A Word of Thanks for Welfare Records Access
A year ago the newspaper requested welfare rental details from the City Welfare department to judge price fairness. Officials resisted, despite laws granting discretion. A proposed bill by Butler and Wise would require access within five days while shielding names and addresses, highlighting progress toward public right to know.
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City Welfare Department
Palladium Times
Social Welfare
William J. Butler
Buffalo
Henry A. Wise
Senate Welfare Committee
Qo Bona Fide News
Chessman and Capital Punishment in California
The California Legislature faces a judicial vote on preserving the death penalty while the Chessman case dominates. Governor Brown issued a 60 day reprieve and calls a special session to reexamine capital punishment. The editorial urges abolition, but argues retroactive change harms victims and survivors, insisting Chessman’s case stands alone.
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California
Caryl Chessman
Chessman
Pat Brown
Brown
Eisenhower
South America
Viewpoints on United Fund split and cancer drive
The Syracuse Post-Standard argues for united campaigns while criticizing the American Cancer Society's exit from the Community Chest. It notes local impacts of 1959 Onondaga County cancer deaths and 1,365 new cases, with 1,200 volunteers plus 2,000 recruited for the April Crusade, and discusses office smoking and productivity linked to carbon monoxide.
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Community Chest
American Cancer Society
Onondaga County Cancer Crusade
United Campaigns
United Fund
Unoaiasa
Onondaga Health
Onondaga County Cancer Society Board
Cancer Board
American Cancer Society Onondaga Board
Smoker’s cough prompts air quality complaint at work
A reader describes a long, narrow water cooled office where cigarette smoke drifts toward her. She notes nasal irritation and throat irritation, asking what a smoker’s cough signals after prolonged exposure. The account highlights discomfort caused by secondhand smoke in a dated office setting.
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New York
Soviet Backing for Anti Jewish Demonstrations Revealed
Dr Bela Fabian of the Federation of Hungarian Former Political Prisoners contends the Soviet Union organized an anti Semitic campaign spreading across Baranovichi Bendery Ri shinev Kiev Minsk Voronezh and Vienna where Jewish cemeteries were desecrated and synagogues closed. He cites Moscow’s lone open synagogue and widespread discrimination including passports marking Jews as evrei and barred access to civil service military schools and medicine. He argues the plan aimed to weaken West Germany over Berlin and to cloak Soviet Nazi practices, urging action before more lives are lost.
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Washington
Soviet Union
West Germany
Bela Fabian
Fabian
U. S. News & World Report
Baranovichi
Bendery
Rishinev
Kiev
Minsk
Voronezh
Wina
Moscow
Uni
Ukraine
Malakhovka
Adenauer
Germany
United Front
Western Alliance
Berlin
Free World
Viet Union
Nuremberg
Khrushchev
United States
Skunk Shot By Patrolman In Soft Response
In Bismarck North Dakota Patrolman Clarence Conitz attempted a nonlethal approach to a skunk chasing children at a residence. He tried to lure the animal into a box but it proved uncooperative. The officer’s uniform was left out of service briefly but the encounter ended with him shooting the skunk.
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Bismarck
N. D
Clarence Conitz
Conitz
Daily Bible Passage Verse Reminder
A brief biblical note cites Romans 14 10 reminding readers that all will stand before the judgment seat of Christ. The message emphasizes accountability and spiritual reflection for believers.
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Christ
Riboflavin deficiency suspected in skin symptoms
In a reader question, a 33 year old reports scaly forehead nose chin and ears. The answer suggests riboflavin deficiency and recommends boosting intake with milk, cheese, liver, fish, greens, nuts, and tentatively two 5 mg riboflavin tablets daily for fifty days if diet不足.
Wisecracking Waitresses Draw Grins And Grumbles
Hal Boyle lists wise cracks overheard in a New York dining room as waitresses tire of offhand lines. Jokes range from asking why coffee tastes odd to offering Rolls Royces for tips, with quips about menus, service, and the Board of Health.
Moment of Meditation for Lent Devotion
A devout prayer asking for forgiveness and absolution as the forty day Lent season begins. The plea seeks cleansing of heart soul and conscience, public and private penance, and express reliance on divine protection and aid throughout the season.
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Father
National Reapportionment Calls for Urban Shift in 1960 Census
Washington observes that the 1960 census will reveal a major movement of people from rural areas to cities. Reapportionment debates rise as Congress and state legislatures prepare to redraw districts based on population changes, risking gerrymandering amid partisan aims.
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Ray Tucker
Washington
Congress
House
Connecticut
Unis
Stee
State
Legisla Uies
White House
Upstate
New York
11 Killed On N Y Highways Over Weekend
Albany report cites 11 deaths across New York over the weekend from motor and fire disasters. A West Sayville family perished in a collision at an unguarded crossing with a passenger train. Fires claimed three children in Wyoming County as a farmhouse burned in heavy snowdrifts.
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Albany
New York State
Fremen
Ronkonkoma
Long Island
Edward van Poppering
Lance
van Poppering
Herman
West Sayville
Warsaw
Wyoming County
Connie
James
Bonnie Stewart
Deschapelles Coup Defeats Contract In Diamond Play
Bridge notes describe the rare Deschapelles Coup where East sacrifices the king of diamonds to defeat a 3NT contract after a heart lead. East wins by forcing West to hold the queen of diamonds as an entry to cash hearts, securing declarer’s down two tricks.
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West
South
Declarer
East
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Cancer Society
Syracuse Post-Standard
Brady
Sredy
Willam Grady
Palladiry Tienes
David Lawrence
Hal Boyle
Java
Hollywood
Board of Health
George Washington
Assembly
GOP
Senate
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Lansing
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Wagner
Frockefeller
Richard L. Strout
Harper's Magazine
House OF Representatives
Fighth
Texas
South Dakota
N. Y
Jay Beckerort
Masteasters
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