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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1969
Page
13
John F. Roy presents subscription terms for The Troy Record. Details cover pricing by carrier and mail across New York and Vermont regions, including daily averages and circulation figures for Sept 1969. Extra charges apply for Troy city routes and foreign destinations.
The Watervliet Arsenal plans to cut 500 manufacturing jobs, leaving 3,265 workers of which term hires depart. The facility, famed for weapons development since the War of 1812, has grown since 1965 for Vietnam War demands and hopes reductions do not signal a broader end to war.
The $8 million 18 month expansion of Samaritan Hospital aims to add beds and space including a 25 bed in patient community mental health center. Dr. Livingston W. Houston emphasizes community, state, and federal cooperation to maximize health facilities for local needs. The project follows a near 1.5 million funding plea and signals enhanced patient care and collaborative regional health planning.
A proposal backed by the 20th Century Fund urges six hours of equal TV and radio coverage for major party candidates in the final five weeks of a presidential campaign with costs shared by the federal government and stations. Critics fear limits on choice and expense, while Minow argues airwaves belong to the public and viewers can turn off. The 1968 broadcast cost reached 20.4 million dollars, up from earlier years.
Militants force their way into the Wisconsin assembly cancelling a special session on welfare cuts. The march on the state capitol, led by a civil rights figure, included mothers with children and disrupted plans to restore funds. The governor seeks restoration, but adjournment leaves cuts in place.
Rose Ikard, an African American cowhand, helped blaze the Goodnight Loving Trail and rode it for four years in the Civil War era frontier. Reputed by Charles Goodnight as the most skilled man he knew, Ikard faced cold, heat, outlaws, and stampedes while earning enduring trust and a grave marker from Goodnight in Weatherford.
The piece argues President Nixon is boxed in by Vietnam and race issues, with claims of flawed progress reports and dubious peace gestures. It notes Republican dissent and calls for White House accountability amid civil rights controversy and domestic unease.
A psychoanalysis case notes a woman ending therapy with a joke about inner beauty. Emotions surface in the face as muscles relax, altering apparent age. Inner beauty lasts, while outer looks fade, influenced by youth culture and heredity.
A Troy rider vented in The Record about buses skipping the Waterford-Troy line causing students and workers to wait hours. He cited a friend late for work and a high school dance night with multiple buses passing by, urging action to fix the service.
A letter from a County Welfare Federation volunteer defends Eden Park as clean, well run, and staffed by a caring team while criticizing Troy’s urban renewal. It contrasts a positive view of nursing home standards with debates over demolitions and TRIP rehabilitation efforts.
A reader defends a dog owner after neighbors complain about a barking puppy. The letter argues dogs need freedom and can be good watchdogs, noting responsible control and training. The writer counters calls to chase or ban dogs and urges understanding for owners.
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