14 Apr 1951
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1951
Page
1
Elmer Wheeler shares a brisk calorie counting method learned from hospitals and health farms. He claims a 1,500 calorie daily average and offers a rapid at-a-glance estimate for food portions rather than precise weighing.
The Empire State defense plan sees 28 member Star Defense Council and the State Civil Defense Commission granted sweeping powers. Governor Dewey could suspend laws, direct cities to form organizations and draft manpower if quotas fail. The plan outlines emergency operation and possible imposition of state powers in case of actual attack.
Syracuse readers will get a seven article series by Isabel Du Bois offering tasty but light meals based on Fat Boy Wheeler's chart. The author aims to guide followers toward healthier eating while Wheeler shares his own success story in today’s Herald-Journal.
The Herald-Journal reports 9,744 letters asking for Elmer Wheeler’s Fat Boy reducing chart and over 500 cards distributed. Demand grows, and readers may obtain the card at the newspaper building counter or by sending a self addressed long envelope to the Fat Boy Editor.
In Korea, Chinese forces push along the 38th parallel as Reds fight to slow the UN advance. Only east of Yongon and south of Hwachon Reservoir yield ground, while artiller y and boat attempts lead to fatalities. Van Fleet arrives at Eighth Army HQ to assume command from Ridgway amid a large scale buildup of 160 000 to 180 000 men awaiting orders along roads south from Kumhwa and Pyongyang. The purpose of the buildup is unclear.
Weather forecast warns of nasty conditions over the weekend with rain and cooler conditions tonight and tomorrow. Tempting break possible tomorrow afternoon as precipitation eases and temperatures edge up slightly. Winds 15 to 20 mph. Regional notes include 26 degree temps around Lake Superior with snow, and Buffalo and Rochester seeing overnight lows around the mid 20s to mid 30s.
Washington reports 7 members say William H. Harrison will resign soon as defense production administrator due to health reasons. The move has been anticipated for some time and follows ongoing health concerns.
Governor Dewey signed defense emergency measures to bolster state security and grant the council led by him broad authority. He rejected critics while insisting the bills protect liberty amid grave national tension and the threat of Soviet aggression.
General Douglas MacArthur plans to visit New York for ticker parades and a reception after leaving Far East command. He asked no formal speeches during the visit and faced Senate Armed Services scrutiny over his discharge while Democrats push him to tell Congress his side of the policy clash.
Federal auditors began a deep review of Syracuse Trust Co books seeking evidence on the alleged $300,000 bank fraud. Two bookkeepers Bernard Klock and Tessie Root Jr were arrested on conspiracy charges and arraigned in Ithaca. They were held for trial but released on bail. The investigation aims to name other conspirators and clarify overdraft dealings with the bank.
Lt. Gen. Matthew B Ridgway, new supreme commander in Japan, assures the Japanese people that there will be no change in basic policy and that he will continue Douglas M Arthur's benevolent occupation policy. He arrived in Tokyo after handing over the L Eight Army to Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet and seeks a peace settlement “as soon as possible.”
James A. Hard age 109, long recognized as the nation’s oldest Civil War veteran, was discharged from a hospital after a two week treatment for pneumonia. He had been hospitalized three times during the winter of 1949 50 and looks forward to his annual Memorial Day parade appearance.
Senator Tobey told the National Association of Evangelicals that widespread moral breakdown is America’s greatest problem. He urged Christians to awaken, arguing public apathy fosters graft and corruption while noting signs of a coming moral revival.
In Paris Carla Sforza, Italian foreign minister, confirms to reporters that Italy has sold on terms of a UN policy aimed at localizing peace. He notes the Korean war affects Allied air power and hints at messages to Washington about enemy air bases and potential strikes.
A tall cowboy in a ten gallon hat saunters through a department store. When a salesgirl offers help he replies I reckon not I ain't never seen so many things I could do without. The lighthearted exchange captures a rustic humor moment.
Paul Snow, 34, of Biddeford Maine, posing as a visiting state senator, addressed Ohio House members about Maine potatoes and a government surplus policy. He was taken into custody to return to Chillicothe veterans hospital after visits to a boys industrial school. Snow previously was a patient in Lexington Kentucky VA hospital and had posed as a Maine senator before the Kentucky Legislature.
An insurance collector visited a client as her husband battered her after a domestic dispute. She explained the blow was sparked by a quarrel over who to support in the Truman MacArthur question, and she chose Truman.
Five western states face the worst drought in 22 years, with Colorado River forecasts suggesting record lows near the river’s historic low in 1900. Arizona Utah Nevada Central and Southern California are cited as impacted regions. Clyde E Tousian of the Nevada division of irrigation addressed the committee with the warning.
State Police hunted a Lodi area overnight for a missing man believed dead when Harold Champion reported his father Harry, 63, lay under a bed with a shotgun and rifle nearby. After hours of searching fields near the elder Champion’s home, no body or weapons were found and no trace of the missing man emerged.
The Stone of Scone was placed again in Westminster Abbey today under police guard amid fears of Scottish nationalist demonstrations in London for a soccer match and a Scottish Nationalist Party meeting in Hyde Park scheduled for tomorrow.
After six years the Allies have given their final terms for breaking up the 1 G Farben chemical empire. An official announcement is expected soon. The West German government has already been informed of the terms.
Paris reports the Big Four foreign ministers and deputies met for three hours at luncheon and then canceled a tentatively scheduled plenary session in the Rose Marble Palace. The meeting disrupted an afternoon schedule after discussions.
Four people die in an eight mile southeast Auburn farmhouse blaze at Baptist Corners. Deputy Henry Kupinger and wife von Horstene, two young boys, and 32 year old Wilbur Hockeborn perish. A fifth person, Blair Kuppinger, and others are hospitalized after smoke and crash injuries. Fire origin unknown. neighbors report first discovery at 3 20 AM.
In Allentown Pa a four year old leukemia patient died in his sleep preventing a birthday party and the anticipated Philadelphia hospital treatment. He had come home excited for his fourth birthday with many presents and over 500 cards awaiting him. He had been diagnosed earlier in the week and was to travel for treatment on Monday.
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