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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1949
Page
2
In a ride through town Brig. Gen. Jane Reed Kipsi Square Garce 2 notes a conversation praising Sonja Henie. He calls her one of the greatest athletes ever and recalls her world and Olympic figure skating titles, plus a long career with no real challengers.
A $3,000 Lincoln club coupe on display at a Tube Motor Co agency window was stolen after a thief gained entry through a side window and removed the vehicle from a cash drawer area. Police investigated and reported the car was driven away. In unrelated notes, Emperor Hirohito reportedly would not vote in the national election, and stated he and his wife never vote.
The Vatican imposed a personal interdict on Francisco Redano leader of the Italian Leftist Christians, prohibiting him from receiving Catholic sacraments and from burial rites, for his repeated efforts to reconcile Catholicism and Communism while a Montreal teachers strike and other items appear in the same feed.
A Putnam County deputy sheriff, Joan Widman, faced a $5,000 bail after being charged with stealing full property. The case followed an investigation tied to a New Year party. the deputy, also serving as jailer, was suspended pending results.
Kaiser the World War I carrier pigeon heads to Washington for inaugural displays alongside two WWII pigeons GI Joe and Jungle Joe. Captured in 1918, Kaiser is due to turn 32 next February and has a life expectancy of about 22 years as a carrier pigeon. The entourage travels with Mrs Treptow to Kansas as part of a West Hartford report.
Washington reports indicate the administration plans a vast Social Security expansion funded by higher payroll taxes to cover 50 million workers, including farm and self employed, with extended unemployment, sickness, disability, and medical benefits under federal standards, provoking debate over a national health insurance push.
A Senate subcommittee led by Senator Mor Ferguson says government surplus ship sales may have yielded a windfall exceeding 500000 dollars. The probe cites Maritime Commission missteps in collecting proceeds from lead ballast included with vessels. Two sales cited involve Henry Kaiser interests.
Walter Kiernan discusses a pill said to relieve fatigue in Soviets and links it to postwar diplomacy at Yalta and Potsdam. The column touches on Truman, Kaiser interests, and naval scrap leads, noting government ownership and potential recoveries, with brief outbursts on ship sales and political spending.
(UP) Police broke up a ronting craps game described as nightly moving between Capital District communities. Albany DA Julian Erwars joined the raid. Edward Flatley of Cohoes admitted running the game. His assistants from Albany, Troy and Cohoes pled guilty as common gamblers, each paying $200. Patrons were fined $5 each for frequenting an unlawful establishment.
Vivien Kellems, a Connecticut industrialist and tax reform foe, writes the Treasury claiming she deducts 1 685 40 dollars seized by the government from her 1948 income tax. She notes the amount came from her firm’s bank account after an attachment suit over payroll taxes.
Washington report says Thomas E Dewey may retire from active politics though he plans two banquet speeches in February and March. Some Republicans doubt his return to seek office while others believe he might run for Senate in 1950 if urged by party allies. Dewey aims to remain active in party affairs.
London reports the British labor cabinet to meet to defend Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin's Palestine policy amid a parliamentary offensive. Bevin to present US views on Palestine and discuss the shooting down of five British planes by Israel twenty days ago. MPs have notice of questions after Parliament ends its Christmas recess.
A chaotic report outlines proposed restrictions on strikes amid a pending inquiry by the Home Rules Committee. It discusses rights sales, potential memoir disclosures, and tensions over Taft-Hartley and national emergency provisions. Congress faces pressure to revise or scrap the cooling-off period to prevent vital industry disruptions.
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