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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1949
Page
1
State administration circles forecast a $850,000 budget shortfall against $758,000,000 revenue for the current year and estimate new income from personal income tax and gasoline levies. Dewey’s 1948 budget message is cited, with revenue gaps and plans to curb expenditures while presenting a balanced year.
At 3 26 AM today deputies Clarence Walker and Arthur Kasson augiered a pall over a case labeled mistaken identity as the prowler was her shadow in a tense early morning incident.
Police named Douglas Walker 43 a longshoreman Kathleen 23 and Louis 33 both longshoremen of Brooklyn as the trio picked up at a Manhattan night club following a suspicious hat check girl alert. Mrs Walker paid with a $20 bill for a small doll and kept the change. Federal officials report a surge in counterfeit 310 and 1520 bills circulating metropolitan areas.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Vandenberg urges full exploration of Dean Acheson as President Truman’s pick for secretary of state. He notes Acheson’s foreign affairs experience and questions remain about some viewpoints. Connally signals possible Senate confirmation despite Republican hesitation. President Truman, moving Webb to undersecretary, also shifts Lovett. Article suggests more top personnel changes may follow.
A man prayed at the altar before leaping. he hurled his two children, Arthur and Gail, from a Kosciusko Bridge location, killing them as he then jumped. The family had quarrelled two weeks earlier. investigators note the father and mother had left home following a dispute. Separate news mentions Turkey halting sailings and restricting Jewish immigrants passports to Israel amid Arab protests.
The page lists regular features across today’s edition with editorial notes. It mentions editorial content by Anne, Ida Jean Kain, and Dean Creeseord amid sections like Horoscope Amusements Classified Sports and Pictures on page 18. It indicates other regular features appear on pages 3 4 6 9 10 and 6.
President Truman pushes to fast track major economic measures into law with aims of 60,000,000 jobs and steady production. Democrats emphasize no return of wartime OPA, while some farm lawmakers object to flexible price supports and price control debates surface across Capitol Hill.
A Navy sailor identified as Thomas E. Pickett of Newport Rhode Island was found shot to death in a car parked outside the States Police barracks in Oneida. Coroner Arthur Braga ruled death by self-inflicted action. Police say a 30-30 rifle was fired from the car. Pickett had earlier stopped at Wiltsonian Inn and called Rome before the tragedy.
An onstage mishap at Oxford University Players ends with Prince Hamlet wounded by a shattered wine glass and an arterial cut. The incident occurs during a dress rehearsal as blood courts the floor and the production moves toward medical treatment for the injured actor. A Milan report mentions rival blame in a separate crime note.
A blaze on Chicago's Near North Side trapped occupants scattering from upper floors leaving two women dead and six injured. Fire department officials say arson is suspected and are investigating the rental building incident.
Citizens in 1990s Washington reflect on the adjournment of Congress. Desmond Scott of the American Legion 286 in St Auguste comments that Congress is over and that many congressmen have left Washington. Another citizen voices relief at the lapse of congressional activity.
A fragmented old tale tells of a clever fox named Fox Outfoxes Dog. Besios's terrier and a rabbit chase lead to the fox grabbing a tail near a cliff. The dog tumbles to rocks below and does not rise again, with the fox later caught.
Scotland Yard officials prepared to move against a surge of robberies across London and the provinces. Fourteen people in London have been assaulted and robbed since Christmas Day, with some fatalities reported.
A freight derailment east of Batavia derailed twenty five coal cars on the New York Central. The Lake Shore Limited scraped wreckage. one person injured as passengers were transferred at Rochester. Cause cited as a broken truck on car thirteen. about 000 tons of coal spilled, with extensive delays to westbound and some eastbound services.
Gov. Dewey calls a special election for February 3 in New York's 40th Senatorial District to fill the resignation of Sen. Fred A. Young, a Lowville Republican named to the State Court of Claims. The district covers Herkimer, Lewis, Fulton, Hamilton counties, all Republican strongholds, and Young's departure narrows the GOP Senate majority to five seats.
Gov Thomas E Dewey of New York is slated as the main speaker at the Republican party annual Lincoln Day banquet in Washington. The event is announced for February with details limited in the fragment.
A cold front moves toward Syracuse with increasing clouds and colder air. Meteorologist Andrew Keller expects a low tonight near 50 degrees with a high pressure system then moving in. Snow flurries may return tomorrow as temperatures dip to highs around 38 and lows near 20 to 25.
The Admiralty announced Britain will dispatch 60 warships to the Mediterranean for mock battles at the end of January. The drills, described as the nation’s greatest naval demonstration since the war’s end, will be conducted between Gibraltar and Malta, with 20 American warships meeting them at Gibraltar during cold weather exercises in the Atlantic.
Britain says five Royal Air Force planes were shot down near the Palestine border during reconnaissance missions over Egyptian territory. A memorandum to the United Nations demands compensation and possible further action, with Bevin seeking close contact with Israeli officials amid renewed fears of renewed fighting.
The plains states from Montana to North Dakota brace for a new storm after a three day blizzard paralyzed the region. Snowplows patrol routes as rescuers aid stranded motorists, with many towns reporting damaged roads and disrupted travel. The Weather Bureau warned travelers to seek shelter as conditions worsen.
Office aids cast doubt on claims of heart trouble for Senator Warren Magnuson as they say he will resume duties early next week. They attribute his absence to car trouble and storms while noting speculation about personal ties to Hollywood figures. Jessie Robertson, secretary to the 43 year old senator, denies rumors and cites indirect word of car trouble while en route home from Northern California.
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