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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1946
Page
1
Washington lawmakers shift from legislative business to political campaigning as the 79th Congress adjourns with races in November. Senate approves a UN related resolution while funding bills, social security measures, and pay provisions for enlisted personnel await final action near year end.
The article recalls Congressmen including Kenneth Wherry and C. W. Uisnop, depicting a lively scene as speeches unfold and political theater lingers on. It notes shots aimed at the GPA and hints at forthcoming columns on the subject, with page references for more.
The Senate committee plans a month-long recess of public hearings except for emergencies as it continues scrutiny of war time spending and alleged public fraud. Sources close to the committee indicate ongoing investigations into general dishonesty and related misconduct by public officials.
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a forecast of scattered thunderstorms late Sunday. Sunday is expected to be fair with isolated showers. Sunrise and temperature readings appear in the record, noting a high around 98 and a low around 62.
War Assets Administration will reopen negotiations Monday with Syracuse University and Carrier Corporation to arrange final disposal of the federal war surplus plant on Thompson Road East Syracuse. The meeting aims for a mutual agreement on share of the plant and a final decision could come next Tuesday.
Rain touched New York and New England while Syracuse recorded 33. Warmer, partly cloudy skies pressure ridge from the west edges in tonight through Sunday. Thunder showers expected Sunday as a high pressure system from the northwest moves in, bringing a drop in temperatures by Monday.
Soviet radio in London warned that the United States is creating a military caste and maintaining large forces for offensive use, aiming to turn atomic energy into a weapon for world domination, according to a London recorded broadcast.
In Athens McMinn County a three man veterans committee took control of the county jail after a six hour clash with deputies over ballot counting in the Democratic Primary. 18 people were hurt as shots and a demolition blast damaged the jail. Gov McCord said four state patrolmen would patrol Athens briefly.
State police report two Durhamville men Stephen Luckarz and Peter Simebik died when a plane departing Sylvan Beach airport crashed into a field near Jana Boppleton Road at noon. The craft burst into flames on impact. witnesses and airport managers identified the wreckage and ownership.
The U S Army in Europe reports that five Russians, arrested in Berlin and later released to Soviet authorities, coerced German workers protecting U S documents. Officers Sedov and Shulin were seized in civilian clothes en route to the American sector, with Pvt Kunetzov charged as an accessory to their illegal activities. The charges and countercharges began July 1, with details continued on page 2.
President Truman flies from Washington to Missouri to gauge the regional Democratic Congressional primary where he is a central campaign issue. His plane departed from National Airport at 3:05 a.m. BST.
David Lawrence voices concern over rising friction between Washington and Moscow in today’s editorial. The piece critiques policy stances and urges caution, with emphasis on diplomacy and long term consequences for global stability.
New York report says actress and tennis star Jinx Falkenburgh missed her morning NBC show after giving birth to a son on Friday. Guest candidates Vita Marcantonio, Joseph Bryan, and Hauck J. Statmigan clashed on air, calling each other Communist Fasist and stooge while studio chaos ensued.
Nanking reports the birth of quintuplets four boys and a girl in a western Hupeh province village. The mother is to become wife of a local farmer, with the event noted by the Central News Agency.
A Long Island Rail Road incident near Port Washington injures twenty and kills a conductor after a head on collision with a passenger train. Nassau County police and railroad officials opened an investigation. The wreck occurred around 11 32 A M with emergency crews responding promptly.
The peace conference procedure committee defeated a Dutch plan to open the chair to any of 21 nations. the Big Four proposal backed by Byrnes and Molotov drew sharp exchanges as little nations urged adherence to Big Four decisions. The vote, 12 3 with Ethiopia abstaining, led to further debate on whether to adopt a rotating chair among the United States Russia Britain France and China. Further discussion continued as Byrnes and Molotov clashed over small nations role and rules amendments.
A B-25 Army plane crashed near the Long Beach Naval ammunition depot early today. First reports indicated five or six killed and no survivors. Marines guarded the wreckage as investigators described intense heat and a crash about three miles from the air field. Names of victims were not immediately available.
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