Real Estate Tax Boost or City Sales Levy
Syracuse counsel Hancock warns before real estate boards that raising real estate levies could depress market values and push communities toward a local sales tax. He notes a 1938 debt reduction promise to cut levies and questions boosting real estate taxes to the legal limit while sales tax is a steadier revenue source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Hancock
New York State Association of Real Estate Boards
Syracuse
Edward W. Cregg II Dies at 51 in Syracuse Area
Edward W. Cregg II, a long serving attorney and Marcellus native, died at age 51 after a storied career in the Syracuse region. He graduated from Syracuse University and practiced law from the early 1900s until recent years, renowned for his striking presence and public spirited citizenship.
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Edward W. Cregg
Kickback in Politics in Jersey City and Elsewhere
An investigator reports Frank Hague's regime collected 361000 dollars from 3000 employees during 1946 to 1949. The Democratic organization allegedly exacted a three percent tribute from each salary for political campaigns. The piece condemns the practice as a nationwide, already common, and harmful system.
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Jersey City
Frank Hague
Democratic
Syracuse
Jane Cowl in Beauty and Brilliance on Stage
A poet-admirer questions Jane Cowl as Juliet while praising her beauty and intellect. The piece notes her lively stage presence, verbal charm, and film work, including a character role now showing at Keith's, shaping the lasting memory of her artistic impact.
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Jane Cowl
Juliet
Barrie
Keith
The Baffling Case Of M. Jean Monnet
A discussion of Jean Monnet and his role in European unity and the coal and steel pact, debating whether Monnet sought broader powers and new institutions, and noting Russia’s potential interest and possible influence from Downing Street. The piece questions motives and implications for Schuman plan alignment.
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M Mannet
France
France Tell
Wash
Monnet
J. P. Morgan
Jean Monnel
Moscow
Russia
Messrs. Schuman
Dean Acheson
Mike
Slick
Stee
Acheson at Harvard outlines aims of American foreign policy
Secretary Acheson in a Harvard alumni address at Cambridge argues the United States seeks to build strength to eliminate causes of war and to form a North Atlantic pact defense system to prevent aggression. He urges a live and let live approach for the Soviet Union only if Moscow abandons its rule or ruin policy and accepts peaceful coexistence.
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Acheson
Washington
Harvard
Cambridge
Soviet Union
Free States
Kremlin
United States
Stalin
Moscow
Politouro
Adventurer Spirit Urges Progress and Service
A garbled excerpt extols the Adventurer ethos urging bold action and service. It praises explorers as writers of history, notes the instinct to move and create, and calls the youth to study and emulate the adventurous mindset for progress and freedom in society.
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Pbservaton
Our Readers' Viewpoints Nearing 85 in Syracuse
A longtime Syracuse resident recalls 65 years in the city and 59 years practicing law, defending his birthplace while reflecting on family, local institutions, and a call to preserve Clinton Square. He laments plans to destroy the park for parking and urges progressive city growth.
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the Herald-Journal
Syracuse
Syracuse University
Baldwingville
Masonic Fraternity
Fayetteville
Old Union School
Academy
Academy St
Nathan K. Chapman
Genesee St
Syracuse Journal
Truair, Smith and Bruce
Dwight G. Bruce
Winnie
Chapin
Jeter Oir
Washington
Journal
Huntington B. Crouse
Tom
Robert Young
Atlantic
Arthur Jenkins
The
Herald
Morningside
YS M
Westcott St
Westcote
E. Genesee
Iso Quill Gates Ville
Israc
Clinton Sq
Isha
Opposes Clinton Square Forman Park parking proposal
A reader letter from Syracuse argues against parking lot expansion at Clinton Square and Forman Park. The writer laments potential loss of green spaces, questions city transportation, and urges preserving parks for residents unable to afford bus rides.
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Clinton Square
Forman
Herald-Journal
Trds
Cliion Square Garden
Forman Park
D. L. Jones
Portraits By JAMES 3 METCALFE Manicurist Portraits
Ane manicurist cuts your nails and trims edges then polishes. Hands become beautiful and fright. She uses special scissors and a butter nail file. Wears a dainty apron and smiles. You may appear suddenly or telephone. You sit and wait and never feel alone. She listens to your troubles or stories. When you leave she wishes you well and may pack quite softly with sau. She sympathizes with your friendly hand.
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Ani
Formosa Aid Debate Shapes Taiwan Policy View
Dewitt Mackenzie surveys muddled talks on aiding Formosa. Western officials weigh risk of Chinese Communist takeover, with Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists still holding Formosa and defenses in the Far East. Secret reports from Washington and Tokyo influence decisions as analysts flag transportation, air power, and possible Soviet backing.
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Louis Johnson
Macartime
Tokyo
Omar Braaie
Charman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Formosa
United States
Haels
Sialntend
Legality of Communist Party Not Settled
The Nation Today discusses whether the Smith Act makes party membership a crime and how Supreme Court rulings may determine if the Communist Party and its members can be prosecuted. It notes witnesses invoking the Fifth Amendment to avoid self incrimination and the potential contempt findings that could reach the Supreme Court for a final ruling.
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Onondaga Si
John V. D. Southworth
Syracuse
Washington
Congress
Communist Party
New York City
Vem
Supreme Court
Remem
Congressional
Cramped Brain Teasers Mix Sports Terms and Scores
A scrambled schoolboy puzzle from Br George Crane mixes word links with sports terms. It asks which word links to sports such as league or union, and pairs questions on acts, diseases, and measurements, ending with a rough rating scale from poor to superior.
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League Union Conference Association
RSV
PTA
Henin
Fay Meter
Ry Durtong
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Py Shoemaker
Cope
Nerold-Journal
Spracuse
Foles
Libertas
Lybertas
James 3
Metcalfe
By Dewitt Mackenzie
America
Dalley
Steffie
Sawyer
Upton
Crang
Agfran Cape
Toas
Cluang
Tamsinland
Karshets
Formos
Coat
China
Ruswa
Chiang
Continent
the Nation Today
James Marlow
George W. Crane
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