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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1949
Page
5
The editorial surveys the filibuster tool in the Senate and civil rights debate, noting a recent compromise as a step toward limiting minority power. It warns against overreaching censorship in military and official reporting and argues for civilian direction in government.
The North Atlantic pact reads like a practical UN successor urging collective defense and peace. It stresses democracy, liberty, and rule of law, aiming for speedy collective action without veto, as a realistic, smaller scale world security model with broader ambitions left to history.
The article notes a major Senate setback to President Truman's plan as Republicans and Southern Democrats united to defeat the administration proposal. It cites weak Democratic leadership, weak acts by Senator Lucas, and opposition over states rights as key factors shaping the defeat and implying Truman must bear responsibility.
Opinion argues that while some censorship protects security and military secrets the broad control risks stifling useful publicity. It praises Secretary Forrestal's order if kept within official bounds and warns against censorship becoming a damaging habit.
The piece recalls a long standing custom separating government branches and keeping the judiciary free from political pressure. It cites Roosevelt and Truman entertaining justices at the White House, arguing such meetings undermine constitutional tradition and threaten judicial independence.
Florida’s potato industry shows how market cues affect policy as early 1949 harvests exceed absorbency. Government buys at 60 percent parity, aiming to curb surpluses after 1948 yields of 212.4 bushels per acre on 2.1 million acres versus 139.3 in prior years.
The Philadelphia Inquirer emphasizes driver training in schools based on Oxon F. McDonnell series showing automobiles cause far more deaths and injuries than infantile paralysis. It argues proper early instruction can reduce fatalities and that schools should teach safe driving as a core civic duty.
In a letter to The Record readers can request their names be withheld to preserve anonymity while proving good faith. The editors reserve the right to edit and shorten letters, and unsigned letters will not be published. A Troy reader asks about traffic safety, airline training, and dog control, suggesting street bans or pickup of dogs, while noting dogs should stay off the streets unless licensed.
A reader seeks airline personnel department addresses for Pan American Airways and American Airlines and asks who serves as Albany County District Attorney. The editor notes the Albany DA is Julian B. Ervay.
Readers question shifts in the Russian cabinet as Stalin appears to retool the Politburo. Analysts suggest a move in response to the Marshall Plan and NATO, with Molotov and other Stalin loyalists retaining influence. Moscow may be preparing for broader action in Europe or the Middle East. The piece also notes Eisenhower's potential 1952 Democratic bid and discusses the handling of dollar devaluation profits and World Bank funding.
The article analyzes President Truman's waning popularity after Senate clashes over civil rights and policy. It cites reasons including arrogance, lack of long range strategy, weak teamwork, patronage issues, and fragile Senate leadership under Barkley and Lucas. It contrasts supportive and hostile reactions across parties amid wartime policy battles.
Clergy signatures follow standard name format with no title preceding the name. For church letters on letterhead, sign with name and role if desired. Readers ask about pronunciations of praline and Lovia, with responses explaining correct forms PRAH-teen or PRAW-leen for pralines and LOO-e or LOO-ime for Louis.
Henry Wallace charged the North Atlantis Pact would be a willful, deliberate violation of U S policy and a secret surrender of war powers. He warned the American people would regret approving a pact hidden from public view that could strip Congress and the president of authority in war decisions.
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