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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1945
Page
5
The piece argues for reelecting Sheriff Craver, praising his proven service and trustworthiness. It stresses the sheriff as the nearest local official responsible for public safety and democracy, and claims Craver has fulfilled his duties to the satisfaction of the people.
The Troy Record lauds the First Baptist Church for aging with activity, noting its century and a half founded history, steadfast gospel, landmark steeple, and continued influence on the community. It praises the church as a living flame guiding toward heaven and celebrating long service without decline.
The President’s message to Congress on universal training, despite cost and security angles, marks a political turning point. Forecasters expected compromise plans, yet Truman’s firm stance resists expediency, signaling a decisive approach that revives a dormant issue and promises swift Senate and House debate.
A fragment discusses public reaction to military training and ROTC programs after demobilization. It notes opposition from pacifist groups and citizens who favor peaceful means to preserve peace, arguing for at home training options like the National Guard. It stresses national security as a priority for Congress.
Correspondents describe virtual anarchy in Greece with armed gangs looting and killing. Royalist henchmen assault EAM members while violations of February peace terms inform the crackdown. An Athens court indicts Athanasios Hadjiyannis for the September 1944 murder of Basilios Papamargaritis tied to security battalions, amid broader clashes with German collaborators and resistance violence.
Opinions in Washington weigh large tax reductions against higher government outlays and debt service. The House seeks over 3.09 billion in tax cuts, Senate plans match, while the National Manufacturers Association urges about 7.9 billion. Experts warn cuts without reducing expenses provoke bigger deficits and living costs.
Budget figures show total expenditures of 66.4 billion dollars with revenues of 35 billion, creating an estimated deficit of 31.4 billion. The document includes war costs such as regular forces maintenance and UNRRA, notes end of combat and tax changes, and urges public engagement and cross border cooperation.
A 1946 opinion piece questions Truman’s push to keep employment services under federal control citing a 162 to 102 House vote against delaying federalization. It argues centralized control harms state efficiency and critiques bureaucratic inertia while touching on postwar Japan and Germany recovery themes.
The Detroit Free Press notes Senate moves to end the $5 use tax, arguing it was a tax on limited motor fuel use during wartime. The piece contrasts tax clarity with excise and excess profits taxes and reflects on wartime attitudes toward taxation and compliance.
A Troy letter praises the Brunswick Road repavement and the new pavement, thanking the city administration and workers. The writer notes a dangerous intersection at Congress Street and Pawling Avenue and urges parallel parking to improve traffic flow along with the completed roadwork.
In the office of Nathan Witt a New York press conference featured Milton Kaufman as master of ceremonies for a left wing lawyer aligned with Harry Bridges. The piece recalls trade union tensions, Bolshevik imagery, and the author’s critique of union leadership while linking Kaufman to guild and labor politics.
The column notes a quiet sit-down style pressure by corporations to wait out OPA ceilings and tax changes. It cites RCA and GE plant slowdowns, housing rent aims, and a tax refund incentive as factors shaping production and pricing ahead of year end. It also recounts a voyage of several Congress members sailing to Europe, facing a feared incendiary bomb threat and a tense late night aboard the Queen Mary.
The editorial criticizes President Truman for endorsing universal military training requiring teenagers to pause education for a year in a military camp. It argues this short-sighted plan harms higher education and medical staffing, warning of a future physician shortage and potential militarization of youth. It notes educators split on the issue and questions the democratic basis of compulsory training while challenging the notion that it would merely produce citizen soldiers.
The article assigns a score card to General Douglas MacArthur’s radio broadcast voice. It evaluates voice, style, enunciation and pronunciation, noting strong and weak points and giving a total 28 out of 100. Next week covers President Truman.
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