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May 12, 1954

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Tax-Free Foundations Held Threat to Education in U. S.; TAX-FREE FUNDS SCORED IN REPORT

By C. P. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

com staff rept says traditional educ of individual is in danger of yielding to 'mass educ' through foundations 'contrary' to pub interest; Dodd says many orgns seek to create soc science that might change US thought; says studies show that grants from foundations like Carnegie Corp are used to orient educ toward internatl viewpoint, decrease dependency of educ upon local communities, change school and coll programs so that they sometimes deny tenets underlying US way of life and press educ into service of pol nature; says some foundations are getting beyond control and initiate own projects instead of waiting for programs to ask aid; charges trustees abdicate their responsibilities; asks probe of Ford Foundation; Reece would probe those giving funds for pol purposes; Hays urges probing Facts Forum sponsored by H L Hunt who backs Sen McCarthy; staff urges probe of NEA and other 'accessory' orgns

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Controversial Westchester Route Linking Thruways Set; WESTCHESTER LINK TO THRUWAYS SET

By Joseph C. Ingrahamspecial To the New York Times

Tallamy consultants recommend most controversial route (Elmsford-White Plains-Rye) as shortest and most practical for cross-Westchester expressway linking NY-Buffalo and New Eng Thruways; Tallamy approval expected; opposition to route revd; consultants offer revised plan to soften impact on White Plains; White Plains officials still object; consultants put cost at $40 million; '55 bldg set; approval of proposed $750-million bond issue means cross county expressway can be built by '57 and be subject to Fed aid; map

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Historical Context for May 12, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[โ€ ]