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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1947
Page
2
Earl Wilson surveys Pete Lind Hayes as a rising Broadway hopeful, noting his Copacabana debut with Mary Healy, his mass appeal, and his talent. The piece recalls Heflin, Merman, Hildegarde, and other stars, with quips on Gwin, Chautsssie, and Sinatra, plus a brief cast of show business snippets.
In Makoti North Dakota Richard Geisen a farmer says he will not file charges after 20 masked men raided his farm at midnight beating him and damaging property. He cites the attackers as his neighbors and refuses to pursue legal action.
A $100,000 blaze raged through Lake George NY hitting a garage house beauty shop and Chamber of Commerce offices. Fire Chief George Wilcox said two school buses and 14 cars were destroyed in the downtown fire.
A St Louis convention of business college heads reports today that modern secretaries are better educated, more capable and more attractive than 25 years ago and have brighter chances for advancement and marriage to their boss.
A dense fog grips Britain halting air travel trains and road journeys, with a railway worker killed and over a dozen injured in bus and car accidents as motorists drive on dwindling fuel.
Robert Giller reports in Jerusalem on reactions to the UN partition decision. Arabs wept openly as grandmothers cried in the Jordan Valley while Jewish settlers celebrated the birth of a Jewish state with music and dancing.
The piece blends a U S secretary Harrimans call for voluntary meat curtailment before Christmas with reporting from Jerusalem Haifa Tel Aviv and Jaffa about rising Arab violence. Arabs attacked consulates and Jewish buses as Hagana warned against retaliation while Arab League leaders vowed holy war and Palestine frontiers remained quiet.
The speaker argues Truman desires several powers he does not intend to exercise, noting contrasts with Italy and France where Communists are openly named. DeGaulle’s stance to save France is mentioned if the situation collapses, underscoring uncertainty in allied resolve.
A list of deaths from many U S cities notes prominent figures across fields. Charles D Crowley editor of Little Falls Times dies in Little Falls at 72. William Edlin editor of Jewish Day dies in New York City at 69. Edwin C Smith retired judge dies in Bath at 76. Others include Ernst Lubitsch in Hollywood. Charles Edward Payne longtime Grinnell College faculty in Grinnell Iowa. Howard Holt Blair former athletic director in Springfield Missouri. Louis Ayres architect in New York City. Harrison Brockbank playwright and actor in New York City. Albert Welnery sculptor in New York City. Frank J Flynn editor in Boston. Francis H Fenn president of American Bantam Car in Pittsburgh. Alfred E Mallon executive in Minneapolis. Charles L Gurney former Buffalo Savings Bank head in Buffalo. George C Hodge automotive pioneer in Plainville Connecticut.
In New York City Local 15 of the bartenders union wins strike authority for 1500 members to strike 800 Manhattan neighborhood taverns whenever and wherever needed. The move was approved to pressure owners during contract talks.
Frank E. Mullen of NBC said television will stimulate audiences rather than compete with other media. He noted newspapers movies and records grew as radio expanded and predicted TV will boost sports fans and lead to cooperation between films and television.
National Guardsmen were mobilized in Phoenix Arizona after Gov. Sidney E. Osborn proclaimed martial law in Maricopa County. Sheriff Cal Boies requested guard patrols as striking lettuce workers disrupted the area and authorities said the situation was beyond local control.
Four young West Virginians died from carbon monoxide poisoning on a double date. Hayward L. Dean 28 Levin J. Dean Jr. 21 and Margaret Brown 25 Freda Brown 20 were found dead in a car. gas from a broken exhaust pipe caused the tragedy. The Deans resided in Gem and the Browns in Orlando.
Chicago newspaper publishers withdrew their offer for any wage increase retroactive to Oct. 21, the end of the old contract. The move followed a strike called by Local 16 of the International Typographical Union representing all printers. Despite the withdrawal the six papers continued full editions using photo-engraving.
Jamestown Post-Journal resumes negotiations with Local 205 of the International Typographical Union. The 28 compositors continue work as the old contract expired Sunday. A $6 weekly raise would lift minimum pay to $71.20 for an 87 hour week, versus the union’s $15 request.
The American embassy said U S Ambassador Henry F Grady will depart by plane December 7 for consultations in Washington amid a deships dispute with India and planned talks with officials there.
Albany Business College Alumni Association released The Poll sequel showing secretaries most dislike last minute brainstorms and secretaries who mumble or rush typing at quitting time. Other annoyances include dictation muddiness and shopping list shifts. The ideal boss is described as a married 40 year old six foot tall responsible executive who treats secretaries as professionals.
Refugees commandeered shelters in Shantung port as civil war raged along the railway toward Tsinan. Battle centers were Naomi and Weihsien, with Communist Gen. Chen Yi’s forces said to hold the initiative after capturing several cities.
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