State U Plan for Syracuse Assured by 2-1 G. O. P. Majority
Albany reports the Dewey administration wins a 2 to 1 Republican Legislature majority for converting Syracuse University into a state university. The plan, likely to be enacted, also backs funds for private medical schools, limited state aided community junior colleges, and increased state scholarships while study on higher education expands.
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Syracuse
Harry O'Donnell
Albany
Dewey
Syracuse University
Central University
Commission
John
I. Burton
Owen D. Young
Burton
Fundue
Relief as sun returns to New York after severe storm
The Associated Press reports sunshine and rising temperatures cheered New Yorkers after a week of snow sleet and freezing rain. Cold conditions persist with ice on roads and power lines down. New Jersey declares a statewide emergency as shelters open in 18 state armories for cold families.
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Associated Press
New York
Midwest
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
New York City
American Automobile Association
Storm Over Warm Weekend Forecast After Snow
The storm moved off Nova Scotia bringing warmer weekend weather. DPW crews cleared streets and county plows worked on wide Genesee Street. Snow totaled seven inches after Friday’s inch and a half. Low fell to 8 above, then 23 by morning. Clouds and light snow flurries expected tonight with a low near 20. Sunday looks partly cloudy and warmer.
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Nova Scotia
DPW
W. Geneseest
Mercury
Congress to tackle rent control next session
Bertram Benedict notes in his editorial page column that one of the first tasks when Congress reconvenes next week is to prepare legislation on rent control. The editorial and features run on pages 12 and 13 with comics, horoscope, and other regulars.
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Congress
Bertram Benedict
Ida Jean Kain
Dr. Brady
Mary Haworth
Pagis
Edna May Dies Belle of New York at 72
Syracuse born Edna May known as Mona May and star of The Belle of New York died in Lausanne at 72. She rose to fame on Broadway and later captivated British audiences. Her death came with sisters and relatives in attendance and long remembered by New York Syracuse and London.
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Oscar Lewisohn
Syracuse
Mona May
Broadway
New Ais
Lausanne
Switzerland
Stephen Eardley Wiilimoet
Jane May
London
England
Edna May
Oliver Coon
Stanley Coon
Ruth Tupper
New York
Violet Gray
Salvation Army
Mel
Noels
Lewisohn
New York City
Hotel
Edna Mary Pettie
Edgar C. Pettie
Cora Pholf Pattie
Dora
Little Willie Allen
GormanNamedTo State Court of Claims In NineYear Term
Governor Dewey appoints Syracuse attorney Donald P. Gorman to a nine year judgeship on the State Court of Claims with a 13500 annual salary. Judge Stephen M. Lounsberry moves to presiding judge after Judge Barrett retires. Gorman’s career includes U S attorney aide and Syracuse corporation counsel, native of Pompey born Aug 4 1896.
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Albany
Dewey
Donald P. Gorman
Syracuse
State Court of Claims
Stephen M. Lounsberry
Owego
James J. Barrett
Gorman
Barrett
Edward O. Yackel
State Liquor Authority
Court of Claims
Judge Gorman
Frank J. Costello
Costello, Gorman & McNett
United States
Northern District of New York
Pompey
Four Arabs Shot in Raid in No-Man’s Land Clash
Hagana said four Arabs were shot to death during a midnight reprisal raid on an Arab stronghold between Tel Aviv and the Arab city area. British police searched a Jewish house. Arabs fired back, wounding three Jews, prompting the Hagana raid on the stronghold.
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Jerusalem
Hagana
No-Man’s Land
Tel Aviv
Arab Dalla
Flnagona
Bald customers taxed for extra barber work
Buffalo barbers spokesperson told City Council that bald men should pay more for haircuts. John Piccillo of the Barbers Hairdressers and Cosmetologists union argued that shaving or cutting bald heads takes extra effort, leading to added costs for barbers.
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Buffalo
John Piccillo
Tiocal 141
Robbery at W J Tobacco Co Involves Gray Truck Abduction
Gunmen bound and gagged clerk Thomas Pierce at the W J Tobacco Co store on Lodist Avenue and stole about 2167 including 581.86 from the cash register. Two men age 26 to 30 fled in a gray truck with stake racks, taking cigars candy a ring and a watch. Pierce was confined in a lavatory for about 45 minutes before rescue. Police investigated with authorities and noted substantial merchandise loss.
