New Deal Turns 30 A Look At Roosevelt Era Shift
Editorial recalls March 4 1933 inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt and the start of a transformed federal government. It cites bank closings, the Hundred Days, and debates over welfare state expansion. It notes unemployment, wartime boosts, and Roosevelt’s reelections shaping 1930s and 1940s America.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Kim
Europe
Iess
Roosevelt
Lookmegezine
Caroline Bird
Hoover
Year Round Use of Public School Buildings
A reader argues for using public school buildings year round to save costs as tax burdens rise. The piece notes shifts in vacation patterns with more winter trips and outdoor needs, and cites communities debating year round operation to maximize school investments while maintaining access for families and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ares
Letters on Utilities layoffs and city economy
A reader notes progress by Mr Neeson in reducing Utilities Department staff as promised by eliminating about ten payroll positions through a new mechanism. Three people including a part timer have been laid off, net two in total. more cuts are expected soon. The writer hopes displaced workers find suitable vacancies in other municipal departments, despite the sad economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neeson
Unity
Abcte
James
Fish
Kenyon Ave
Elyria
Village editorials and a dog attack letter share Elyria concerns
A Chronicle Telegram page from March 4 1963 features letters about city employee layoffs raising morale questions and a resident complaint about police response to a stray dog biting children. The writer cites long service layoffs and hospital injury, urging action from authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Village
Swiss cartel deal drains US dollars in postwar transfer
Washington notes a quiet State and Justice Department accord to turn over General Aniline and Film to a Swiss group Interhandel, a move seen as shifting ownership away from J. G. Farben remnants. The $106 million drain comes as President Kennedy grapples with the dollar balance of payments. Publicity and specifics remain tightly guarded as Orrick leads the process. Congressmen and senators comment on broader political reforms and race appointments in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
General Aniline and Film &c
Hitler
State
Justice Departments
United States
William H Orrick, Sr
Orrick
San Francisco
Andrew
Eisenhower
Securities and Excharge Commission
Camtel
L G. Farben
Dustice Department
Atlantic
Interhandel
Justice Department
Triman
J. G. Farben
Switzerland
U.S
Age and leadership shape American labor era
Washington notes claim a gap between youthful national leadership and aging labor chiefs. The piece cites a study predicting AFL-CIO executive committee ages and mentions Jim Carey and John L. Lewis as contrasting figures. It frames American workers as modernizing while praising enduring elder statesmen such as Hoover Baruch Eisenhower Truman and Hayden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
América
Labor
Conover Mast
Afl-Cio
Dormer
Electrical Workers
Jim Car SL
Aher Reather
United Auto Workers
John L. Lewis
United Mine Work
Labor movement stalls amid rising automation worries
The piece argues union power wanes as automation looms, featherbedding and phantom workers hinder productivity, and union membership fails to keep pace with employment growth. It notes AFL-CIO leadership offers minimal solutions, while White House advisers push parks over productivity and the Kennedy era sees Labor influence decline.
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McCormack
Yesteryear
Kings
New York
Clevaland
Afl-Cio
Ex Guildsman Reflects on Union Shops and Freedom
A veteran columnist recalls factory life and the pull of union shops. He recounts decades within unions, including a stint with the New York Newspaper Guild, where factional fights and voluntary membership shaped his stance against compulsory affiliations and forced work roles.
McNamara Faces Senate Fire Over Nike-X Policy
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara was attacked by both major parties in a closed Senate Armed Services session. Senator Thurmond pressed for Nike Zeus production and warned of a dangerous defense gap if Nike-X is delayed, contrasting with Thurmond's call for swift, robust strategic weapons and space defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
Robert McNamara
Senate Anned
Sensiors
South Carolina
Semetor Siam Thurmond
Army Reserve
Russia
U.S
McNamara
Thurmond
United States
U. S
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Senator questions if moves are part of a deal
A columnist questions whether U S moves in defense and foreign policy are driven by a deal with the Soviet Union. He notes dismantling Turkish and Italian missile bases, troop cuts in Europe, and B 47 deactivations amid reliance on Polaris. He warns against unilateral disarmament and cites Soviet bomber progress as a counterpoint.
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Defense Department
Turkey
Italy
Europe
Air Command
Spain
Nikita Korushchev
Bis
Britain
Morocco
Alaska
Guam
Khrushchev
Russia
United States
Ressia
Moscow
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Country
Veterans’ Historical Book Service, Inc
Toottle
Jiabor
the Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle-Telegram
A. GC. Hadnust
Ranor
F. Clie George
Robert W Punk
Peter L Stevenson Burmness
R. Stekley
L. P. Retwinger
Lorata County Printing & Publishing Co
Eaat Ave
Elyria, C
B. Schoepfin
D. Ludaurst
Tre Chronicle - Telegram
David A. Craig
Melvyn Lane
Drew Pearson
General Aniline and
Fira
The
Big
Jimmy Roosevelt
USA
Leslie N. Shaw
Los Angeles
Shaw
Man
Columbus
Ohio State
Family Saings and Loen Association
Paul Douglas
D-H
Peyrs
Harry Bord
D-2
Joe Clark
D-Pa
Philadelphia
Clark
Willian St Onge
George Washington
Newport
Connecticut
Idom Crommeln
Montgomery
Ala
Si Onge
Crommelln
By Holmes Alexander
Herbert Hoover
Bernard Baruch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senator Hayden
White House
Lavor
Labor Movement
John Chamberlain
Fortune Magazine
Eugene Lyons
Dugreng
United States of America
Ffteen
Washington Report
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Secretary of Defense
Tian
Minuteman
Polaris
U. S.S
Saim Bana
Richard Roudebush
Vikita Khrushchev
Simick
Execuve
Governent
Congress
Barry Goldwater
Washington Post
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