The Troy Record Audit Summary October 1949
A partial OCR reads as an audit summary from The Troy Record dated October 1949. It references circulation figures for Morning, Rad, and Evening combined, listing totals such as 44,019 net per day and 71.28 CURCULATION, with notes on advances and payments. It presents a rough financial snapshot of staff and operations for the period.
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Enrrime
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Chewlalwne Daily
Auerage
State Hoover Commission urged by Empire State Chamber of Commerce
The Empire State Chamber of Commerce presses for a bipartisan state commission modeled on the Hoover Commission to study state affairs and recommend reforms. It argues for cutting costs, eliminating duplication, tightening organizing structures, and boosting efficiency, warning of rising budgets and payrolls under Governor Dewey. Endorsed by chambers statewide, the proposal aims to depoliticize analysis and present unbiased critique, potentially saving millions and improving governance.
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Empire State Chamber of Commerce
Hoover Commission
Dewey
St. Lawrence
Chambers of Commerce
Pension Issue Still Unresolved in Steel Strike Settlement
The steel strike appears near settlement but warns against treating the pension agreements as a universal template. The piece argues industrial warfare shaped the deal and calls for thorough study of pension impacts on business, workers, and the economy before wider adoption.
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Mmost
Ats
Teeh
Steel Strike Prompts Call For Pension Policy Review
The piece argues that a national pension policy must be studied rigorously by government, business, and labor before adoption. It warns wage costs, higher prices, and pension burdens could imperil small firms and raise consumer costs, while questioning whether workers gain real security from employer funded schemes.
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Barrow
John L. Lewis
Mrs Roosevelt’s Economic Dilemma Attracts Debate
The Troy Record notes Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt discusses incentives for work and whether taxes, security, or pure joy drive effort. A London businessman questions after-tax earnings. Roosevelt suggests some workers toil for joy while others for financial return, framing it as an educational problem.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
London
Eleanor
Mrs. R
Roose
Hyde Park
Why The Federal Payroll Keeps Growing Beyond Ten Billion
The article argues the federal payroll exceeds ten billion dollars and rises with new pay boosts. It contends total government employment is inflated by political aims to retain power, not public demand, and suggests the Hoover Commission offers avenues to cut waste and duplication amid entrenched administration.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Government payroll and public relief amid rising spending
The piece argues government payments reach millions, with 20 percent more recipients than during the bleakest days of public relief. It cites veterans benefits, farm subsidies, welfare, and broader federal spending nearing 51 billion dollars, criticizing the Truman administration for tax talks and a spend-more-to-win-power formula.
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Treasury
Truman
Secrecy Rules Western Talks On Germany Post Paris
Secretary Acheson travels to Bonn and meets Adenauer and McCloy but adheres to Paris era secrecy. The article notes a shift toward closed conferences amid Cold War tensions, contrasting with prewar openness and Russian secrecy as an advantage for Moscow.
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Acheson
Germany
Republic of
West Germany
Adenauer
John 4. McCloy
United States
Paris
Bonn
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Russia
Smith
Moscow
de Custine
Brotherhood of man call on education to beat prejudice
President Truman urged cooperation among Protestants Catholics and Jews at a National Conference of Christians and Jews. He said prejudice ends by conscious human spirit not by laws, stressing daily education as the path to brotherhood proclaimed through public channels.
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Newark
Truman
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Brotherhood of Man
Thaman
Please Do Not Publish My Letter On Politics
Pulse of the People column shows writers seeking anonymity for letters while The Record reserves the right to edit and shorten. The letter questions voter participation and criticizes the supposed laxity of citizens and politicians amid national political debate and the New Deal Fair Deal era. The writer signs off from Schenectady.
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Rar
ETM Lt
Record
the Record
E. J. Bailey
Goring
Schenectady
Truman Sees Fair Deal Victory Cementing Political Rise
President Truman reacts to the recent Democratic sweep as a personal victory, aiming to push a broader welfare state. He forecasts expansion of social security health insurance and federal aid, and targets new House and Senate allies to approve his programs.
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Washington
Truman
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Dulles
White House
House
Senate
Texas
Vireginia
Dixie
Capitol
New Yorks
Lehman
New York City
Ein
Mattahtonzo
Henry Wallace
Ian Robeson
Downey Campaigns for California Senate Reelection
Sheridan Downey, California senator, launches a desperate bid for reelection against Helen Gahagan Douglas. He faced past clashes over reclamation salaries and threatened filibuster to block adjournment, while aligning with utilities and ranchers to bolster support ahead of the primary.
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Senate
Reclamation
Mike Straus
Regions
Richard Boker
Straus
Buster
Hayden
Mike Kirwan
Youngstown
Ohio
Supreme Court
Kirwan
Lovett
Dodd and Watson
Democratic Party
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Sheridan
Diggors
California
Manhattan
Chester W. Nimitz
Mrx
Nimits
Eid Che Kid
Are People Animals In This Old Column By Colby
Take My Word For It By Frank Colby explores whether humans are animals and explains animate versus inanimate, detailing primates, Homo sapiens, and other animal groups. The piece notes non scientific usage often avoids calling humans animals and offers educational context with taxonomic terms. It invites readers to request a copy of the leaflet.
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Frank Colby
Jamaica
Gabrielson Sees G O P Holding Own In Reno Rally
In Reno Nevada Republican leaders claim recent elections bolster the Fair Deal opposition. Gabrielson says results show strength for the party and warns of continued progress toward transformation.
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Nev. U
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Natiwess
Sacremater
Truman
Gabrielson
Eptech
G.O. Peqneat
Gadrittaoe
Repubtices Paris
Baercy
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