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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1947
Page
30
President Truman’s reelection prospects were shown as jeopardized by Henry A. Wallace declaring a run for President as a left wing Communist sparked candidate. Republican prospects brightened. The clash with Truman mirrors a history of contenders in 1948.
Henry A. Wallace considers Sen. Glen H. Taylor of Idaho for vice president in 1948. He revealed his candidacy in Chicago while resigning as editor of the New Republic, planning a weekly column. A Tru man era fallout and Wallace’s left wing bid loom as race dynamics shift.
The page outlines three Knutson bills, two vetoed by President Truman, with Bertram Benedict tracing their history. Other features include comics, horoscope, radio, city life, social news, and Deaths in the editorial section with mentions of Woman's help and inexpensive remedies.
Henry A. Wallace enters the presidential race as an independent, turning U S relations with Russia into a campaign issue. Politicians doubt his odds, likening him to La Follette, while noting his Chicago radio speech attacked bipartisan war policy. Concluded on Page 9.
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson ordered whisky makers to ration grain to preserve food supplies. Acting under an anti inflation act, he limited distillers to 2,450,000 bushels through January 31, 1848. The action aims to curb grain use while managing food needs.
Flash floods cut off utilities and railways in northeastern France and bordering Germany. Thousands were marooned or homeless as heavy rains triggered widespread disruption across the region. Local authorities urged residents to seek shelter and avoid flood waters amid ongoing rescue efforts.
In Bakersfield California UP reports game warden Les Arnold announced the arrest of movie star Clark Gable comedian Frank Morgan and three other persons Sunday on charges of illegal possession of ducks.
Greek government forces broke guerrilla defenses on heights guarding Konitsa as reinforcements moved toward the besieged garrison. Guerrillas attacked anew while government troops, aided by armored cars and planes, pressed the assault. A government communique said outer defenses remained intact after 24 hours of heavy fighting. Police in Piraeus seized Communist Party premises, with law outlawing the party taking effect that Sunday.
The Mercury reports three below zero at 6 AM marking the coldest day this winter. Records show 20 below on this date in 1917. Temperatures ranged across towns with Canton 15 below and New York City 15.6 below a season low, Syracuse at one below by 8 AM, with gradual warming but next cold spell forecast for Wednesday night.
The White House announced President Truman is dropping Chairman James M. Landis from the Civil Aeronautics Board as his present term expires Wednesday night. Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross did not elaborate on a successor and did not confirm reports that Stanton Griffis, the ambassador to Poland, may be chosen.
In New York General Sessions Court a jury began deliberations in the January slaying of boss stevedore Anthony Hintz. Defendants John M. Dunn Andrew Sheridan and Daniel Gentile face possible verdicts of first degree murder second degree murder first degree manslaughter or acquittal as Judge Donnellan outlined the options.
In Washington a three alarm fire downtown killed one fireman and injured two others while four residents were rescued from apartments above an optical store where the blaze began. The deceased was L. M. Nevitt of a truck company.
In Jerusalem two explosions rocked the city as armored cars patrolled drenched streets. In Haifa the fiercest clashes since the UN partition vote left 41 Jews and six Arabs dead, with many wounded. Reports say 599 Arabs and Jews killed across the region. the Haifa blast blamed on Irgun.
Two men were found frozen in zero temperatures. John J. Ellis, 53, a school janitor from Albany, had been missing since Sunday and was found at the foot of a hill. John Dudley, 76, of Pleasantville, Rensselaer County, was found in front of his house by a neighbor. Both deaths attributed to extreme cold.
Belmont Dispatch, the weekly newspaper printed here for six years, will be sold to Frederic E. Simons of North Hornell, announced today.
Albany report notes two of four men sentenced to death for murder had their clemency hearings adjourned by Governor Dewey while convictions undergo U S Supreme Court review. Earlier items mention Yugoslav guards accused of firing on a woman near a ward, cattle prices reaching a new high, the U S ratifying an Inter-American Defense Treaty, and Robert E. Tew elected president of Genesee Junior College.
King Mihai I of Romania resigns to pursue marriage with Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma. Western leaders urged him to stay, but the Communist-dominated cabinet proclaims Romania a popular democratic republic and abolishes the constitution. A radio proclamation announces the abdication without naming the princess.
London reports a Foreign Office spokesman praising Mihai I for helping overthrow the Fascist regime and bring Romania to the Allied side, while London and Paris note his planned marriage and sacrifice of the throne. Danish sources say Princess Anne was surprised by the abdication. A People’s Government is proclaimed and Mihai is believed to have left for an undisclosed destination, likely Switzerland. The event echoes Edward VIII’s 1936 abdication.
A witty exchange has a taxi driver remark that a son always leaves a bigger tip, noting the son can afford it. The millionaire deflects with a quip about finances and fatherhood.
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