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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1946
Page
2
Senator Tom Connally chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee boarded the Queen Mary to aid Secretary Byrnes at the Paris talks. He said the Conference cannot settle international issues like fussy schoolboys as he criticized Russia's stance.
Washington reports Gen Omar Bradley calling the public heartless as the nation shadows veterans after the war ends. Bradley warned that suffering persists beyond shooting combat. The remarks come as other brief items touch Hollywood gossip and political moves.
John P. Gleason 71 a Morse code telegraph operator with the Associated Press for 36 years died in Louisville. Dr Ward J MacNeal 65 a pathologist and former president of the American Association of Cancer Research died in New York City. France Shirayasu Fushimi 79 head of the royal house of Puohimi and former supreme military council member died in Tokyo. John H Brennen 63 assistant vice president of Manufacturers Trust Co of New York died in New Rochelle.
Two U.S. officials flew to Ljubljana to interview Americans forced down in an Army transport and held incommunicado for a week as the Tito government lifted the silence ban. The plane, forced by a Yugoslav fighter, prompted the protest of an unauthorized flight.
Madison Indiana detectives say the body of 80 year old Mrs Hattie Calhoun will be exhumed to verify burial plans arranged by Mrs Lottie Lockman who cared for Calhoun and other patients. Authorities will fly to Iowa to arrange exhumation and check burial circumstances amid earlier exhumations of Mrs Minnie McConnell and Frederick Leasendinges. Mrs Lockman faces murder charges after mercury was found in McConnell's body.
In a meeting of the commission on Finland the Soviet Delegate N V Novikov argued to eliminate the votes of the United States and France. Russians planned to raise the issue in commissions for Italy Bulgaria and Hungary. Despite Jordan's retort Vis hinsky stuck to his point and the matter was deferred for future action.
United Press report from the Paris peace conference describes tense comments by delegates including Senator Tom Connally and New Zealand’s W A Jordan. Vishinsky defends Soviet stance while calls for committee organization clash with chairing disputes as Finland and Romania push for roles and reforms.
About 100 people were reported injured in disorders during a direct action day protest by the Muslim League against Britain's independence formula in Calcutta.
Hollywood California sheriff seeks tall gaunt John Carradine for alimony arrears of 8 20 dollars as Superior Court Judge Burnell orders jailed until payment. Carradine unavailable, hotel-sheriff search noted. Carradine testified he once contemplated suicide after agreeing to pay 2 percent of gross earnings.
Curran announced that with the strike the unions restore original demands for overtime pay. Lake Carriers' Association notes only five of 316 ships are government owned, and says the 40 hour week is a false issue. Curran’s Detroit trip was rained out and he traveled by train.
Buffalo harbor traffic remained near normal as a strike by the C I C National Maritime Union paused. Limited vessels were strike bound including the Adan Iselin Tampico and H R Jones. harbor tugs under government operation maintained service under Federal Manager Lawrence C Turner.
Witness Pu Yi describes his rise to enthronement in 1906 at age three and his years as regent and puppet ruler in Japanese-occupied Manchuria. He testifies under direct examination as prosecutors question his role and fate within Chinese and Japanese power.
Dr. Oscar Lange Polish ambassador to Washington and UN Security Council delegate was stranded in Gander Newfoundland after Trans World Airlines said his Paris bound flight was forced down by weather on the eve of his chairmanship.
William Edgar Alston, 41, executed in Kirby Pryson's electric chair at 12:10 AM after killing his second wife while on parole. In the next cell, his twin brother Julian, serving a life sentence for a 20 year old murder, watched the event as both men faced their fates with calm resolve.
In London on Thursday Colonial Secretary George Hall met with Palestine leaders amid uncertainty over whether the Vaad Seums will cancel or delay its planned noncooperation campaign in Palestine set to begin Sunday. Reacting to reports of President Truman’s stance, Jewish leaders called the move a breach of faith while an Arab spokesman urged America to stop rescuing Britain.
London reports British government circles view the Palestine federation plan as dead and say the cabinet will push the issue to the United Nations. Whitehall sources claim the United States has not accepted a fair share of responsibility and Britain cannot handle the matter alone after Truman’s reply to partition proposals.
A columnist describes about 200 milk men in town who advocate milk as boosting health and oppose the OPA, arguing 22 cents a quart is fair. He notes their lively clashes, jokes about butter prices, and a humorous digression on buttermilk powder as a business of ice cream factories tied to wartime price controls.
The OPA announces broad price boosts on durable goods including radios, washing machines, stoves and more with ceilings raised to reflect new congressional standards. Beer prices rise slightly as ceilings lift, and ceilings on used 1945 46 cars rise about 15 percent with a motorist friendly reform.
The writer notes Claude Pepper’s gesture toward the President and discusses political maneuvering for the 1948 nomination. It argues that Harry should have a fair chance, mentions Henry Wallace, and comments on Southern sentiment and Republican optimism.
Raphael Skopp, 33, of Brooklyn, N Y, was executed by six electric chair shocks for the December 1944 holdup murder of a Boston liquor store owner. State Prison Warden Francis J W Lanagan said the “unusual” six shocks were necessary due to Skopp being heavily built and rugged.
The Security Council membership committee examines Albania’s memorandum as Great Britain and the United States weigh the Albanian replies. If deemed unsatisfactory either nation could block the Soviet backed bid, which Greece strongly opposes.
A congressional committee scrutinizes wartime surplus sales, focusing on Thunderbird Field No. 1 in Glendale and questioning figures tied to the American Institute for Foreign Trade. Investigations probe WAA priority sales to 71 international bodies including UN, UNRRA, and ILO as officials seek records.
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