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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1951
Page
1
Tokyo dispatch summarizes Western intelligence on internal Chinese unrest as guerrilla actions and desertions grow amid the Korea War. Reports detail revolts in Kwangtung and Chung San, with casualties and mass desertions, plus deteriorating hospital conditions and food shortages.
Denver mortician Ken Raynie forms a six member paraplegic jazz combo named The Ramblin Wrecks. Members include Sharon Savage a 14 year old singer from Sioux Falls and veterans Bob Storovich and Leon Kraft. Other players Penny Greathouse Sorcha and Barbara Neece round out the lineup. Engagements at hospitals excite the group.
In Creston Nebraska Mrs J W Larson reached for a ball of yarn and suffered two broken ribs from the mishap. The incident sent ambulances and a doctor to treat the injured woman as Raynie and two orchestra members attended the scene.
Victor Norwood a 23 year old from Scunthorpe plans a one man expedition into British Guiana to hunt for diamonds. He has a 2500 dollar immigrant deposit and a 23 year old map claimed to reveal a vast diamond mine. The tale links to William La Varre who sought diamonds in 1028 and a native guide who mapped the Taruma Falls.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is constructing a 12 story building north of the United Nations headquarters in midtown Manhattan. Due for completion by end of 1952, the glass faced First Avenue facade will feature limestone sides and house conference rooms and a general meeting hall. The project will also shelter other non governmental groups engaged in international work and aims to strengthen and illuminate UN activities for the public.
Greek defense minister ordered a probe into reports of large scale arms smuggling to Egypt. An alleged deal involved a Greek army general staff contract with an American firm, exchanging old weapons for new ones at ten old for one new, with damaged rifles and guns cited.
The New York Social Register trims its 30,000 names as society figures fall from grace through marriage into Hollywood and other intrigues. Prominent names like Mortimer Ball and Archibald Roosevelt are dropped, while others choose to withdraw. The publication, edited in New Jersey and Maryland by Mrs. Barry and Mrs. Shaw, remains a glittering yardstick of a terse social season.
Survey shows the British general election theme centers on cost of living with rationed staples up and prices rising. Swiss housewives spend about $16 weekly on essentials, buying cheapest meat, milk, bread, vegetables, cheese, wine, and jam to feed a family of three.
Sydney news notes the high cost of living with a family of three needing about 13.25 dollars weekly to cover a shopping basket. Butter 34 cents a pound, bacon 60 cents, apples six cents, oranges three, cheese 30 cents, bread nine cents, fats ten, crackers 25, and meat about 35 cents per pound. Additional nonessential extras are tallied as the week advances. Concluded on page 2 column 1.
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