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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
2
An unidentified woman was fatally struck by a southbound subway train at the 780th Street station near seventy Avenue. She toppled from the platform as the tram entered the station, causing southbound local service to be halted for about 46 minutes.
The piece surveys wage and price controls discussions across the U.S. economy. It notes Alan Valentine pushing for wage controls for over a million auto workers and a broader move toward price stabilization, with debate on maintaining escalator clauses in auto contracts and potential enforcement steps. It highlights GM’s response to Valentine’s measures, and testimony before the joint Congressional Economic Watchdog Committee regarding stabilizer policies and industrial readiness ahead of potential rearmament needs.
Officials say a potential rail disaster was avoided when a crack in a Philadelphia to New York express derailed just outside Newark. Nine of thirteen cars left the tracks but injuries were limited to 32, none critical, as track damage and automatic signaling halted the train before it reached the station.
In Musselburgh, the Scottish Seaweed Research Association announced last night the development of laminarin from seaweed as a potential substitute for blood plasma in transfusions. The chemical may also serve as a substitute for talcum powder.
The Ilse Koch murder trial in Augsburg was recessed until December 29 as prosecutors seek permission from East German authorities to call witnesses in the Soviet zone. Reports also note wartime and religious controversy events and a mix of international notices from Berlin to Pasadena.
A Boston court heard a dispute over who should win a $15,000 prize in a television game show tied to a telephone answer. Rotondi, Rotondi, and DeMares claim the jackpot, with a Dec. 26 hearing set as authorities determine the rightful recipient. Separately, Burma treason trial delays marked by witnesses in North Burma and travel issues.
In Korea the U S Marines of the First Division recount their brutal action near the Chosin Reservoir. Sgt Bill Gilman and Maj Gen Oliver P Smith say they could have slaughtered more if not ordered to withdraw east. They describe destroying Chinese columns, fighting through Sangtong and Chosin, and moving back with wounded and matériel amid heavy pressure.
Shut-in Pat Grover, famed for last Christmas 27,660 cards in a week, received 10,000 cards at her home in one day aided by trucked mail from special post office bins. Officials noted she set a remarkable record for mail received in a single week in American history.
Tokyo reports General MacArthur’s spokesman defending a new military system to screen Korean War news as security, not censorship. Col Echols says the method is working, with cooperations from newsmen and few required edits. The army notes some evasion attempts but stresses it cannot control outgoing lines. Previously journalists voluntarily withheld material that might breach security amid broad disagreement.
A North Korean woman in a tattered fatigues was found dead on an intrusion site at Hungnam Beachhead Northeast Korea. A U S Third Division officer said she carried a large German made portrait camera and wore a fatigues uniform with North Korean markings on a sleeve. The body was part of a group killed during a predawn attempt.
Berlin dispatch claims Soviet zone residents face calls to aid anti imperialist spy networks. It accuses underground groups of terror plans and says a paper alleges East Germany mines and espionage rings have been supplied by American aid for wartime actions.
Sheriff Frank Hathorn disclosed that four men detained as suspicious looking by Moyntles deputies were released almost immediately last week. The brief statement identifies the men as internal es enuo agents seeking 4 sll.
Fragmentary text shows calls for unity and strong state control amid unrest. Mentions support from population for security and police administration, with scattered references to ancient cock fighting and cultural notes across Greece and Persia.
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