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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1967
Page
13
The fragment mentions months and prices such as $475 and $1.75 weekly charges. It references Troy City and Mounted Postal Routes and foreign countries. It appears as a partial Associated Press credit line with publication terms and subscription details.
The Canandaigua industrialist Howard Samuels is urged as a fit under secretary of commerce in the Johnson administration. He advocates fresh approaches to democratic party politics in New York, hopes to broaden business involvement in education and employment for the disadvantaged, and supports private enterprise in solving social and economic needs with government cooperation. He previously worked to organize a constitutional convention and warned that politicians may waste funds on constitutional writing.
The piece warns that rising stamp theft tied to organized crime signals deep criminal reach into business. It cites nearly two million dollars in stolen stamps and describes firms buying vast goods then declaring bankruptcy to profit, aided by a well financed Mafia network. It argues for protective action over punitive delays.
The piece critiques Congress and the Johnson administration for a strange tug of war over the income tax surcharge. It notes conflicting demands about budget cuts, election-year risks, and a reluctant Senate stance, urging decisive spending reductions alongside tax action. Mahon pushes a plan to rescind some appropriations as part of solving the spending problem.
The Hanoi regime rejects any American preconditions for peace talks and insists the United States must end all bombing in North Vietnam unconditionally. Washington faces international pressure while Hanoi remains committed to continuing military actions. Both sides hold to their long standing positions: US demands concessions, North Vietnam seeks unconditional cessation of raids.
A letters page by William Morris answers readers on the origins of phrases such as “he that fights and runs away” and “fifth column” dating from ancient times to the Spanish Civil War, plus the etymology of “forecastle” and recommendations for books on word origins.
Readers may send letters to The Pulse Of The People with name and address included. names can be withheld on request. The publication reserves the right to reject, edit and shorten letters as needed to fit space and policy.
Rev. Robert L. Seekins Jr appeals to Troy residents to oppose New York State Office of General Services plans to hire exterminators to poison pigeons in Albany. He cites risks to children and pets, recalls 1965 opposition, and urges letters and calls to Albany to halt the plan.
Sir Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance was composed in 1901 as a set of six military marches for the coronation of King Edward VII of England. The term mayyourneen is an Anglo Irish endearment meaning my darling.
In a Q and A style column Dr Brandstadt explains scintillating scotoma as a 45 minute vision zigzag preceding migraines and notes allergy can trigger attacks. He cites methysergide as a preventive option under medical supervision and discusses aldosteronism as a treatable adrenal hormone condition linked to salt water balance and high blood pressure.
Washington commentary weighs Johnson and Hanoi as the Vietnam war rages. Ho Chi Minh faces intensified bombing and grim prospects with China and the Soviet Union backing North Vietnam, while Johnson confronts growing domestic opposition and calls for de escalation. The piece predicts prolonged conflict beyond 1968.
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