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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1969
Page
2
Two men charged with threatening President Nixon were ordered held on 200000 bond each in Miami. George W. Baker 51 of Miami and John Anthony Baker 24 of Breezewood Pa were arrested before Nixon’s weekend visit. These readings form the main event.
New York Representative Ogden Reid charges the Nixon administration with inadequate funding and lack of planning for education. He notes Nixon did not mention education in a Congress message urging swift action on programs. Rose Kennedy visits Niagara Falls to back job and education programs for the mentally handicapped and praises a federal hiring program.
On this day in history key events include Mount Holyoke Seminary becoming the first women’s college in 1837 Adolf Hitler and the Nazi storm troopers marching in 1923 allied invasion of North Africa in 1942 and John Kennedy defeating Nixon for the presidency in 1960. Samuel Butler’s thought for the day notes living with passion against reason.
Death Valley stretches across about 3,000 miles of desert terrain in California and Nevada, charting a vast arid region.
The Schenectady Opera Guild holds its annual meeting Friday November 14 at 8 p.m. at the Van Dyck Restaurant. Guest speaker David Lloyd, general director of the Lake George Opera Festival, will discuss The Future of Opera in the Capital Region. He is a tenor with the New York City Opera and the Boston Symphony and directs the Hunter College Opera Program.
President Nixon signed a measure declaring a national day of prayer for servicemen held prisoner by the North Vietnamese. The House Joint Resolution was sponsored by Virginia Congressmen G William Whitehurst and Thomas H Downing.
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivan Bachev will visit Brussels November 12 and 13 after an invitation from Belgian Foreign Minister Pierre Harmel. The trip aims to deepen bilateral dialogue and regional cooperation.
A dense listing of worship times across denominations in Troy area churches. Highlights include Armenian Apostolic led by Rev. Zareh Maronian, Baptist churches Bethel Rev. Allen A. Stanley and First Rev. Charles B. Mercer, and Christian churches such as Troy Christian Church Disciples under Rev. Stanton Wilson. Catholic and Orthodox parishes show Mass times and liturgical schedules across St. Michael's Our Lady of Victory St. Basil's and St. Peter's with multiple services and devotions.
In a rare space age dispute, Madalyn Murray O'Hair sues NASA over Apollo 8 astronauts reading scriptures and praying in space. Americans United for Separation of Church and State files a friend of the court brief supporting a broad view of religious expression, while POAU defends freedom of belief. Experts note the case tests space exploration, faith, and individual conscience in a historic public debate.
Hamilton Bermuda AP report cites Registrar General finding 330 of 984 babies born in Bermuda in 1967 were illegitimate. The percentage noted is 33.5 percent.
The schedule lists WFLY 92.3 FM programs for Saturday November 8 including John Walker Show Hallmark Music and News at 6 05 AM Paul Flanagan and music 10 05 AM Gill Roy Show 12 15 PM The Truth Is Paul Flanagan and guest 4 05 PM Mantovani 5 30 PM News Morgan Beatty sports stocks and 6 PM Dale Lane Show. Evening features Music of the Masters and classical selections including Beethoven Symphony No 9 under Fritz Reiner.
In Saigon a grenade-wielding Viet Cong agent tried to kill Dr. Ho Van Tram minister of the Chieu Hoi program. A defector grabbed the grenade, others intervened, and two Viet Cong were arrested.
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