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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
6
New York's Iron Age says a controlled materials plan for steel may start by March or April with mandatory price controls to replace voluntary ones. It predicts swift adoption as the Economic Stabilization Agency builds staff to enforce them amid defense orders and speeded production.
A wartime dispatch reports Red forces operating along the Danube and near Seoul, with Austrian vessels crossing into Soviet zones attacked while American and Allied air power push back. The article notes multiple tank and village losses, a Chinese buildup on the 38th Parallel, and China’s war budget reportedly ballooning to about 8 billion dollars for 1951.
The extreme cold led to three deaths nationwide as residents pushed through hazardous conditions. Temperatures plummeted from the Midwest to the Carolinas while Georgia faced freezing rain and ice. Chicago and Columbus reported record lows with urban fuel and gas conservation measures ordered. Fires increased in western Pennsylvania as the cold wave gripped multiple states.
The Guardian editorial in London claims the Voice of America alienates China by overinterpreting American policy and risks misrepresenting Chiang Kai shek. It urges restraint in propaganda as the U.S. spends on defense and expands broadcasts.
Nordkvist, after telephoning a hotel and asking what happened in his room, told police he was sorry for what he did. He planned to be booked on a homicide charge following a statement to the district attorney. Miss Hughes, a former Paris and New York stage star, had years as a leading figure in 1820s reviews and later lived with John McDonald, a taxi driver, as a common-law wife for 14 years. The couple hosted a Christmas night gathering in a hotel room, where Nordkvist’s actions led to the fatal incident.
Five hundred guests attended the church ceremony last night and a reception followed at the McCarthy mansion worth $250,000. Six bridesmaids including Lea and Faustine attended Mary Margaret with six groomsmen. Glenna Lee acted as matron of honor with Pontikes’ father as sole attendant. Mary Margaret wore white satin with orchids. McCarthy, a son of an oil well driller, built an empire including newspapers and the Shamrock Hotel amounting to $18,000,000. The Pontikes home sits in a quiet old residential area beside a shoe repair shop.
Evanston notes led by vice president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union oppose including beer in the government cost of living index. Mrs Leigh Colvin argues beer belongs with food and essentials, not in the index. She warns it grants dignity to brewers and imagines a Department of Beer in the Cabinet.
CAMP POL La UP The Army had recommended Ret Tony Mason of Sharon Pa for the Soldier's Medal for twice discarding armed hand grenades. Mason a grenade range instructor coached at the facility saved others by tossing a dropped grenade and preventing an explosion after a pupil inadvertently released a pin.
Washington dispatch reports Rep. Sabath of Illinois breaks the all time record for consecutive service in Congress. Elected last November 7 to another term, he entered the House March 4, 1907 and will have served 43 years, nine months and 25 days when today’s session adjourns.
Bulgaria has sent minister J. Petkov to North Korea, presenting credentials to Foreign Minister Pak Chen-Jen in Pyongyang. The Bulgarian Telegraph Agency carried the report from Sofia.
Albany UP Charles Hi Sells former state public works commissioner under Governor Dewey now executive director of the New York Good Roads Association says more than 0,000 miles of highways and streets in New York are in dire need of improvement He calls this a conservative estimate covering 57 to 66 percent of roads and streets in the state He also urges end to diversion of motor vehicle revenues into the general fund insisting these funds be earmarked for road purposes.
Rev J Howard Melish, ousted from the Church of the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn after 145 years of service for condoning his son's left wing memberships, appeals to the U S Supreme Court. New York courts upheld the bishop's faction, and Melish argues the state court ruling violates church state separation.
Soviet government announces completion of a 60 mile canal linking the Volga and Don rivers two years ahead of schedule, creating a two lane waterway from the Black Sea to Caspian Baltic and White Seas. The plan dates back to Peter the Great in the early 18th century and the project began before World War I.
Senate and House conferees aim to finalize a civil defense bill today to prepare for possible enemy attacks. Initial talks split on grants for salt liquidating projects like underground garages. Conferees would bar cities from federal grants but may accept up to 25 million dollars in reconstruction finance loans with a 50 year term. Pope Adrian IV was an Englishman.
Davis, an attorney and manager of Truman's 1948 campaign, was acquitted of aiding Chinese aliens obtain false U.S. passports. Lee and Davis faced conspiracy and fraud charges tied to falsified birth certificates and passports amid a Civil War era inflation context with modest food prices cited.
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