19 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1947
Page
1
Oniontown residents face poverty and limited comforts as their IQs and education lag. The feature profiles Doc Joseph Vincent, a native born Oniontownite who shuns national concerns, living day to day with little money or opportunity.
Authoritative sources said Lord Wavell will be recalled soon from his post as viceroy of India. Prime Minister Attlee reportedly will make a historic statement on Indian freedom in the House of Commons Thursday. Speculation grows that Britain may withdraw and announce full independence plans within ten years.
Light snow flurries and colder temperatures prevail with fair skies tonight. Tuesday high 38, low 20, with Thursday partly cloudy and cold. Record high 61 set in 1930. Humidity around 83 percent at 8:30 AM. Eastern New York expected increasing cloudiness and cooler temperatures through Thursday.
U S Army records indicate Colonel Edward J. Murray held in the Eighth Army stockade amid an inquiry over his diamonds haul of 210000 dollars. Gen MacArthur ordered his return to Japan as military police escorted him from San Francisco, while the Bank of Japan vaults were cited in the probe.
In Mingo County West Virginia echoes of the Hatfield McCoy feud surfaced as Sheriff Dan Chambers reports the 1880s era clan war resurfacing with the death of Hubert Bay McCoy. Police say Hatfield Sr. is suspected in self defense claims as tension rises.
Nanking—The Chinese Government expects to call on foreign nations shortly for help in enforcing economic stabilization measures, said Minister of Information Peng Bieuh-Pei at his press conference today.
The city will open bids this afternoon for furnishing 1800 parking meters. Commissioner George F. Waite will oversee the contract and bids due at 1 30 P M were received from T B McCarthy for Mark Time meters and an unmarked bid likely from Mico meters. Bids will be opened at 2 P M and checked against specifications with some protests and variances noted. The Miller Co bid is not expected to meet the $50,000 estimate. This item continues on page 6.
Representative Owen charged in the House that Senate Republicans acted cowardly by abandoning a 446 billion budget cut in favor of a 4.5 billion figure for the next government year. In a closed session the Senate GOP voted 22 to 19 against the larger cut, drawing rebuke from Rayburn and prompting calls for bipartisan restraint.
President Sheyman urged Congress to end the national emergency in force since 1986. He proposed repealing 24 laws and waiving 36 other emergency statutes. Upon declaration of the end, most defense appropriation measures should be repealed or rolled back.
Prime Minister Attlee said UK coal plants in the midlands industrial heart probably could resume production on Monday after a two week shutdown caused by an unprecedented coal shortage. He added islandwide restrictions on electricity use by domestic and nonindustrial consumers would continue for an undetermined period under wartime regulations with penalties for violations.
A midlands coal allocation shortfall was raised in the House of Commons as government leaders warned von Industries would not receive full coal supplies. The issue tied to staggered industrial zones and extended power shortages, with reports of rising coal stocks at Bermuda to Casablanca routes and Coast Guard workload affecting shipping.
President Philip Murray urged Congress to "send for" William Green and the CIO to jointly resolve jurisdictional disputes between unions. He spoke before the Senate labor committee after Senator Morse pressed for a clear plan, noting proposed labor-bill bans on jurisdictional strikes. Morse and Murray debated causes of strikes and whether the CIO had precipitated the disputes.
A severe cold front brought heavy snowfall overnight, leaving near zero temperatures and forecasting light flurries today. Winds reached 42 mph with a ceiling of 800 feet and visibility around a quarter mile. The low today is expected to hit eight degrees by 7:30 AM, with colder air into Thursday.
At Burnet Park Zoo the rhesus monkey Blizzard is born during a blizzard following a week of peanut distribution by Jiggs. Zookeeper Dan Hanley and Mag, the mother, settle on Blizzard after considering Algernon G. Sheockmorton, while Blizzard remains with his mother for now.
Earl W. Reynolds used a revolver and a shotgun to take his own life in Reading. Berks County coroner Dr. Paul D B Good said Reynolds fired the revolver first in the face Tuesday, then shot himself again with the shotgun, destroying half his face.
Marquis Childs reports on Wendell Berge anti trust official being harshly questioned before a Senate committee. The column highlights partisan friction on Capitol Hill as Republicans and Democrats clash over power and accountability. The piece appears among pages covering features, editorials, and regular sections.
A vintage advertisement promotes Revko Margarine for turkey dressing with a bold, compact claim. The brief showcases a home cooking context, highlighting margarine as a key ingredient for festive dressing.
At the United Nations Security Council, the Soviet delegation proposed changes to limit the American plan for international control of atomic energy. The proposals call for a separate world convention to outlaw atomic weapons, potentially weakening a unified approach to global disarmament.
In wartime and postwar exchanges Britain and the United States discuss naval losses and the fate of ships from the 1945 Potsdam accord. The Russians threaten destruction of Graf Zeppelin while control penalties loom. The U.N. council resumes British charges that Albania mined the Tortu channel, a claim framed as a crime against humanity.
The preparatory commission for the International Refugee Organization voted unanimously to continue its deliberations in Geneva despite Trygve Lie, secretary general of the United Nations, warning he would not cover the cost of another session. The exchange highlighted funding and procedural tensions amid postwar refugee concerns and UN oversight.
Supreme Court Justice Harry E Sehm el dismissed a petition for New York City marchers seeking to open the Senate and Assembly to rent marchers. The order was argued on jurisdiction in official duties. Gov Dewey’s budget $671,439,557 won approval from both houses with Republican opposition. Officials framed the march as a political challenge to housing legislation and order in the Legislative halls.
23 of the 26 persons killed when the Pennsylvanian Railroad Red Arrow plunged over an embankment have been identified. Reports note injuries to a Midland Michigan man in hospital and identification of torn clothing from a victim. One body remains unrecognized with another unnamed. Interstate Commerce Commission began investigation as continued page 9 coverage.
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