page
2
Governor signs and vetoes several measures including extending unemployment insurance from 26 to 39 weeks and halting unlicensed drug sales. Senate passes wage and police reform bills, while adultery remains a crime with reduced penalties.
Grace Thompson aged 19 of 48 Fourteenth Street was treated at Samaritan Hospital after a two car collision on Third Street near Broadway. She complained of pain in the right side and was transported by Ambulance Service Corp before being released. Patrolmen Brearton and White reported her car stopped in traffic and was rear ended by a machine driven by Mrs. Mary Rainville of 102 Ontario Street Cohoes.
The Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee approved a bill to create regional medical complexes to fight heart disease cancer and stroke. It would authorize $50 million for the first year $100 million for the second year $200 million for the third year and $300 million for the fourth year.
In Murcia Spain a midair collision during paratroop exercises at Alcantarilla Air Base killed fourteen Spanish service members. Six crew from two Junkers three engine planes and eight paratroopers died with twenty six paratroopers having jumped prior to the crash.
Owego AP reports Lester Pease of Elmira died yesterday when a 14 foot boat overturned during fishing with his roommate on the Susquehanna River.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee signaled no immediate action to bar Sargent Shriver from holding both the Peace Corps and Antipoverty Program posts. Chair Thomas Morgan cautioned Senate moves to split his dual duties are unusual and faced resistance if proposed in committee or on the floor.
Air Force investigators told Senate that a faulty bomb fuse may have caused the Bien Hoa explosions in Vietnam May 15 16. Sen. John Stennis said the testimony showed no sabotage but the fuse is under test in Vietnam and the United States. The blasts killed 27 Americans, wounded 15 and damaged 27 aircraft.
Indonesian raiders staged a landing in southeast Malaya, the third in 10 days, in Johore and nearby mainland areas. Bahman said the raiders would be rounded up soon as 18 had been captured and one killed with earlier landings reported May 30 and 31.
Albany AP Governor Rockefeller extended thanks and congratulations to Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White for their space feat saying it put the United States back in front in outer space achievements.
Thruway water fountains in 29 New York rest areas are turned off to install new self contained units. Work should finish by Aug 1. Travelers can still get water by asking at the lounges.
A space doctor warned a nosebleed in orbit would require stopping the bleed with pressure or terminate the flight. Future missions may need methods to lubricate the inner nose to combat drying oxygen. Astronauts showed fatigue after a span of fitful dozing while viewers watched White’s space stroll on television.
The State Senate approved a bill to open Albany County Airport to jet passenger service by rerouting Watervliet Shaker Road south of the airport. Extending the north south runway by 1000 feet would allow twin jet planes from Mohawk Airlines and American Airlines. The Assembly has not acted.
Andrew Venson 20, no fixed address, former Troy resident, waived for the Rensselaer County Grand Jury after appearing before Justice Joseph F. Daly in Troy Police Court. Charged with burglary grand larceny and contempt of court for jumping bail in a Feb 15 burglary at Standard Furniture Co River Street warehouse. Atty Donald J. Shanley for the people. Remanded to jail until grand jury appearance.
In Mississippi the GOP secured a local victory as Paul Grady won the Hattiesburg mayoral race defeating Democrat Claude Pittman. Final unofficial results show Grady 2428 to 1828. A GOP lead over Democrat William Propst in Columbus followed, with Harmond 1150 to Propst 1015.
An administration spokesman urged the Senate to keep the 5 percent auto excise tax, arguing elimination would be unwise. Treasury officials testified in support of President Johnson’s $4.8 billion tax cut plan, which proposes phasing out or slimming excises on consumer goods and cars. The House had approved a bill to abolish the tax by 1969.
Elizabeth Krebs, 79, of 32 Hudson Ave Green Island, was taken to Samaritan Hospital by Ambulance Service Corp after a fall at Broadway and Third Street. Police said she signed her release and left the hospital.
The Senate approved a 7.69 billion Treasury Post Office and executive bill and sent it to the House. It added 1.09 billion to the previous measure including 1.03 billion for the IMF. It increased executive funds while rejecting 522 thousand for armored cars and boosting Secret Service to 8.3 million.
A 1939 convertible owned by the suspect Duane Pope was found in downtown Wichita. Pope is charged with robbing a Nebraska bank and killing three workers. another was wounded in the Farmers State Bank of Big Springs Nebraska holdup last Friday.
Timothy Morgan pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the April slaying of widow Ada Francisco 16 at her Fulton County farmhouse. Supreme Court Justice Harold Sedden scheduled sentencing for next Tuesday as jurors were drawn for the trial. Morgan had been indicted for first degree murder and worked on the victim’s dairy farm.
The Soviet Luna 5 failed to achieve a soft landing despite announcing the goal 20 hours before impact. Luna 6, close in mass and design, followed a similar automated unmanned approach but faced a minor trajectory discrepancy, with Tass reporting normal instruments and near-planned course.
Peter Lawford denied reports that he and wife Pat Kennedy Lawford are separated. The English-born actor said there are no plans for separation or divorce and dismissed the gossip.
The piece argues Lindsay must craft a liberal Republican approach to urban politics, uniting whites and minorities in New York City. Voters praise his personality and energy, yet clash over crime, housing, and school integration as Wagner’s support ebbs and police reform or tougher enforcement polarize opinions.
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