27 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1948
Page
1
The Mercury rose to 95 degrees at 1 30 PM breaking the 1924 record of 87 for this date. Skies were partly cloudy with hotter temperatures forecast. A few thunderstorms were expected tomorrow, promising a less oppressive weekend and a low near 68 tonight aiding sleep for sweltering residents.
Five hundred residents in El Corte, Argentina, are cut off by a violent snowstorm. Roads blocked and communications down as authorities plan to parachute food and medicine into the isolated community. Syracuse endures a heat wave with record daily water use and temperatures near 96 degrees.
Police report a bank messenger Walden Peterson of Astoria Queens died by self inflicted gunshot in a mezzanine room of Chase National Bank at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. His revolver with one discharged cartridge was found near the body.
The feature notes Joseph Stalin’s aim to build an enduring Soviet monument through rapid industrialization. Emil Ludwig’s biographer critiques this in The Stalin Story, with references to installments and various pages listed in the issue.
Plan indicates back taxes won't be paid as Syracuse plans to abandon Municipal Airport once Hancock Airport is fully operational. Mayor Franic Costello says two airfields cannot be maintained and the city will serve Central New Yorkers, not just Syracuse residents. Tax assessment on Municipal Airport rose from 150,000 to 500,000, prompting legal challenges.
John Bowley finds a cache of ten dollar canal bank notes from 1844 hidden in wall partitions of the Haynes Snyder farm seven miles east of Fulton on North Valley road. The notes, dated 1844 and issued by the Canal Bank of Albany labeled Safety Fund, are believed to be interest bearing. The Snyders and Bowley plan to share the value after appraisal.
The News-Post reports Alger and Priscilla Hiss signed sale contracts for a Westminster area farm later abandoned by the couple. Jay Chambers bought the property and Esther Chambers appears on paper. A 1936 letter from Hiss and settlement disputes over price and contract validity are noted.
The Italian government denied Arab charges that it supported Jews in Palestine while acknowledging possible illicit ships and arms slipping from its coastline.
In Frankfurt, German readers rushed to buy issues of the American edited magazine Week-End showing Adolf Hitler smiling on the cover. The photo, linked to a story Is Hitler Alive, drew critical reaction to occupation authorities and prompted some buyers to take as many as a dozen copies.
At a luncheon Barbara Stanwyck described a kidnapper's attempt to soften the judge with tears. The man cried that he was down and out. the judge responded that he was not out yet and would not be out for seven years.
The Federal Communications Commission announced plans to regulate radio programs that prize large giveaways. The FCC contends it has authority to set station conduct rules under the communications act. Opponents argue about jurisdiction, but no effective date is set and comments are due by September 10.
The Soviet consulate in New York City closed permanently as employees prepared for Consul General Jacob Lomakin's departure to Russia aboard a Swedish liner. A consular spokesman said the office would conduct no more business as ordered by Moscow.
Frank Styan, manager of the Citizens Club, asks the court to dismiss gambling charges arguing the employer bears no liability for illegal devices found in the club. He appeared for arraignment after a raid on the University Building site. Judge Preston delayed further action until Tuesday amid public interest and a large club membership.
A power cable blowout in New York tied up traffic on four subway and elevated lines last night. The outage darkened signal lights and stalled trains, causing passenger jams at Times Square and other major stations. Service on the BMT and IRT lines was restored after about 30 minutes to an hour. The first blast occurred at a power station near Todt Street by the East River.
A burglar broke into a Barclay's Bank branch in Brighton England and stole 250 cigarets from the directors' board room. No other items were taken and no injuries were reported.
Demonstrators backed by communists forced entry into Berlin City Hall for a second day, pressuring the City Council to appoint a labor union dominated, Soviet zone committee. Outside crowds shouted as a scheduled meeting was canceled, signaling a strategy to paralyze city government and push for a communist front regime.
New York authorities announce Common Cause Inc. creates the Kasenkina Fund to aid refugees from Communism. The fund will cover medical and legal costs and help with future employment for teacher Oksana Kasenkina, who sought asylum after leaping from a Soviet consulate window.
The United Nations Economic and Social Council prepared to forward a draft declaration on human rights to the September UN General Assembly. Approved last night, the declaration guarantees freedoms in religion nationality politics marriage information and race.
German border police reported that two Soviet officers described as focal commandants were found dead after involvement in fighting illegal border crossings. They were active in suppressing border incursions in the Soviet Zone.
Troy police blamed the heat for a string of incidents. An ambulance stalled en route to the hospital with a heat victim, its battery dead. A patrol car towed it two blocks before stopping. Officer William L. Cunningham was burned removing a radiator cap. Clarence Ross, 46, a housepainter, collapsed and was moved to another ambulance and taken to Troy Hospital in fair condition.
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce was surprised when a horned toad was mailed to Donald Brand of Columbus Ohio, a schoolboy who asked for it. Officials remarked that the gift shows Oklahoma hospitality while Donald asks whether the toad is male or female. The chamber directs him to another toad for identification.
Mr. and Mrs. George Strum returned from a month's vacation to find a Thompson seedless grapevine invading their living room. The plant had snaked in through a crack and spread across chairs, tied to the house built on a vineyard site. The Strums stated the vine will be removed now.
J B Shaw files in Circuit Court against cafe owner Richard C Gifford claiming negligence after a bartender allegedly poured inflammable liquid on his foot and set it on fire while he slept in the cafe. Shaw seeks 1610000 in total damages for permanent injuries and medical costs.
The railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for higher freight rates on coal coke and iron ore saying the 25 cent a net ton and 28 cent gross ton increases nationwide are needed to yield about 140 million dollars annually. They cited rising fuel materials and supplies and noted coal prices have surged since 1939.
The Czechoslovak Interior Ministry announces the arrest of a Dominican abbot and 10 others, including priests, on charges of smuggling traitors abroad and providing documents to a foreign espionage service. The Dominican monastery at Znojmo is described as a stop on the underground railway to Austria.
Lack of training facilities forces the Army to limit the November draft call to slightly more than ten thousand. Officials say the November total will be nearer ten thousand than fifteen thousand with plans to raise to fifteen thousand in December and to thirty thousand monthly thereafter. Registration begins for men 18 to 25 with staggered dates by birth year through 1930.
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