07 Feb 1950
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1950
Page
1
Four years in a hospital bed mark eight year old George Corbett as he celebrated his birthday at University Hospital. Doctors plan a hip replacement and plastic surgery before he can walk. His mother recalls the childhood accident that started the blaze.
The CLC Communications Workers postponed a nationwide Bell System strike set for tomorrow at 6 AM to February 24 to allow more time for negotiators. Union President Beirne said the nine member board voted to delay in hopes of a settlement and intensified bargaining. The move affects about 100,000 workers of Western Electric, Pacific, and Southwestern Bell.
London’s Evening Standard cites Lendoner’s Diary that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor may settle permanently in Britain this year. The column says the Duchess, Wallis Simpson, formerly opposed living in England to avoid family embarrassment, but that objection may be easing.
Nationwide protests attack the Ingrid Bergman Rossellini film Stromboli with calls to ban showings. Catholic and Protestant groups, censor boards, and a Texas legislator seek theater bans while churches in Alabama Memphis and Indiana condemn the movie for alleged adultery and immorality.
The page notes list features across sections and page numbers such as Amusements on 24 Financial 25 Bridge 32 Inq Report on 7 ClassiGed 26-29 Junior Set 19 City Life 27 Radio 23 Deaths 44 Social M21 Editorials Sports 22423 and Letters 18 Todans Pictures on page 12. It references Coralce Ida Tenn Kain Dr and Dean Crossword Mary Haworth Horoscope.
Russia left the United Nations Economic and Social Council after failing to unseat Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang delegation. The council rejected Tsarapkin's motion to expel the Soviet Union from the world body by a 10 to 3 vote with five abstentions.
Authorities fear a pneumonia epidemic could sweep Israel and Palestine as a historic snowstorm blankets the Middle East. The freak weather has battered the region since Friday, bringing misery to thousands in refugee camps across Arab territories.
Norfolk Virginia UP The Missouri's commander Capt William D Brown is temporarily relieved amid a board of inquiry into the battleship s 15 day grounding on a Hampton Roads sandbar Admiral Techteler says Capt H Page Smith will take over the ship during legal proceedings If dock trials go well the Missouri may depart for sea trials tomorrow Albany The New York State Senate unanimously confirmed Miriam A Lyon as state superintendent of banks.
In Bridgeport tests the state argued Carol Ann Paight loved her cancer-stricken father, possibly driving the killing, but urged a verdict of second degree murder despite sympathy. The defense contends she was insane from love and grief at the time of the shot.
The Marine Midland Trust Co. of New York announced on 10 May the election of Edward Kuhn Straus to its board of directors. Straus, a Syosset resident, is coordinator of corporate merchandising and a director at Macy and Co. New York department store.
A freak cold wave in the Middle East, including Egypt, reports a tiger freezing to death at a local zoo. The incident underscores unusual winter conditions affecting wildlife in the region.
Washington lawmakers blame sluggish British procedure for delaying action on atomic leaks in the Klaus Fuchs case. They fear slow UK records and potential confessions may allow suspects to flee or hide atomic and hydrogen secrets. The matter involves J Edgar Hoover and FBI cooperation with British authorities.
Thornton Fidler anchors Fort Brewerton as nerves rise at Marine Bowling Alleys. A misthrow sent his ball into his knee causing a collapse as the team trailed. He was rushed to St Joseph's Hospital for X rays to check for a fracture. Fort Brewerton lost.
Wallace Blood claims a frog in a goldfish bowl can forecast weather by its actions. The creature reportedly stands on hind legs and acts like a bear when hungry. Blood cautions that strong motive may signal an upcoming storm.
Lewis L. Strauss resigns as a member of the Atomic Energy Commission. President Truman accepts the resignation effective April 15. In a public letter, Strauss says he wishes to return to private affairs after his service with the commission.
A spokesman for the Mutual Broadcasting System denied reports that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer planned to take over operation of the network's programming. He said no such proposition has been made or considered.
The Weather Man forecasts a 12 degree low with a rebound to 38 by tomorrow as a high pressure system brings colder air. Overnight drizzle from 11 30 P M to 3 36 A M left city streets slippery and caused several Hancock Airport flight cancellations amid fog and light snow traces.
Mayor Corcoran endorses the health department plan and urges city county cooperation to solve police fire protection and sewage disposal issues. He favors a sanitary district including the city and polluted county areas around Onondaga Lake as a first step toward adequate sewage disposal.
Dallas police report Herbert Nob last, a wounded gambler, was targeted again as a rifle shot shattered his hospital window last night. Detective Capt. Will Fritz said the shot came from ground level, bullet through the screen, splattering on the ceiling. Nob has been a central figure in Dallas gang violence that claimed two lives in late 1949.
A European critic visits Green Canyon and questions America’s curfew laws. A drug clerk recalls a nine o'clock rule once in force, but complaints led to the curfew being lifted, and townsfolk awoke to a quieter night as the town adjusted its routines.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co announces 1 082 mechanical department layoffs on Friday due to the coal strike. The coal shutdown also orders 300 Norfolk and Western Railway shop workers in Portsmouth Ohio to be laid off.
A three man board appointed by President Truman under the Taft Hartey act summoned anonymous witnesses and Lewis and the coal operators for testimony in a widening dispute over a coal supply crisis. The panel aims to complete hearings by Thursday and file a report before the government seeks an 80 day injunction.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports UMW miners across Pennsylvania threaten mass walkouts to pressure operators for higher pay and welfare funds. Union leaders cite Taft Hartley opposition as a restriction as thousands refuse to return to mines despite court orders. Strong words from Uniontown diggers reflect defiance amid nationwide dispute.
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