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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1946
Page
4
Chancellor Toliey told the Central New York Conference that New York State colleges face a postwar surge as veterans flood applications. Total state enrollment reached 188,485 in March, up from 161,515 in October 1941, with 80,000 more veteran applications expected. He urged immediate federal and state aid to expand facilities, especially at Syracuse University, to accommodate all applicants.
The Supreme Court affirms landowners’ rights to airspace needed for use and enjoyment, ruling that repeated low flights disturbing property can constitute trespass. The Causbys of North Carolina alleged their home was uninhabitable as chickens fled and they faced fright from Army bombers. Aviators urged to maintain proper altitudes amid prior accidents.
County officials report success in restraining juvenile delinquency in Syracuse while FBI chief J Edgar Hoover warns of an unprecedented crime wave in America. District Attorney William H Bowers notes Onondaga County crime remains near normal for peace times with 178 indictments so far this year, projecting about 300 for the year. He cites 5,089 grand jury indictments over 20 years, averaging 250 annually, with a 1935 peak of 350 and a wartime low in 1942 of 169.
An AP Washington dispatch reports coal operators stunned by government concessions to John L. Lewis that will add 200 million dollars to annual mining costs. The burden, in the end, falls on the people who pay the price, not the operators.
The article notes adults commit 78 percent of offenses while youths under 19 account for 26 percent. It argues Onondaga County has achieved progress but calls for more work with parental cooperation to further reduce juvenile crime at home.
The anthracite coal strike paralyses production and threatens winter shortages. Washington hosts a divide between President and Congress, shifting to a wait and see approach, while calls rise for a united plan to end the disruption and restore the Case bill’s force. Maintain the urgency of a coordinated policy to avert fuel crises.
Former Postmaster General James A Farley asks lawmakers to vote for country over politics and reelection. He warns postwar confusion risks global failure and urges focus on urgent national problems, leadership, courage, and integrity. He cites reform, free thought, and a need for disciplined policy rather than maneuvering.
A rhymed verse on how a lady should attend finishing school to learn balance, poise, and expressions of the face. It promises that perseverance yields dignity and charm, culminating in being the loveliest at commencement and convincing her father of value.
President Truman weighs signing or vetoing the Case bill on labor relations as a pivotal test of his reelection fate. The measure, backed by Congress, faces possible amendments or Senate action, while GOP and Democratic coalition seek restrictive labor laws and Ball Smith Taft legislation. The record alleges past dealings with railroad unions and John L Lewis, raising political risk among labor voters.
A Syracuse letter-writer condemns famine aid abroad while contrasting 1890 railroad strike turmoil with 1946 Brotherhood suspension. She argues against anti relief sentiment, noting that hunger exists alongside accessible goods and urging readers to focus on aid.
The piece chronicles a historic labor strike affecting New York area rail service, detailing militia withdrawal, Pinkerton detachment, and the collapse of strikers’ resistance. It contrasts early railroad workers' rugged conditions with today’s educated, shorter shifts, noting the strike’s outcome and social impact in East Syracuse. It closes with a reader letter urging humane waste handling and bread for starving children overseas.
A London medical college professor named as honorary physician to the king posts the news on his classroom board and students sing God Save the King. A northbound driver tailgates a coupe with two angry women in Yonkers misdirecting the tale. A drunken patron demands a haircut in a barbershop, noting ladies present and removing his hat.
A snapshot of two decades of headlines. In 1896 St Louis faces cyclone deaths with burial permits flooding morgues as New York police pursue a child killer and the McKinley nomination fight unfolds. In 1921 Tulsa riots claim many lives while ships and labor, society weddings, and a plane crash loss fill the day’s notes.
Washington notes deny rumors behind Edward R. Stettinius Jr resignation. His letter was a dignified step aside, likely ending a curious Roosevelt era episode. He belonged to Hopkins proteges including Nelson Rockefeller Averell Harriman who led lend lease London and later became ambassador to Moscow and London.
The mentor Hopkins molded successors like James F. Byrnes and Edward Stettinius Jr. into key figures in U S government. Stettinius rose from lend lease administrator to secretary of state, guiding reform under White House direction, facing a looming UN conference after Roosevelt’s death.
A Washington statement argues unions gained dangerous power over 14 years, citing history from Hitler to Roosevelt. It warns power corrupts, leads to self destruction, and claims unions threaten essential services to force political aims. The piece predicts unions’ excesses will trigger their own downfall if unchecked.
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