Troy Record masthead and publication details
The Troy Record announces its morning edition details with editors Alton T. Sliter Joseph Lachapelle and Walter Benedetti in a formal masthead. It lists subscription rates by mail and gate delivery, including regional pricing for New York State and Bennington County Vermont.
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Alton T. Sliter
Joseph J. Lachapelle
Walter J. Benedett
Prezident
Troy
Albany
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Washington
New York State
Bennington County
Ermont
Two Housing Projects Advance In Troy Rehousing Plan
Public notice of two major developments in Troy aims to ease a housing shortage. Niagara Mohawk subsidiary breaks ground on Troy Towers between Federal and Fulton Streets for middle income families, while King Apartments site work prepares for low income families, managed by the Troy Housing Authority. Together the two projects exceed 256 units and should be ready within 18 months, signaling urban renewal and a shift from aging, unsuitable dwellings to modern housing.
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Troy
Troy Towers
Federal
Fulton Streets
Niagara- Mohawk Power Corp
King
Troy Housing Authority
Met Museum receives priceless crown gift from Lehman collection
A century old Metropolitan Museum of Art gains a priceless gift described as a crown of glittering jewels from the Robert Lehman collection. Curators value the works at about 100 million but insist the trophy is beyond price and will endure forever. Nearby Troy residents are reminded of regional museums including Rensselaer County Historical Society, Junior Museum, Albany Institute, Schenectady Museum, Waterford Historical, and larger centers in Williamstown and Fort Ticonderoga for a quick cultural day trip.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Robert Lehman
Troy
Metropolitan
New York City
Rensselaer County Historical Society Museum
Ren
Albany Institute of History and Art
Schenectady Museum
Waterford Historical Museum
Clark Museum
Williamstown
Bennington Museum
Southern Vermont Artists Center
Manchester
Green Mountains
Proctor
Cooperstown
Fort Ticonderoga
Wales
Wales GO Free
B. R. Lewis
Rhollander
Wis
Lew Alcindor
Taffy
Lewis
Welfare reform urged as federal standard grows demand
The piece argues welfare overpayments in New York City total 66 million yearly while Rensselaer County increases benefit for the aged, disabled, and blind starting next week. It calls for capping aid to those in need, overhauling the system, and adopting a federal minimum standard to curb rising costs and out-of-state spillover.
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New York City
Rensselaer County
John Beaudoin
Nelson Rockefeller
New York State
Washington
Unwarranted Outburst by Senator Goodell on Vietnam Plan
A New York senator proposes a 15 month timetable to withdraw all American troops from Vietnam, drawing fierce criticism. The opinion piece condemns his lack of substance, calls him egocentric, and argues his stance harms Paris talks and boosts Viet Cong hopes. It labels him a political neophyte and questions his grasp of governance. The piece suggests his proposal may mark the end of his congressional career.
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Vietnam
Goodell
Congress
Paris
New York State
Senate
Govarta
Viet Cong
Hanoi
You Sure Have A Green Thumb Rowan Eyes Democracy
Column criticizes Nixon’s UN appeal over Vietnam and U.S. Rhodesia policy. It accuses the White House of siding with the white minority regime in Rhodesia, undercutting human rights, while arguing a consulate is unnecessary. It portrays Rhodesia’s new constitution as a police state step and stresses broader U.S. moral failures in foreign policy.
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Washington
Nixon
United Nations
Hanoi
Vietnam
White House
Rhodesia
Johnson
State Department
U. S
Paul O'Neill
Salisbury
Turing
U.S
Africa
Asia
Ian Smith
Tenant rights and landlord ad practices discussed
In a Letters column the writer questions housing ads that specify tenant types and ages arguing landlords should judge individuals rather than groups. The piece urges mutual responsibility for upkeep and fair rent, while noting barber income impacts from long hair and citing Troy’s Goldilocks trend.
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Record
Barber Pole Editor Letter Reflects On Trade Prices And History
In a Letter to The Record the writer notes a barber shop clipping and laments a union driven price rise. He reflects on barber poles symbolizing bloodletting from primitive medicine days and questions missing labor and operating cost justifications for higher barbershop prices.
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Barbers Union
Cigarette Policy Sparks Debate On Military Smoking Rights
Marvin Ewells letter to The Record argues military medical facilities should ban smoking and prohibit cigarette vending machines while noting New York State uses tax money to provide cigarettes to youths in reform schools and to addicts in hospitals. He questions servicemen's smoking rights and recalls Bob Ruark on TV cigarette ads.
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United States Air Force
New York State
Bob Ruark
England
Marvin Ewell
Nixon New Federalism Quiz Tests Proposals and Welfare Plans
A Congressional Quarterly quiz outlines Nixon domestic proposals labeled The New Federalism. It asks seven questions on revenue sharing, OEO reorganization, manpower programs, a federal welfare floor, and welfare work incentives with answers indicating true for item 2 and 7 and various options for items 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The content reflects policy details and testing style.
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Congressional Quarterly
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
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John F. Roy
AD ‘Independent
Troy ‘Record
Broadway
Vance
Atx
Associated & Rees
Associated Press
AP News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Rowan
By Carl T. Rowan
Uncle Tom
Southern
America
Pulse of the People
U.S. Patent Office
Goldilocks
Nixon Welfare
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