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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
6
Emme Willard quietly led a three year experiment at Emma Willard School in Troy to integrate history literature music art and religion after a conventional first year study. The program aims to correct overspecialization and shows strong early results including all 96 seniors gaining college acceptance at over 40 colleges.
The piece argues Congress pursues political expediency by extending six months with another optional six, delaying decontrol. It notes several states already regulate rents locally, cites Virginia as moving to full decontrol, and observes housing shortages are not nationwide while federal and local actions mix to shape the market.
Congress concedes the propriety of dropping federal rent controls but fears a clean swift break. With an approaching election, lawmakers delay action to wring out political advantage from the program before abandoning it.
Article argues Donaldson’s postmaster appointments are politically driven and wasteful. It condemns increases in appropriations to prop up a poorly run Post Office Department and urges replacement with a business leader, calling the move political trickery and a departure from patriotic service.
The British Labor Party rejects the French plan to pool Europe's coal and steel resources, tying cooperation to socialist economic planning. The manifesto argues for sovereignty and social policy focus, warning that a united approach risks undermining Commonwealth ties and Britain’s independent economic path. The stance is seen as shaping domestic politics and Britain’s foreign policy.
The passage argues motives are fallible and time limits excuses, condemns state control advocates, and claims the British Labor Party is moving toward isolation. It notes economic and security measures demand international cooperation, yet Britain signals a lone approach to partners and allies.
A Senate committee weighs Hawaii and Alaska admission with Hawaii favored by many for statehood and Alaska debated over timing. Critics cite population, racial makeup, and distant location, while supporters note loyalty in wartime and strategic value. The piece argues Hawaii should be admitted first and Alaska delayed.
A reader asks The Record to identify a Boston area veterans hospital said to be closed. The editor replies West Roxbury Hospital for nervous cases was closed long ago. the Navy Hospital at Chelsea closed earlier and a new veteran’s hospital now serves the area in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Washington reports the Supreme Court will hear a case challenging limits on radio operator licenses tied to alleged Communist affiliations. The matter involves Coast Guard control over licenses and questions whether private maritime workers fall under federal security laws, with broader implications for national defense and civil liberties.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer weighs renewed U S Soviet strain as Senator Bridges brands Stalin a conniving power mad dictator. It questions the value of President Truman's latest tough rhetoric on the Riccio affair and its impact on free world security.
General Marshall addressed graduating cadets at Virginia Military Institute yesterday after being recalled by President Roosevelt to Washington. His remarks touched on national unity and defense policies amid wartime tensions, with references to leadership and the nation’s future.
A sensational report in the nation capital alleges police state methods used by Senators Owen Brewster of Maine and Homer Ferguson of Michigan to tap the phone of Howard Hughes of Trans-World Airlines. The account claims the Mayflower Hotel line was tapped and a mic dropped into an air vent, with recordings made on way discs. The story also notes Washington officials and a separate health anecdote involving Senator Harry Cain at a Vinson dinner, plus a parable about democracy from Governor Paterson in West Virginia.
A short readers note discusses how collective nouns like crowd class audience or company can take either a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group is treated as a unit or as individuals. It contrasts American and British usage with examples.
Britain's ruling party denounces European unity and supranational bodies drawing a sharp line against Schuman plan and international pools. It maintains socialist isolationism, preserves British veto rights, and opposes American policy shifts while clashing with Labour's stance on Europe and global economic integration.
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