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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1947
Page
7
Greenville Alabama police report Dorothy Livingston a 38 year old divorcee was found slain with a pistol near the body in a locked bathroom door scene. Neighbors broke in after repeated knocks. Solicitor Paul Hartley stated she had been shot through the heart and that the door was locked from the outside.
An explosion at the Celanese Corporation of America building in Newark NJ left 11 injured and one dead. Donald Lennox 42 of Kearney NJ died at St James Hospital from blast injuries as bricks and rubble rained onto the street.
Chicago officials announce a $150,000,000 modernization program by the Chicago Transit Authority to replace 3,000 street cars and demolish over 700 miles of track. Traffic experts say street cars are slow and occupy too much central street space.
Premier Georgi Dimitrov and Premier Enver Hoxha signed a treaty of friendship and mutual aid, pledging collaboration between Bulgaria and Albania. The agreement marks a formal step in their cooperation during the regional Cold War context.
Bent County authorities planned further questioning of a 12 year old Las Animas boy who admitted killing his 16 year old sister. District Attorney Fred Sisk said Jimmy Melton confessed Monday night that he shot Phyllis Marie Melton five times with a .22 caliber rifle.
Northern Greece army HQ at Volos reports over 200 guerrillas captured and large quantities of supplies seized as they traveled from Mount Grammos on the Albanian border.
The Senate unanimously approved Carl R. Gray Jr. to succeed Gen. Omar N. Bradley as veterans administrator.
Philosophic reflection on amendments proposes that correcting one flaw can create another, noting that change can reduce some issues while introducing different problems, as Paine suggested.
Burlington dispatch reports Moses Perelman's son learned his father has had an upside down stomach for six decades. Dr. J S Perelman of Newark and other physicians confirmed the condition after 40 years of stomach trouble. Perelman planned surgery in Newark with his wife traveling to join him.
The House approved unanimously a bill allowing former servicemen to reinstate lapsed GI term insurance without a physical examination through December 31, 1948. The measure proceeds to the Senate.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters estimates U S fire losses for the first 11 months at 624.274 million dollars, topping all prior years and 24 percent above the 1946 like period of 503.393 million.
In a dispute over Jeannette Delahunt wearing slacks to school, the case hinges on truancy charges or illegal detention for her or her parents. School officials cite a long standing policy banning slacks for girls while Delahunt argues the clothes are decent and tax support gives him right to choose attire.
Val KIll Farms announces six foot spruce Christmas trees from the Hyde Park estate of the late President Franklin D Roosevelt. Prices are 5 cents each in lots of 100 and 2.80 for a bundle of three or four. Mrs Roosevelt and her son Elliott planned to raise trees for the season.
Litts notes a Jan 13 regular meeting and invites Dela hunt to attend. He says he is not Emily Post on dress codes and acknowledges a modern view where slacks may be appropriate for students. He adds that until due legal steps are taken no single person can defy a rule.
Max Becker an inmate at Auburn Prison who won a sentence reduction for attempted illegal escape seeks damages for imprisonment. Becker who was acquitted of a homicide tied to a 1929 prison riot has a show cause order returnable Saturday before Justice Earle Warner in the Auburn Supreme Court special term.
Price Curb Speaker Martin and floor leader Halleck discuss rushing a modified Walcott Bill through the Senate and whether the House could act in time. Taft declines to concede defeat as House leaders say revival rests with the Senate and Halleck says final action by Friday is impossible. Martin calls the House effort doubtful.
Miss Margaret Truman daughter of the President sang before a hometown audience in Kansas City in her first solo appearance. She faced a demanding critic but delivered a creditable performance amid strong public interest.
A Fukushima Prefecture high school poll in Iizuka School shows General MacArthur garnering 332 votes as the most respected figure among pupils, ahead of Hirohito with 328 and Kyuichi Tokuda with 141. Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama trails with 40 votes.
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