Letter writer shows fallacies of dole system
A Pittsburgh reader criticizes New Deal welfare and tax-funded aid, arguing that government programs undermine thrift. The letter cites cases of retired savers losing purchasing power, single mothers aided by welfare, and unemployed youths in court, contrasting private savings with state relief and asking why thrift should be expected for the thriftless.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
the Post-Gazette
Rogram
Charles Zahniser
New U S Military Chief for Germany Arrives in Berlin
Benin swy 2-vonn uv McCloy arrives at Tempelhof Field as the new American military governor for Germany. He vows no change in policy in Berlin and is greeted by senior American and Allied officials. He will become high commissioner after West Germany is formally established, with Berlin no longer the fixed HQ.
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McCloy
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Berlin
Tempelhof Field
U.S
West German
Anti Pollution Bill Author Visits Lake Jamestown
Harald G Ostertag New York state assembly member who authored the anti pollution bill toured Chautaugus Lake with Assemblyman E Herman Magnuson. They fished together and surveyed weed growth and pollution, exploring the lake’s lower end noted for heavy weed development.
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Jamestown
Harald G. Ostertag
New York State
Chautaugus Lake
E. Herman Magnuson
Ostertag
Mingiutson
Blast Burns 3 at Jamestown
Jamestown July 2 Three men burned, two seriously, when a boiler exploded yesterday at Monitor Furniture Company. William Brooks 66 plant engineer suffered severe burns to face chest and arms. Harry Benson 62 in fair condition with burns to face hands chest. William Donner 66 Route 1 Lakewood burned on hands while aiding Brooks. Fire chief Swanson and Lt Smith said rag residue in the boiler sparked the blast. Benson escaped by jumping into the Chadakoin river.
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Jamestown
Monitor Furnitire Company
Wiliam Brooks
General Hospital
Harry R. Benson
Site Hospital
William Donner
Route 1
Lakewood
Brooks
Rudolph A. Swanson
Valentine A. Smith
Swanson
Benson
Chada~ Koin
Swindler Engel Faces New Trouble as Case Grows
Chicago report says Sigmund Engel, a famed con man aged 75, is headed for more trouble after a San Francisco woman wired $16,000 to him. Attorney Daniel D. Carmell confirms Engel used a false romance tale to gain money with plans to relocate the woman's aged mother from Hungary. The victim identified as Mrs. Tene Grimes, 49, of San Francisco, who traveled to Chicago after seeing Engel’s photo in papers. Aphrodite reference appears incidental.
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Associate Press
Chicago
Sigmund
Sam) Engel
Romeo
Cies
Daniel D. Cargietl
Engel
Secret Service
San Francisco
Carmell
Hungary
Tene Grimes
San Franelsco
Lost girl rescued after four days in Yosemite Park
Joan Thompson, 19, a Mins College student from Palo Alto, survived four days and nights in a rugged area of Yosemite. Three volunteers located her. she was brought to Yosemite Hospital with scratches and a broken ankle while her 22-year-old sister Patti had already been found earlier, injured on a rock ledge.
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Mins College
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Yosemite National Bark
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Pure
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Gates 18 Released From Jail After Contempt Sentence
John Gates editor of the Daily Worker was freed from jail in New York after a 30 day contempt sentence. About 40 demonstrators gathered at the Federal House of Detention at 7 am to greet him though he was released shortly after midnight. The protest was organized by the Civil Rights Congress.
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New York
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Daily Worker
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Federal House of Detention
Civil Rights Congress
Scott youth to learn HS fate by nightfall
In Roanoke Virginia on July 2 a Hastings court jury weighs whether the strangulation death of Dana Marie Weaver in a church kitchen was sex motivated murder or manslaughter. Judge Kuyk instructs the panel as closing arguments unfold and deliberations loom. The defense motions for mitigation argue the event was a tragic fight between classmates. prosecutors seek a higher charge with possible multi year penalties.
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Associmen Press
Roanoke
Willek
Lee Scot
Hastings Court
Dana Marié Weaver
Dirk A. Kuyk
Scott
Sears
T. Warren Messick
Freedom and security clash in a call for personal liberty
The piece laments lost freedom under a push for security and argues for opportunity over safety. It critiques youth focus on security, urges grassroots education, notes rising car and radio ownership since 1930s, and warns that higher taxes are unnecessary if the government balances the budget to preserve freedom.
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America
Jean Curbiin
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