State School Aid Recommended by Governor Dewey Panel
Governor Dewey’s special committee urged the Legislature to increase state aid to education by about 22 thousand dollars above the unpegged level, adjust the Fried sam formula to favor districts with lower tax capacity, recognize newer educational functions, and create a technical institute program for veterans and youths needing vocational training. The proposals, favored by Dewey, were sent with a request for favorable consideration.
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Dewey
Bis
Kewey
Commenitee
Equalization plan urged for school aid reform
A committee urged extending the equalization principle in state school aid. They proposed raising the mathematical mill rate to 2.65 per dollar of valuation and limiting aid by three-year attendance averaging while preserving a local five mill contribution. Plans included full kindergarten support, handicapped education, and summer night adult programs, with NYC special aid to reduce oversized classes.
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Formuna
New York City
Benjamin F. Feinberg
Senate
Assembly
Oswald D. Heck
George D. Stoddard
John E. Buston
Charles D. . Breitel
Nazi Leaders Viewed War Criminals By Allied standard
London, the Foreign Secretary indicated in the House of Commons that virtually all top Nazi leaders from Hitler downward have been classified as major war criminals by the United States. Eden said the Moscow declaration regards those in high positions as bearing paramount responsibility for acts against the United Nations. Biden noted Count Dino Grandi’s name had not been submitted to the UN War Crimes Commission.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
United States
Hitler
Eden
Moscow
United Nations
Biden
Dine Grandi
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Dogs for Defense to Cease War Dog Procurement in 1945
Dogs for Defense Inc. reports delivering over 17 000 dogs to the armed services in three years since March 1962 at its national headquarters in New York City. With requirements shrinking, the group will stop procurement on March 1 1945 and shift to placing surplus war dogs in proper homes.
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New York
INS
Dogs For Defense, Inc
Armed Services
National
New York City
Widow of Soldier Fatally Hurt in Richmond Incident
A 25 year old widow of a soldier, Mrs Cortopiss, was assaulted by a Black man in the front yard of her Staten Island home late at night. She and her 1 year old son were present as she was dragged inside and punched, before the attacker fled on foot and neighbors summoned police. She was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in West Brighton for treatment.
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Stapleton
Caristica
Cortopiss
Tole
Staten Island
St Vincent’s Hospital
West Brighton
Search for attacker at Fox Hills cantonment borders
Police combed the Fox Hills cantonment area near the New York Port of Embarkation after a barbed wire fence incident. Negro soldiers stationed to work as longshoremen were involved, with forts special police and city and military police joining the search.
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Fox Hills
New York Port of Embarkation
Forts
Death of Arg Cortopissi and Pic Cortopiei described
A fragment notes the death of Arg Cortopissi and Pic Pasquale Cortopiei, both connected to island disturbances. It mentions one man being abroad for two years and another eight months since a prior incident, with references to white and Negro soldiers and planned disturbances.
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Cortopissi
Pic
Pasquale Cortopiei
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