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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1950
Page
5
The piece argues that age is not the years counted but the impact of work, urging flexible retirement norms and continued service. It cites a pattern-maker near 75 and notes subscription costs, circulation figures, and Associated Press membership, reflecting a early 20th century newspaper voice.
A Troy Record column debates the primacy of politics and traces Belgium’s Leopold recall crisis. It recalls the 1940 surrender, Parliament dissolution, and the June elections set after historical upheavals, noting wartime retreats and later Allied resurgence with Eisenhower and American forces.
President Truman and the State Department doubt any plan to ease the cold war through Lie's Moscow trip. Lie may have gained access to Stalin but no one expects real concessions. The piece argues the cold war won’t end via the United Nations and stresses Europe as the core issue, predicting no progress until the Iron Curtain rises and Eastern bloc citizens gain freedom.
The GI bill swells college grads to 500000 in three weeks plus 200000 high school girls, 400000 more to college, leaving 350000 bottom third to seek work. Unemployment concerns loom for new entrants, with many fields crowded or scarce. Medicine and nursing face shortages mostly rural. teaching and law remain competitive. overall 4 million graduates share 60 million workers, a small 2 percent rise.
A reader argues that age should not decide a candidate’s viability, citing British and French leaders who served late in life. The letter contends focus on individual capability, not the toll of years, and notes examples like Grandma Moses and Ethel Barrymore to illustrate continued productivity into old age. It also questions Senate and party leaders who remain active past seventy.
The essay argues that five Dionne quintuplets symbolize humanity’s focus on normal growth amid international turmoil. It shifts to the broader generation of ten to twelve million youths in North America, noting social changes, hopes, and the influence of political environments on conduct, while stressing that physical development remains divine. It concludes politics is secondary to forming well rounded adults.
An English immigrant in Springfield reflects on American business life as free from strict controls yet notes a trend toward regimentation. He urges Americans to preserve freedom, saying Britain’s loss of initiative came from overregulation. He values his own freedom earned by leaving savings abroad and hopes friends back home will gain from his example.
The Senate Commerce Committee backs a revised antigambling bill, but its effectiveness remains uncertain. Chairman McFarland says state and local authorities already have tools to combat tamblers, reducing the need for federal action. Objectionable provisions from the Attorney General’s original bill are urged to be dropped.
A dosage of community letters prompts editors to protect signed contributors and reject unsigned communiques. Early Shopping letters urge 9:30 store openings and Saturday closings like cities, while Views on Medicine criticize over specialization and hospital dependence, urging general practice, practice location commitments, and home care for rural Bennington, Vermont MEDICUS.
The piece discusses Secretary Johnsons Tokyo trip amid Army and Navy opposition to MacArthurs neutrality idea for Japan. It notes Turkish President Inonu elections, Soviet espionage hints, betting law critique, and a broad sweep of postwar foreign policyMoves by Acheson to mobilize a hard hitting foreign policy team.
National coverage ties Frank Costello of Park Avenue New York to a vast web of organized crime links across cities and sectors. The piece notes his alleged leadership of slot machine rings, ties to race tracks, bookmaking, and political figures in multiple states, while detailing government investigations and potential impacts on upcoming elections.
The article notes Southerners gain chairmanships on ten of eighteen major House committees with Rep. Barden of North Carolina slated as Labor chair. The move hinges on seniority. Byrden and other Southern leaders would lead key panels like agriculture, armed services, banking, public lands, and ways and means among others. Only Rep. Spence of Kentucky supported the President's program.
Frank Colby notes a shift in how cerebral is pronounced from AH-ree-bral to suh-REE-bral, driven by medical usage after FDR’s 1945 death and reflected in new dictionaries. He predicts sub-REE-bral as the standard American form, with AH-ree-bral fading to rare use.
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