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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1971
Page
1
Police and National Guardsmen faced a crowd at the University of New Mexico campus and Roosevelt Park as tear gas was used to clear a park known as Chicano Hill. No injuries were reported. hospitals treated at least 140 for gunshot wounds from weekend violence.
In Da Nang informed sources report B52 raids around Khe Sanh to disrupt a North Vietnamese build up. North Vietnamese troops are moving east through mountains toward the coast and new road links north of Highway 9 connect Laos to Khe Sanh.
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that officials may shut swimming pools and other public facilities to avoid integrating them. Justice Black said the closings are not unconstitutional if blacks and whites are treated equally. The decision affects Jackson Mississippi where pools were closed after a district court ruling.
New York AP reports two banks raised prime lending rates prompting renewed concern over rising rates. The Dow Jones average dropped 8.76 points to 907.71 as prices tumbled on Monday.
A five state wildcat walkout idles at least 13,000 miners in 200 mines in protest of United Mine Workers President W. A. Boyle facing forced resignation as trustee of the miners welfare fund. Beckley officials cite anger over the court order and say the action is not a formal union call.
Detroit police launched a manhunt for four men after seven people were shot to death in a house on the border of Detroit's 12th street area. An eighth victim was wounded. three occupants surrendered as investigators searched for clues to a possible narcotics turf war.
The Troy Police Benevolent Association blasting City Manager DeSantis announced morale in the Troy Police Department is at an all time low due to policy changes. PBA leaders say morale decline harms efficiency and effectiveness and demanded council scrutiny.
Mayor John V. Lindsay proposed an $8.73 billion budget for New York City starting July 1 with no actual layoffs, though 19,333 positions would be eliminated via attrition. Of those, 5,013 are vacant and 14,320 would not be filled. 25 executive posts may be cut to save $500,000, though specific positions were not yet chosen.
In Philadelphia George Romney defends Nixon era revenue sharing against Mills proposal that would limit aid to cities only. He argues urban problems require state and county involvement and urges broader distribution to metropolitan areas. Mayors seek passage of the concept despite internal funding disputes.
Albany reports say with 48 hours to deadline the Rockefeller administration and the Civil Service Employees Association remain at impasse over budget cuts. No further meetings are planned before Wednesday midnight. A CSEA spokesman says a strike is on barring new developments. The administration warns loss of pay, tenure, or firing for absence if the walkout occurs. Potential mitigation could come from any change to the planned firing of 8,300 workers.
A legislative study commission cites teachers and parents as the main causes of unrest in New York State public high schools. The report notes strikes and disruptions by protesting parents, calls for greater accountability, and warns schools are for students not special interests. Colleges are quieter but show concern and lack of militancy. The commission urges districts to file state rules of conduct for secondary education.
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