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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1977
Page
2
Puzzle list with clues across and down for a Coinword game. Readers are invited to fill answers and mail them to The Record Newspaper in Troy New York by the March 22 deadline. The page includes word-pair options and misdirection hints for players.
Contest rules describe eligibility prohibitions for employees and relatives, entry methods using printed blanks or hand drawn facsimiles, and a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline. Prizes of 25 dollars awarded weekly for correct solutions, with equal division if ties. Unsuccessful weeks add to next prize. judges’ decision final. Entries become property of the paper. Family-wide limit on one prize. No newspaper purchase required. copies free in lobby and at libraries.
Floodwaters from the Hoosic River soaked industries roads and cellars in Hoosick and surrounding towns. Hoosick Falls Water Works sat eight to ten feet underwater and Route 103 Route 7 and Route 346 were impassable or submerged as Fire Department crews pumped out cellars and secured propane tanks. Road conditions later improved in the Hoosick Falls Central School district.
Bennington County Vermont was declared a disaster area by Governor Richard Snelling due to floods and low water pressure. Roads were flooded, water mains burst, drains clogged, and manhole covers failed. Most county roads became passable by Monday night, with schools and industries closed to conserve water.
The Owlkill and Battenkill rivers overflowed causing severe flooding in Southern Washington County. The Town of Whitehall was declared a disaster area by Gov. Hugh Carey and National Guard pumpers aided in water removal. A 100 year old covered bridge in Eagleville washed out. Roads flooded across Cambridge White Creek Jackson Easton Greenwich and Salem. Route 313 and other roads closed. Cambridge fire crews worked 35 hours pumping cellars. Bridges and roads washed out or submerged.
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