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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
2
Earl Wilson chronicles backstage chatter and gags from Broadway, recalling Oscar Levant jokes about Barbara Wood and Arthur Loew, plus laughs about Ruth Gordon's Years Going Now. Column teases industry humor, price notes, and NBC censors clashing with Fred Allen.
A practical guide for homeowners on quieting noisy floorboards. It explains that creaks come from loose nails, warped boards, or floor slips. Advice covers toeing-in nails, counterflinking, and avoiding direct hammer blows on warped boards plus sending inquiries to Mr Cobb in Horala-Journal for future columns.
Philip J. Siegel, an officer of Dyecasters, Inc. in Ridgefield, NJ, said two men abducted him near his home Thursday night and forced him to enter the Dyecasters building to retrieve a payroll. He feigned unconsciousness after being struck, and the pair fled. In New York City, Benjamin J. Davis earned 95,787 Communist votes statewide, with 8,653 coming from upstate. A police rift grows over proposed raises as a strike mood lingers. Rochester plans to boost isotope output. Tommy Manville’s eighth wife Georgina Campbell Manville was jailed on a divorce-related charge after returning home for their anniversary.
A Cedgia Tech student Arnold Unndy was acquitted in Red corde's Cowl on a charge of disorderly conduct after breaking a glass door at a drug store to provide surgical supplies to victims of the WinecoHl Hotel massacre in which 21 died. The incident drew national attention as police waited for the store owner by phone in the early morning hours. The judge ruled the act as aiding victims rather than unlawful entry.
Basel reports Dr Selig Bodetsky of the Jewish Agency Executive urged the World Zionist Congress to press the agency to take part in a London conference with Arabs and Jews in January. He called for initiative and a concrete plan. In Britain a rare anti Semitic act involved an arson attempt on Hebrew scrolls at Glapton synagogue after a warning from a person claiming to be from the National Guard. In Berlin the American military government outlined a schedule to cut U.S. forces in Germany from 35 percent toward 4,000 by July next year, with staged reductions starting October and January.
Washington asks if United Mine Workers can be held responsible for acts of an individual member. The case centers on 3.5 million in fines imposed for contempt during a soft coal strike and whether the union as an unincorporated association can be liable for acts of John L. Lewis or others without explicit participation or authorization.
The Tinian general staff said new detachments of government troops entered Tabriz, the Azerbaijan capital, at noon on Thursday. Governor general Gr. Salamolah Javia proclaimed martial law and a curfew as Ghavam's forces moved in to supervise forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Superior Judge Pat Parker rules with actor Melvyn Douglas on his MGM contract. It ran to December 1947, despite studio demands to extend to 1951 to cover four years of military service.
An odd pastiche of political banter and media commentary speaks to democratic participation and public figures. It touches on voters, aging celebrities, and a clip about broadcasting, mentioning Crosby and a studio transcription with a casual, stream-of-consciousness tone.
A batch of obituaries lists Perry Arnold a 61 year old magazine writer and former United Press cable editor in New York, Samuel Moore Peakook 65 a Davis Cup squad manager in 1928 and former Lawn Tennis Association executive in Philadelphia, and Dr Howin A Mason 69 a long time Rensselaer County physician. Also noted are Ben Mowe 78 a former NYC Fusion Party chair in Jackson Heights, Dr Ourms Hidden Page 76 former Dartmouth English professor in Laconia New Hampshire, Charles B Tun ing 86 a Philadelphia physicist and manufacturer, and Mrs Donald Cameron an employer lecturer and author in London.
Diplomatic officials report progress at the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in New York City toward real peace in Europe and the world. A shift in Russian policy enabled completion of peace treaties with Italy Bulgaria Hungary Romania and Finland and an agreed program for a German settlement at Moscow. Byrnes expressed confidence the tough problems in the German treaty would be solved.
In the five former enemy countries the right to force distress landings by civil aircraft is discussed. The text notes procedures and safeguards, aiming to minimize risk during emergencies and ensure safety for passengers and crews.
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