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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
2
A study by Capt. Anthony J. Maniscalco outlines Japan’s criminal procedure under postwar rule, detailing police incommunicado detention, forced confessions, and a trial system where defense counsel is limited. It notes General MacArthur's ban on torture but describes a police dominated process prior to constitutional changes.
Charles Vogel a 67 year old hotel elevator operator, despondent over a heart condition, spent his last 1.20 for an 85th floor ticket. He walked to the 34th street side, laid his coat on the ledge, vaulted into space, landed on the parapet, crawled to the 30 inch ledge and plunged 750 feet to the 30th floor setback. He died.
Allied headquarters issues a Japanese phrase book to occupation troops with lines such as You’re very pretty and How about a date plus Where will I meet you. The booklet also lists 14 ways to say goodbye.
Washington Defense Transportation Director J. Monroe Johnson warns the wartime freight car shortage will be worse this fall than at any time. He urges freight receivers to unload cars on Saturdays to prevent bottlenecks caused by idle cars over weekends.
Soviet medical scientists report progress in countering wartime health damage. Nursery care and enriched diets helped babies born in Kharkov approach 1940 birth weights, while war diets left some older children underweight. Tuberculosis and venereal diseases declined with measures and prophylaxis, signaling gradual health recovery.
Paris reports nearly two billion dollars in U S surplus war stocks in Europe sold or committed by the foreign liquidation commissioner. About 1.86 billion dollars in sales and contracts to France and Great Britain have been disposed of, with remaining stock in Belgium, Germany, and Italy expected to be declared surplus to meet European demands.
British authorities arrested an unreported number of German civilians after a mass Hamburg protest against an evacuation order affecting 30 000 residents. About 4 000 demonstrators gathered in the city square shouting anti Allied slogans and singing Deutschland Uber Alles, while Booing Burgomaster Petersen.
A Cheyenne businessman gave his secretary a $30 check to buy stamps. She addressed an envelope to the postmaster and mailed the check, hoping the postmaster would know what to do. No stamps or cash were sent, and she explained she trusted the postmaster to act.
Berlin reports American military government will hand over camp administration in the U S zone to German civilian authorities for those awaiting denazification trials. The U S will keep custody of camps housing war crime suspects.
Kathleen Norris argues that men judge women by charm over virtue and notes Adele's calculated warmth wins partners while shy, sturdy women miss chances. The piece contrasts Adele's grasping tact with the quiet, respectable woman's reluctance to flatter and entertain, urging social savvy for spinsterhood avoidance.
Miss Norris explains how women use subtle tactics to attract men. A practical thirtysomethings woman stays feminine and dependent, lets him help her, and flatters him, keeping conversation light and friendly. Many women are shy and expect men to lead, but with effort they can seem engaging and appealing.
Edith Lawrence of the A and M college extension service cites studies by the bureau of human nutrition and home economics showing a medium potato has about 100 calories, similar to green peas. She notes potatoes only contribute to weight gain when eaten with butter and rich gravies.
Rome critics debate Pierino Gamba's claim as a prodigy conductor yet agree he commands with unmatched skill. The nine year old led an 86 member orchestra at the Royal Opera House performing Verdi and Rossini pieces, showing absolute pitch and precise beat, while at home he rides a scooter and chases playtime.
The army's Manhattan district announced a Chicago laboratory for civilian atomic energy work at Argonne National Laboratory. About 25 universities will cooperate with the Chicago site where scientists will be trained and then return to their institutions to continue research in medicine industry and biology.
At sea aboard the carrier Franklin D Roosevelt the McDonnell FD Phantom made five takeoffs and landings on the 2.5 acre flight deck under Lt Comdr James J Davidson. The jet, weighing 6600 pounds during tests, normally 9225 pounds, uses two Westinghouse 19 inch axial flow engines and exceeds 500 mph.
New Orleans reports Franklin Larrain 26 Cutoff La a war veteran dangled a small flounder before his daughter Barbara Ann to pretend he would swallow it. The fish slipped into his lung and doctors removed it by bronchoscope after an ambulance ride from Grand Isle.
At Urbana Illinois scientists announce a 22 000 volt free electron beam from the universitys 22 000 000 volt betatron. The beam can penetrate atomic nuclei and study electron behavior and cancer treatment possibilities though tests on humans require three to five years of further work.
A Blandy staff member reports nearly a quarter of animals aboard ships in the first atomic bomb test died from exposure to lethal rays or later illness. Capt. R. H. Dreager notes many survivors are critically ill and it will be months before the full outcome is known. He says the animals suffered no real pain and crewed ships might have survived if manned.
In Warwick Castle, Thomas George Cook, a trusted butler, confessed to borrowing jeweled buttons to cover a racing day disaster. The Earl of Warwick forgave him, but the magistrate imposed 76.40 dollars in fine and costs amid the legend of prior racing troubles.
A B-29 Superfortress with a pressurized cockpit flew 5,000 miles from Edmonton over the north geographic pole and back in about 23 hours. The mission, likely for Loran instrument testing and polar weather data, involved a crew of 12 and refueling at Fairbanks before and after the pole crossing. The aircraft was one of three Loran monitors based in Edmonton.
Ferde Grofe presented the original manuscript of his piano orchestra version of Rhapsody in Blue to the Library of Congress. Grofe devised the orchestration of Gershwin's work in New York in 1934.
Virginia Vale reports Greer Garson nearly drowned during Sacred and Profane Love filming under George Zukor. Zukor has directed Ethel Barrymore Lauriette Taylor Greta Garbo Ingrid Bergman with no casualties. Kenny Baker hosts Glamour Manor premiering September 30 on ABC with a three day weekly story format and audience participation on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Denmark’s Viking Girl signs a long-term contract with Hall Wallis productions and stars as the leading woman in The Beggars Are Coming to Town. her family left Denmark before the German occupation. Jane Withers, who started in Shirley Temple’s Bright Eyes, now eyes another Shirley picture and proves her acting range as a reporter in Danger Street. William Wyler questions a doctor’s cold diagnosis while filming The Best Years of Our Lives, estimating a day’s halt costs at 5326.15 dollars plus a 15 cent aspirin box.
Peter Lind Hayes plans his Hollywood debut this fall as a press agent in Nunnally Johnson's Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid. He notes radio negotiations included $100 weekly for himself and $3,000 for writers, a lesson learned after Beatrice Kay show experience.
Tommy Dorsey jokes that Hollywood might cast his brother Jimmy to play him in The Fabulous Dorseys and then have him portray Jimmy in turn, reflecting playful showbiz humor about biopic casting.
The program’s experts miss romance among contestants as over a hundred couples are introduced on stage. Each Friday a young man and woman are chosen from the audience, but Tom Howard remains hopeful amid the discouraging pattern.
Marsha Hunt and Felix Bressart appear in the program alongside Jascha Heifetz Arthur Rubenstein Lily Pons Rise Stevens Benny Goodman the Boston Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic and a Vatican choir for a concert at Carnegie Hall.
Curtis Bernhar directs Possessed at Warner's and chats with Joan Crawford Winfield Chandler and Loring. Robert Taylor signs a 15 year MGM deal with producer and director options if acting falters. Dennis Day launches A Day in the Life of Dennis Day on NBC October 3. Frank Wilcox from I Cover the Big Town found acting via a salesman and a small theater group.
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