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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1950
Page
2
Communications firms RCA, Western Union, and others reported garbled and delayed messages from London and European cities after a display of the Northern Lights. The disruption touched the Empire State and affected undersea and transatlantic cables.
The FBI chief cites possible sabotage of American industry and espionage risk tied to peace petition activity. He remarks in a World News and Report interview about Communist literature and related threats.
Randolph Churchill, Winston Churchill’s 39 year old son, joins the London Daily Telegraph as foreign correspondent in Tokyo Record states he will cover the Korea war route via Tokyo before proceeding to Korea The Telegraph reports the assignment details and Churchill lineage.
Jacksonville ministers report higher church attendance after the Jacksonville Coach Company offered free bus rides to worshippers. From 8 AM to 1 PM riders were granted a free fare by telling the driver they were going to or had been to church.
A well to do cattle buyer Edward Lyman was held for questioning in Cherokee Iowa after the bruised body of Neva Andrews 42 was found on a street near her home. Autopsy pending to determine death cause and possible assault. Lyman and Mrs Harriet Brockal Los Angeles said they dined with Mrs Andrews and her mother last Sunday night in Storm Lake Iowa. Mrs Andrews has two sons from a prior marriage and worked as a hotel desk clerk until three weeks ago due to illness.
Walter Kiernan discusses price and wage control, noting that President may allow higher wages without pushing prices up. The piece reflects on past concepts and questions whether such a plan could work, referencing the wartime economic debates and public sentiment.
Homer C. Banta and Anna Ross, both age 78, plan to marry tonight after obtaining a license. They first set matrimony in 1890 as teens in Fresno, met again after Banta’s fire injury sent him to Indiana, then each remarried. Ross’s husband died twelve years ago. Banta’s wife died last April. Reunited two months ago, the couple resumes their long friendship as a forthcoming marriage.
Debris from a bomb laden B 29 at a California base is examined for clues after a crash and explosion that killed 17 and injured 60. A high officer says sabotage is discounted and the wreckage may reveal causes to prevent future fliers from similar fate. The plane failed on takeoff when engines 2 and 3 failed.
Washington reports Idaho voters select nominees for two U S Senate seats amid local bitterness and national interest. Republican candidates for the six year term include Robins Sanborn and Herman Welker with Taylor facing accusations of ties to Communist front groups. Four year term contenders pit Dworshak against Abe McGregor Goff and Fentress Kuhn while Democrats Nominate Bistline Burtenschaw Holden Summerfield and Mrs La Vera Swope.
John D. Batton 22 of Chestertown drowned when he attempted to swim to shore from a capsized canoe. State Police said a motorboat towed the overturned craft as Batton shouted he would swim the remaining 20 feet, then disappeared a minute later.
Vatican Congregation considers a preliminary step toward beatifying Giuseppe Sarto who died in 1914 and would become the first pope beatified. The note compares to Pius V beatified in 1672 and canonized in 1712, marking a historic move.
In Eminence Missouri a gunman killed three people and wounded two others, then fled into wooded hills. Victims included farmer Bill Fansler, his son Homer Fansler, and Barbara Harris. The suspect William Harris, 39, is the slain child’s father and fled after the shootings. Authorities set roadblocks and hunted the rugged Ozark country. Captain J A Tandy of the state highway patrol identified Harris as the shooter. The case unfolded late last night with a large manhunt underway.
Peterborough New Hampshire report says Owen Lattimore urged admission of Communist China to the United Nations as a step toward halting the Korean War. He framed the move as concession to friends, not appeasement to Soviet Russia, and warned against unchecked communism in Asia.
Families of Ronald Crabley and Mary Crabley report their 35 foot diesel boat missing on a cruise from Atlantic City toward the Atlantic coast. They seek aid from Coast Guard Navy and merchant ships as the vessel remains overdue.
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