Troy Record front matter highlights and subscription rates
The Troy Record presents its masthead and staff names John F. Roy Alton Sliter Joseph J. Lachapelle Walter Benedett and officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer. It lists subscription terms including one year 24.08 and mail rates for New York State Albany Rensselaer Saratoga Bennington County Vermont and overseas routes with various monthly and weekly options. It notes Associated Press exclusive rights and circulation figures for February 1967.
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Troy Record Co
Broadway
Troy
Ashley
John F.roy Alton T.sliter
Joseph J. Lachapelle Walter
Benedett
Moraine
Albany Rensselaer
Saratoge
New York State
Bennington County
Vermont
Mall Aittde
City mangers plan marks long range street upgrade
A long-range street improvement program for Troy shifts from patch work to a citywide plan based on a survey and needs, promising better efficiency and budgeting. The $1,250,000 two-year program replaces past reactionary resurfacing and invites aldermen to submit ward projects for consideration. Planning is touted as the key to efficiency and future maintenance.
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Troy
Meredith Faces Powell in 18th District Contest in Harlem
James H Meredith enters the Harlem 18th district race as a Republican challenger to Adam Clayton Powell. Meredith cites civil rights activism and willingness to risk personal safety, including being first black student at Ole Miss in 1962 and a 1969 civil rights march shooting, as contrasts to Powell. The outcome hinges on district voters choosing courage and reform over political experience and old methods.
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James H. Meredith
Congress
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Powell
Meredith Vs. Powell
Spell It Out For New York Transport Bonds
The editorial urges precise details for the governors transportation bond plan. It warns that approval cannot rest on need alone and cites the need to specify projects, costs, locations, and funding. It cautions against blank checks and notes past unkept promises from public programs.
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Rockefeller
Rensselaer County
Troy
Vermont
Hoosick Bridge
Lodge Faces Quiet Departure From Saigon Post
Reports say Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge may leave Saigon after years in a high pressure role. He served from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1965 onward, witnessing growing U S military presence with limited progress toward pacification and government reorganization.
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Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Vietnam
Lodge
Constituent Assembly
Johnson
Ambassador Lodge
Teachers Say Paying Students To Attend School Is Unthinkable
A Troy editorial and reader letters critique proposals to subsidize student attendance with taxpayer funds. They argue dedication is earned not paid and warn such measures undermine pride, self-reliance, and the work ethic. they call for improved communication and curriculum to cut dropouts.
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Mechanicville
America
The
Lince
Toastmaster club aids Rensselaer children in public speaking
John Settmay, president of the Uncle Sam Toastmaster Club in Latham, commends the club for offering a speech craft course to members of the Rensselaer County Retarded Children's Association. Seventeen members attended eight sessions during warm summer evenings to improve advocacy for services in the Capitol District, highlighting that participation is open to all, not just public speakers.
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Ray Retzlaff
Uncle Sam Toastmaster Club of
Troy
Rensselaer County
RetzlafPs
Penalized Longtime Member Seeks Fair Golf Club Treatment
A Frear Park Golf Club member laments a $10 penalty for being a five iron from Troy. He has paid dues since 1945, noting new Troy members receive cheaper rates while long-time members feel unfairly treated. He voices frustration with the club and local critique.
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the Record
Frear Park
Troy
Medical advisor on arterial disease and aging patient care
The doctor outlines treatment aims for arteriosclerosis in a 76 year old, noting no cure for existing damage but options to slow progression. Advice includes avoiding smoking and amphetamines, weight control, arterial dilation drugs like nylidrin, moderate exercise, stress reduction, and possible surgical revascularization in severely impaired areas.
Rowan voices democracy in war pause plea
Senator Robert F Kennedy urged U S bombing halt and talks with North Vietnam a move seen as public service despite initial backlash from Johnson faction and hawks. The column notes risks to peace efforts and warns against silencing dissent while detailing Westmoreland's defense of bombing as saving American lives amid Vietnam conflict.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
North Vietnam
Johnson
Kennedy
Jolson
U.S
Hawks
Kosygin
U- Thant
Baltimore
Mr. Rusk
Rowan
Morse
Ho ‘Chi’ Minh
Fulbright
Cronkheit
Mao
Brezhchev
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
LBJ
Lyndon Johnson
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
William Westmoreland
North
Westmoreland
Question Box answers on planets hardwoods and Africa religions
The item presents Q and A snippets on Mercury being the sun’s closest planet with an 8 day elliptical orbit, lists Osage orange, hickory, beech and black locust as heavy American hardwoods, and notes outside-origin religions in Africa with less than half affected and Muslims as the majority among them, Christians under 4 percent.
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Mercury
Africa
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Payante
Roy City
Aia
Focal News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Aertkaes
John Settamy
Uncle Sam Toastmaster Club
W. G. Brandstadt
M.D
Carl T. Rowan
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