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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
2
The French liner Liberte, newly renamed and refitted, returns to New York after 11 years with a water salute and plane escort. Fireboats blast jets as the ship, once Europe, makes her debut under the new banner.
Washington reports confirm a magazine claim that molybdenum worth 100000 was shipped from the United States to Britain and then to the Soviet Union. The material aids steel hardening for military and civilian uses amid wartime needs.
European Socialists led by Maurice Edelman Victor LaRock and Henri Bolin push the Strasbourg Declaration as a Western response to Communist peace talks. The document urges UN support in Korea and world issue solutions by peaceful means and calls for a ban on atomic weapons.
Britain's report to the Control Commission accuses 300,000 German slave laborers in East Germany of mining uranium ore for Soviet use. It says unskilled workers are paid under $2 weekly as 24 hour shifts run in barbed wire shafts, with East German economy supposedly receiving little benefit. Jamestown note adds police jailed a dog overnight for barking.
In Burma, 29 month conflict sees White flag rebels routed as 1,000 communist fighters launch dawn assault on Thawaku base in Yamethin District. Other units pressed diversions, but the government base held and the drubbing was deemed the severest to date.
Movie star Mature paraded in a convertible on Broadway Louisville when a call from a former associate on a top floor brought him up short. He recognized Bruce and exchanged a smile recalling their long friendship as he promoted his new film at the world premiere.
Reading Pennsylvania story: Walter Skrocki and fellow firefighters searched streets for a burning auto but found no blaze. They returned to the firehouse and discovered the fire in Skrocki’s own car parked nearby.
The fragment hints at Canada’s role in global trade and production of ashesins led by a female producer. Details are unclear due to the garbled text.
Gen. James Collins led a visit to Korean fronts returning to Tokyo after a near miss when enemy fire hit minutes after he departed a forward command post near Taegu. He praised morale, noted Sherman tanks knocking out T-34s, and urged readiness as U S forces push a bridgehead.
Allied officials report East German training camps for Russia backed forces expanding from 11 to 50 in six months. The cadre of 50,000 could grow to 150,000, with training centers increased, forming a dark uniformed force to train enlisted personnel as Hitler did with the Wehrmacht.
Ten thousand British and American troops are stationed around Trieste ready for action if Communist pressure grows on neighboring areas. American observers say Yugoslav forces would be a formidable challenge for any aggressor while Italy’s own forces appear insufficient to bolster the defense.
Nearly every estate in Winton has suffered a tornado at some time, a pattern noted by residents and local observers highlighting the town's exposure to severe weather.
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