19 Dec 1951
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1951
Page
1
A fragment reports a tense late night search to locate an area deemed good, with a line indicating at 5 A.M. a husband was alive. Details are sparse, but the note hints at a dramatic discovery and ongoing concern about the husband’s status.
The dollar’s value in New York dropped to 54.4 cents on October 15, per Robert R. Behlow of the U S Labor Department Bureau of Statistics. This compares with early World War I estimates when the dollar was worth about 1.00.
A 7 machinist was booked today on grand larceny charges for stealing. Police said the suspect claimed to have silenced his mother in law with a false claim, while detectives quoted David Ritchie in the case.
SEVEN MEN FROM Syracuse and Onondaga County and 10 others from nearby Central New York communities were reported by the Defense Department as prisoners of war in China. The list names Corporal Donald D. Beals and Maj. Robert N. Abbott among 17 families who had long hoped their sons were alive. The report notes Sgt. Robert Leslie Jones, captured in Germany in 1945, and details other local servicemen, with families recalling their son’s wartime fate.
A list of American prisoners of war named by the Communists is provided to the United Nations command during Korean War talks. The OCR text shows numerous corrupted names, ranks, and serials, reflecting chaotic evidence of captured personnel and missing, garbled identifiers. The document preserves the scope of POWs discussed in diplomatic exchanges, with many entries partially legible and many others unreadable.
The United Nations backed a Western disarmament path, defeating a Russian bid for an immediate atomic ban. The 16-nation political committee passed the plan 44 to 5 with 10 abstentions and Burma not participating. A new disarmament commission will be formed to pursue a world arms race reduction under Western guidance.
Rowland Evans reports a Washington Tokyo flash on POW lists amid a proposed disarmament commission. The piece notes a long name list, cautious verification by the Pentagon and international inspection plans as UPI cites officials, with references to atomic bomb anxieties and UN involvement.
A devastating new snowstorm blankets central and northern New York as frigid air drives temperatures below zero in Watertown and Massena. Syracuse reports up to 14 inches, with 10 inches more arriving amid driving winds. Schools close in Genesee County as crews battle drifts and travel becomes hazardous. The storm intensifies late today with more snow anticipated across the region.
Seoul dispatch details Maj. Gen. William F. Dean evading North Korean forces for days after Taejon fell. Traced by allies as missing and later believed to be a prisoner, Dean wandered ridgelines, discarded identification, and sought shelter as units withdrew. Concluded on page 19.
Communists suggested they may block progress in prisoner exchanges, risking delay past Christmas. Alan Winnington, a Communist spokesman, criticized the UN list of 13274 prisoners as incomplete and untranslated, saying it lacks unit identifications. Wilmington of the London Daily Worker echoed claims of deliberate omissions and potential delay, as translation into Chinese and Korean was pledged but unlikely before Christmas.
Rita Hayworth did not show up for work as Columbia Studio extended her suspension over a dispute about phrasing of her answers. The studio announced the pair had patched differences and filming for a new picture would begin this week, but she remained absent while filing for divorce from Prince Aly Khan.
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