25 Jan 1952
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1952
Page
1
British forces with tank support clash with Egyptian police in Ismailia City in the Suez Canal Zone. The six hour engagement leaves at least 64 killed, with Egyptian police and soldiers among the dead. Police barracks and the canal governor’s mansion are destroyed as tanks breach defenses. Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.
In a Kansas Conference summary by Jack Bel, Midwest leaders discuss Truman, weighing a Senate run in Missouri, reelection bid, or a Democratic candidacy. The group signals support for a unified stance urging the President to consider another term, despite possible dissent centered on H. S. Be of Oklahoma.
A damaged OCR passage hints at a fatal incident with mentions of victims, a rural setting, a window break, and a page continuation note. Details are incomplete, but imply a violent event and subsequent column reference for continuation on Page 2.
The general stated he does not want his name entered in any state presidential primary. If entered, he will withdraw. Col Lawrence Bunker noted that MacArthur boosters pushed to enter a name in the Pennsylvania preferential primary on April 2.
A government spokesman said Communist China commandeered 60 Japanese fishing boats and 270 fishing fonts over the past year. The Fisheries Board noted the seizures and referenced related actions by authorities.
Grand Rapids a Coopersville mother Thelma Reynolds 35 gave birth to a girl in a police station car as delays and a hurried escort failed to reach a hospital in time The newborn is the fifth child for Reynolds and her husband Charles a Grand Rapids bus driver Both mother and baby were reported in good condition after transport by police ambulance Two earlier births occurred at home before a 1946 New Year hospital arrival.
A three man crew robbed the payroll at a Queens pay office, locking guards inside. They brandished revolvers and a shotgun, took about $27 000, and escaped after delivering the stoned suspect to Pomonok housing project.
SGT Edna Whiteman along with five WA sergeants was convicted of beating a female soldier at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky last November and received a sentence ranging from 30 to 18 months. An Army board of review cut time on three WAC sentences and granted immediate release to three others. The review, common practice, offered no reason for the reductions. The Whiteman sentence was reported as part of this action.
The New York State Tax Commission says the weight distance tax, upheld as constitutional, gives trackers and filers 10 days to pay the tax without penalty or interest after it took effect on October 4, though previously stayed during court action. Acting officials said the deadline applies to those who filed returns since the action began.
Paris The United Nations Political Committee adopted a Soviet resolution urging the Security Council to reconsider 14 membership applications including Italy and five Soviet satellites. The United States opposed the move, fearing a single package admission, while 25 abstentions marked the vote. The proposal lists Albania Bulgaria Hungary Mongolia and other Western allies as targets, with Soviet push backed by Malik.
Crotty, an alleged slot machine dealer, is charged with perjury and released on $6,000 bail after arraignment before State Supreme Court Justice Leo J Hagerty in Saratoga County. He pleaded not guilty and had been reported as appearing before the grand jury for the second time.
General James A. Van Fleet supreme Allied troop commander in Korea narrowly escaped a marooning after his light plane made an emergency landing on an abandoned frontline airstrip during a blizzard yesterday. The incident was disclosed today in a brief report from Korea.
Washington dispatch says Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam faced scrutiny over expenditures as Lena Mahoney chair of the Senate House Committee on the economic report leads hearings on President Truman s annual economic report.
In a late afternoon air battle over Korea, Sabre jets from the U S Fifth Air Force fought a major dogfight with Communist planes. Four American fighters claimed victories as three enemy aircraft were damaged in the engagement.
Reports say Tunisian unrest has spread with fresh casualties over ten days. French forces, including Georges Leygues, deploy armored detachments at Bizerte while police search for instigators. Saboteurs derail two trains west and southwest of Tunis, one dead. Martial law looms as major cities fill with troops.
A fragmentary report describes 1000 parachutists at Camp Drum in two waves. The first group of 18 transports discharged at 11 AM as scheduled while the second group of 13 planes faced signals. Officers note slight course deviation would have placed jumpers far from the designated area and stampede risk.
OCR fragment recounts a court decision involving former Commissioner Dutferd I Fletcher and a driver’s license in New York. The judge ruled the Motor Vehicle Bureau acted arbitrarily, with cross examination of facts and late night proceedings cited. It references actress careers and a legal couple, Martin T Malone and John Michae.
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida told Parliament Japan will sign a peace treaty with either the Soviet Union or Red China. He defended his recent stance amid questions on postwar diplomacy and relations with communistic powers.
The bureau predicted temperatures averaging low readings with a chilly overnight drop. By 7 15 AM the mercury stood just above zero. The climate map labeled the area Marina as the state’s cold spot with a one degree reading.
In Sydney temperatures surged to a 23.7 degree high, hotter than any ten year record, with five hours of extreme heat preventing beachgoers from seeking shade. Across New South Wales, heat climbed higher and bush fires burned for over 14 hours, destroying areas and stressing emergency services.
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