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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1961
Page
7
The Troy Record lists staff roles and contact details for The Troy Record and The Times Record. It outlines Associated Press affiliation and extensive subscription prices for delivery, Albany area, and out of area mail options with annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly rates.
A note from the Bureau of Circulation records a daily average of 47376 net paid copies for February 1963, indicating steady readership.
The Kennedy administration plans a Peace Corps with idealistic young volunteers to provide technical aid overseas. Recruits will be carefully screened, live modestly among locals, and work in teaching, agriculture, and health to project America's goodwill. After two to three years, volunteers may move into diplomatic or other overseas roles.
The House quickly approved a jobless pay expansion under Kennedy's program, reflecting urgency to ease recession hardships. The bill would extend benefits for 13 weeks beyond the standard schedule, with New York receiving federal funds for the extension, similar to 1957 58 but as direct payments rather than loans.
To finance added charges the vidaiprovent "Gig" levied only on completers will rise four tenths of 1 percent for two years. The additional revenue should suffice. extending benefits aims to relieve jobless hardship and spur circulation to sustain purchasing power. The bill, first major item before Congress, seeks swift Senate approval so the extension takes effect by April 1.
President Kennedy asks Congress to restore Eisenhower to five star general status, a move Kennedy calls a display of public esteem. Eisenhower accepts, preferring the title of General over ex President, with no pension change, highlighting forty years of military service and eight in politics. Congress is urged to act promptly.
The Congo crisis looms as Secretary General Hammarskjold presses clear UN mandates to uphold order and deter lese sovereignty. Amid shifting alliances, a planned meeting with factions including Lumumbists aims for provisional accords while the UN signals it will use force if needed to start government processes and prevent being sidelined.
Reports say two Kennedy press conferences aired on Russian TV with heavy editing and red tape. Viewers saw the RB47 fliers release as a highlighted point and the U S recession discussed, framed as Soviet goodwill toward America. The programs claimed to be part of a Soviet American cultural exchange, not trimmed for Russian adverts.
Readers defend keeping football at Cohoes High, arguing sports foster pride and discipline as the budget tightens. A columnist cites the recent Capital District League win and urges parental input to preserve teenage activities, while noting anonymity rules for letters.
A thought for today contrasts two views of progress. Some mourn past glories and distrust improvement while others insist the Golden Age lies in the future and that humanity can improve. Personal anecdotes from an “Alcoholic’s Wife” and a grandmother urge responsibility and caution against risky treatments as life lessons unfold.
The doctor notes the incidence may be seen in higher decimal places, but for a grandmother it is 100 percent. He warns against grave risk for symptomatic relief of a cancerous eruption with zero mortality and invites general questions via a public column.
The Q A notes the dance notation system called labanotation named after Rudolf Laban, praised as the first diagrammatic method to record dance steps for ballet and popular routines, aiding copyright protection for choreographers. It includes remarks on Lord Bancroft and reflections on aiming for a future Golden Age.
National Whirligig argues Republicans must study 30 years of legislative records and urban voting trends to understand why Nixon lost by narrow margins. New York Chicago Detroit and eight other big-city states swung against the GOP as urban working people and minorities favored Kennedy and Democrats. The piece blames the party’s image as guardian of wealth and privilege and cites opposition to New Deal reforms, labor and welfare. It calls for reform-minded leadership to address socio economic needs and broaden urban support.
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