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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1967
Page
19
Washington AP reports the U S Coast Guard seized a Soviet trawler fishing off Alaska for the second time this month but officials discounted the possibility that the incident would intensify tensions. The episode follows prior confrontations and signals kept within diplomatic channels.
Paris officials announce France will not allow Bertrand Russell and his Vietnam war crimes tribunal to sit in the country. The planned April 10 14 setting in a Left Bank auditorium is blocked by a joint Interior Foreign Ministry Elysee statement citing 1881 law against insulting a chief of state. The ruling strains US France relations, with both capitals expected to downplay repercussions. In a separate report Alaska authorities pursue Russian violations as the 178-foot trawler SRTM 457 is chased after fishing inside the 12 mile zone off the Shumagin Islands. Coast Guard intercepts the vessel after a high seas pursuit. tow to Kodiak planned amid bad weather.
In Rome the Defense Ministry denied NATO officials were linked to a Soviet spy network and termed reports baseless. In Washington House and Senate leaders sparred over the 90th Congress as Democrats praised progress and Republicans called the record near zero. Rep. Albert projected a June adjournment possible, while Sen Mansfield released a statement highlighting significant congressional achievements.
Reported fighting in Vietnam describes Operation Junction City near Saigon with 159 confirmed Viet Cong killed and 80 captured, plus 14 American paratroopers killed. Vietnamese 21st Infantry Division details a two day sweep in Bac Lieu Province resulting in 32 Viet Cong killed and 100 prisoners taken. U.S. losses cited as 15 wounded and other small actions. A coastal sweep near Phan Rang ended with U.S. forces claiming 115 Viet Cong killed and a new land mine incident on Highway 1.
In balmy spring weather shoppers reduced purchases of heaters and cold weather goods. In Indianapolis Indiana, Govco reports weekend basketball tournaments slowed sales more than the mild season as customers lingered post holiday and income concerns weighed on spending.
An alleged female bank robber, 23, reportedly handed a note and displayed a .38 before fleeing with cash. She was arrested five hours later, gave birth to a 7 pound 14 ounce boy at Columbus Medical Center, both mother and child listed in satisfactory condition. Husband serves in Vietnam. FBI will arraign her when able. Large sum recovered from the 500 dollars taken. Nearby town Cusseta and Ft Benning referenced.
In Paris NATO headquarters said claims of 300 NATO officers involved in an Italian spy ring have no foundation. In Turin Rinaldi reportedly fears for his life while held by Italian counterintelligence. Sources say he may have exaggerated disclosures to induce belief he shared more secrets than he did.
New Life Evening Post reports tens of thousands of pro Mao Tse tung demonstrators stormed Foochow residence of Fukien Governor Wei Chin shui amid charges of political theft. Liberation Army troops fought through the mob, dispatched them in three hours, and Wei was placed in protective custody and moved to an undisclosed location.
In New York AP reports judge Floyd Samsohn admitted visiting a woman whose husband he jailed. He recalled sentencing Harold Goberman to 90 days in 1961 while serving as a justice of the peace.
Albany leaders and Gov. Rockefeller failed to agree on a tax package and the amount of state aid for New York Mayor John V. Lindsay to ease the city’s fiscal woes. Senate leaders warned the plan remains in flux and a new meeting is planned for Monday.
Wind driven rain soaked the Pacific Coast from Washington to central California while colder air eyed the northern Rockies for snow. The East faced a series of light snowstorms moving out to sea. Temperatures varied from the 20s in New England to the 70s in Nebraska.
Governor Rockefeller drew new support for his 2.5 billion mass transportation bond plan by creating a Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to oversee Erie and Niagara counties. The authority may pursue an international jetport near Niagara Falls, and a broad transportation bill is expected to be introduced for early next week.
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