Syracuse University 91st Commencement Highlights City Ties
Syracuse University marks its 91st commencement with strong Town and Gown collaboration as county residents aid the Building and Development Fund. New Montague Charman designed gowns add color to the procession while the class of 1949 prepares for life work after graduation.
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Building and Development Fund
Montague Charman
University School of Art
Tolléy
Syracuse
Citywide push to attract industry to Syracuse center
The Syracuse Chamber of Commerce forms a new committee on industrial and commercial development led by Richard F Harrison. The group aims to persuade firms to establish branches in Syracuse, citing water supply, rail and road access, space, education, and a healthy living environment as key advantages.
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Syracuse
Chamber of Commerce
Richard F.harrison
Four-power talks stall as one side blocks progress
In the conference session, progress halts with a single participant resisting key proposals. The others push for a quick agreement while tensions run high and negotiations drift.
Basic Hostility of Communism Warns of Uncertain Future
Lt Gen Bedell Smith former ambassador to Russia and new First Army commander counsel that Soviet leaders seek war avoidance but maintain basic hostility. He warns of tense U S Soviet relations and urges strengthening free nations and rapid Atlantic Pact approval.
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Walter Bede Smith
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Bedell Smith
Congress
Lost Uranium-235 Bottle Recovered in Chicago Lab Scandal
A bottle containing Uranium-235 vanished from a Chicago atomic lab in February has been recovered and seven eighths of the material accounted for. Officials blame carelessness, not foreign espionage, while calls to tighten security at atomic energy facilities intensify amid fears of further losses.
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Chicago
McMahon
Connecticut
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Lilienthal
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Moscow
Punctuality as a Cardinal Virtue in Daily Life
George Matthew Adams argues punctuality is essential in work and society. He cites trains, offices, and engagements to illustrate how lateness harms others and wastes opportunities, urging readers to be on time to maintain order and personal credibility. The piece quotes Napoleon on five minutes and stresses the benefits of timeliness for health and satisfaction.
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Fife
Huehiring
Idi
Uncle Sam
Our Readers Viewpoints Syracuse Negroes and the Feiner Case
A Syracuse reader questions NAACP reactions to the Feiner case urging members to pursue progress through work not confrontation. The writer praises leaders like Powell and Jackson and cautions about using colored communities for political ends. He argues Democratic equality requires practical effort over dispute. A second letter from a former teacher laments modern discipline and social changes, blaming lax parenting, and ends with a critique of Memorial Day police handling from a Gold Star Mother.
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James Monroe
Syracuse
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NAACP
Tva
Congress
Representative Powell
Levi Jackson
Yale
Annapolis
Feiner
What Am I Saying by Frank Morgan Courage
A short fragment of a verse titled Courage references fear and bravery with lines about prayers and deserving the lair. The piece hints at living among challenging folk and the paradox of courage.
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Frank Morgan
Skunks Help in Crop Control in Potatoes and Wheat
Frederick C. Othman reports on slanting farm policy amid a glut of crops and wartime price supports. Farmers complain of skunks fattening on potatoes and the government frets over wheat and cotton surpluses while lawmakers clash over defense and farm subsidies.
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Wiliam S. Hill
Colorado
Clifford Hope
Kansas
Rex
N&ted
Labor Law Fight Looms as Senate Takes Up Warner Act Debate
The Nation Today notes the Senate will begin drafting a new labor law on Monday, with a flood of arguments soon and a long House process to follow. It predicts neither Truman nor organized labor will secure their preferred outcome, citing divisions within both parties and the possibility of a muddled, amend ment filled measure.
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House
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Organized Labor
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
Intelligence Test Portraits and Civilizational Titans Quiz
A mixed set of questions and a poem fragment test general knowledge on geography health and history plus a scoring guide. It includes multiple choice items about Canadian subdivisions silicosis a capital city query and prominent American figures linked to industry science and culture. It ends with a self-score section and a garbled ciphered text.
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de Canada
Ohio
North Pole
Pacific Ocean
Mississippi River
America
James C. Penney
Robert KR. McCormick
Giannini
Moving Pictures
Walter Dill Scott
Cecil B. de Mille
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