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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1952
Page
2
Gasoline leaked from a service station tank into Geneva sewers last night. Crews flushed the system into Seneca Lake to reduce explosion risk while heavy fumes disrupted downtown business and a movie theater closed early. Police warned nonessential people away and businessmen ventilated offices.
The Air Force Association called on Congress for a full investigation into proper military responsibilities and the weapons program of the services. The Detroit aerospace expo opened with massive public displays of air power drawing over 500000 spectators.
In Cairo authorities recovered 2.87 million dollars in foreign company shares held for former King Farouk. The stock safe was in a Kafr el Dawar cotton mill and was delivered to custodians of Farouk’s property after transfer from Elias Androos of Beida cotton dyeing. A second item notes Soviet criticism of Austria’s move toward alliance with the West.
Moscow reports indicate Jacob Malik will be replaced by Valerian Zorin as chief Soviet delegate to the United Nations. Semen Tsarapkin, Malik’s deputy, is to be replaced with other switches hinted, reflecting a broader reorganization with Tsarapkin long connected to the UN since 1945.
Prof Georges Malvesin-Fabre of University of Bordeaux announces a 100000-year-old human skull found in Tillou Deux Sevres western France. He says it resembles Piltdown and Swanscombe skulls and shares traits with early modern humans. In Berlin, Maj Gen Menuel Matthewson protests East Zone action against West Berlin officials.
FBI jailed 16 year old Basin resident on impersonating federal officer and posing as President Truman. He allegedly mailed a letter to a 3 year old widow promising $2,000 and asking for funds, with a mock Truman signature. The letter originated from Plymouth Michigan during a hitchhiking trip.
A boy who extorted $200 from a widow by posing as a U S Secret Ranger Service agent to fight Communism was bound over for trial at Basin before U S Commissioner J R Barnwell. He may face standard delinquency charges. The scene included a brutal attack and hospital transport amid a chaotic investigation with police statements and later arraignment for assault in district court.
Washington reports a new probe into Detroit war fraud delays and a possible September testimony by former Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. House investigators seek an important witness for St Louis tax fraud and Detroit case details.
Allied fighters protected bombers in a large strike on Pyongyang. Seventeen B-29s from Japan-based forces dropped explosives on a major power complex. The Superforts operated nearly three hours using electronic aiming devices. UN aircraft flew 1443 sorties with minimal losses amid heavy anti aircraft fire. The Navy said all its planes returned safely. one Australian Meteor was reported lost earlier.
Baltimore Gov. Theodore McKeldin commuted the 10 lashings given to Marshall M. Flanary of Frederick for wife beating. He called the offense brutal and revolting and said reform of conduct requires a higher standard of civilized behavior.
Children receive free admission and exhibits open at 9:00. American Lesson Band perform at 2:00 at Empire Court until 6:00. Fashion shows, civil defense rescue demos, theater acts, hat making, horse judging, queen coronation and circus acts fill the day. Fireworks close at 10:60 P.M.
Fair officials announced that children need not hold admission tickets on the first two days of the New York State Fair Youth Days. Free admission applies to school age children. tax is not charged. After Sunday, admission for children under 12 costs 25 cents.
The Weather Bureau warned the hurricane center could strike land within hours if the current course holds heading north of Jacksonville. Tides were expected to be abnormally high along Georgia South Carolina and far northeast Florida shores as residents battened down and Labor Day travelers fled coastal areas.
A group of Bronx growers near a hospital produced smaller harvests of tomatoes corn and cabbage. They cited the dry spell and hot weather as the main cause of the undersized crop in their urban allotment.
Gov John Lodge to the U S Senate vacancy created by the death of Senator Brien Mc Mahon Democrat Purtell will serve until January AP Wire photo
Police in City Kansas nabbed Martin known as the pillow case bandit after he tried to steal a farm truck. He hid near the city for a week, planned a getaway, and was shot in the leg while fleeing FBI agents who also captured a woman in Texas City linked to Bent the fugitive. Bent, facing armed robbery and assault-with-intent-to-murder charges, would be returned to Kansas City to face murder charges.
