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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1969
Page
1
Troy councilmen plan to pass a 1970 budget near 10.25 million dollars featuring a 700 salary increase for policemen a 650 raise for firemen and about 7 percent across the board for 300 other city employees. The plan also includes a new hospitalization contract with 50 percent city funding and 50 percent employee share.
Relatives of U S servicemen express mixed reactions to a list of 59 detainees released by antiwar leaders. Dorothy Collins of Atlanta says the Viet Cong are playing a cat and mouse game while noting her brother Air Force Captain James Q. Collins Jr. has been identified as a prisoner for over four years. The Pentagon moves five names from missing in action to prisoner of war status, while 54 were already on the POW list. Miss Collins says the family is neither disappointed nor excited by the news.
One person died early this morning in a Wolfe Road automobile crash in Colonie. Albany Medical Center reported the victim pronounced dead on arrival. The mishap may have injured others. Police said the national toll was 205 at 2 a.m. and two Troy area deaths were among six in New York State during Thanksgiving.
An Arab terrorist hurled a hand grenade into the downtown Athens El Al office injuring 14 people including three Americans. Greek police arrested two Jordanians linked to a new group the Palestine Popular Struggle Front which claimed responsibility from Amman.
Air and ground duels erupt along the Suez Canal as Israeli and Egyptian forces clash with heavy artillery and missile exchanges. In Athens a separate El Al bombing injures multiple travelers, with a Jordanian alleged attacker identified and arrested.
Miss Austria Rueber Staier, 20, was crowned Miss World 1969 in London. Miss United States Gail Renshaw, 22, from Arlington Virginia, placed second. Miss Germany Christa Margraf, a student with a dimpled chin, finished third. Pamela Lord of
In Washington the Senate mixes tax reform with election concerns as 30 of 100 senators face reelection. Democrats split over extending the 5 percent surtax. Mansfield backs extension as leverage, while Republicans mostly oppose.
Scientists at Houston report Apollo 12 moon rocks are larger and lighter colored than Apollo 11 samples. First close up photos show Ocean of Storms terrain and astronaut footprints in dust as Conrad Bean and Gordon process rocks aboard the Hornet before quarantine and return to the Moon rock lab.
Richard Pendleton, 22, a Vietnam veteran, testified he saw Capt. Ernest Medina shoot a lone Southeast Asian boy at Song My. Pendleton said the village was cleared, about 15 bodies in a pile, and orders came to stop killings as troops burned the village and killed animals.
The Rochester diocese reflects on Bishop Fulton J. Sheen’s three-year tenure as prelate noting his innovative reach but limited rapport with parishioners. He faced controversy over a proposed gift of St. Bridget's Parish property for poor housing, later rescinded after objections, and admitted failures in several efforts to aid inner-city housing.
Joseph Ezzo, 20, of 76 Beekman Street Saratoga Springs, died at Albany Medical Center after a Malta accident. He was helping start a car when it began moving slowly. Ezzo fell from the trunk and struck his head. Frank Adinolfi, 20, also from Saratoga Springs, was involved.
Thanksgiving unfolded on many fronts from Vietnam to Alcatraz as Americans ate turkey. Apollo 12 astronauts in quarantine shared a meal aboard the USS Hornet while Indian tribes on Alcatraz argued for a cultural center. In Pleiku a hospital protest fast echoed the day’s tensions as families learned of servicemen held abroad. The Macy’s parade and White House gatherings framed the national observance.
President Nixon welcomed 232 senior citizens from 18 Washington area homes for the aged to a White House Thanksgiving, calling them part of the White House family. Guests arrived by bus as the fife and drum corps played, then dined on turkey in formal surroundings with the Nixon family and Mamie Eisenhower joining the welcoming committee.
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