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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1946
Page
2
About 6,000 students have applied for admission to New York's three emergency colleges for veterans opening this fall with an initial capacity of 8,800 and a planned ultimate capacity of 13,000, an official said Saturday.
C. J. Rosenberger of the Allied Building Trades Council said on Saturday the council is unsatisfied with a Wage Adjustment Board decision and expects substantial trouble in keeping Buffalo’s construction workers on the job.
About 5000 people joined a Saturday celebration for Yonkers Fire Department's 50th anniversary. The event included 40 out of town fire companies and their musical organizations along with a parade and related activities.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur told the War Department that floods epidemics food shortages and inflation have delayed Korea rehabilitation projects. The report cites widespread damage and lingering humanitarian needs affecting the pace of reconstruction amid ongoing military and political tensions.
President William Green announced the American Federation of Labor would refuse to accept or comply with a Wage Stabilization Board ruling denying wage increases for two AFL Seaman unions beyond those granted to CSO Seamen last June.
Zionist leaders vow to boycott the London Palestine conference unless a Jewish national state is established. Mrs. Galdie Myerson, acting Jewish Agency executive member, declares Palestinians reject British high commission governance.
Spectators crowded dockside roofs and windows as Greta Garbo, escorted by police, boarded the Nuer Gripsholm for New York Saturday night. Also onboard were Lilian Gish and Dorothy Gish. Fortunes, flights, and officials are noted alongside.
Chinese Communist armies mobilize more than 300000 troops in major offensives north of the Yangtze. Attacks threaten Nanking with dykes destroyed as forces under Liu Po Chen Ho Lung Nien Yung Chin Chen Yi clash near Lunghai Tatung Ying Hsien and Jehol as Chiang Kai-shek reviews the defense.
The National Maritime Union says a ratified agreement with Bethlehem Transportation Co. of New York ends a strike on eight Bethlehem ships. NUMU VP Joseph H. Stack orders workers to report to work as the pact cuts eight to twelve hours from the weekly sailormen’s hours, matching a prior deal with Standard Oil Co. Bethlehem operates twelve bulk freighters with four tied up in Buffalo, two in Ashtabula, one in Cleveland, and one in Manitowoc.
Watt from the A F L declares workers face a price squeeze worsened by the government's wage freeze. He urges production boosts to end price and wage controls, as OPA ends a 30 day price-spike period with new ceilings and higher costs for meats and consumer goods.
Ukrainian delegates at the United Nations accuse Britain of direct intervention in Greece and link Greek minority policy to Balkan unrest. They warn border incidents and Greek actions threaten Albanian sovereignty and could trigger international friction as Albania seeks UN membership. The issue shadows Security Council talks on Albania’s bid.
Canadian report ties Russian espionage in Ottawa to William Helbein of Helbein Watch Co in New York City and unnamed U. S. agents. The Royal Canadian Commission notes agents funneled 10000 dollars to Switzerland for use by Red operators. Miss Germina Rabinowitch of the International Labour Office provided the clue.
Tito detailed Allied incursions over Yugoslav soil claiming they aimed to monitor zones held by military units and the frontier area. He charged Allied planes sought to intimidate Yugoslavs and shorten routes, while noting a Turkish officer aboard Crombie’s crashed plane was wounded and traveling.
Pacific mariners warned that about 30 000 mines had broken loose from Japanese minefields and were drifting in current. Mines explode by magnetic or pressure influence and remain dangerous to ships for five years.
The first Constellation since July 12 took off from New York for London on a Pan American Airways flight. The four motor transport had been grounded mid July as the Civil Aeronautics Administration required design changes to improve airworthiness.
Mrs. Frazier and 11 relatives face eviction by Sept 1 from a Liverpool Road house. Landlord’s notice leaves a widowed elder and children ages 9 to 11 with Charlene Rook and others scrambling for housing as military veterans and relatives mix with makeshift beds and cold conditions.
Eyewitnesses Tito and Miss Filipus describe a bomber and two smaller planes approaching from the north. The transport veered left, caught fire, and crashed behind the western lake mountains with a black smoke plume. Reports of parachutes were denied by witnesses.
Washington news release says the Office of Price Administration will allow lumbermen an extra six pounds of sugar per month. Housing expeditor Wases W. Wyatt announced the increase, requested to aid timber for home construction. Lumbermen argued their heavy work requires more sugar to sustain production.
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