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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1946
Page
4
A critique of postwar policy arguing Americans lost prosperity by avoiding work. It laments bureaucracy and calls for renewed individual effort and production to restore higher wages and living standards. The piece emphasizes that prosperity cannot be legislated and urges action now.
Insignificant Earth Work on the world's largest telescope started in 1929 and paused for war is resumed at Mt. Palomar southeast of Los Angeles. The Big Eye will be finished next year enabling astrophysicists to peer far into space. The article notes cosmic questions about comets, planet origins and star why. Astronomy is described as humbling and ever-expanding cosmic exploration reduces Earth's significance.
In a Memorial Day period, 159 traffic deaths occurred, 170 under the National Safety Council forecast of 329. Officials praise the surprise underprediction, cite increased driving caution, and call for continued education and enforcement to reduce the toll further.
The Tokyo war crimes trials hold global significance beyond guilt as they shape international law. The presiding court may codify standards on piracy and mass atrocity, influencing future conduct and legal norms worldwide.
Washington editorial notes President Truman's press conference on a looming maritime strike caused misinterpretation by unions and urges a clear stance to avoid government intervention. It warns that prolonged action could harm world stability and U S prestige, advocating compromise over confrontation with labor.
City health superintendent Dr W A Womek explains how red green and yellow vegetables and fruits aid health and disease prevention. Beets and greens provide iron and vitamins, while winter value of greens matches spring dandelion greens. proper cooking boosts popularity.
Congressman Noah Mason of Illinois proposes a bill amending the Sherman Act to exclude news associations from antitrust reach following a Supreme Court ruling that labeled the Associated Press a public utility. Critics say news services are not monopolies and readers choose among providers.
Walter Kiernan quips on bread shortages and rationing while lampooning political blame. He notes a neighbor hoards bread and nylons, jokes about sandwich choices, and comments on Truman Hoover and Franco with light irony.
A humorous column reflects on married life with the wife away in Brookfield and the husband alone in New York. He jokes about breakfast, household chores, and the quirks of keeping a home while appreciating his spouse. The piece comments on wide-eyed contrasts between male work life and domestic duties.
A poem recounts an unlucky angler chasing luck in distant lakes and secret spots. Refrains note yesterday and tomorrow as better days while the narrator’s catches remain meager. The speaker muses on misfortune and the lure of elusive, plentiful bass in distant waters.
A community guide notes it is common courtesy to speak with neighbors who share an apartment, even if strangers, as part of building harmony and mutual respect. The advisory emphasizes small gestures can ease daily living and strengthen communal ties.
A clipped item notes Emerson on rewards of a well done ring and states most of Americas six million pianos are out of tune due to the war. It mentions a house between two pianos and references a ex baseball player studying music asking about his goals as bass or first chair.
Wartime humor shows rise of daily tricks to lift spirits including funny names for gear and walls reading Clem here. A local group drafts mock bank rules for peace time, listing fees for front door loans and balance disputes, and playful penalties for politeness or mischief.
The report from Secretary Patterson's special board urges sweeping changes to end caste barriers, reduce pay gaps, eliminate feudal remnants, and curb court martial injustices. It recommends abolishing salutes outside occupied areas, narrowing pay differences, ending terminal leave pay, and addressing leadership gaps to improve voluntary enlistment. Some steps already begun. others require Congress action.
A brief biblical reflection warns believers to avoid vain words that lead to disobedience, citing Ephesians 5:6 about the coming wrath on the children of disobedience. The tone recalls a period church bulletin urging moral vigilance and careful speech.
Washington reports note former Soviet Ambassador to London Ivan Maisky missing from key foreign ministers meetings in Moscow and Paris. Some observers speculate the diplomat is in the doghouse over the policy phrase Wa booty and a possible position in Leningrad, while others suggest various scenarios.
A mother explains how a five year old son is neglected by his father while a younger sister receives affection. The child stutters more when talking to the father and when mother is busy. Advice focuses on improving the family climate, reducing visible concern about stuttering, and increasing mother son calm and comfort. The physician urges fatherly love as the key to easing the boy’s speech and overall tension in the home.
Readers receive guidance on table etiquette stressing correct use and placement of knife fork and spoon after meals. The column urges spotless tablecloths and respect for breeding while noting how restaurant diners reveal training gaps.
Diplomatic observers warn as Molotov balks at a plan for simultaneous Allied evacuation of Austria. Byrnes asks that 15,000 troops remain in each occupied zone, with Britain and France aligned against Soviet opposition. Tito blocks testimony in Mihailovich treason trial while rescued airmen vow to press their case to Truman and the State Department.
Former British leader Winston Churchill warns that a curtain from the Baltic to the Adriatic hides a vast population region where seeds of a new conflict are being sown. Clinton F. Anderson stresses feeding the hungry under diplomacy. Fred Wilson shifts to peacetime savings bonds as inflation remains the top domestic issue.
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