24 Aug 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1946
Page
1
A satirical tour through 1946 consumer trends cites fizzing tablets power tooth brushes and fireproof plastics. It mocks modern gadgets from Bourbon liqueur bottles to electronic metronomes and self locking pockets, noting the era’s shiny temptations and paradoxes.
The weather summary notes a cool night ending autumnal chill and forecasts rising temperatures ahead. Friday tied the cold mark for the date with a low of 47 and the 24 hour average reached 58 degrees, eight below normal as the coolest August day.
Partly cloudy and warmer today with mild tonight. Sunday brings warmer temperatures with a high around 68 and a low near 47. Sunset is 7 54 PM today and sunrise 6 21 AM Sunday. Record highs and lows noted from prior years. Relative humidity about 72 percent at 8 30 AM.
Price Administrator Paulit Porter announces a tough program to curb the black market and meat chipping. Enforcement will involve the Justice, Agriculture, and Treasury Departments and the plan will be detailed soon. Porter warns black marketeers and suggests livestock producers may hold back meat animals.
Washington Bruce Acheson says a charge that mid level State Department officials blocked U.S. policy in Palestine is false. He asserts he carries out the President and Secretary Byrnes wishes and would know if he were sabotaged by subordinates.
American Army headquarters in Vienna reports the discovery of 600 graves of U S airmen killed in the war buried in various Austrian sites. The fliers will be transported by air to France for burial in the American Cemetery at St Avold near Strasbourg.
Washington reports that white bread and flour will replace the famine era dark varieties within two to three weeks. Brewers and distillers may raise production starting September 1 as grain restrictions ease. Millers can discontinue dark flour from September 1 with a return to normal extraction.
The Senate War Investigating Committee moves to reopen a dormant inquiry into Pearl Harbor prewar construction. Senator Kilgore notes the subcommittee seeks to determine if government purchases and rents of machinery were overpriced and unsuitable for overseas building, calling the probe potentially decisive.
Texans voted in a runoff Democratic primary to choose a governor and four other state offices along with five U S representatives. The governor's race featured Beauford H. Jester, the current railroad commissioner, and Homer P. Rainey, ousted UT president, as contenders.
George White age 52, famed for his stage act Scan dals, prepared to serve one year in the San Diego County Jailroad camp after pleading guilty to a hit and run that killed a newlywed couple near San Diego on July 20. He was sentenced yesterday and given until noon tomorrow to arrange his affairs before starting the term.
Yugoslav Premier Tito tells reporters that U S and allied authorities conducted unauthorized aerial reconnaissance over Yugoslav territory along the Italian frontier. He says missions aimed to observe regions occupied by Yugoslav military units in Zone FE and adjacent frontier areas.
Airmen of a U S transport shot down in Yugoslavia on August 9 arrived in Paris by special plane. They were flown at the request of Secretary of State James F Byrnes and were welcomed upon arrival here.
Tito says Allied transport and passenger planes over Upper Slovenia violate sovereignty and shorten routes. He claims the aim is intimidation and unrest, with armed aircraft like Flying Fortresses used to provoke his followers, asserting pilots disobey sovereignty and fly without permission.
London report states Turkey's official reply to the Soviet proposal rejected granting bases in the Dardanelles. Ankara radio quoted that defense is a UN matter and Soviet terms clash with Turkey's sovereignty and security. Turkey argued USSR security guarantees come from friendly ties with a strong Turkey.
Work on the new Buffalo to New York thruway has already started. A Syracuse picture story on the highway layout appears on the picture page of Sunday's Herald American for a detailed look at the route through the area.
Secretary of State James Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin met for over an hour in Paris seeking a path on postwar issues while commissions studied the Hungarian and Romanian treaty preambles. No official word on a UN Security Council appeal emerged.
About 7 400 men with 18 months service as of Sept 30 and earlier will be called next week for shipment home. The move aims to clear the U S Eighth Army of all non volunteer enlisted fathers.
In South Salt Lake a curfew siren for children at night is criticized for startling younger siblings. Mrs. M. T. Seyman says her five and two year old children are terrified nightly and take hours to settle back to sleep.
Ex envoy Maxim Litvinoff, once a leading Russian revolutionary and deputy foreign minister, was reported by Moscow radio as released from his other duties. Fyodor Gusev and Yakov Malin were named deputy foreign ministers, with no explanation given for Litvinoff’s removal.
In Detroit a street shooting during a riot last night killed 22 year old Leo Arias who was fleeing and 13 year old Melvina Rogers, an innocent passerby struck by a stray bullet. The incident followed a quarrel and escalated to gunfire.
Washington reports the death of five American airmen in a downed transport, heightening the chance the United States will demand action against Yugoslavia at the Security Council. Ambassador Patterson will present findings on his talks with Premier Tilo and on attacks by Yugoslav fighters. Belgrade officials say no survivors were found from the downed plane, with five bodies recovered.
A report notes a common grave in the Koprivnik village for unidentified individuals. The State Department stayed silent on further action after a 48 hour ultimatum to Yugoslavia, which sought the release of remaining survivors from two downed planes. One Turkish captain is mentioned as injured or missing.
British and Indian authorities battle Hindu Muslim rioting in Allahabad with four killed and 43 injured as troops patrol and a curfew is imposed. The unrest traces to recent violence in Calcutta where official tallies report 20 deaths and 4,291 injured.
A report notes a 30 percent reduction in commercial building to free scarce materials for veterans housing. The measure targets shifting resources to home construction and veteran-related projects amid material shortages.
Dancing has been grounded for 1947 and rhumba is out. Dancers should shake feet instead and avoid Rugcutters over the shoulder. Experts at the National Association of Dancing Masters urge smooth twirls and emphasize hip motion as incidental to the step. Donald Sawyer notes new footwork and the botecita dance gaining popularity.
Ansa reports a brief earthquake lasting a few seconds near Mesina in Italy with no casualties. The tremor prompted no damage and caused no injuries.
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