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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1950
Page
2
A bus collided with a car in the Bronx early today, driving into a three story building and forcing 16 families to flee as the structure collapsed. Driver Salvatore Ponticelio tried to left turn. Helen Bhiich was in the other vehicle.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union urged Congress to outlaw alcohol in the District of Columbia and bar the State Department from using liquor in diplomacy, warning 1951 could bring atomic destruction. Mrs. D Leigh Colvin led the Evanston appeal for New Year sobriety and peace prayers.
Washington reports the government will involve organized labor in wage and manpower policy for postwar production. A seven point agenda guides a three day conference starting Jan. 10 with five labor and four business reps to draft recommendations for national wage stabilization.
British teachers seize on youth culture amid strikes and proclamations. The National Association of Schoolmasters vows to uphold traditional discipline as youth trends conflict with older norms while global events unfold across Europe and the Middle East.
Deaths include Admiral Sumner E W Kittelle aged 83 with Spanish American War and WWI service in Washington. soprano Emmy Onl, 65, in Santa Monica. Jax Thur Mallett, vice president of International Mining Corp, Toronto. Gen Bronislav R?axow tank commander noted for Monte Cassino. Dr John W Dunning, 68, former Alma College president in Kalamazoo. Also Los Angeles case of Sallie Colvin, 18, seeking divorce from Robert Colvin, 24, with alimony and child support awarded pending trial.
Truman asked Congress to elevate the late Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker to four star rank posthumously. Walker died December 23 in a jeep accident in Korea where he commanded the Eighth Army. The President sent identical letters to Vice President Barkley and Speaker Rayburn with a proposed joint resolution to grant Walker the grade of full general. The letters cited his outstanding accomplishments in Korea and his deserving recommendation.
Dalai Lama may abandon Lhasa and set up a provisional capital at Tatung in the hidden Himalayan region, after advisers urged a temporary government. Reports from the border say Tatong lies within a day’s march of Sikkim as Chinese forces invade Tibet. The 14 year old ruler has not decided if he will form a temporary government or seek asylum in India.
North Korean and Chinese forces push south of the 38th Parallel around Yongpo and Tongduchon, threatening supply routes as UN positions north of Seoul hold. Reports say 10,000 Red troops moved south of the parallel, with battles along the Imjin River and near Lindong as Allied patrols clash with Chinese forces.
A coalition of Asian and Arab nations urged China to withdraw from Korea in exchange for a political settlement of Asia's problems. The plan envisions UN and US force withdrawals and raises tensions about Peiping's UN membership demands. High level mediators led by India and backed by 12 summit countries hope to find a mutually acceptable formula, though US resistance and Peiping's intransigence loom large.
NPR officials describe a new rule banning copper for decoration and limiting its use to essential functional parts in industrial machinery and household items. The measure allows copper in select electrical components and certain fishing gear while permitting substitutes or plastics where feasible, with penalties under the defense production act.
As Americans greet a new era the nation marks New Year with prayer services and festive events. Churches plan nationwide day of prayer while sports fans await year end bowl games. Liquor rules vary by state affecting New Year Eve activities from New York to Denver.
The piece reports Republican dissent over Truman era foreign policy, with Senator Kom accusing Dulles of not addressing Hoover’s plan and Senator Watking labeling it isolationist. Sparkman argues bullets alone cannot defeat communism, urging aid to underdeveloped regions, while Dean Rusk warns surrender would invite Red China encroachment and that UN forces will not withdraw.
Washington CBS President Fran Stanton urged the National Production Authority to allow color television to access cobalt supplies alongside black and white sets and other products. Industry officials warned a January quota could hinder civilian cobalt use, as CBS’s color system awaits FCC approval amid supply tensions.
Oakland Calif. reports a violent incident amid controversy over a 1951 March of Dimes charity drive. An unnamed assailant killed parents and two children then fled as investigators and charity officials birmed over alleged excessive campaign activities. Oakland Charities Commission later reversed its earlier stance, extending best wishes to the drive after meetings with March of Dimes representatives and foundation auditors.
Police early today rounded five persons accused of selling and possessing narcotics in a Bronx apartment. Detectives picked up Harald Ladner, 7, on a Bronx street and found no packages of heroin in his backpack.
Henry Fonda, 43, married Susan Blanchard, 22, daughter of Oscar Hammerstein, in a small New York ceremony attended only by close family. The couple left for a destination later, with no disclosed plans or estate details.
General MacArthur's headquarters reported Marine Corporal Donald Conroy of Chicago saluted the catapult officer aboard the carrier Sicily and his shoulder was dislocated when the signal was given. He wrestled with the controls and returned to the catapult as the plane landed safely. A separate item notes Communist China demanding Britain halt its actions in Malaya and announcing the replacement of its chief diplomat in Peiping.
Lt General Walton H Walker is returned to Arlington National Cemetery in a Pacific flight from Haneda Airport Tokyo. Mrs Walker and their son Captain Sims Walker were aboard the Constellation along with Sgt Walter Raynjolda of Gainesville Texas. General MacArthur and other dignitaries attended as Walker's casket, draped in the flag, arrived and was honored.
In March 1919 Cuylerland sa9 A Cleveland film faced a court order over plans to retire 28 male and female employees at the Vacuum Cleaner Division of Electri¢ Co. The furnace union sued, contending the company could not discharge workers past age 60 except for good cause. Common Pleas Judge Bau-Tean granted the injunction, ruling the company union contract permits discharge only for good reason.
Three teenagers from Colorado, two boys and a girl, were nabbed after a gun battle with police near Three Brothers in Arkansas. The girl Juanda Bowen, 18, was shot in the back and taken to a hospital in critical condition. The others, Clarance Wallace and David Coffman, both 18, are in custody following a robbery netting $1,000. Sheriff Eyrnest Gentry reported the incident occurred after the trio allegedly robbed a post office at Three Brothers, about 10 miles north of Mountain Home.
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