United Fund kickoff showcases 1965 drive in Mohawk Hudson
The United Fund launches its 8th annual campaign at Troy Theater with a $207 207 initial tally from pace setting 12 000 employees toward a $583 000 goal. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp led per capita gifts at 30 17 and Ford Motor Co posted a 16 percent dollar rise. Over 1 500 volunteers heard remarks by UF General Chairman Keith T O Keefe and United Community Services President Richard G Folsom as the drive begins with a premiere of Carry On Cleo and appearances by top campaign team members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Mohawk-Hudson
Troy Theater
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corp
Ford Mo
Tor Co
Keith T. O’keefe
United Community Services
Richard G. Folsom
United Fund Division
William T. Vivian
O'Keefe
Dr. Folsom
Ned Spain
Melody Manor
Latham
New York Telephone Co
Lynne Haldeman
Beth Whiting
Communists Threaten Death for Yank Prisoners in Viet Nam
North Vietnam vows war crimes trials and possible executions for captured American pilots in a Geneva Red Cross letter. U S officials call the threats savagery and a tactic to justify Viet Cong and North Vietnamese reprisals. U S and South Vietnamese forces clash with Viet Cong as air and ground battles continue across the region.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
International Red Cross
Geneva
Hanoi
Miami
Fla
Arthur Sylvester
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Qui Nhon
Guam
North Viet Nam
Red Cross
North
Nhan Dan
U. S
Air Force
Navy
Food Costs Dip But Remains Higher Than 1964
The government reports a fall in overall living costs and in tomato and potato prices, with a two tenths of one percent drop for typical family living costs. Meat prices stay high, pork supply shortages push costs up, and fruits and vegetables show sharp declines.
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Washington
Levitt presses for full state tax review
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt urged the legislature to conduct a complete review of New York tax policy. He argued the current structure burdens low and middle income taxpayers and consumers, noting the recent sales tax increased their tax burden. He spoke while releasing his annual report to the Legislature.
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Albany
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
Morton Calls GOP to Dump Birchers as Threat Grows
Senate GOP campaign chief Thruston Morton declared war on the John Birch Society, likening it to the Ku Klux Klan and the Communist Party and accusing it of infiltrating the GOP. He plans a public speech in Galesburg, Illinois, on October 8 and will push action at upcoming party meetings.
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Washington
UPI
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Senate
GOP
John Birch Society
Morton
Republican Coordinating Committee
Republican National Committee
Galesburgh
Kentucky
Organized Labor
Democratic Party
Birchers
Vatican Birth Control Stand Seen Too Vague
At the Vatican Ecumenical Council bishops from diverse sides attacked the birth control draft as vague and misleading while a Egyptian prelate urged allowing divorce in select cases. Archbishop Ellie Zoghbi argued the church should exercise its authority for the innocent party in certain separations, noting no divorce exists in Rome.
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Council
Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Basilica
Egypt
Church of Rome
Ellie Zoghbi
Melchites
Church
India says cease-fire violation benefits gains in desert clashes
New Delhi reports greater Indian gains in Rajasthan Desert fighting with camel units despite a Pakistan cease-fire. A Defense Ministry spokesman cites 27 Pakistanis killed and 26 captured, plus war booty of 18 camels. Rawalpindi cites another truce violation in Husseiniwala Khem Karan sector with one officer and six men captured. Indian charges allege 42 serious violations since the cease-fire and ongoing infiltrations in Kashmir and Fazilka region.
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Defense Ministry
Rajasthan
Kelnar
Dedasar
Chotan
Rawalpindi
Husseiniwala
Khem Karan
New Delhi
India
United Nations
Pakistan
Lahore
Fazilka
Kashmir
Brezhnev Sees Worsening Soviet U S Ties After Vietnam War
Brezhnev told the Communist Party Central Committee that the Vietnam conflict has deepened Soviet American tensions and moves toward a freeze. He criticized Britain and West Germany but found France approachable and urged continued aid to North Vietnam while calling for a new party congress.
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Soviet Union
North Viet Nam
Brezhnev
Peking
Moscow
Red China
Britain
Viet Nam
House Banks Calls For Home Rule Referendum
President Johnson's home rule plan for the District of Columbia failed in the House and a referendum plan passed instead. If residents vote yes, a charter commission would study city government for seven months before final Congressional action. The Senate meanwhile favored a bill creating elected mayor and council next year.
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Washington
Johnson
District of Columbia
House
Congress
Senate
White House
Texas
Troy Eyes $11 Million Sewage Plant With State Help
City Manager Robert A. Stierer said Troy aims to push completion of an 11 million dollar sewage disposal plant by mid 1971 but needs more state and federal aid. The plan, involving three neighboring towns, could raise taxes by 5 per thousand or 2 per thousand with aid and state requirements now pushing for secondary treatment to cleaner Hudson River water.
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Troy
Robert A. Stierer
Albany
State Health Dept
Stierer
Hudson
Health official urges federal aid for Hudson River towns
Dr H Jackson Davis Rensselaer County health commissioner told a federal hearing that communities along the Hudson River need federal assistance to fund sewerage studies and treatment facilities. He cited Sand Lake with a 5 000 population facing a 2 500 000 sewer project and noted Troy's similar costs.
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New York
H. Jackson Davis
Rensselaer County
Hudson River
Davis
Waldorf Astoria
Albany
Robert A. Stierer
Troy
Dr. Davis
Joseph Fitzgerald
Board of Supervisors
Clarence A. McNally
Rensselaer
Sand Lake
Jury Gets Daniels Slaying Case in Alabama
In Hayneville Alabama the manslaughter trial of Thomas L Coleman concluded with both sides resting. Prosecutors say Daniels 27 a New Hampshire seminary student was killed at a Honeyville store while Coleman a part time deputy sheriff acted in self defense. A defense witness testified Daniels held a pocket knife and the priest present appeared to hold a pistol as the case went to a white male jurors after 70 minutes of defense argument.
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Hayneville
Ala
Thomas L. Coleman
Jonathan M. Daniels
New Hampshire
Coleman
Daniels
Keene, N. H
Honeyville
Fire Destroys Contents Of Box Car In Railroad Yard
A suspicious fire in a box car at the Boston and Maine yard on Jay Street destroyed furniture consigned to Standard Furniture Co. The loss likely runs into thousands of dollars. Firemen used high pressure and booster lines to extinguish the blaze. Police and railroad police investigated with Troy officers, led by Battalion Chief Edward M. Moore.
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Boston and Maine Railroad Company
Jay Street
Standard Furniture Co
River St
Cdr
Edward M. Moore
Troy
Arthur Quinlan
John F. Berkery
Radio Patrol
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