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Newspaper

Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1951

Page

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Submarine Affray Vanishes With 75 Aboard Near England

The British submarine Affray with 75 men and officers aboard disappeared during maneuvers in the English Channel. The Admiralty accepted U S help. American destroyers Elli son and Perry joined the search with British ships planes and helicopters. An Ad-miralty spokesman said a misread daily radio report could keep the sub submerged, but hope remained minimal. Navy notified next of kin. A RAF Lancaster bomber led a 75 mile search stretch.

Portsmouth England English Channel Admiralty U. S. Navy Ellison Perry Here Falmouth John Blackburn

UN Forces Launch New Korea Offensive Behind Two Tank Columns

United Nations forces opened a general attack in Western and Central Korea, scoring big gains as Chinese Communists withdrew northward beyond the Hwachon Reservoir. Two tank infantry task forces led the advance while Lt Gen James A. Van Fleet observed, praising morale and planning.

Tokyo United Nations Korea Hwachon Chorwon 38Th Fhwachon James A. van’ Fleet U.S Eighth Army Matthew B. Ridgway van Fleet Seoul

Iran Premier Ala Wins Confidence Amid Oil Field Riots

Tehran reports say Premier Hussein Ala survived a confidence vote after asserting government stability. Official word claims Abadan and Bandar Mahshar oil fields have workers returning as heavy reinforcements quell rioting linked to Anglo-American Oil Company control. The National Front accuses Ala of bowing to Britain but abstains in the lower house vote.

Tehran Iran Hussein Ala Britain Ala Abadan Bandar Maashur

Britain backs American admiral as Atlantic head

The Labor government said Britain agreed to the choice of an American admiral as top commander of Atlantic defenses under the Atlantic pact. The decision was unanimous among 12 allies, countering Churchill's charge that Britain was brushed aside.

London Britain Winston Churchill

MacArthur policy clash sparks public papers release fight

Marquis Childs notes a clash between General MacArthur's foreign policy ideas and the Truman administration leading to a public release of previously classified papers. The page also highlights featured sections across Amusements Letters Bridge Financial Classified Inq. Reporter City Life Radio TV Deaths Social Editorials Sports and Today's Pictures on page 12.

MacArthur Truman Marquis Childs City Life Radio-Tv

Oil Slick Sighted Near Isle of Wight Amid Sub Affray Search

London reports an oil slick southwest of the Isle of Wight in the Affray area as air and sea units pursue clues after the British submarine Affray vanished. Rescue gear, divers, and a bombers crew are on standby under Operation Submash, with plans to recover the submarine 100 miles west of Portsmouth if it resurfaces.

London Admiralty Isle of ‘Wight Monnday Isle of Wight Portsmouth Lancaster Reclaim Royal Navy

Missing lovebird spotted in New York with unique call

Miss Doris Redmond reports a lime colored lovebird missing in New York. A distinctive call will identify the bird. if someone calls out Hi Joe, it will reply My name is Joey Redmond and sing Take me out to the ball game.

New York INL Doris Redmond Joe Joey Redmond

GE Plans 350 Million Expansion Over Four Years

General Electric will spend 350 million dollars over the next four years to expand facilities for mobilization needs and normal business. Ralph Cordiner, at the 59th annual stockholders meeting, reported 1950 sales of 1.960429 billion dollars, an all time high and about four and a half times the prior year.

Schenectady General Electric Company Ralph du Cor Iner Cordiner

GE Reports First Quarter 1951 Profit Decline

General Electric announces a net profit of 34.996 million dollars for the first quarter of 1951, down five percent from the previous year. President Ralph J. Cordiner told stockholders the quarterly earnings equaled 1.21 dollars per share versus 1.28 dollars in Q1 1950, when earnings were 36.859 million.

Schenectady General Electric Ralph J.cordiner Cordiner

Cordiner Elected GE President in 1950 Speech

Cordiner told about 3,000 executives and guests that GE would see greater business in the years ahead after being elected president in December 1950, succeeding Charica Eo-Wilson as head of the Office of Defense Mobilization. Concluded on Page 2, Column 3.

Cordiner G. E Hee Ann Mort Charica Eo-Wilson

New York Plans Massive Parade for MacArthur Return

New York promised one of the largest demonstrations in history on Friday to honor General Douglas MacArthur. The ticker tape parade along skyscapered streets was to be timed to his Idlewild arrival, with Grover Whalen saying preparations aim to surpass past hero welcomes such as Eisenhower’s 1945 homecoming.

