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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
9
House weighs cancelling a Post Office order curtailing home delivery and services amid Korea crisis. 218 petition signers push for a vote but some backers now fear a roll call could raise taxes and widen the deficit. Senate has not acted.
A fragmentary statement argues that the Stockholm peace appeal should condemn aggression by any source or country rather than outlawing the atomic bomb and other weapons of base destruction. It calls for a broader outlawry of aggression.
The old Lincoln County Courthouse, where Billy the Kid reportedly made his famous 1881 escape, has been designated a New Mexico State Monument. The Lincoln town landmark preserves frontier history and attracts visitors.
An Air Force spokesman said a emergency radar net and fighter planes protect key national security and industrial areas. The system adapts current WWII equipment until a permanent radar network is completed, focusing on borders and coasts along the Atlantic and Pacific.
The report notes a third inter event yesterday and a second today during a speed test at 185 050 mph. A demonstration plant costing 4 915 000 dollars has been completed. An experimental coal to oil plant has operated for over a year in a Missouri town.
American members of the International Council of Christian Churches executive committee expressed unalterable opposition to appointing a representative to the Vatican. President Truman noted formal diplomatic relations with the Vatican were under study. The committee meets in Geneva ahead of the council’s second plenary congress August 16 to 23 as Protestant leaders from 41 countries arrive.
The American owned Review of Shanghai will continue after this month as a monthly magazine. Editor John William Powell, 31, said the decision followed almost unanimous requests and the sharpening of the conflict between peace and war forces in Red China.
A federal grand jury in Scranton is hearing at least 50 witnesses to probe illegal contributions and expenditures in the Republican primary for U S Senate in Luzerne County. The investigation, directed by US Attorney and Justice Department officials, targets potential ties between local politicians, gambling links, and tax or funding issues involving GI school tuition for veterans.
Jay Cooke of Philadelphia and the Kun ikel faction financed the race with a combined total over 1.709 million dollars. Duff reported personal expenses under 506 dollars while Hunkel spent more than 55 thousand dollars from his own funds.
At Yokohama a base forwards prefabricated steel airstrip mats from Pacific islands to Korea. Rusted and bent mats are refurbished weekly by Japanese workers under Cpl. Norman Hickey of Groveton New Hampshire, with 750000 square feet ready to lay 5000 feet of runway 150 feet wide.
Global wool markets show sharp price increases across fibers and products. Australian spring auctions set new highs with daily records, while U S Boston trading mirrors the trend. Apparel wools rose from 1.17 to about 2.50 per pound, signaling broader cost pressures for textiles.
Industrial activity in Japan rose from 100 in 1932 36 production to a postwar high of 104 index points in April. The gain signals continued recovery and expansion in manufacturing and related sectors.
In Baltimore two year old Nile Mary Penelope Isaac reports her mother Marys lambs have returned after disappearing two weeks ago. Neighbors searched the neighborhood without results. The cause of the lambs return remains unknown and the family is relieved.
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