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Thomas Pierce
Prospect
W. & J. Tobacco Co
Tony
Pierce
Louis Agresti
E. Brighton Jv
DeFurio
DeFurlo
Stewart Heller
Anthony Pistilli
Prices Near 1920 Level
Wholesale prices rose for the eighth straight week to within 2 percent of the May 1920 record. The Bureau of Labor Statistics index, covering 900 commodities, advanced 0.3 percent for the week to 163 percent of the 1926 average, 16.8 percent above the previous year. Food prices fell 0.2 percent, while nonfood and nonfarm goods continued rising.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Leeds condemned man rushed for emergency appendicitis
Edwin Dacey condemned to hang for murdering his infant son was moved from the death cell to a hospital for an emergency appendicitis operation. The hanging, scheduled for yesterday, was postponed.
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Leeds
England
Edwin Dacey
Attlee 65 Today
London reports Prime Minister Attlee turns 65 today marking a milestone for the wartime leader as he continues to steer national policy and diplomacy amid postwar recovery.
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London
Attlee
Nonpartisan aid impact study urged on European plan
Senator Wiley Crevis urged a Brookings Institution report on how Marshall Plan aid affects the US economy. He said findings should include potential export impacts homeward and praised Vandenberg for seeking expert guidance. Senators Brooks Taft and Speaker Martin supported the move and a businesslike administration of aid.
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Washington
Wiley Crevis
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Brookings Institution
Brooks
R.hh
Taft Or-Ohie
Truman
Martin
R.-Mass
State Department
Arson Hinted In Fatal Bowdoin Lodging House Fire
Fire at Bowdoin lodging house in the West End killed one man and critically burned two others. Twenty tenants were endangered as authorities investigated arson as a possible cause.
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Bolyon
West End
Phoenix Flame Sparks In Censored Chuckle
A humorous line shows a guarded kiss prompting a whispered exclamation Brother as a family member is warned. The gag centers on mistaken closeness and a cheeky pause before the punchline.
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Brother
Phoenix Flame
Knowland Targets White House Physician in Inquiry
Senator Knowland criticizes a sudden two week trip by Jeff Washington and seeks to question John Sonnett over Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham commodity trading. FBI opens inquiry into Graham transactions as details unfold.
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Knowland
Sudden Sonnett
Washington
INS
R-Calif
Jeff Washington
Wallace Graham
White House
Schuman Anti Inflation Plan Approved in French Assembly
In Paris the National Assembly voted 324 to 246 to approve the first article of Premier Robert Schuman's emergency anti inflation program totaling 1.05 billion francs. The Assembly Finance Committee backed it with few changes, while Communist deputies lost 840 to 183 in efforts to force debate on U S aid to France.
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Paris
National Assembly
Robert Schuman
Assembly
France
Man Dies Shoveling Snow at Local Church
Cecil W. Hunt, 350 Bryant Ave, collapsed after shoveling snow at the parish house of First Presbyterian Church, 620 Western Street, shortly after noon. He died on scene. Patrolman Whappesser and Coroner Harry Gilmer investigated.
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Cecil W. Hunt
Bryant Av
Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
George Whappesser
Harry Gilmom
Cancer Specialist Called to Moscow for Consultation
Stockholm reports Prof Elis Berven Swedish cancer specialist and radiologist left by plane for Moscow for consultation on a serious cancer case. He said he could not reveal the patient, received a cabled request from Russian authorities, and Mrs Berven noted the assistance was for consultation not an operation.
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Stockholm
Elis Berven
Moscow
Dr. Berven
Swedish doctor Dr Berven and Moscow consult on Soviet official case
Dr Berven, 62, chief physician at Stockholm Radium Hospital, described as a wartime Swedish brain surgeon like Prof. Herbert Olivecrona. Olivecrona was summoned to Moscow for a consultation under similar conditions and later it emerged he performed an operation on a high Soviet official.
Marines Headed Overseas as Aid Pledge Seen in Greece Italy
The U S Marines are sent to the troubled Mediterranean in a move officials call a pledge of support to Greece and Italy. About 800 to 1,000 Leathernecks are to board from Morehead City and join the carrier Midway with three light cruisers destined for four Greek and Italian ports. The move restores shipboard strength and aims to augment training as the Mediterranean fleet remains short by 15 to 20 percent.
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Wasslington
U. S
Mediterranean
Greece
Italy
State Department
United States
Morehead City
N.C
Midway
TOE Navy
New Mass Grave Found at Belsen in British Zone
British officials report a new mass grave at Belsen the eighth found there in the British zone. The site is estimated to hold about 2,000 bodies as workmen uncover the grave while exhuming two Polish victims for reburial. Authorities say at least 30,000 Jews perished at the camp before and during liberation.
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Berlin
Belsen
Flood Warnings in Switzerland as Warm Weather Melts Snow
Flood warnings were issued across Switzerland as unseasonably warm conditions caused snow to melt at elevations up to 6000 feet. Authorities urged precaution for communities along rivers and in valleys amid rising water levels.
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Geneva
Switzerland
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