New York Gen Douglas MacArthur Big City Dwight D. Eisenhower Europe MacArthur Idlewild International Airport Grover Whalen

Grand Jury to Hear Syracuse Trust Bank Case

The cases of two Syracuse Trust Co bookkeepers accused of an alleged conspiracy yielding at least 308000 in false entries will go before the Federal Grand Jury in session. FBI probe and grand jury information may yield arrests, but none expected soon. Robert K. Murray says developments hinge on bank audit and ongoing investigations before further action.

Syracuse Trust Co U. S Irving J. Higbee Higbee Salate

Senate probes RFC influence over loan favors

The Senate Banking Committee ordered a probe into whether Congress members peddled influence with the RFC. A Fulbright subcommittee will survey about 800 letters from lawmakers to the RFC on loan matters, with hearings set to begin Tuesday on RFC future measures, Hoover and Jesse Jones among first witnesses.

Washington Congress RFC Senate Banking Committee Truman Fulbright D-Ark Maybank Herbert ‘Hoover Jesse Jones

Governor supports three track limit for New Jersey horse racing

Governor Alfred E. Driscoll said he will sign the Herrmann Bill reducing the number of licensed tracks in New Jersey from four to three. He indicated willingness to limit to the three existing venues in Camden, Atlantic City and Long Branch once the bill passes both houses.

Ree Pma Tronton INL Alfred E. Driscoll New Jersey Camden Atlantic City Long Branch

Wake Hero Backs MacArthur Policies

Major General James P. S. Devereux, Wake Island hero and Marine, voiced full support for the policy line favored by General MacArthur. He urged the United States to pursue an all out Korean War effort or withdraw, declaring the time has come to decide our own foreign policy rather than follow Britain. The retired general now serves as a Maryland congressman.

Pittsburgh CUP James P.S. Devereux Wake Island Douglas MacArthur U. S Devereux Downing Street Maryland

Red Armies Begin German War Games

Berlin reports that Soviet and Polish forces in East Germany, aided by new Russian jets, have begun 1951 war games along the West German frontier. East German police units take a minor non combat role, officials said.

Today’s Chuckle Goonish remark airs as self-made quip

A brief humorous line mocks the notion of perfection in self-made effort, suggesting that calling a job finished is a joking flaw. The fragment hints at a playful newspaper feature titled Today’s Chuckle.

Crime Probe Decision Due

Washington Republicans pressed for a quick Senate decision on reviving the sensational probe of crime and the underworld. Senator Wiley plans to introduce a resolution to extend the Senate Crime Investigating Committee’s life to next Jan 15, with Tobey as sponsor. If blocked, a committee recommendation would be sought by Tuesday.

Washington Republcans Senate Wiley R.-Wis Senate Crime Investigating Committee Tobey Urna GOP

Actress Refuses to Answer Red Link Allegations

Actress Ann Revere and writers Harold Buchman and Sam Moore declined to answer House Un-American Activities Committee questions about Communist affiliation. Revere cited constitutional privilege against self incrimination after committee counsel presented a 1945 Communist Party membership card bearing her name.

Washington Ann Revere House Un-American Activities Committee Miss Revere Communist ‘Party Frank Tavenner, Jr Harold Buchman Sam Moore Radio Writers Guild

Deaf mute wife wins divorce over abusive sign language

Mrs. Doris Byars, 30, a deaf mute, obtained a divorce from her deaf mute husband yesterday in Chicago on grounds that his sign language was abusive. She testified that his language was unprecedented and intolerable.

Chicago Doris Byars

Teacher Declines Siding in MacArthur Truman Row

In Columbus Texas a grade school teacher named Truman MacArthur told her students yesterday she was not taking sides in the MacArthur Truman controversy. Her stance avoids public partisanship while addressing the heated debate.

Columbus Texas Truman MacArthur

President Cancels Talk To Editors On MacArthur Day

President Truman canceled plans to address the American Society of Newspaper Editors to avoid interfering with General MacArthur Day. White House said he asked editors to relieve him of the speech commitment. Dwight Young of the Dayton Journal Herald noted consent to the postponement.

