State eyes local sales tax to fund teacher salaries
Albany reports the Dewey administration plans to shift responsibility for higher teachers salaries to localities. Proposals include raising state education aid by 325 million and granting localities power to levy a sales tax or alternative taxes. New York City could add admisions taxes or raise existing ones. The article notes a $25 million jump in state aid.
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Reuther Ball Taft Clash Over Wages
Washington reports show Senator Ball arguing against extending wartime controls into peacetime. Walter Reuther of the UAW defends government limits on wages to protect purchasing power. Taft dismisses economic ratios as irrelevant while the committee probes ways to curb strikes. Page 15 column 47.
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Weather Summary for Syracuse Area Today and Sunday
Occasional snow today and tonight with mainly cloudy skies and continuing cold. Tonight’s low around 20, with a high near 58 today and a record low of -10 in 1910 noted. sunrise tomorrow at 6 53 and sunset today at 5 44.
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Two Toddlers Found Safe After 10 Hour Woods Search
In Nottingham New Hampshire two wandering children Reginald Wentworth aged 4 and Bruce McGowen 3 14 were lost from their homes for ten hours in freezing temperatures. A 250 man search found them sound asleep Thursday night in a densely wooded area about a mile and a half from the McGowen yard where they had been playing.
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Explosion Toll Rises From Los Angeles Electroplating Plant
Police and firemen probed blast ruins at the 932 By Pico plant after a night of searching under bright searchlights. The city’s worst explosion in seven years killed and injured many workers, turning the one story brick facility into a garish, cinematic ruin near downtown.
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Blast in Downtown Los Angeles Leaves Heavy Damage
A major explosion on Pico Boulevard near 2nd and 14th streets caused extensive destruction. Officials say perchloric acid under pressure detonated, shattering windows within a mile and collapsing four houses as downtown Los Angeles felt an earthquake like tremor. The toll rises as investigators piece together events leading to the blast.
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Greek Move Hits Athens Newspapers Over Troop Removal
Two Athens papers accuse the government of pulling 600 troops from a Crete base to thwart a United Nations commission aiming to contact the troops. The move is alleged to hinder UN efforts in the region.
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Senate Budget Showdown Over Army and Navy Spending
Washington reports a Senate clash over federal costs as Republicans push a ceiling of 33 billion on government outlays for the new fiscal year while Democrats seek to preserve President Bruman's 37.5 billion request. House negotiators and policy committee leaders weigh rapid action.
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Congress Money Talk Sparks Debate on Budget Size
A fragmented Washington item notes critics and supporters argue over a federal budget between 1947 dates, with claims of a $37.5 billion figure. Republicans clash with Democrats while Congress weighs spending levels and the impact on citizens.
Nomination delay over Lilienthal blasts at hearing
Senator Vandenberg reads a letter from MIT's Compton disparaging the way the nomination of David Lilienthal as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission is handled. The hearing on the nomination continues with Compton's views cited.
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Paris coalition renews drive to stamp out black markets
The coalition cabinet of Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier renewed efforts to stamp out black markets and revive normal food distribution after a 506 to 59 confidence vote in the National Assembly.
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Indictment Charging Fire Apparatus Firms in Anti trust Case
A federal grand jury charged two large fire apparatus companies and four individuals with conspiracy to violate anti trust laws in producing and selling fire engines. The indictment names American LaFrance Foamite Corp El mira WM and the Seagrave Corp Columbus. The case was returned in Columbus and announced by Attorney General Sam Clark.
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Helicopter Saves Three From Ice Floe
Three fishermen from Crystal Beach Ontario were rescued from a drifting Lake Erie ice floe by a helicopter. Russell Teal 28 Vincent Teal 18 and Reginald Shorton 38 were cut off from land along the Canadian shore and lifted to safety yesterday.
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Blizzard Overwhelms East Coast As It Passes Syracuse
A historic storm paralyzed the eastern seaboard with heavy snow and high winds. By noon 27 people were reported dead as the system moved from the South through Virginia and New York toward New England, with forecasts showing it could drift north of Boston.
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Stork Fight Through Philadelphia Snow Emergency
Police and emergency crews guided 25 expectant mothers to hospitals as snow and extreme cold hit the eastern seaboard. Drivers faced 21 degree below zero readings in Bemidji, with severe conditions across the Great Lakes and Middle West. Concludes on page 45.
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Plane lands safely after overdue mis
A twin engine Lockheed plane overdue after being reported missing near South Bend Indiana landed safely at Mishawaka airport. Authorities learned of the safe landing today and continued to verify the flight details.
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NANBING UPA Delegation Protests Russian Troops Stay
A NANBING UPA delegation of about 400 representatives from seven North China provinces urged the government to remove Russian troops and protested their continued stay on Chinese territory.
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Financier Robert B Young seeks end to monopoly control
The article notes Robert B Young, a financier, argues that abolishing monopoly control will boost competition and innovation, easing economic blight. The piece appears in editorials and previews several features on pages including comics, horoscopes, and letters.
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