Syracusans Are Going Places
The article notes a summer travel surge as Americans resume vacations after wartime entry. It highlights higher prices at coastal resort hotels in New England, with some rooms still affordable, and urges advance reservations for July and August. It recommends New York State as a destination near Syracuse with many vacation spots and generally modest price gains.
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New England
New York State
New York
Syracuse
Curtain Is Up Add to the Signs of Peace
Central New Yorkers welcome the Skancatcles Summer Players back as neighbors bringing a Thespian treat to end the war era. The note recalls wartime hopes for Syracuse to host them and celebrates a pleasant season ahead.
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Skancatcles
Syracuse
Lakeside
Eisenhower urges large standing army and UN defense
The column argues for a 1,000,000 strong regular Army for 25 to 40 years or until the UN becomes a real force. It notes postwar shifts, including Germany and Japan’s decline, advances like jet planes and missiles, and calls Congress to authorize higher officer and force levels while urging vigilance and readiness.
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Eisenhower
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Ike
Congress
The Notebook On Union Readers Turn Against Government Ownership
Our union readers show a surprising shift away from advocating government ownership, with many expressing disapproval of state control and preferring alternative approaches. The note reflects a tense public mood and debate within labor circles.
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Beast
All Volunteer Army Morale Encouraged at Home and Abroad
The statement endorses an all volunteer army as beneficial for morale both in the United States and overseas, signaling a policy shift and its positive reception.
Price Control Cracking Up Says Truman Veto and OPA Review
President Truman vetoes a de control measure that would extend the OPA for a year. Chester Bowles resigns as stabilization director as the wartime price control system shows signs of cracking in peacetime. Critics say inflation will rise with or without OPA while defenders argue it curbs prices and protects the public.
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Congress
Chester Bowles
Washington
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Secretary of Agriculture
UN One Year After San Francisco Charter Hopeful Yet Frustrated
A reflective piece on the first year of the United Nations noting limited concrete achievements but growing belief in its potential to foster peace. It discusses the atomic bomb era, veto debates, and calls for citizen support to shape the UN’s future role.
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Yale
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Portraits By James J. Metcalfe
Poem about enduring friendship across time and distance. The speaker expresses desire to be friends always and serve the recipient in every way, trusting kindness will keep skies blue and the bond timeless despite miles or storms.
Labor Law Threat Shrinks Small Businesses and Jobs
A Washington column argues the Wagner Act harms small plants by forcing talks to union officials, hindering employers from explaining deficits or seeking wage relief. It warns of plant closures, layoffs, and rising unemployment as unions expand influence, urging reform before Congress adjourns.
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Wagner
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Labor Oligarchy and Wartime Policy Clash in Viewpoints
Letters cite labor laws from Wagner Norris LaGuardia as enabling a labor oligarchy and seek reform to regulate organizers and enforce impartial justice. Other readers fault Stalin and atomic policy, while a Syracuse correspondent supports terminal leave pay for enlisted men and hints at Senate counterproposals amid veteran benefits debate.
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Jewis
Whitney
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Veteran letter rails against policy and Polish army plan
A Syracuse reader condemns back to office moves for ISOLATION leader Nye and criticizes a proposed veteran bonus scheme. The letter argues for simpler, fair treatment and questions admitting Polish veterans into the U S Army, urging humane postwar reconstruction and caution about future world peace.
Yesteryear Highlights From June In Early 20th Century
A collage of events including McKinley’s nomination notification in 1896 Canton, a Pittston mine collapse burying about 100 miners, United Confederate Veterans sixth reunion in Richmond, Syracuse Stars climbing standings, a national shooting tournament at Slate All Grounds, burglars attacking W C Manning’s store, 1921 boxing training headlines for Carpentier and Dempsey, ecclesiastical and state education leadership changes, auto crashes injuring patrolmen, Syracuse trolley fare protest, and local macaroni illness in fourteen residents.
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Zod
Jack Dempsey
Jersey City
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Lady Randolph Churchill
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Ties
Frank’ P. Graves
John H. Finley
William H. Clary
Charles Baslick
Britain’s Postwar Comeback and Trade Debates
Washington commentary notes British exports in May reached 340.8 million dollars, surpassing prewar averages, while imports totaled 463.6 million. The piece discusses postwar challenges, self-restraint, and a British loan aimed at integrating Britain into a global trading system amid wartime scars.
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Washington
New York
London
Britain
Digest of Fun Puzzles and Jokes From a Night Out
A slice of humor with quick lines about ballroom critics and audience antics. A theater agent and clerk exchange wry banter about beauty and blame, followed by a joke about a devoted couple, a calm husband, a dentist punch line, and a lion tamer’s sly quip on safety.
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