15 Jan 1950
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1950
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports United States Joint Economic Committee findings on women as sole breadwinners. It outlines that eight million families are headed by women or live with female sole support, many in poverty, with urban women facing the starkest contrasts to male heads of households.
Skiing romance often fails as men pursue the sport and women seek romance in the lodge. Joan and David Landman, ski authors, warn that skiers care for snow and trails, not courtships, noting a persistent bachelor hunter image and the difficulty for women to attract attention after early morning expeditions.
A national set of Canasta rules ends factional bickering at the Canasta front. Key changes include a 500 point bonus, four jokers, and combinations only crediting. a single code is endorsed by the National Canasta Laws Commission led by Oswald Jacoby, with Ely Culbertson praising unity over perfection.
Military leaders say the United States is far better prepared than a decade ago and could be fully mobilized in six months. They compare forces with World War II and USSR, noting larger U.S. reserves and air power and a much stronger navy, while warning only full allied mobilization could counter Soviet strength.
An article traces the growth of a joint federal and state sponsored apprentice program, now training about 300,000 learners across 560 occupations with more than 150,000 employers. It compares past indentures like 1832 apprentice Lyman Slocum to present, noting evolving protections and training aims.
U S Army curbs any Nazi shrine at Berchtesgaden amid tours and ruins. Germans and Allied visitors view Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, Goering and Bormann estates, with guards and restricted access. The post plans to hand the area to the German government with limits.
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