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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1969
Page
1
A gas explosion in a Hokkaido coal mine killed 16 miners and trapped others as poisonous gas hindered rescue efforts. Officials cited gas leakage from a hole in the pit as the apparent cause.
National rate increase for first class mail appears unlikely this year with Senate and House leaders urging restraint. Chairman Gale W. McGee warns seven-cent stamps may not be in demand, while Thaddeus J. Dulski wants postal system reform before any hike. Plus President Nixon accepts Surgeon General William H. Stewart’s resignation. Stewart will become LSU Medical Center Chancellor in September.
Hoosick Falls Central School Senior Band scored 116 of 120 at the NYS School Music Association festival in Corinth, earning an A rating. The Junior Band missed by one point with 104 of 105 in Class 1B, while the Clarinet Choir, Junior Choir, and Senior Choir also earned high ratings. Sixty-plus students performed solos and ensembles under directors H. Luther Everly and others.
New York AP Anthony Tony the Shrimp La Sorsea surrendered to police on a Bronx streetcorner after a Tuesday ambush. He led a kidnaping ring targeting Mafia figures and others, fled the shootout, and was held on multiple charges with bail set at 100000. Confederates Rivetti was killed, Tuttle wounded in the gun battle during the escape from Ferry Point Park.
The SUNY Stony Brook Faculty Senate asks administrators to stop voluntarily providing information to police about campus drug use. President Toll backs the spirit of the resolutions and calls for policy reexamination. At a five hour outdoor meeting before 1,000 students, the group urged using only what is legally required when sharing information with law enforcement. A separate report notes Suffolk County police raids led to student arrests and a campus riot with cars and a gate house damaged.
On an I 80 exit ramp near Milesburg Pa a truck carrying 20 tons of black gunpowder overturned and exploded killing Olin Gooding 21 and critically injuring Richard Connell 23 of Kansas City Mo The incident left a second trucker hospitalized in Centre County Hospital Bellefonte Pa and prompted investigations by local authorities.
Hoosick Falls Aerie plans five dollar gifts to Salvation Army Red Cross and Mohican Council Boy Scouts from bingo receipts. Delegations arrive for Jimmy Durante fund dinner and dance at 7 p.m. Charles Straub will present a check to Robert Schick making Hoosick Falls the state's largest contributor.
Mrs Lester Pine and family hosted visitors from West Hoosick and Syracuse while many families traveled to De Ruyter for the wedding of Ruth Moseley and John Liccini. The event drew relatives from Troy Morrisville Colonia and nearby towns to celebrate the union of Moseley and Liccini.
Plans complete for Hoosick Town Little League opening ceremonies Sunday. Parade from Walter A Wood Park at 1 p.m. marshaled by Donald E Bogardus with Major and Minor League teams coaches managers umpires and officials in line. Music by American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps Esther Bogardus Baronettes appear. Master of ceremonies James F McGuire at Noble Wood Co field. Opening game Giants vs Dodgers on Sunday with shifts to Monday Wednesday and Saturday play times.
Mayor A Severson announced two steps toward enhanced youth recreation funded by state aid. The village board approved applying for funds to hire 110 youths aged 14 to 18 for a 35 hour weekly summer program with a supervisor paid by the village. The project targets Water Works grounds with new parking and picnic areas. A Youth Advisory Council meeting, including reps from St Mary's Academy and Hoosick Falls Central, will pilot plans to improve programs and facilities under Mayor Severson.
Albany State University music department presents the annual spring choral festival at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the main theater of the Performing Arts Center. The University Singers Women’s Chorus The Statesmen and the Collegiate Singers will perform under Karl A. B. Peterson with Dennis Buck the accompanist. More than 250 singers will perform with major works Bernstein Chichester Psalms and Randall Thompson The Testament of Freedom a setting drawn from Thomas Jefferson. The festival is open to the public.
CAPE TOWN South Africa AP Dr Philip Blaiberg the world s longest surviving heart transplant recipient was taken to Groote Schuur Hospital by ambulance for an X ray examination and rest after exhaustion Doctors said his condition was satisfactory and he was expected back home Monday His wife said he was admitted for an X ray not possible at home and that his illness was not related to a organ rejection and he was ordered to rest in bed following overexertion
Secretary of State Rogers and President Thieu in five hour talks at Independence Palace discussed a possible Nixon Thieu meeting but gave no time or place. They signaled after Nixon eight point peace plan that peacemaking in Paris could move forward if the other side negotiates seriously. Rogers delivered a Nixon letter promising U.S. support to South Vietnamese independence, to be released only if Saigon shares it. They also explored replacing U.S. troops with South Vietnamese forces and welcomed Thieu's flexible stance toward including the Viet Cong Front in a peace settlement.
In Warsaw newspaper coverage, Nixon Viet Nam proposals are described as a step forward from prior U S policy. Glos Pracy calls the peace offer valuable and nonmilitary, while Slowa Powszechne notes Nixon went farther than Johnson and credits him with political commitment, yet warns differences with Viet Cong programs could stall talks.
Shenendehowa Central School announces Robert D Dunton as Junior High School Principal effective July 1 replacing sabbaticaling Gary Adelson for 1969 70. Dunton a former Army Air Force veteran with degrees from Ohio University UMass and SUNY Albany brings extensive teaching experience at Shenendehowa and holds multiple certifications and grants.
BAY SHORE NY AP The young driver Hammond 30 of Bay Shore was killed when his sports car struck an abutment of the Causeway Bridge near North Troy. Our firm Charles J Hempstead Ellett & Son offers auto insurance with liberal financing for youths amid rising rates.
In Twinsburg Ohio a Chrysler stamping plant inspector shot two coworkers fatally and wounded ten others before killing himself Sheriff identified the assailant as 31 year old Robert K Smith of Mogadore The two other dead were Sam Vincent Bell 49 of Cleveland and additional victims were wounded with several in critical condition at the time of report The rampage began during shift change with gunfire lasting about 10 minutes Witnesses described the attacker entering the lunchroom and firing at point blank range before the assailant fled or died by suicide
Central Long Island Little League plans a queen coronation at St. Peter's Lyceum this Sunday at 3 p.m. Eight girls will form the court, selected from 34 candidates, with Raymond Martell drawing numbers. Event coordinator is Mrs Grace Vadnais and chairman is John McDonald.
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