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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1947
Page
9
Senators Bradley Robertson and Engel spar over Panama defense needs after the Assembly’s vote. Mehaffey proposed a $2.5 billion program including a sea level canal and airfields for heavy bombers. Critics warn of immense costs and uncertain bases, while pledges stress the canal’s strategic importance to both nations.
Moscow buzzes with preparations for the annual New Year celebration blending Christmas and New Year customs. Russians mark January 7 religious observances while New Year Eve and Day bring gifts, decorated trees, and Grandfather Frost in a white suit as the central figure.
The frozen body of James F. Farrelly, 74, missing for a month, was found yesterday in a wooded section of Albany. Coroner Harry H. Wands ruled the death due to natural causes. The reason he was in the woods remained undetermined.
Referee Nelson P. Sanford adjourned the Rochester bankruptcy hearing on Rumsey Manufacturing Corporation real estate, including 31 acres, until Jan 5 to consider bids. A $135,000 bid was previously offered but not confirmed. the property was appraised at $400,000 and the firm ceased operations July 15.
A pathologist and a surgeon are accused by an actress of an irreversible sterilization during an appendicitis operation performed without her consent or approval. The case centers on alleged medical wrongdoing and its impact on the plaintiff's fertility.
World War II veterans will begin receiving the $400,000,000 state bonus in cash starting January. Director Leo V. Lanning said there was no plan to pay in bonds and that checks will be cashable upon receipt. The information clears an erroneous impression about the form of payment.
Former Second Lt Toshio Toda and former Corp Chomatsu Tamura pleaded innocent today to charges of atrocities that contributed to the deaths of numerous prisoners of war in the Toyama camp. Prosecutors Abram M. Jones of Rochester, N Y, and Murray Gray of Brooklyn led the case.
Bond Stores Inc announces a wage bonus exceeding 1 million dollars to be shared among about 10,000 employees in March. President Barney S. Ruben says the payout is the largest in the company’s history.
Bids will be opened Jan. 19 by the U S Army Engineers for flood control work at the junction of the Allegheny River and Olean Creek in Olean New York. Local bids are sought for the Pittsburgh region.
King Paul shows signs of recovery as officials report his temperature remained under 101.3 degrees for 48 hours. Typhoid infection condition improving in Athens.
Senate and House leaders push to question traders named by Anderson as public lists expand. Knowland notes Appropriations staff study 711 names, with 8,000 accounts expected and future lists to include small traders and officials. Anderson hopes public disclosure deters insiders in price moves.
A typhoon battered Yap Island and nearby areas including Guam and the southern Philippines. Forecasters placed the storm 30 miles southwest of Yap late today, moving west at about 10 miles per hour.
An 11-year-old adopted daughter, in a page one death by her own action, resisted police involvement. Photographer John Arabinko remained, arranged help, then the girl fled through a window, leaped to the pavement, and died. Arabinko photographed the body and notified his office.
New Orleans authorities say at least nine people were injured in two blasts at Regal Brewery in the French Quarter near Conti and Bourbon. Two serious cases reported. witnesses describe a man burned black, believed to be the night engineer. An ammonia tank explosion caused the injuries.
Look magazine poll of 57 Washington writers projects Thomas E. Dewey as the 1948 GOP nominee and predicts he will defeat Truman in November. Eisenhower receives 13 votes and Taft 12. 20 correspondents believe Dewey will win the nomination.
The regional National Labor Relations Board prepared to investigate unfair labor practices charged against Western Union by the Commercial Telegraphers Union CTU The Telegraph Employes Union of Atlanta and the Telegraph Workers Union of Dallas had planned a strike today but the strike call was canceled late Sunday night Ross L Madden regional NLRB director said the CTU still sought to press its complaint of coercion against the company.
Edwin Pauley California oilman and assistant to the secretary of the army proposed relief from his post as California Democratic National Committeeman to Senator J Howard McGrath chairman of the Democratic National Committee He said he has not been active since 1945 and spoke to a reporter last night in Los Angeles.
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