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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Page
6
An official report states on Christmas Eve four Arabs and three Jews were wounded. Three Arabs of the Hanadr tribe were killed by a group of Jews driving past in vehicles at 11 AM while plowing fields in the Beer-Sheba area, a historic city about 45 miles south of Jerusalem.
The board rejected broad amnesty, citing wilful violators with prior records and others driven by fear or economic motives. About 10,000 of 15,805 cases were deemed wilful, while Jehovahs Witnesses, conscientious objectors, and others formed the remainder. Pardons favored some with ignorance or misunderstanding, and those of Japanese ancestry who sought full citizenship rights. Reverend A J Muste called the action pale clemency and pacifist groups urged full amnesty.
New York wholesale food price index, Dun and Bradstreet, climbs to 7.11 dollars per pound for the week ended December 23 from 7.02 last week. The index, covering 31 commonly used foods, compares with 7.17 in early December and 6.32 a year earlier.
Charles A Lindbergh arrived from the United States via Manila and told newsmen the journey was official Pan American Airline business He asked reporters to report only his arrival His schedule lists a Friday departure for Shanghai and a later visit to Tokyo
Senator Knowland outlines a probe into grain trading links to government purchases. He says 300 employees and 711 trader names will be reviewed, with subpoenas issued for additional information on insiders and timing of big purchases relative to government buys. The effort aims to uncover potential leaks and price manipulation before Congress reconvenes.
The speaker emphasizes aid to the American people through grain exchanges and other markets including cotton fats and oils, framing a broad view of living costs. This statement underlines efforts to stabilize prices and support household expenses amid market fluctuations. The remarks reference ongoing programs and the need to consider multiple commodity sectors in economic planning.
U S Yule gift packages and letters aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad New York to St Louis train set a holiday mood. A fire turned a car into a blackened shell, while San Francisco reports a haberdashery exchange offering a $1 credit toward a conservative neckpiece for any bona fide maker’s item. Elsewhere, heavy New England snow left four dead, four missing, and about twenty injured. St Petersburg plans artificial snowfall by dry ice drop from a plane, prompting neighbors to keep operation snowflake in their own backyard.
Bremond Texas police widened a statewide search for the surviving gunman of a duo that robbed the Bremond State Bank of 12000 dollars. Francis Marion Hooper Jr. 26 formerly of Port Arthur and Belton faces robbery with firearms charges while his brother J B Hooper 22 was shot by Sheriff Bob Reeves of Franklin after the bank raid.
A travel-tinged reflection along the ancient road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem notes little changes since Mary and Joseph. Macadam replaces dirt, British troops replace Caesar’s legions, Hagana and Arabs guard rooftops, and the Well of Rest sits by olive groves. The piece finds enduring sorrow and hope in Rachel’s tomb, the Mount of Olives, and Bethlehem’s dusk search for peace.
New York reports government bonds declined sharply as the Federal Reserve System adopted a policy to support the market at a lower level. In recent months the system has purchased 666.1 million dollars of longer term government bonds.
London’s Daily Telegraph reports mass arrests by Soviet forces in the German occupation zone. The paper suggests the actions are preliminary to broader moves and could signal intensified Soviet control in postwar Germany.
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