Washington Young Dayton Journal-Herald Joseph Short Truman Harry H. Vaughan MacArthur Vaughan Short

Dulles Assures Japs On U.S. Policies

Tokyo dispatch reports Ambassador John Foster Dulles told Japanese officials that General Douglas Mac Arthur’s postwar occupation policies would continue with no major changes. He also noted only slight U.S. desire to hasten a peace treaty with Japan.

Tokyo John Foster Dulles U. S. State Department Douglas MacArthur

Senate panel urged to probe Far East policy

The G O P Policy Committee backed a 24 member Senate House panel drafted by Senator Ferguson to evaluate United States Far East policies and their ties to overall foreign and military strategy. Democrats demand parity on the panel, while Taft urges a broad airing of Truman administration world policy beyond MacArthur.

Washington Senate Republicans Senate House G.O.P Ferguson R-Mich United States Far East Truman Douglas MacArthur Taft Ohio MacArthur Pacific McFarland Arizona McMahon Dconn Kerr Okla Gillette Iowa Asia Europe

Cold Weather and Snow Flurries Across State

Snow flurries moved from Utica to Buffalo and from Pennsylvania to the Canadian border with most melting on impact. Temperatures stayed near freezing overnight while a low of 29 and a high of 50 are forecast for today and tomorrow, with a five day outlook averaging four to eight degrees below normal and highs up to 57. Weather expert Andrew P. Keller predicts fairer, not as cold conditions for tomorrow.

Andrew P. Keller Utica Buffalo Pennsylvania Canadian

Mississippi Floods Hit Four Midwestern States

The rising Upper Mississippi River sent flood waters into lowland communities in four Midwestern states. Flood workers patrolled levees and strengthened dikes as crews prepared for continued high water. The waters reached a 70 year high in southeastern Minnesota. The South St. Paul stockyards flooded, halting operations for the first time ever, with several packing plants also closing.

Chicago Gap Mississippi Minnesota South St. Paul

Syracuse Chamber chief urges curbs on federal waste

The Syracuse Chamber of Commerce president Earland M. Farmer urged reduced government spending and said there is little sign of waste elimination in federal programs. Speaking at a House Small Business subcommittee hearing in Niagara Mohawk Power Corp auditorium, Farmer pressed for action amid a six week series on small business issues tied to the national emergency. Rep. Abraham J. Multer chaired with subcommittee members including Clinton D. McKinnon, William F. Hill, and R. Walter Riehiman.

Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Earland M. Farmer Gould-Farmer Company House Small Business Committee Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation Abraham J. Multer Dn.y Clinton D. McKinnon Dcalif William F. Hill R-Colo R. Walter Riehiman

MacArthur in Hawaii Receives Warm Welcome Before Washington Trip

General Douglas MacArthur and his wife Jean, with son Arthur, were greeted by a festival of cheers as their Bataan plane prepared to depart Honolulu for San Francisco and Washington. The reception contrasted with anticipated Washington debates over his Korea war policy and calls to bomb Chinese bases.

Honolulu MacArthur Hawaii Congress Bataan Honolulu International San Francisco Washington San Francisco International Airport Jean Arthur New York America Manchuria

New York Governor Dewey to Rest Five Days in Bermuda

Hamilton Bermuda (UP) New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey will skip Bermuda tourist pleasures and stay in bed five days after arriving from New York for a two week rest. He says a virus infection has bothered him for about a month and plans to remain in bed.

Hamilton Bermuda New York Thomas E. Dewey Dew@ey

Man fined for drunkenness after coin meter remark in Detroit

In Detroit, Herbert Gray, 34, told two policemen he had shed a red flag and wanted to raise the American flag after placing many nickels in a parking meter. Judge W McKay Skillman fined him $15 for drunkenness.

Detroit Herbert Gray W. McKay Skillman

Fat Boy Mail: Free Calorie Charts Across the City

The Herald-Journal reports 11 753 Fat Boy charts requested for Elmer Wheeler’s reducing chart. Readers can obtain calories keys at 220 Herald Place or mail a stamped return envelope. Isabel Du Bois continues Wheeler’s calorie wisdom in menus as a new article segment appears.

Herald-Journal Herald-American Elmer Wheeler Fat Boy Fat Boy Wheeler Persen N Newspaper Herald Isabel du Bois

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