26 Jan 1950
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1950
Page
1
Washington reports John L Lewis may be ordered to end the coal strike with a three day shift return by Monday as White House and Labor officials pressure the 90,000 wildcat strikers to resume work. Truman readiness to intervene looms if talks fail.
In Pittsburgh the soft coal industry renewed its offer to negotiate a new contract with John L Lewis, arguing workers face serious earnings loss and that a coal shortage exists. The offer, sent by the National Bituminous Coal Wage Conference negotiating committee, seeks a contract based on prior demands.
District leaders claim Lewis privately urged miners to keep walking out while a public order was not issued. Federal officials study two paths, a Presidential appeal to pause disputes for 60 days or invoking Taft-Hartley emergency powers to seek a federal injunction for about 80 days.
Washington reports the Army will accept 5,000 new enlistments during February to restore strength to about 630,000 after suspension earlier in the month to meet budget limits.
After retirement he will serve next month as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and remain bound by official secrecy regulations in writing and speech. Marquis Childs notes in a column on the editorial page. The article lists pages for comics, crossword, horoscope, and regular features on a newspaper’s inside sections.
Chicago attorney George Lankstone seeks a 16 cent refund from the Chicago Transit Authority after a fare rise he calls confiscatory. He plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court following a municipal court defeat and says he will travel to Washington if needed to obtain the overcharge repayment.
In Decatur Illinois Jerry Clark aged 15 found a stray on his way home from high school. An existing dog in the Clark home plus his grandfather hid the new dog at William Clark’s nearby place. The dog bore 10 pups, prompting discovery by Jerry’s father Melvin. Now sought are takers for the 10 pups as tension grows at home. Grandmother Clark deems twelve dogs too many and costly.
Republican senators threaten to block further State Department funding until Congress probes Alger Hiss influence in government. Acheson defends Hiss, recalling their Mount of Olives remark as hearings begin on the 1951 budget with Acheson as first witness.
President Truman urged Congress to authorize 87.65 million dollars in atomic contract signings now rather than next summer. The White House filed the request for added authority immediately, prior to a new fiscal year budget adoption.
In Vinita Oklahoma a home demonstration club member Mrs Eldon Legg demonstrated a cooperative chicken. The hen laid an eye in her hand during a lecture to club members illustrating the bird’s docility and unusual behavior.
Mrs. Gertrude Harvey Weaver, 25, a life saver, braves freezing Oneida Lake at Polar Beach to prove a point to her husband Richard Weaver, a design engineer. He swam in December, she in March, sparking a playful contest as ice chunks glaze the scene.
The region faced a wild temperature swing from a record 68 degrees to a forecast high of 28 as a cold front brought rain and plunging temperatures. Weather notes cite historic warmth across the West and an all time January February high, with earlier 70 degree readings and regional extremes.
New Delhi reports the end of untouchability as the new republic grants untouchables equal rights. An estimated 40 million Hindus are affected, enabling them to worship and live without social stigma.
Valentin A. Gubitchev’s lawyer said his client’s conduct the day of arrest showed a crazy man seeking companionship with Judith Coplon, who stands trial with him on charges of plotting to spy for the Russians. Prosecution contends the case will prove the pair’s conspiracy, while defense ridicules the government’s spy theory.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a House Appropriations hearing that protecting the nation from spies is larger than at World War II peak. He urged a bigger force as internal security work remains at a record high. He defended wire tapping as necessary against subversion.
New York will issue 1951 motor vehicle license plates with the slogan The Empire State marking a shift after resistance to plate slogans. The Legislature has not yet decided whether to require one or two plates for the new design.
The FEPC backing presses a fresh bid to move a Fair Employment Practices Bill out of House Rules. Opponents say they hold the edge as Sabath calls a session to break the deadlock. Southern lawmakers predict the Rules panel will block floor debate, and the bill may then face a tough Senate fight with possible filibusters.
New York City's temperature reached 64.2 degrees at noon, breaking the January heat record. The previous record was 58.3 degrees set on January 26, 1916.
Government language experts concluded a formal Hindi translation for sovereign democratic republic. The decision labels India as Sampoorna prab jhatva sampanna Jakatantratmakai ganarajya in official usage, reflecting a push for linguistic clarity in constitutional terms.
In Bridgeport Connecticut a jury of nine women and three men all parents selected to try 21 year old Carol Ann Paight for the mercy slaying of her father Carl Paight. First witness Dr John G Snavely pathologist testified Paight died from a gunshot wound to the brain though cancer spread through his body. The state objected to linking cancer to near term death. The defense says Paight shot her father under temporary insanity after learning of his cancer. The charge is second degree murder with a life sentence. Additional potential jurors referenced mercy killings under certain circumstances.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee summoned Defense Secretary Johnson and General Omar Bradley to discuss Formosa. Republicans oppose Truman’s three week old decision to withhold military aid to the Chinese Nationalists defending the island.
Former vice president Henry A. Wallace testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that he had nothing to do with wartime uranium shipments to Russia. He said he did not know Russians were seeking licenses and that BEW lacked discretion over such exports. Groves may be recalled for further testimony. Wallace called the attacks an attack on the Democratic Party.
Two hundred ten employees across three Mast-Foos Company divisions in Detroit will receive new automobiles as bonuses. Dallas E Winslow, president of the company, announced the plan.
Mendel Rivers of Charleston praised South Carolina crops at a dinner. A Charleston mother of twins rang a doorbell, found no answer, and left. As she opened a garden gate, the boy twin spoke to the girl twin on the hedge, The more you ring the less theyll come, Theyll think it is us.
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