There's But One Answer They’ll Have to Cut
Syracuse city officials face a $2,000,000 plus gap with the 20 percent sales tax dead. They plan a tax rate hike to the limit to raise about $700,000 and may raise assessments next year, while promising homeowners relief earlier. If new taxes fail or timing falters, the 1951 budget must be cut deeply, likely to unprecedented levels, to balance services.
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Syracuse
Bedford
Board of Estimate
Common Council
Umbrella Bird Makes Splash In New York Zoo Display
Visitors meet the umbrella bird Cephalopterus ornatus and learn its umbrella crest, throat wattle, and weather-protecting habits. The piece notes the bird’s dramatic behavior and jokes that New York’s rain-making metropolis may bore it, while imagining Syracuse as a better setting.
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New York
Cephaloptercus
Ornatus
Penduliger
Syracuse
Probably It's Already Too Late for Them
Frontline cheer echoes as UN forces halt North Korean advances around the Naktong. Capt. John L. Blackwell leads U S 2nd Infantry across the east bank bridgehead near Taegu while Gen. Collins and Maj Gen Hobart R Gay flag turning-point signals. The Korean commander warns of a decisive blow by Sept 15, but observers say the tide may have turned.
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John L. Blackwell
Abilene
Tex
U. S
Naktong
Taegu
J. Lawton Collins
Tokyo
Chung Kwon
Seoul
South Korea
Korea
Hobart R. Gay
First Cavalry
Homer Bigart
New York Herald Tribune
Decorate for Fair Syracuse to greet thousands of visitors
Syracuse will host the State Fair eight day exposition drawing crowds to the city. Merchants invite cooperation to elevate the festivity with colorful decorations and a gaiety tone. Visitors will explore downtown shops beyond fair hours, benefiting the whole community.
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Syracuse
Lodge Named to U N General Assembly Delegation
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr of Massachusetts is picked for the US delegation to the UN General Assembly meeting in November. The choice follows his foreign affairs interest and ties to Senator Vandenberg, despite Republican criticism of the Truman Administration. Also named are John Foster Dulles Eleanor Roosevelt Senator John Sparkman and Mr. Austin. Malik will not chair. Fireworks expected.
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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Senate
Vandenberg
Truman Mustave
Senator Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Korea
Lodge
UN Assembly
United States
John Foster Dulles
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Sparkman
Democrat
Alabama
Mr. Austin
Malik
Cheerfulness as Birdlike Habit in Daily Life
George Matthew Adams extols cheerfulness as the birds own habit and urges people to carry a cheerful disposition. He cites examples of mood influence on work and home life, noting how positive attitudes spread and improve daily experience.
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Ing
Weill
Fan
Letters on strikes and patriotism from Syracuse readers
A collection of reader letters discusses the Solvay strike and its impact on small merchants, arguing lawmakers determine disputes and warning against harming producers. Other letters lament wallet theft and urge better city parking enforcement, while a wartime reflection honors soldiers facing fear and duty.
Portraits By James J. Metcalfe
A poet recalls a failed romance with intimate lines about misread signals and a silent farewell. The speaker laments a broken heart as words and assurances proved insincere and the tender moment ended without a goodbye kiss.
Iran as a Cold War flashpoint and neutral observers
In Tehran Mustafa, a hotel handyman, fears war but seeks improved conditions. The piece argues the Soviet Union uses aggressive tactics to win over neutral populations, while noncommunist powers in the UN Security Council push a blunt warning to those like Mustafa about looming dangers to liberty.
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Washington
Moscow
Voice of America
Horea
Afa
Yehran
Iran
Mustafa
Russia
United Press
Edgar Clark
Tehran
Lenin
United Nations Security Council
Rules for Social Security pensions expanded to aid older workers
The rules relax pension eligibility for those age 65 and older and also lower the requirements for younger workers. Starting Sept 1, 65 plus must have six covered quarters since 1936 to qualify, with benefits possibly up to about 20 to 25 dollars monthly. For those 45 and under, the new rule sets 40 quarters for a 65 pension, though many specifics remain. The changes affect farm workers and domestic servants who must meet 0 days in a 90 day quarter and earn at least 50 dollars to gain credit.
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Washington
Congress
No Time for Strikes in War Urgency
Editorial urges end to labor stoppages affecting war effort. Hawaiian dock and Baltimore shipyard workers, Alaska carpenters, and Solvay glass plant staff walkouts threaten military supplies. Argues national duty and patriotism trump labor demands. calls America first.
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Korea
Hawaii
Baltimore
Alaska
National Defense
Solvay
John L. Lews
Intelligence Test Questions From Dr. George W. Crane
A scattered set of sample items tests logic and general knowledge. It includes questions about material properties, geography, naval ranks, and miscellaneous wordplay and misprints from an old intelligence test.
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America
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Hank Sauer
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Pittsburg
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