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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
4
The piece warns that demands by maritime unions for large wage hikes and shorter work weeks would raise operating costs beyond American shippers' ability to pay. It argues this would drive U S shipping from the seas, cut thousands of seamen's jobs, and push the industry toward subsidies and a weaker merchant marine.
Senate approves reorganizing measures by a 49 to 16 vote and the House is urged to follow. The plan trims committees but keeps the seniority rule for Chairmen and pushes tighter budget oversight through joint appropriations meetings. A proposed salary increase from 10000 to 15000 faces opposition but is justified by higher living costs and duties.
An editorial notes eighty one drownings over Memorial Day weekend, surpassing traffic deaths and signaling a summer toll rise. It urges parents to supervise children and favor public and commercial swimming pools for safer, well-guarded recreation.
New York City sanitation chief Powell reports a drop in available trucks from 1900 to 840 and 11 782 Zaploes versus 13 225 before the war as refuse collection surges to record levels. Since March 18 the clean up drive has yielded 7 404 summonses and 25 902 in fines with 35 000 warnings, amid citizen noncooperation. The piece cites Jefferson and a radio vocalizer joke while noting ongoing Chinese civil war fighting.
Washington June 14 The on the job training under the G I bill can aid national skilled trades but abuses grow. A F L reports employers underpay veterans while the VA subsistence top‑ups give a near living wage. Cases include 19 veterans on one job and trainees paid 10 a week. The system also promotes farmers veterans via subsistence, boosting the allowance to 65 to 90 monthly with family ties.
One Man's Opinion argues the UAW plans a radio network linking multiple unions to pressure GM and FCC. It predicts clashes with Petrillo and Reuther, notes the grind of negotiating programs sponsors and audiences, and jokes that GM may become a picnic by comparison.
A story warns that a successful man’s relentless work and poor habits led to a near fatal heart attack. Despite medical advice for hospital care, he delayed treatment, suffered a stroke, then improved after a long rehab. The piece urges valuing health over wealth and hints at broader heart disease risks.
Legislators argue the intent of the postwar education act was to aid veterans reentering school not to justify a monthly $65 to $90 bonus for years while they earn living on farms. VA reports show growing but uneven use of institutional on farm training, with abuse concerns and no breakdown of beneficiary proportions. A Florida fruit grower allegedly claimed $100 monthly despite a $4,000 orange crop, prompting warnings that widespread misuse could create an unintended veteran bonus.
A reflective Bible thought cites James 3.8 noting the tongue cannot be tamed and is an unruly source of deadly poison in human speech.
The bridegroom and his attendants traditionally wear white flowers in their buttonholes as part of proper attire.
Health advocate describes deep fear of mice among women and children. He urges rodent control, mouse and rat proof buildings, traps and poisons, and careful sanitation to prevent disease outbreaks.
A rambling piece discusses how people project telephone personalities, fearing others identify them by speech. It recounts a discussion on secretaries’ advance warnings and recalls old prize receipts. It ends with a recipe for clotted cream and a quip about a man with a twenty-dollar bill.
A defender argues that patriotic exercises fade in schools during peace and urges educators to teach the pledge and flag symbolism. He warns that neglect breeds ignorance of democracy and urges administrators to preserve flag meaning as a symbol of universal peace and liberty.
Reader asks about packing for a Bermuda voyage with a 49 year old woman for three weeks. The guidance favors summer aboard with light clothes, comfortable walking gear, swimsuits, a sweater or two, a sport coat, and dressy attire for dinners and dances. Social exchange aboard is encouraged, with neutral etiquette noted.
Labor observers doubt A F Whitney will fund a Truman defeat despite his pledge to spend the union’s 47 million treasury. Hatch Act limits apply and officials question the strategy. Dairy price hikes face critique as subsidies loom and farmers face higher costs. Secretary Byrnes receives a praise mix at a garden party, a guest from St Elizabeth’s hospital reveals the joke.
In Bournemouth and New York, statements address Jewish immigration to Palestine, a looming seaman's strike if wages and hours fail to improve, and the global food emergency. Bevin questions US media zeal to admit 100000 Jews. Curran warns of a bitter strike without reforms. Anderson warns famine looms abroad while meat shortages may ease at home. Morrison rails at the Communist party as a conspiracy.
In a Soviet context the World and the Mud Puddles debate raises the issue of press freedom as The Reporter, a New York Soviet publication, defends a Soviet stance while condemning a House Committee inquiry. The piece contrasts American free press rights with Soviet limitations.
A fragmentary verse touches on choosing company as fate or circumstance. It contrasts thinkers who dislike heavy pondering with men who win or lose by chance. It notes rain as God's refreshment yet brings disappointment, referencing children on a picnic day.
The State Police stress that while a highway vehicle may study speed tests, the operator cannot. Safe driving requires constant concentration and good judgment, with the physical ability to meet emergencies.
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