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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
9
Key provisions would end central control June 30 1951 unless justified by rising material costs. A watchdog panel of ten lawmakers would monitor the program while exemptions cover professional services newspapers and advertising. The plan mirrors WW II OPA with tobacco price relations maintained and milk price ceilings in farm regions.
Fragmented text notes the Secretary of Agriculture evaluating feed costs and related factors. No clear names, dates, or locations are legible.
A thunderstorm crash in Frederick County Maryland destroyed a jet plane last night. Wreckage was scattered across a cornfield after a loud explosion heard for miles. A person was killed and a deputy and doctor reported human remains amid debris. Witnesses described a red flash followed by a second blast.
Six members of Parliament were chosen today by about 25 000 voters in Southwest Africa in a contest that could challenge Prime Minister D. F. Malan’s nationalist South African government. Settlers trekked long miles through waterless terrain leading to the polls amid harsh conditions.
In Vienna a protest against the draft Austrian restitution law was held. The measure would allow property returned to former Jewish owners to be kept by the Aryan owner if three conditions are met, including proof of substantial prior investment or insolvency at the time of Aryanization, or if the former Jewish owner could not manage the property. The article notes Nazi era dispossession after 1938 and mentions exit permits and a South African parliamentary context, with references to a German colony and postwar politics.
General MacArthur reports forces cleared a Red unit along the Pohang Taegu supply route while Reds press along the Higye area. South Korean Sixth Division and U S units clash with infiltrating Reds near Sinnyong and Masan as American patrols probe defense lines north of the 25th Division zone. American forces push toward a key hill near Waegwan amid heavy fire as North Korean divisions mass for possible offensives.
The House and Senate advanced bills to draft physicians dentists and allied specialists for 21 months as part of expanding the armed forces. Senate and House versions differ on age limits and training pauses, with President Truman awaiting final action. Draft Director Hershey said expanding to four million would require WWI veterans and dependents. Lodge urged plans for three million plus, while discussions continue on medical bonuses and volunteer provisions.
New York State Attorney General Mathaniel L. Goldstein announced he will not seek a third term and plans to return to private law practice after his second term ends. He had been the subject of speculation as a potential Republican candidate for lieutenant governor.
Moscow reports indicate Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky, 68, may lead the Soviet delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York opening Sept. 10. If ill, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko could take charge. both veterans of U N affairs. The US Embassy says visas were requested for the first group, including two career diplomats and four clerks, with departure targeted for Sept. 2.
A general alarm fire in Gloucester Massachusetts endangered the harbor front area near the Trident Veheries wharf last night. Firefighters from Gloucester Rockport and Manchester contained the flames to a single building with no injuries reported. a police boat assisted with water.
A 21 year old inmate who escaped Windsor State Prison last Sunday was captured by state police in a Canadian border town. Donald B. DeMeg of Burlington, sentenced for the 1943 murder of an 80 year old harnessmaker, was believed attempting to cross into Canada.
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