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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1949
Page
2
Earl Wilson details Margie Hart’s revival in the stage production Rain at a local summer theater. He recalls her wartime past performing for sailors, her reputation in burlesque, and her comment about being a frustrated actress choosing legitimate theater over burlesque.
A collage of entertainment notes reports on radio host Sabine and guests, Parker and club sightings, Bermuda cruise interest, and socialites. It mentions Sara Vaughan named vocalist, Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin visits, and FCC actions affecting amateur radio operators.
Rosendale New York faced a water outage with 3600 residents nearly without supply. Fire department pumped 300 gallons from a tank in a taproom cellar as the main pipeline and seven feeder lines broke after reservoir levels dropped. Officials activated reserve supplies from a mountain stream and expect repairs by noon.
Police responded to a stickup report at the Bank of Jamestown after gas bombs were set off in the lobby. Six bank employees were hospitalized for powder burns and tearing, with one woman staying overnight. Evacuation occurred within five minutes as officers entered with gas masks.
The atomic energy labor dispute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory was turned over to a presidential labor board after months of bargaining collapsed. Work at the atom research center will continue without interruption for an indefinite period. President Truman plans a Potomac and Chesapeake cruise, with his daughter Margaret joining.
Four Americans arrived in Istanbul seeking the Ark on Mount Ararat. They plan to scale the mountain amid fortified Turkish frontier security and did not set a start date for their expedition.
Baron Edouard de Rothus Child, a member of a renowned banking family in Paris, known as a sportsman and racing horse owner, dies at 1. JFIAREY C. Keim, 39, a budget director in the Veterans Administration Chicago district and former national child welfare chairman of the American Legion, dies in Chicago. Bualil Moutran, 80, hailed as the era’s leading contemporary Arab poet in Cairo.
A defendant in a leftist conspiracy case admitted under oath that he lied to obtain a government job. Gilbert Green testified he used a false name, inflated education, and denied past employment to gain employment, saying he needed a job. The judge rejected claims of badgering as the trial paused for the Fourth of July weekend.
Washington reports the War Assets Administration closed after disposing of surplus war property with original inventory worth 27.0 billion dollars. Final records show about 4.25 billion dollars returned to the Treasury from WaAA transactions, about 32 cents per dollar of wartime output.
Arthur Marino, 27, promised Joan Coward's parents he would take a lie detector test about his account of a lover lane assault in which she was beaten and strangled. Coward's parents pressured him after Marino’s story and the case remains under state attorney review.
Connecticut Republican leaders defied Gov. Chester Bowles and announced they would end the special session of the General Assembly. The Democratic chief executive had issued a proclamation adjourning the Legislature yesterday as Republicans who control the House insisted on reopening.
The piece argues the U S government will not recognize a blockade of Chinese ports, cites Bridges in Hawaii, and mocks Hawaiian delegates and state status amid broader isolationist sentiment. It notes the Berlin airlift and hints at domestic political tensions with Honolulu and potential statehood issues.
Gerald Picard of the Canadian Catholic Confederation of Labor announced terms of the settlement reached after early morning votes. Archbishop Maurice Quene Bestia reportedly brokered the agreement. the wage bargain included a ten cent hourly increase.
Communist leader Mao Tse-tong says China will align with the Soviet front and seeks relations with capitalist countries to ease its tensions. He warns capitalist bankers seek profit while some progressive forces prepare closer diplomacy with China.
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