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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1967
Page
5
Fragmentary text cites The Associated Press and public notice language about publication of local news and circulation data. Mentions February 1967 daily average 49,? and scattered monetary figures. Readable entities include The Associated Press and Troy City.
A city engineer should join the County Sewer Agency to ensure city needs are represented in regional water supply, sewage disposal, and air pollution plans. Supporters argue the arrangement would broaden understanding, align with the city charter, and ease progress on a hub system centered in Troy with city taxpayers bearing up to 90 percent of costs.
The House decision to exclude Harlem Democrat Adam Clayton Powell prompts discussion of possible future paths. Powell could challenge the ruling as unconstitutional or seek re election when a special election is called. Supporters warn against repeat exclusions, while censure and loss of seniority may have been more defensible than outright discrimination. Courts may avoid ruling against voters, and federal actions could affect future outcomes.
The article argues that Soviet readiness to discuss limits on the arms race could lay the groundwork for lasting peace. It warns that unchecked competition risks raising tensions, draining economies, and reviving Cold War hostilities, while noting mutual dependence on offensive and defensive missiles and the need for intermediary steps and agreements.
Opinion column questions whether attention to Senator Kennedy's Vietnam proposal overshadows substance. It notes the bombing pause idea is popular but flawed, warns against pre conditions, and argues Kennedy must show real peace aims rather than bolster Johnson policies. It cites past US actions and stresses credibility in dialogue with Hanoi.
excerpts from servicemen letters describe R and R plans in Malaysia and Chu Lai tactical actions from De Soto and Cedar Falls brief firefights with VC, sling pickup of POWs, lost clothing incidents, tear gas experiences, and mail instructions to write to sailors and airmen stationed at Bien Hoa Qui Nhon and Pacific FPOs.
A notice explains that only letters bearing name and address will be published in Pulse Of The People. Names will be withheld upon request. The editor reserves the right to edit and shorten letters for publication.
A Melrose reader argues over taxes and new insurance costs, criticizing high earners, self employed burden, and license fees while recalling WPA assistance and highway spending. The letter blames taxes for urban and rural strain, questions road usage, and ends with a jab about costs and the empire state.
The Record recounts I M Concerned’s critique arguing that banning prayer in public schools and teaching communism share no logical linkage. The writer supports Madlyn Murray and defends free inquiry, noting personal experience with courses on communism in Catholic schools.
A reader asks about porcupine quills and is told they number around 30000. The other question notes Captain John Ridgeway and Sergeant John Blyth rowed across the Atlantic in 92 days aboard the Bos ton to Ireland in 1966, framed as a demonstration of American democracy and critique of communism, with a harsh closing line from ANGRY Latham.
The Record editor refutes claims that the April Vietnam protest idea originated at a December Chicago conference with Communist participants. She traces plans back to a November 26, 1966 Cleveland peace conference organized by the Inter-University Committee for Debate on Foreign Policy, leading to the Spring Mobilization Committee headed by the late Rev. A. J. Muste. Both left and right are said to distort war objectors’ aims.
A Congressional Quarterly piece from January 30 presents a quiz on air pollution history and policy. It tests knowledge of city actions, the 1963 Clean Air Act funding, 1966–67 regulations, the 1952 Donora disaster, pollution sources, agency roles, invention impacts, and Johnson’s proposed six point program with options and answers.
Column analyzes ethics debates in media and Congress. It argues editors vary in policy toward reporter conduct, cites trips and grants, notes journalists’ right to speak, and questions whether any code can fully restrain bias. It references the President's Crime Commission on affluence and white collar crime.
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