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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
2
Carol Channing, famed for Lorelei in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, becomes the latest publicized Broadway name. The piece details her romance with Ax Carson, a football player and private eye, plus notes on Broadway figures like Rita Hayworth and Elizabeth Firestone and various showbiz rumors.
A New Jersey power company's proposed Delaware River dam would block plans to use the river as a water supply for New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the Federal Power Commission was told.
Mayor William O'Dwyer and his bride concluded a 10 day Florida honeymoon returning to Newark and then Manhattan by non stop flight. A police escort carried them across the Hudson to City Hall where O'Dwyer resumed duties.
The Senate GOP caucus met to push unity on platform aims for a Republican midterm win context. Eugene D. Millikin of Colorado issued the call to align policy stands as the 82nd Congress resumes.
Al Makkatam reports Syria faced a thwarted coup attempt by officers favoring union with Iraq. The plot was discovered hours before execution and instigators were arrested. No further details released.
The Communist party organ Rude Pravo announced that tips are being banned in nationalized Prague hotels and restaurants. Waiters will refuse tips, reflecting the regime’s move to end capitalist practices and standardize service across state enterprises.
Major J Van Ness Philp 83 veteran of the Spanish American and World War I died in Hudson He served with the State Department in World War II as assistant secretary in the Division of American Republics R Edson Emery chairman of Jessop Steel Co and long time steel industry figure in western Pennsylvania died in Pittsburgh A E Callen 68 general auditor for Union Pacific Rail road died in Omaha Reuben H Markham 62 longtime Christian Science Monitor Balkan correspondent died in Washington
Hollywood reports Bob Hope dethroning Crosby as the nation's top box office star in the Herald Survey. Crosby slips to second with Abbott and Costello third, John Wayne rising to fourth, and Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Betty Grable, Esther Williams, and Humphrey Bogart among the top ten. Roy Rogers leads westerns with Gene Autry listed, while Anna Neagle heads British exhibitors.
Senator Millikin Republican leader says a tax rise is unlikely for 1949 while Congress may approve a cut in excise taxes next session. He notes excise levies on telephone bills electric light bulbs furs jewelry and transportation tickets. The deficit is blamed on prior tax cuts and President Truman says no path to balance without tax increases.
William L Batt of SKF Industries says distribution will be the major challenge for industry in 1950 and throughout the century era of mass production struggles to sell and locate markets. He predicted 1950 business near 1949 levels.
Walter Kiernan offers a satirical New Year column criticizing Governor Dewey for delaying a run, suggesting he seek stardom in entertainment rather than politics. Kiernan quips about aging politicians, mentions Truman and Stassen, and ends with a New Year greeting.
Water Commissioner Stephen J. Carney warned New York City’s shortage remains critical despite a rise in reserves. He noted a 50 million gallon spike in Wednesday consumption and warned further increases could erase weeks of progress since the December low. Reservoirs held 90.535 billion gallons, up 1.194 billion from the prior day.
A freight train struck a bus in Concepcion California last night killing three people and injuring at least 12. Police and railroad workers investigated the crash as officials described the scene as chaotic and tragic. Investigators were assessing causes and potential safety lapses.
Washington reports three lawmakers say Congress will study pensions in 1950 to shape a national policy. They cite private plans versus Social Security, potential economic and tax effects, and worker mobility as key issues. The inquiry follows steel price hikes and a union pension contract.
In sub zero weather about 95 miles southeast of Calgary, a collision between two Canadian Pacific Railway trains killed one man and injured more than 40. Rescue efforts were hampered by heavy snows and cold winds as survivors described severed limbs among the injured and crews rushed in a wrecking train and bulldozers to clear the scene. Six seriously injured were evacuated.
Attorney Adrian Kragen argues that currency notes are not money but redeemable notes and should be taxed as solvent credits at about $1 per thousand. The Beery estate seeks a refund of roughly $33,000 after Los Angeles County taxed $670,000 in currency held in safety boxes. Kragen may take the case to the U S Supreme Court.
The Buenos Aires tabloid Clarin suspended publication today, the third paper closed recently by government action. The newsprint supply was frozen after a Peronista congressional committee seized stocks of its private paper dealer during investigations of papers that opposed President Juan D. Peron in the 1946 elections.
General Services Administrator Joss Larson announced the War Assets Administration is dissolved with almost all of its 27.2 billion in surplus disposed. Remaining assets will transfer to a GSA liquidation unit on January 1, including 65 hard to sell properties and about 200 million in aircraft parts, with sales to finish by January 31.
At the 40th national convention Phi Sigma Delta delegates approve admitting Negroes as members. The Wisconsin chapter pledged Negro senior Weathers Sykes, 23, last spring.
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