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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1950
Page
5
The piece argues that flexibility in European recovery funding is wiser than fixed targets. It notes a projected $100 million year end surplus and urges compromise to sustain the Marshal Plan. It warns against arbitrary cutting amid economic pressures and extols Washington’s faith in self-government.
Exchange Club members discuss crime prevention, noting we cannot eliminate crime but can curb it through long term social improvements and immediate measures. They cite programs like Biz Brother, Troy Boys Club, Boy Scouts, Sunday School, and school athletics, plus support from Judge Hamm and official agencies as steps toward reducing crime waves.
The era of support for European recovery under the Marshall Plan continues in Congress with debate over new allotments as the ECA signals willingness to provide aid. Analysts note the program’s role in sustaining Greece, Turkey, and the Atlantic Pact while facing global Communist pressures and Asian challenges.
Thoughtful members of Congress examine the miners refusal to obey John L. Lewis and the impact on Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts. A successful second back-to-work order would affirm union corporatism and public responsibility, else undermine national labor policy during winter coal shortages.
The piece reflects on Grover Cleveland's anti tax excess and compares 1930s federal spending with Washington era restraint. It argues for limited federal entanglement, balanced budgets, and a revived view of Washington as a guiding but not infallible prophet in modern fiscal debates.
Manchester New Hampshire, home to Amoskeag Mills and a divided religious culture, confronts a murder trial of respected Dr. Sander. The town, once saved by diversifying the factory, now watches as reporters flood in and public scrutiny peaks through the trial.
A fragment reflects on paternalism and learning to unlearn rigid authority. It hints that governance requires support from the people and suggests a shift toward more inclusive, cheerful state guidance rather than coercive control.
Readers seek anonymity for letters. The Record states unsigned letters won’t be published and reserves rights to edit. Responses cover Kate Smith’s New York address and whether state employees file taxes, plus homes for the aged in New York and Navy recruiting details in Troy officials.
Washington report on Truman’s Fair Deal stalled by Democratic leaders. Congress, amid 1850s style deadlock, delays tax and social program measures while White House and GOP blame each other for inaction.
National and international voices blast Secretary Acheson over his Hiss stance. The Madrid radio, Vox Falange, mirrors Republican fire while Truman defends the Secretary. The piece traces historical defenses of controversial figures from Jackson to Hughes and links policy battles to the Hiss affair.
The piece debates whether the question Do you have X should be replaced by Have you X in American English. It cites authorities Merriam Webster and Ferewald, notes that Hello is standard today, and argues language evolves while purists resist. The essay ends with a practical offer to request a mailed response from Frank Colby.
High Resnolds, a new Ontario legislator, told the Legislature that Eastern Canada wastes hydroelectric potential by failing to develop the St. Lawrence River. He urged cooperation with American partners to advance projects, warning of neglect harming cross-border energy ventures.
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