Careful Driving Spurs Lower Syracuse Insurance Rates
Syracuse and suburban motorists gain reduced bodily injury and property damage rates after stricter police enforcement, safer driving, and Traffic Court efforts. State superintendent Dineen notes Syracuse as a rare area with rate cuts while other regions raise premiums. community action now should target reckless drivers to push rates lower.
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Syracuse
Safety Division
Chamber of Commerce
Robert E. Dineen
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Dineen
Baruch mobilization proposal for future war
The piece argues for a stand-by mobilization program citing Bernard Baruch. It urges immediate enactment to prevent delays after an attack, including a work or fight draft, anti profiteering measures, price ceilings, rationing, and powers to redirect civilian production and manpower. It notes Congress resisted during World War II but warns of greater emergencies in the atomic age.
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Bernard Baruch
America
Congress
Syracuse Business Expansion Shown in Census Report
The Census Bureau preliminary census highlights dramatic growth in Syracuse and Onondaga County with retail business up 185 percent and wholesale up 222 percent from 1939 to 1948. Industrial production likely to rise further, urging local leaders to publicize these gains nationwide.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
Census Bureau
Herald-Journal
United States
Corcoran
Chamber of Commerce
Manufactrers Association
Labor Organizations
Cenwal New York
Welkin
Impasse over Austria shows Soviet diplomacy flaws
The piece argues the Moscow declaration and postwar promises for a free Austria remain unfulfilled after five years of talks. It notes 253 meetings without progress as Soviet officials thwart independence, while Britain, France and the United States push for relief and continuation of occupation to curb Soviet control.
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Austria
Moscow
Germany
Russia
United States
Britain
France
London
Dogs Prove Incredible Loyalty Across Distances
In George Matthew Adams Talk an AP item from Dekalb about a dog named Tiny belonging to Dr and Mrs Edward G Glenn who vanished on a Nova Scotia tour and returned ten months later dirty and hungry after traveling 1900 miles. The collie recognized a bull terrier pal Roots and they played together again. The column notes similar journeys of dogs returning home from Washington to Minneapolis and praises canine loyalty, citing literature by Jesse Stuart and others.
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Associated Press
Dekalb
Edward G. Glenn
Nova Scotia
Novada
Deka
Washington
Minneapolis
Jesse Stuart
Kentucky
Tony Brown
Rab
Alfred Ollivant
Sob
Fr. Varens
Thomas Hardy
Carlyle
John Bueroighs
Syracuse
Herald-Journal
New York
St Denary
Home Owner Favors Restoring Sales Tax Over Higher Real Estate Taxes
Readers urge Syracuse to restore the sales tax to fund city bills and curb rising home taxes. They warn higher real estate levies push buyers to suburbs, urging tax relief on homes and a maintained sales tax to attract new homeowners. The letters praise the approach and caution against increases on property taxes.
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Herald-Journal
Syracuse
Tvill
Syracuse Cizcus, Foundation
Corcoran
Grin and Bear It and Political Contradiction
Letter to the Herald Journal criticizes Syracuse Mayor Corcoran for flip flopping on police methods. It notes he hired actors seven months ago to stage Sam Amato case tactics, condemned police methods then, and yesterday praised them. The writer contrasts campaign statements with editorial praise and questions political integrity.
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Stack
Herald-Journal
Brotherhood
Nner
ATL
Corcoran
Tecio
Sam Amato
Amato
Wilson Packing Co
Portraits By JAMES J SIETCALYE
Fragmented lines describe scenes of smoke from ovens and ovens’ embers, linking to memory and prayer. The piece invokes dawn trains, forest camps, and enduring images of home. Names and fragments point to a poetry collection celebrating everyday life and transcendent warmth.
Morality Play in North Carolina Shapes a Senate Race
In North Carolina a statewide Democratic primary unfolds like a political morality play centering on Senator Frank Graham recently of UNC. Opponent Will Smith runs as Southern conservatism while former Senator Robert Reynolds lingers as a cynical figure. National implications loom if Graham wins or faces a runoff with Smith, affecting Dixiecrat power and party unity.
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Washington
North Carolina
Frank Graham
Senate
University of North Carolina
Bys
Graham
Carolina
South
Wills Smith
Raleigh
Ality
Robert R. Reynolds
Cush Bob
Cugh Bob
Reynolds
Pops
Demarca
Lon
James Gray
Reynolds ‘Tobacco Ca
Gordon Gray
Truman
Europe
Graeham
Smbiha
Smith
Bob
Jonathan Daniels
Democratic Party
Lehman Eulogy in Congressional Record Cites Lehman Praise
Washington notes a contrast between Senator Lehman and the Oscar Ewing tribute inserted in the Congressional Record. Lehman’s office says the salon of other business led to the omission of the Ewing speech reading, sparking reflection on Lehman’s modest manner and Democratic principles as he faces fellow senators and critics.
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Washington
Ewing
Lehman
Herbert Lehman
McCarthys
Wherrys
Hickenbooners
Tehman
Wilted lettuce and odd quiz clues spark Senate dining confusion
A jumble of items from a dinner menu featuring wilted lettuce in the Senate restaurant prompts jokes about German recipes and a political flavor. The piece also threads through a chaotic set of trivia questions, from gin rummy rules on a flight to a Cook County judgeship celebration and assorted word games.
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Brannan
Lewis
Freders
Senate
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George Matthew Adams
Dog Loyalty
Attams
Herblock
Tanasta
Melvina
Denny
William Oberts
James J, Sietcalye
Donostie
Steet Innady
Jove
Marquis Childs
American Bic Association
George Dixon
George W Crane
Man Moron Porch Chicken Coop
Crocus
Sumer Auton Witney
Ercetres
Ruy Pemmshog
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