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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1949
Page
2
The 1949 navigation season ends in Buffalo with the steamer Standard Portland Cement unloading what may be the last cargo of winter storage grain. City officials also report an investigation into bread prices amid calls for lower costs.
Two hold up men robbed Worcester County Trust Company in Spencer Mass escaping with 1000 dollars. They herded the bank manager Manley S Kelley and five employees into the vault but Kelley had spun the combination door preventing lockup.
A Brazilian town near Sao Paulo suffered over 275000 in damage from a cloudburst. The flood disabled circus tents, telephones, power and rail service and left hundreds homeless. In other news, Panama to be recognized by Argentina government, Arias rises to power after Chanis ouster.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Bessie Gardner du Pont 85 famed historian of the du Pont family in Wilmington Delaware Edmund W Fairchild 83 founder of Fairchild Publications in Glen Ridge New Jersey J R King Sr 72 financier and former president of the J R Watkins Company in Winona Minnesota James Harry Gray 62 night copy editor for the New York Daily News in New York City Eldon Park 40 vice president of Crosley Broadcasting and WINS general manager in Roslyn Elmore Abram Willets 88 pioneer oil producer and longtime president of State Bank of Belmont in Pittsburgh.
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan warned the espionage case against Judith Coplon and Valentin A. Yubitchev could be dismissed if brought on illegally obtained wiretap material. He ordered that no wiretap transcripts or derived evidence may be used unless the prosecution proves a wiretap free path forward.
Three of Alger Hiss former colleagues defend his integrity while Dr Stanley Hornbeck recalls hearing him called a fellow traveler between 1939 and 1941. The defense opened its case in Hiss second perjury trial after a prior hung jury. The government rested after 16 days and 200 exhibits as Whittaker Chambers remains central to the case.
A Pakistan Air Company DC-3 crashed 45 miles north of Karachi killing 25 on board. All 21 passengers and four crew perished. Officials said two Pakistan Army generals Maj. Gen. Sher Khan and Maj. Gen. Iftikhar were among the passengers. The crash occurred in desert country.
German police announced the missing three year old son of American deputy commander in Berlin was found after a large joint search by German and American police. The boy wandered from his yard around 3 PM and was located about a mile from his home near the Grunewald forest. His parents Col. W. T. Babeork and wife were unreachably en route from Frankfurt to Berlin. The child was in the care of a nurse.
Rochester prosecutors present 14 witnesses in the first degree murder trial of Rev. George P. Hetenyi, accused of killing his wife Jean Gareis, a concert violinist, by shooting her twice and discarding the body in the Genesee River. Hetenyi, 25, showed no emotion as testimony continued.
The commerce department reports total business inventories at $55.2 billion at October end, up $0.6 billion for the month but about $60 million below normal for the season. October was marked by steel and coal strikes.
The Inside Information column in the London Daily Graphic forecasts a Soviet Chinese military alliance after Britain is expected to recognize China's Communist government. Britain aims to safeguard its large Chinese business investments by recognizing the regime.
Berry Alabama with 639 residents suffers water scarcity as two wells run dry. Mayor Fred J. Johnson reports no adequate drinking supply and warns residents to avoid waste while water is hauled from streams. Fire risk rises until winter rains replenish supply.
Irate Carmel residents blocked sidewalks watched as the film sequence featuring star Robert Young was discarded due to poor lighting, nullifying the entire street shoot and leaving the project without usable footage.
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