Dr. Martha M. Eliot, head of the Children's Bureau, Warns at the National Jewish Youth Conference that juvenile delinquency is rising across communities. The fifth annual assembly drew 325 local and national groups with over 300000 members and continues through Monday.
Copenhagen reports 412 British scientists stranded in Greenland after seeking land refuge to avoid ice floes. Rescue teams ready to rush to the ice islet site near Danmarkshavn as officials confirm the marooning and danger from shifting ice.
The Syracuse State Fair opens with a drum corps contest in Empire Court at 9 AM and a parade of motorized farm machinery around the track. Future Farmers of America members, a basketball foul shooting tournament led by Al Cervi, and an automobile stunt show are among the attractions. Tonight features a horse show and the coronation of the State Fair queen, plus speeches by Joe R. Hanley. Tomorrow includes a Catholic service with Msgr Watley and a large youth attendance, while Labor Day honors workers with a court show and a luncheon. Governor Thomas E. Dewey plans to attend events through Thursday with a Friday night 100 mile auto race closing the fair.
Former swimming star Eleanor Holm faces a required filing of dates times and places to support Billy Rose’s misconduct allegations in his divorce suit. The judge ruled Rose must reveal witness names only. trial set for September before Justice James B McNally.
The Voice of America said the upcoming Communist Party Congress in Russia aims to create machinery to elevate a successor to Premier Stalin. The State Department’s overseas broadcasts doubted a bloodless power struggle can be avoided and noted no party congress since before World War II.
In Birmingham Alabama a judge jailed a 14 year old after denying a wedding today due to drunkenness. The groom who could not pay $10 faced the suspension of his marriage plans as the judge ordered the girl to wait, noting she has more time to wait for marriage.
Gary Champlain dies after climbing a ladder near a Niagara Mohawk line. Investigators shift from traffic theory to electrocution as cause. burns on hands indicate contact with live wire. Grandparents plan formal statement. funeral set for Monday at Utuley Norris Funeral Home in North Street Marcellus.
In Hamilton Ontario the Great Key cruise ship burned to the water at her berth early today. Firemen found the blaze about three minutes after hundreds of passengers had disembarked. Captain William Carson and an unnamed night watchman escaped with no injuries.
Wallkill trustees postpone indefinitely the opening of the Washington Heights grammar school due to polio. About 90 pupils were to start on Tuesday amid an infantile paralysis wave. Orange County reports 92 polio cases in recent days with three deaths, including two cases in Washington Heights.
Three crew members parachuted to safety before a Navy bomber crashed on a farm near Olathe Kas after engine failure. The aircraft was among 17 bombers flown from Jacksonville Fla to avoid hurricane effects. Lt R H Conn 27 of Palm Beach Fla broke his leg, Lt W Jo Heffernan 30 of Bellerose NY broke his left arm, and Machinist Third Class John Walker 24 suffered injuries.
Washington reports that about a quarter million newspaper carrier boys will aid in selling the new Series E Defense Bonds to 12 million homes on October 14. Secretary Snyder praised the effort as a magnifi cent display of citizenship and noted Newspaperboy Day on October 4 with a new three cent stamp to honor carrier boys.
The Air Force will arm the F-89D Scorpion with rockets instead of 20 millimeter cannons. The Scorpion, with speeds over 600 mph, becomes the third jet fighter type to drop standard guns for rockets.
A Suffolk County banker, Victor Abel, faced a swindle accusation yesterday then shot himself in the chest at his basement around 2 PM. His wife found him moaning near a pool of blood when she returned at 4:30 PM. He was taken to a hospital in fair condition and Drs. hoped to operate. District Attorney Frank Gulotta took over the case, saying Abel would be questioned after recovery. No suicide note was found.
Eleven area men begin training at Sampson Air Force Base near Geneva after enlisting at the Army Air Force Recruiting Station in the Chimes Building. Charles Stoodley, Vincent Bolletia await orders at Fort Devens after enlisting. Enlistees include Whitman, Burasky, Curry, Gibson, Relyea, Chapman, Vanderlyke, Barnes, Patterson, Linson and Campbell from multiple towns.
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