Billion's Plan to Save Syracuse Pavements
Commissioner Billion of the Department of Public Works proposes surface treatment for 25 miles of Syracuse streets to halt rapid deterioration. The plan would cost about 45000 and proceed if funds are found, but it is a temporary preservation effort, not a permanent improvement program. The city budgets 500000 for resurfacing this year, with 1500000 needed overall after war years left rebuilding behind. The question remains when full paving and sewer work will catch up.
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Department of Public Works
Syracuse
Pitts
Hijackers target Syracuse whiskey heist near downtown
Police swiftly recovered 399 cases of Canadian whiskey stolen from a tractor trailer at W Division and N State streets. The editor questions if gangster methods of the prohibition era are resurfacing and urges aggressive action to deter future hijackings on local highways.
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W. Division
N. State Sts
Syracuse
Help Boys' Club Inspire Youth Through Curiosity and Craft
A feature praises the Boys' Club as a healthy, engaging environment for boys. The downtown display invites youths to explore nature exhibits with beetles, moths, and butterflies and to learn through a boys’ print shop. The piece highlights active play at Piratos swimming and games as signs of positive development.
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America
Boys’ Club
Piratos
The Notebook Premier Alice London Endorses Fullest Flow of Information
The Notebook Premier Alice in London endorses open information for all nations and stresses truth benefits ordinary people. A caution urges caution with the Russian ambassador to avoid distractions such as an empty vodka bottle within reach.
Curran and Bridges On Dangerous Ground
Curran and Bridges push a World Federation appeal to back a strike by refusing to work ships manned by government crews. The plan would require wartime ships to seek their approval, risking a collapse of the American merchant marine and global trade. Officials warn such actions threaten national defense and prompt voter backfire.
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World Federation of Trade Unions
Paris
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
United States
C.I.O
Truman
Curran- Bridges
World Trade Union Federation
Joe Curran
Maritime Union
Friends of Maritime Union
Curran-Bridges
C.I.C
Political Action Committee
Russia Cries Of War Weariness Spark U S Worries
The piece notes American concern over Soviet Russia public hostility and Moscow radio accusations against the United States and President Truman. It recalls U S aid to Russia, contrasts totalitarian rhetoric with American support, and questions farming data and leadership humility amid wartime tensions.
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Russia
United States
Britain
United Nations
Moscow
Truman
Ballyhoo
Stalin
Radio of
Portraits By JAMES J. METCALFE Our Darling Imps
A playful verse about neighborhood children causing a ruckus yet earning praise from neighbors. It contrasts their noisy antics with courteous behavior and mutual compliments between families, ending with the notion that both sides see the boys as perfect dears.
Molotov's Iceland Question Sparks U S Disappointment
Washington lawmakers chide the Russian foreign minister for questioning the strategic need of Iceland for U S defense bases. The piece recalls American sacrifice to sustain the Murmansk convoy and argues Atlantic security hinges on Iceland air bases and Allied naval protection against future German aggression. Molotov’s remark is labeled a serious blunder.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Iceland
Molotov
Murmansk
U. S
Balkans
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
European
Germany
Committed to Protection and Atlantic Charter
The United States pledges to protect Russia and any nation complying with the Atlantic Charter. It notes Russian spokesmen misread Western Europe’s war events and asserts U S readiness to relinquish Iceland bases if the UN Security Council assumes control for shared defense.
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United States
Russia
Atlantic
Europe
Iceland
United Nations
Security Council
America
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A humorous anecdote by Walter Day recounts a drunk Scotsman and his wife’s comic ruse to scare him from alcohol. The wife hides as the old Nick to demand his soul while he misreads her reveal and jokes about kinship. Also a Jubilee era quip features Princess Liluiokalani remarking English blood and Captain Cook ancestry to Queen Victoria.
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Walter Day
Sandy
Nick
Aweel
Laddie
Queen Victoria
Liluiokalani
Sandwich Islands
Hawaii
Victoria
Captain Cook
Alaska and the 54 Mile Border in the Cold War Logic
This piece argues that Soviet charge of American imperialism collapses when examining Alaska’s defense, noting over $1 billion spent on bases across Alaska and the Aleutians, mostly aimed at Japan, with scarce defenses near the Soviet border. It highlights a proposed western Alaska base near Port Clarence was abandoned, while Russia’s intelligence on Alaska’s status remains keen. The article warns that Alaska’s oil prospects and proximity to Siberia could invite future strategic pressures and bombing risks for U.S. centers.
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Washington
Moscow
Russia
U. S
Iceland
Soviet Union
United States
Bering Strait
Alaska
Siberia
Army
Navy
Aleutians
Japan
Seward Peninsula
Fort Clarence
Nome
Port Clarence
Point Spencer
South Pacific
ALJ
Fairbanks
Feeding Filipinos First and Allies in Need
Readers urge prioritizing aid to 90 000 starving Filipinos and our own people before enemy nations. They argue Allied survival and China's suffering deserve help, citing war loot and past aid patterns, warning feeding enemies invites disaster. Cortland readers criticize pledges to banish moral guardians and defend timely aid actions.
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Herald-Journal
China
Germany
Japan
Europe
Lynn Spiess
Cortland
Syracuse Critique Skewers The Outlaw Ban Debate
The Syracuse Herald discusses The Outlaw licensing by New York State Board of Censors and local reactions. It contrasts Syracuse with San Francisco Seattle and other cities that banned or reviewed the film. The piece questions moralist views, cites officials, and urges focusing on gangster pictures' impact on youth.
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New York State Board of Censors
Syracuse
State Board of Censors
Loew’s
Chief Kinney
Kinney
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Chicago
State of
New York
Herald-Journal
Cyclone wreckage and flood reports in 1896 era news
Yesteryear 56 YEARS AGO June 4 1896 details cyclone wreckage in St Louis and East St Louis over six square miles with debris blocking 85 miles of streets. Colorado flood toll feared with heavy loss of life as cloudburst floods cities including Fueble and Marshall. Misc notes include political hints for Silver Democrats and local civic events in Syracuse and Solvay. Jackie Coogan visits Syracuse. stowaway lord mayor Donal O Callaghan departs.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Silver Democrats
Solvay
S. B. Larned
Juliet Hanchett
C. C. Hall
Women’s Sanitation Committee
McGuire
Colorado
Fueble
Marshall
Louisville
Donal O'Callaghan
Cork
Ireland
United States
America
Department of State
Syracuse
Cleveland W. McDermott
Maryland
Jackie
Coal Pact Seen As Roosevelt Type Behind the News
Washington reports the Krug Truman coal settlement mirrors a Roosevelt approach. Lewis gains a five cent per ton tax to fund union welfare, managed by Lewis the Krug appointee and a third party, with funds redirected for wage loss relief and related welfare uses.
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Washington
Krug
Congress
Lewis
Union
Truman
U.M.W
Fruman
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James J. Metcalfe
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Ross
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Robert Taft
Stan Arnold
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