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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
2
Famed Mauna Lea Vy Vileano split open and belched lava rivers toward Hawaii’s coast. Observers report lava streams spurting from the western slope toward settlements while life on the eastern side is disrupted as the eruption continues and volcanic activity intensifies.
A proposed alliance from Alfred and NY leaders aims to unite the Lime cat Party with ci faio and Rochester figures. A recent conference in New York City sparked the plan amid tensions at the state level. The article also reports a separate death incident involving a spinster who died from a fall after being threatened at home.
Frederick Bennett, 19, becomes the ninth and final Bennetts to enlist, continuing a World War II era family pattern. Eight brothers served, seven in the Army, one in the Marine Corps. Parents Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bennett express relief that all returned safe.
Kingston reports a constable named Morgrage killed two superior officers and wounded three others at Spanish Town police station. After a seven minute gun battle Morgrage was shot and then fatally wounded himself, and is expected to recover.
Government plans to issue a peace statement to break the stalemate from Chiang Kai-shek's New Year message. Shen Chang-Huan said he knew of plans while others doubt an official utterance will follow the Communist rejection of talks. Meanwhile 150,000 government troops near Suchow face Red attacks.
A satirical column reacting to President Truman's State of the Union remarks on poverty and wealth sharing. The piece notes Treasury chatter about Benny and mocks Governor Dewey’s inauguration float, ending with a quip about Blair House and aging Democrats.
John F. Neaga Jr a 52 year old convicted murderer freed at Norfolk Prison Colony under life parole rules his wife Margaret stood by him during the trial and he faces strict parole for life. The case recalls the 1943 electrocution of Noxon’s infant son Lawrence and subsequent legal drama.
Obituary notices report the deaths of John Wesor Davis 57, president of the Nickel Plate Railroad and chair of Wheeling and Lake Erie, Edith Carrigues Hawthorne Horne 73 in San Francisco, Ross Purdy 57% ceramic engineer and ex OSU faculty in Columbus, Archibald Shankland 56 Bethlehem Steel VP in Bethlehem.
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