Syracuse Mayoral Race Faces Sales Tax Debate
Syracuse's fiscal outlook remains largely stable as the city nears a 1950 budget shift. Mayor Costello favors ending the 1 percent sales levy, which currently yields about 1.6 million annually, while Abbott and Corcoran push prudent spending. The next administration may rely on debt service reductions and potential sanitary district options to fund capital needs without new taxes.
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Costello
Leon’ Abbott
Tom Corcoran
Onondaga Lake
Syracuse
Abbott
Corcoran
Slums and Public Housing Plan Weighs Location
A local essay argues against placing a 650 unit low cost public housing project outside the slum area. It urges locating the development where substandard housing exists to clear slums while avoiding tax free dwellings in residential zones. It warns against lowering property values and favors private gardens in Grant Village.
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Eastwood
Referendum Approval Sought on Reckless Spending
Community voices oppose approving reckless spending in a referendum. Voters have endured a decade of sacrifices to reduce municipal debt and resist actions that would reverse those efforts.
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Reckles
Tenth anniversary of Hitler Seelin pact sparks warning
The piece marks the tenth anniversary of the 1939 Nazi Soviet non aggression pact. It accuses Stalin of premeditated malice and predicts a new Balkans war engineered by Moscow if conflict resumes, urging Americans to doubt Kremlin propaganda and hoping Stalin bluffs. It warns of punitive outcomes for Soviet leaders if war erupts.
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Moscow
Hitler
Stalin
France
Kremlin
Mosow
Yaroslavia
Tio
Belgrade
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Bank
Tat Tito
Balkan
Balkans
Politburo
Cominform
Europe
Costly death row routine raises questions on Beck and Fernandez
A columnist questions the cost of housing Martha Beck in the deathhouse at $690 monthly while awaiting appeals. The piece notes the scheduled Oct 10 execution date but delays due to court review and critiques prison expenses.
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Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
Court of Appeals
Mrs. Beck
Celebration of the Dawn by George Matthew Adams
The dawn described as a miraculous celebration of light and life. It stirs leaves and buds, sparks seeds into flight, and awakens birds and insects. The piece urges wide hearted immersion in the daybreak and the hope its glow brings to all beings.
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Earth
Dar
Readers' Viewpoints on Railroads and Taxes in Syracuse
Syracuse readers argue for repeal of federal excise taxes on rail travel to relieve railroads, praising the American Railway Employees National Public Relations Association and urging public support. Letters discuss public opinion, cross-border ticket purchases, and anti Communist sentiment amid local political commentary.
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The
Herald-Journal
American
Railway Employees National Public Relations Association
Ite
W. D. Johnson
Martin I. Miller
Whitney
Voung
Canada
United States
Pacific Coast
Detroit
Buffelo
Willessen
Sehnater Ives
Richiman
Congress
Berbert A. O'Leary
American Railway Employees’ National Public Relations Association
Syracuse
Allen
Burton
Cnone
Gropta
Thedea
Portraits of War Time Families apart at sea
Poem-like passage reflects sailors' families separated by long voyages. Husbands earn daily bread while wives and children endure endless weeks with letters as their only contact. Faithful love sustains them as ships sail home and dreams mark their progress.
Summer heat prompts barbershop quartet lyric tweak
A lighthearted note recalls a barbershop quartet changing lyrics to In the Good Old Summer Time amid hot weather. The writer cites vacation pressures and economic concerns as context and thanks contributors and readers for public service coverage.
Politics Seen Factor in Steel Report
An analysis links politics to a steel wage dispute, noting fears of Taft-Hartley Act backlash and board bias. It covers executive reluctance, union opposition, and the influence of Senate hearings on policy, with figures like Lend ers Voorhees and Lewis cited amid industry tensions.
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Herdix
M .Steel
al Seel Board
Aitiate Bate
Quatentons
Senate
Taft-lartley
Dr. Reason
Abie
Neds
Taft-Harvey
CSO. Steel Workers Union
Be Yorker
National Association of Manuafaccturers
Royal Friends of Taft-Hartley
Ateel
Voorhees
Finance Committee
United States
Steel
Corporation
Ybor
John
Ke Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Philip
Murray
Pierre and His Bug Bombs Scandal at War Assets
A quixotic venture by Pierre to buy surplus Army bug bombs for quick profit ends in a web of deals, delays, and questioned payments. James Hunt funnels action through the War Assets administration while Senate investigators close in.
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R. Welch
Pierre
James
Hunt
Federal-fiy
War Assets
New York City
California
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster - Corps
Samuel
Intelligence Test by Dr George W Crane Moo Roo Quiz
A mixed humor or puzzle item presents questions on baseball teams sounds birds trees evergreens and scoring a self quiz. It includes garbled text and multiple choice style prompts with scoring guidance and illegible end notes.
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the Herald-Journal
Hudson River
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Sam Landis
Metcasfe
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Morgan
Mabel P. Tillwell
Merquis Childs
Coaliion
Tese
Frederick C. Oth
Washington
Heenan
George W. Crane
Moo
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Warner
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