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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1949
Page
1
A garbled trauma of a theft reports cash loss with figures like 650 and 750 and references to White Metro Corp. The text mentions tardy safte thieves and a doubled canciua, conveying a chaotic account of a missing sum and unclear details.
The record shows a dispute with Hiss denying a 1948 appeal by Dulles to quit as Carnegie Endowment head for International Peace. Dulles testified yesterday he asked Hiss to resign while Hiss previously said the request never occurred.
Galesburg report describes a bizarre scene at Lake Storey where fisherman Eric Carlson claimed his false teeth fell from his pocket and were grabbed by a snake that swam away with them. Local authorities note the tale as a curious, unverified report from yesterday.
Editorial columns note a developing conflict between Leland Olds, reappointed by President Truman to the Federal Power Commission, and Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma who wields influence in energy interests. The piece teases pages 22 and 23 for comics, horoscopes, and other features.
Teese Teas UB reports coal operators considering a three day work week as a possible response to legal pressure. United Mine Workers chief yesterday described the stabilization plan as a potential shutdown of the industry if operators bow to the plan.
The United States charged the Soviet Union with breaching Balkan peace treaties. Washington said Moscow was obstructing Western efforts on human rights in Hungary Romania and Bulgaria as the note warned against Soviet actions in Communist dominated areas.
In Washington a two party move seeks a 16 percent budget cut, pressuring President Truman over new taxes. Senator George heads the finance committee and argues some taxes are already high enough, urging a smaller budget. The plan calls for a 10 percent reduction, reflecting partisan dispute over funding.
Eddie Waitkus first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies remains under care at Billings Memorial Hospital after surgeons expanded a collapsed lung caused by a bullet wound. They did not locate the bullet near his spine and said another operation to remove it would not be performed.
GP Union Bus drivers in Pasadena and Glendale walked out causing service disruption for about 200000 daily riders across two cities.
Meteorologist Andrew Keller took a two week vacation to the Adirondacks as a heat wave looms from the Midwest. Al Sadoski expects a hot dry July 4 weekend, with highs near 92 and high humidity for Central New York. June set records with 3.08 inches rainfall and a mean temperature 18 degrees above the old June record.
Mrs. Knapp, named in a sealed indictment, pleaded guilty to a reduced petty larceny charge after an arraignment on May 18 and a later appearance on June 3. She was sent to begin serving her sentence for pilfering 85 dollars from the sales tax office while employed there.
John Foster Dulles declined to comment on reports he might be named to the U S Senate seat vacated by Senator Robert F. Wagner. The foreign affairs adviser to Gov. Dewey spoke during a stop en route to his Lake Ontario summer retreat.
The Tomb The Gerfrans echoes a Connecticut Yankee in a cemetery. Charles Laughton compares the tomb to a line about words to the living being worth more than towers to the dead. The dialogue plays on mortality and memory with a tongue in cheek period flavor.
A fragment reports a seven month old spaniel named Curis who cheered as she was tied when a car in front moved. Dineen mentioned in the garbled line.
Lockport news notes Carrie Martin of North Tonawanda left a will providing 10 nieces draw lots for items of clothing jewelry furniture and other personal effects. Miss Martin who died February 27 left 3000 in personal property with numbered slips drawn by age for the first to last picks.
The Niagara Falls city council approved a water rate increase effective August 4. The new charge is 2.33 dollars, up from a minimum 1.50 dollars every three months. The extra revenue funds modernization of water plants.
In Ossipee New Hampshire Ralph E Jennings a 49 year old woodsman was found guilty of first degree murder for the slaying last summer of Ruth Eisenberg a 22 year old Newark nurse. The jury recommended hanging and defense lawyers planned to file a bill of exceptions against the conviction and sentence.
Ford Motor Co. renewed its wage freeze proposal for 106,000 workers and urged the United Auto Workers to accept the plan as the best answer to current problems. UAW President Walter Reuther called the offer unrealistic and counterfeit security for workers.
Washington reports the United States has withdrawn its Army forces from Korea in line with a United Nations resolution. Only a small military advisory group remains, headed by Brig. Gen. William H Roberts, with the UN recommendation to withdraw occupying powers as soon as practicable.
Reported unemployment edged up by 925,000 while total jobless climbed to 6,600,000. Non farm payrolls increased, with government experts noting a slower decline since December amid reduced industrial output and rising layoffs.
Governor Dewey commuted the death sentence of Lford George Inman of Albion to life imprisonment. Inman, convicted December 3, 1948, for the first degree murder of his father in law William Larson, whom he allegedly killed to end a separation from Larson’s daughter Gladys. He had been scheduled for execution at Sing Sing.
Women with college degrees increased birth rates by 82 percent from 1940 to 1947, far above the 32 percent rise for all women, the Population Reference Bureau reports. The study notes graduates from earlier cohorts did not replace themselves as fully.
A former Justice Department worker was sentenced to 40 months to 10 years in prison for spying for Russia. The defense sought mercy while the judge emphasized the seriousness of the espionage, asserting the sentence should deter future offenses.
A two part Canasta play guide by card expert Charles H. Goren appears in the Herald American. Learn the seed game for warm evenings with tips from Argentina origins and practical play notes to help readers enjoy the Sunday paper.
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