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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1950
Page
4
Practical tips cover brake wear, pump changes, vacuum wipers, battery checks, and ignition. Readers learn to slow speed, adjust accelerator pumps seasonally, switch off accessories while starting, and position wiper blades correctly.
A British four jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, piloted by Capt. John Cunningham, flew London to Cairn yesterday in five hours 44.57 minutes to set a new air speed record. The flight carried 1 passenger and beat the prior mark by Magelwater Hawker Paty who completed the route in 8 hours 35 minutes 4 seconds.
City education officials warn of a growing teacher shortage as enrollments rise. Class counts have increased in several elementary schools with three kindergarten and first grade groups at some sites. Census projections show 5 year olds rising from 765 now to about 1,247 in 1952 and over 1,100 in coming years, signaling a difficult hiring period for 1952 and beyond.
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