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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1948
Page
2
Westchester County grand jury indicts Dr. Francis E. Kent of Yonkers on first degree murder in his wife Helen Kents death. Patrolman Anthony J. Milano also charged as accessory after the fact for hiding the pistol used July 31.
A Holden man, Norman W. Bailey, about 25, leader of a strike at Holden Mill and Elevator Co, was tarred and feathered by assailants from the picket line. Six of the company’s 33 employes have been on strike since Wednesday night in a spasm of labor action. Bailey was identified as a strike leader by Marshal Paul Snare.
Felix Winternitz famed violinist and father of actor Roland Winternitz died in Cambridge Massachusetts. Charles Frethofer president of the Charles Freihofer Baking Company and a director of Manufacturers National Bank in Troy died.
Reports from Rome Amsterdam Hamburg Frankfurt and Tokyo describe broad labor actions. A communist led strike in Italy involves an estimated 3,000,000 workers seeking higher pay and benefits. In Germany rising prices trigger mass demonstrations while Japan notes hundreds of railway workers returning to work and hundreds arrested for not returning.
Dr. Peter Zenkl, former Czechoslovak vice premier, flew from Frankfurt to New York seeking international aid to end Communist rule. In Tokyo, Japan's government was told to prepare Sept 1 for control of all port facilities at Tokyo Yokohama and Kobe as occupation winds down and Japan rebuilds its economy.
A British spokesman said Britain cannot approve Israel's admission to the United Nations given current conditions. The remark followed Israel's appeal to the 11 Security Council members for votes.
The selective service said local boards will apply a do not touch deferment tag to 11 categories under the 19 through 25 draft. Deferrals include husbands and fathers, workers with non replaceable positions in agriculture and industry, the physically or mentally unfit, service members, veterans with 90 plus days, the only surviving son, conscientious objectors, clerics, and public officials.
A Girl Scout leader and two Scouts pulled pilot Richard McCargar and passenger Keith Delaney from a wrecked plane at Camp Vigor moments before it burned. Both men, 25, were seriously injured with possible skull fractures and concussions and taken to St. Lawrence State Hospital infirmary.
Los Alamos officials warned 3,500 AFL laborers at the atomic city to return to construction work or be replaced by other workers. Two contracting firms said they would hire substitutes unless the walkout ended. J. D. Qualls, AFL cochairman, said a return on Monday was unlikely due to a new development.
Gerald L. K. Smith opened a two day convention of his Christian Nationalists at Kiel Auditorium St Louis. He claimed credit for congressional investigations of Communists and said a prominent American citizen would be the keynote speaker tonight. The convention plans to pick its first presidential candidate today.
Dr Willis R Whitney founder of General Electric research laboratory was honored by GE associates on the eve of his 80th birthday. A painting by Tran Mawicke was unveiled by Dr William D Coolidge and will hang in the foyer of the new GE research building at The Knolls near Schenectady.
About 200 Boy Scout campers prepare to welcome parents and friends for Visitors Day at Camp Woodland near Constantia. The final camping period ends next Saturday after a noon luncheon. Last camp fire activities are set for Friday night with traditional Indian ceremonies.
Judge Truman Preston hears cases including driving with one plate, speeding, and obstructing traffic. Defendants include Mario Holmes in New Woodstock and James Baxter in Solvay. Traffic violations span Genesee Street, Madison Street, Westcott Street, and Geddes Street with fines listed.
The Rev. FE. O. Jessup of Rose New York will be guest preacher tomorrow at 10 30 A M worship service at the Cazenovia Baptist Church The church Sunday school will convene at 9 45 A M
Thousands watched the Centorama centennial celebration in Thornden Park with youth events and a 4000-strong audience. The day featured parades, vaudeville reminiscences, all star under 12 baseball, and extensive track swimming and balloon races with numerous local youngsters earning top prizes.
Mrs Isabelle Lawyer 68 wife of Jefferson D Lawyer of North Miami Florida and Cedar Point formerly Water town is at Mercy Hospital with a broken back from a fall at her cottage.
Milwaukee delegates at the 90th ABT convention vote to let the executive council use a defense fund raised by an 87,000 member levy on wages to defend union interests. Salary boosts for top officers include Woodruff Randolph and Dan Hurd with raises from two to twelve thousand dollars yearly. The plan also backs organizing replacement workers in struck plants by the ITU.
A Mosley staffer in Wiltshire said Mosley remains in Britain with no plans to travel to the United States. The New Orleans Times-Picayune claimed he would sail to the U S and face immigration bar orders, and that he planned to appear in St. Louis with Gerald L. K. Smith at the Christian Nationalist Party convention.
In Chicopee Massachusetts the mother of Diane Parent says her daughter woke from a 12 month sleep after encephalitis. Doctors termed it sleeping sickness and the mother credits the recovery to prayer and a family and school prayer effort.
Princess Margaret marks her eighteenth birthday officially becoming the royal heir’s sister no longer a child. With Queen Elizabeth’s reduced public appearances, Margaret takes on more state duties while romantics link her with the Marquess of Blandford as Balmoral hosts the anniversary celebration.
Authorities opened an investigation into a light bomber crash near Culpeper Virginia that killed two men. A third man is missing. Identified victims include Cal G A Stone of Columbus Ohio president of the Civil Air Patrol executive board and T Sgt C E Chaplin of Lockbourne Air Force Base Columbus. The missing pilot is Capt H L King of Lockbourne.
In Brooklyn yesterday a 50-year-old man shot and killed his estranged wife Maria Uriarte on a street near her home before turning the gun on himself. Police identified the couple as Maria Uriarte and Angelo. A witness said he called Maria before firing two bullets to the chest and then committed suicide.
Two armed assailants robbed a $9,900 payroll from the bursar's office at Bleachers College, Columbia University. One man stood by the entrance while the other faced a cashier, grabbed the payroll, and fled with the bag.
A council fire and candle lighting will close Camp Fire Girls season at Camp Talooali near Pennellville at 7 30 P M today. Parents and friends will attend. Camp director Mrs A L Elder says 260 girls participated from Staten Island New Rochelle Binghamton Rochester Ithaca Auburn and the Syracuse area.
A drunken driver causes one of five fatalities on America’s roads, drowning his three year old son after his car veers off a Colorado bridge. The piece discusses drunk driving, legal hurdles in proving intoxication, and the need for driver training to reduce crashes.
Atom Raise U.K. workers voted in two meetings to approve a wage agreement with Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. The raise ranges from five to 24 cents an hour for 2700 atomic plant employees.
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