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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1959
Page
10
fragmented OCR notes discuss Macmillan and Eisenhower style summit hints. mentions Geneva talks, Western leaders, and Berlin access issues. notes no vote or debate, and emphasis on progress before any further summits.
A White House scientific advisory panel reports three nuclear detonations above Norton Sound in late August and September created a transient high energy electron shell around Earth. Observations by Explorer 1, Pioneer probes, ships and ground stations show the shell distorted by Earth's magnetic field, with no fallout hazard but potential radiation for unshielded spacecraft for hours.
The Legislature debated Rockefeller proposed unemployment coverage extending to all workers and rail program tax relief. Democratic leaders warned of revenue losses for New York City and upstate areas while Republicans questioned overall impact. Proposals include tax shifts, port authority funding, and state credit backing to buy rail cars, with studies urged and potential special session discussed.
A poison scare linked to sodium nitrite in flounder prompted health officials to urge New Yorkers and fish dealers to destroy recently purchased stock. After a death in Haddon Heights and hospitalizations, authorities traced contamination to salt-packed fish and warned outlets from Philadelphia to New York to discard affected supplies while tracing distributors.
Lent rites spread through city parishes with varied reverence as Catholics and Episcopalians observe visits to altars and congregate for early Mass. Public adoration spans midnight at several churches, including Ascension Episcopal, with Holy Communion and altar hours noted. Redeemer Lutheran hosts a distinct service.
The Easley Catholic churches schedule Vigil Masses after sunset with times at seven, four thirty, and one pm in other area churches. Lent ends at midnight per Pope Pius XII 1956 change. Holy Saturday includes Lighting of the New Fire and Blessing of the Paschal Candle at 7:30 p.m. Elevation services vary by church, with Episcopal and other area churches observing similar Holy Week rites.
On Good Friday many Troy area churches plan solemn services including Union services at Hirst Presbyterian and West Sand Lake, with elaborations on the Passion. The Salvation Army holds open air events and Catholics observe Liturgical rites. Local officials discuss Uncle Sam resolutions advancing nationally symbolic recognition.
Hendrick Hudson history inspires Delmar and Albany youths to win a trip to Volland for essays about the English navigator. Dean Hariley and Arthur Peabody will tour Holland aboard the Amsterdam sloop Half Moon, meeting Queen Juliana and enjoying a royal reception after a homeward voyage with a 100 piece band performing in their honor.
Two separate accidents at Inline National Paper Co in Corinth left workers injured. Grover Elfridge, 41, fractured his left arm and suffered severe cuts while caught in a paper making rewinder and was treated at the mill and Glens Falls Hospital where he remained in fair condition. Harold Woodcock, 39, tipped over rolls in the theater room when a gin sapped from a roll and a 1000 pound roll struck his leg, he was taken to Saratoga Hospital for X rays and was reported in good condition.
Troy officials and leaders announced that September 1 will be officially named Uncle Sam Day in honor of Wilson's birthday. The move was greeted with satisfaction by local authorities yesterday.
A joint committee estimates the fiscal 1980 deficit could run from 1.2 to 4.4 billion dollars amid concerns about overestimated revenues. Congressional staff say tax collection projections were delayed and overstatements by Eisenhower’s budget message. The Senate backs adding 1.375 billion for IMF aid, risking balance of the year’s budget.
Gov Rockefeller signed a measure shifting pay rates for town highway equipment rentals from daily to hourly. The law requires town board approval of rentals. Senator Gilbert T. Seelye sponsored the bill in Saratoga Warren counties. Federal accountant and auditor job openings in New Jersey and New York were announced by Civil Service examiners with specified annual pay ranges. Applications available through state offices and the U.S. Civil Service.
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