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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Page
3
A collage of quirky trivia notes and reader snippets from a historical page. Topics range from infant nose shaping a century ago to justifiable homicide in three states, word origins, animal group terms, and a call to request free U.S. fish cookbooks from the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries.
National Geographic notes the Botswana traditional greeting pula signifies rain. The article highlights cultural meaning and regional use of the term in daily life.
Albany Mayor Erastus Corning warned residents of a possible property tax increase near 10 percent in the 1972 73 city budget. He cited negotiated firefighter raises and higher Social Security and hospitalization rates, with federal revenue sharing still undecided potentially shaping the final levy. Corning noted a small year end deficit and said federal funds could reach up to 1.5 million in a year.
Marine Midland Corp a statewide bank holding company reported Wednesday third quarter net income of 10.3 million equal to 80 cents per share. Nine month net income amounted to 31.8 million or 2.44 per share versus 32.6 million or 2.53 a year ago.
In Edmonton Alabama an experiment reads gas water and electric meters by telephone without resident awareness. A gadget connected to the meters records consumption as the utility dials. The eight second calls occur at night when phones are less likely to be in use.
IBM reports 1972 quarter earnings of 820.9 million or 2.76 a share, up from 266.9 million or 2.31. Sales rise to 2.33 billion from 2.08. Nine months show 38.8 million or 8.10 a share, up from 772.8 million or 6.72. Chairman Learson cites higher data processing equipment purchases boosting profits year over year.
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