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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1967
Page
4
Payable in advance rates listed: one year 1600, six months 9.00, three months 4.76, one month 1.73, one week 48 cents. Extra charge on Troy City and Mounted Postal Routes and to foreign countries. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publication of all focal news and AP dispatches.
The Viet Cong and the National Liberation Front refused to participate in national elections in South Vietnam last year and now rely on terror to thwart the vote. Observers note the group’s aim is to derail democracy while the South Vietnamese government seeks to conduct a meaningful election despite guerrilla intimidation.
Arlene, the first unwelcome visitor, gathers force as a tropical storm and may become a hurricane. Though distant from the United States, it signals the season with potential impact near Bermuda. Ship and satellite sightings plus aircraft keep watch as forecasters note Arlene could test tracking and warning systems.
Latin American nations forge a common market plan under Alliance for Progress aims. Negotiations show growing self reliance and nationalism, with talks highlighting tariff dismantling and internal barriers as key steps. Paraguay buys German cars from West Germany due to cheaper transport over regional trade.
President Johnson hails the Cold War GI Bill of Rights as a wise national investment extending education and job training to veterans since January 1955. Up to five million Americans may benefit, with pensions and home purchasing aid aimed at balancing opportunity and boosting long term economic gains. The text links veteran support to economic growth and social equity, noting Vietnam era service and broader wartime sacrifice.
A condensed portrait traces Michelangelo from Florentine beginnings through Medici pressure and financial troubles to Rome. It recalls Julius II and Leo X, the San Lorenzo project, and the Sistine Chapel, ending with his late life defiance and the vow to faith as he neared 90.
Within sports terminology intramural refers to athletic contests between teams composed of students from the same school or college. This contrasts with interscholastic events between different schools and intercollegiate matches between colleges.
A Troy resident voices alarm over Ida Street traffic after a letter by Robert Murray to the Commissioner of Public Safety. He notes speeds of 60 mph on a narrow street with cars parked on both sides, calls for action on speeding and heavy trucks, and warns of potential injuries or a fatal incident affecting local children.
A former Troy traffic officer urges shifting routes to ease congestion on Congress Street. He proposes routing Route 4 from Waterford toward Mill Hill to Route 40 then Route 20, keeping traffic off River Street. He suggests Routes 2 and 7 bypass Congress Street via Pawling and Campbell Avenues to the Menands Bridge toward Loudonville and Route 9. He criticizes officials for relying on traffic experts and recalls a failed Niver Street one way plan.
In Caracas, Minister Reinaldo Leandro Mora claims Castro funneled 2 million to Venezuela in 1966 to fund insurgents and cites a total $15 million in Cuban support through embassies in Paris Madrid and Rome. He reports 1,150 Venezuelans trained in Cuba with 150 active in the Communist party and urges hemispheric measures to curb Cuba.
A 1967 Administration bill aims to relax residence rules for presidential registration. It contrasts state jurisdiction and past opposition, cites census mobility data, and outlines proposed thresholds for residency, absentee voting, and overseas registration. It also notes legislative attitudes and compares Brademas’s bill with the Administration proposal.
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