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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1971
Page
4
The Class of 1971 at RPI includes 92 doctoral degrees with 87 PhDs and 5 English doctorates. Hartford campus awarded 168 master’s degrees while Troy campus granted 436. ROTC cadets commissioned and a baccalaureate service preceded ceremonies. Clarence E. Davies received the Distinguished Service Award as alumni events follow.
Dr Isaac Asimov, 51, renowned author of 108 books, spoke to the RPI graduating class Friday. A Russian-born American who arrived in childhood, he entered Columbia at 15, served as a Navy scientist, earned a PhD in 1948, and joined Boston University faculty. He began writing at 16 and sold his first piece at 18 to Amazing Stories.
Troy police are investigating the theft of two lawnmowers reported Friday. John Lott says his gas mower valued at 65 dollars was taken between 8 p.m. Thursday and 1 40 p.m. Friday after a garage hinge was pried. Leontine McNerney reports an electric mower worth 140 dollars taken between midnight Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday via a rear door entry.
National Review magazine reports polls on 12 campuses show radicals rose from 7 to 17 percent between 1963 and 1969-70, while conservatives fell from 27 to 15 percent. Liberals led in both periods, and dissatisfaction with the two party system grew from 58 percent to 33 percent.
RPI awarded three honorary degrees at commencement led by President Richard Folsom. Isaac Asimov received a Doctor of Science, Clay Patrick Bedford a Doctor of Engineering, and Royden C. Sanders Jr. a Civil Engineer degree. Citations praised them as innovators, educators, and public leaders who uplift science, engineering, and society.
Neighbors alerted police Friday night after seeing flashlights inside the home of Robert Carpenter on 585 3rd Ave. Officers found a kitchen window pry tool, ransacked rooms, and a crow bar used to gain entry. Items found included new clothes a hair dryer and a flashlight. the culprits fled via the kitchen door.
Cub Scout organizers invite parents of boys 8 to 10 to a second meeting at 7 30 Tuesday at the Corliss Park Center. George Penta will represent the Troy Housing Authority, sponsor of the new pack.
New York Police Commissioner Patrick Murphy denounced state Supreme Court Justice Arnold Fraiman for granting five year probation to Preston Lay Jr and Hannibal Thomas who were convicted of possessing guns and bombs for use against police. Murphy criticized the judge for accepting Harlem leaders and journalists claiming constructive work by the defendants and called the action tragic amid ongoing attacks on officers.
Alejandro Figueroa, 45, a laborer, was sentenced to life in prison for 19 murders caused by a hotel fire on September 23 in downtown Los Angeles. Superior Court Judge Paul G Brackenridge Jr called the case tragic and found Figueroa set the blaze after drinking and an argument with a hotel resident.
At the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute exercises on Friday morning numerous prizes and awards were announced. William Leonard Cottrell won the Macdonald Prize for academic achievement. George Albert Goldstein received the Class of 1902 Research Prize. multiple Ricketts Prizes honored outstanding achievement across aeronautical, architecture, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering fields. Other honors named include the Barns Medal, Ray Palmer Baker Prize, William Pitt Mason Prize, Caird Prize, Wynant James Williams Prize, Thomas Archibald Bedford Prize, Arthur M. Greene Prize, Harold N. Trevett Award, Cherie A Winner Erik Johnson Prize, Joseph L. Rosenholtz Prize, John and Mary Cloke Prize, Livingston W. Houston Citizenship Award, and W. Franklin Spafford Prize, awarded to seniors and graduates in various disciplines.
European corn borer egg masses found on corn plants in Rensselaer County. Agents warn hatching may begin Monday or Tuesday and urge farmers to inspect early corn on the lower sides of the bores and be ready to spray to curb spread.
Akron, Ohio, currently numbers about 300,000 residents, reflecting steady urban expansion and demographic shifts within the metropolitan area. The figure places Akron among mid sized American cities with evolving housing, employment, and infrastructure needs.
Troy groups Sweet Silence and Horton Strong swept the SPAC contest finishing first and second. They will open for The Grassroots this afternoon with Horton Strong at 2 pm and Sweet Silence at 2:30 pm, then Grassroots perform at 3:15 pm. Sweet Silence earns a Vibrasound recording session at SPAC’s expense. Don DeRosa of WSNY hosts.
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