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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1948
Page
4
The ordinance banning parking on South Salina Street from 4:30 to 6:00 pm should be repealed immediately. Merchants say the ban harms business, opposing the planned traffic speed gain. The Herald-Journal previously supported a trial but now urges repeal to protect downtown commerce until off street parking exists.
Centennial Night program by Syracuse Public Schools music dept at Central High School on May 6-7 highlights 1200 participants from kindergarten to high school in an engaging city history presentation. Superintendent Patton and music head Lapham commend the committee, teachers, orchestra, principals, and supervisors for a well executed, educational event.
Congress approved a 70 group Air Force expansion by overwhelming margins in both chambers. The Senate voted 74 to 2 and the House 343 to 3, signaling a broad commitment to rehabilitate and enlarge combat forces to halt Communist aggression, not to attack. The paper hopes the Kremlin grasps the vote’s significance.
The note marks the third anniversary of V E Day with a calm reflection on peace and a simple sign of gratitude. The brief message references peace and gratitude through an informal, literary tone.
George Matthew Adams reflects on modern communication that connects people across distances through wires, newspapers, radio, and letters. He notes how living in a connected world makes peaceful, harmonious coexistence essential as one grows to reach more minds daily than previous generations.
City officials warn the 20 percent municipal sales tax may be repealed via Albany backed gross business tax. lawmakers lifted the permissive limit to three tenths of one percent. Syracuse leaders support substitution but public opinion favors voting down the sales tax, possibly without a referendum.
A public advisory urges 150000 engineers firemen and switchmen to weigh strike fallout. The President's board backs 15 percent hourly raise while unions push 30 cents more. Railroads warn of service paralysis if strikes occur, risking broad public backlash over the extra 14 cents per hour.
A proposed Congress bill would award medals to 16 American correspondents who witnessed Germany’s surrender on May 7 1945 but kept the information secret to save American lives. The piece notes journalists upheld ethics, pledging confidence and risking hardships to protect the public.
In letters to the Herald Journal readers attack a 2 percent city tax on drugs, arguing it burdens sick residents and should be abolished. Other letters critique total mobilization policies and immigration quotas, while a reader invites former airborne troops to form an association.
Fragmentary verse speaks of spring work and green fields while the speaker mourns a loss. The speaker longs for the unseen presence of a loved one and reflects that life feels empty without their smile. The piece conveys sorrow and absence with dated diction.
David Lawrence surveys Secretary of State Marshall remarks on military strength versus collective security. He notes Congress approval of a large Air Force budget, and Marshall's call for a military alliance to restore balance of power, signaling shift from Wilsonian collective security to power politics at the United Nations.
Washington column recalls a Mother's Day memory built on Whistler the mapmaker famed for the mother image on postage stamps. Whistler slotted sea serpents and mermaids into government charts, losing his job and prompting a flood of 20 cent etchings sent to the writer. The piece ends with reflections on the strange souvenir drive and lingering nerves about Mother's Day.
Intelligence test by Dr George W Crewe with five problems and scoring, including wordplay on foods and objects, historic mortician business types, craft trades, geographic altitude puzzle, and a philanthropy matching section with large monetary amounts and a self scoring guide.
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