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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1971
Page
7
A New York task force considers radical steps to curb heroin by leasing poppy fields to destroy crops with farmers reimbursed about 20 million dollars yearly. Legislature also approves conscience based abortion provider protection and a bill favoring U S made goods for local government contracts.
Senators considered troop levels in Europe with Mansfield and Mathias amendments while a draft extension faced limits. President Nixon opposed Mansfield as White House officials cited his February pledge to maintain forces. The Foreign Relations Committee continued hearings on curbing U.S. involvement in Indochina.
Albany attorney Langley denounces a budget move and vows to oppose the governor and GOP leaders. He says he will fight for his district against a Republican machine even if it ends his political career. Speculation grows about his future in Albany amid graft and sweetheart-contract accusations.
County legislator Robert P. Reeves warns at North End Republican Club that the June 8 referendum to approve a county charter would shift the 180 year old government to an experimental manager system. He argues the appointed manager would be insulated from the public and questions outside qualifications.
Two people died in separate Ulster County crashes Monday night. In Saugerties a motorcycle passenger, 21 year old Alex Refregier, died after the bike struck trees on Glasco Turnpike. operator Fred Kooser, 22, survived in fair condition at Ben Hospital. In Kingston, 39 year old Samuel Turk died when his car collided with a tractor trailer on Route 9W. truck driver Clarence Jerome, 53, of Mendon Vermont, was not injured.
Joseph D. Bairdh, 27, of Schuyler Falls, received an indeterminate sentence of up to nine years in Clinton Correctional Facility after pleading guilty to second degree manslaughter in the 1969 killing of Irene Provost, 27, of Plattsburgh, in Clinton County court.
Isaiah E. Robinson Jr. was elected president of the Board of Education bringing a milestone to New York City schools. The Birmingham native and former vice president vowed to protect classroom services if Albany cuts require reductions, prioritizing central and district headquarters cuts first.
Boston Daniels the first Negro police chief in Kansas City resigns alleging his authority was reduced after Mayor Walsh took office. Daniels says the uniform and detective divisions began running the department. Walsh praises Daniels for 26 years of service while Daniels contemplates state law enforcement offers in Topeka.
The New York Assembly passed 117 to 29 a bill by Democrat Seymour Posner extending the state minimum wage law to nearly all domestic workers. It excludes babysitters and sleep in companions of the sick or elderly and now moves to the Senate.
Lemass rose from urban guerrilla to Fianna Fail chief, guiding Ireland's eight hour day and holidays, building Aer Lingus and Shannon Airport, and seeking reconciliation with Northern Ireland. He challenged partition, met Terence O Neil in 1965, and favored useful cooperation over border raids. After resigning in 1966 he led business firms while in retirement, felled by a lung illness.
Spokesman Maj. Charles Johnson said an unarmed U S observation craft came under attack in the east central Plain of Jars, about 270 miles northwest of the Vietnam border and near North Vietnam. The plane served forward air control and reconnaissance roles as North Vietnamese MIGs pressure U S aircraft over Laos. Authorities note Ho Chi Minh supply trail strikes and preparations for the rainy season.
London AP report says Lockheed and Rolls-Royce signed a conditional contract for RB211 engines to power Lockheed TriStar. Conditions include a U S loan guarantee and BEA TriStar purchase. Daniel Haughton met defense officials amid talks with airlines Trans World Delta Eastern and Air Canada.
AP reports Angkor Wat in Cambodia suffered severe damage from a 105mm artillery barrage damaging the south side and destroying the third floor and frescoes. About 10 refugees were killed or wounded nearby as the temple’s status during conflict is confirmed by a government expert after travelers’ accounts.
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