03 Jul 1950
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
1
A stark scene from a Korean railroad station shows wounded soldiers and refugees suffering during predeparture waiting. Prisoners line boxcars as medics, guards, and officers maintain order while exhausted troops endure hunger, cold, and fatigue amid crowded trains and dim light.
National Safety Council projects the Four Day holiday will yield the biggest traffic jams in history with an estimated 385 deaths by midnight tomorrow. About 36,900,000 vehicles are expected on highways from Friday 6 PM through Tuesday midnight, as many celebrants return to work this week. Highway accidents cause 236 deaths, 71 drownings, one fireworks fatality, and 42 other nontraffic deaths.
A compact listing of what appears on pages 18 to 19 and other pages. It notes comics by Ida Jean Kain Dr. Dean and Mary Waworth, a crossword, horoscope, and other regular features. Also references Amusements Financial Classified Radio TV Cy Tile and Social Deaths with page numbers and the sports editorials section.
PORT SAID NS The former Juxury liner Avantis heads for Rotterdam as 40 babies are born aboard in four days. The ship yoke of Dutch servicemen and their families returns from the Far East. The onboard maternity ward expands to 73 with seven doctors and 21 more expectant mothers aboard. A crew box score tracks births as laundry strain grows and births continue ahead of sighting Holland.
The Philippines Defense Department said foreign submarines surfaced yesterday about 40 miles from Manila. A spokesman would not specify the number, only that there were more than one. Soldiers and civilians observed the craft in coastal waters off Quezon Province, markings indistinct from shore. Rumors of alien smuggling persist, though this is the first official sighting.
Chicago traders saw hog prices climb to 23.73 per hundredweight, the highest in 79 months, with the general market up 30 cents to $1.00 from Friday. The advance indicates strong demand or supply dynamics affecting the hog futures and cash market.
Deputies recovered Joe Nutting AA7 of 2725 Grant Bird after he claimed his watch had been cut off and attached to his belt. Sheriff’s deputy Seeley found the strap still on the belt and the watch hanging nearby. Nutting thanked deputies for the quick recovery after a brief investigation at Frank Tassor’s Restaurant Lakeshore.
Senate tax writers meeting today to discuss the $3 010 000 000 excise tax reduction approved by the House. Senator George of Georgia, chairman, says no changes anticipated but others may seek alterations. He expects brief public hearings to push action before adjournment. The measure trims wartime nuisances and adds taxes on big corporations. President Truman warns of a veto if revenue gaps aren’t closed. Some Republicans oppose certain provisions. Concluded on Page 1 Column 17.
The forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms but generally warm conditions. Temperatures remain high around 80s with considerable clouds today and tomorrow, supporting swimming boating and fishing activities despite possible brief rain later.
London reports that dissidents within the Labour Party, mainly left wingers, may attempt a parliamentary confidence vote on Prime Minister Clement Attlee's backing of American policy in Korea. They question the legality of the American alliance under United Nations guidelines.
In Columbus Georgia the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer notes Russian radio broadcasts reach the South on Independence Day, with Moscow's coverage picking up three times daily and a woman announcer nicknamed Soviet Sal gaining attention.
American troops rush north to assist as South Korean forces abandon the Han River line and pull back toward Suwon, 20 miles south of Seoul. North Korean columns threaten Kumyangjangni and the Suwon garrison, while air raids on Pyongyang continue and U S forces report limited enemy advances. United Press war dispatches note plans to blow the Suwon gate and seal the highway long used since ancient times.
The Federal government approved a $180000 loan to the Syracuse Housing Authority for planning 650 new public housing units. The action accompanied broader consent for $903500 in planning for 2590 low rent units across 12 states. Construction is expected within two years.
Formosa UP report says Chiang Kai-shek declares Russia, not North Korea, as aggressor in the war and urges action now to prevent World War III with Korea as the focal point.
New Yorkers read that Russia controlled 40 percent of the world’s 2 billion population and held 16 million square miles of land by 1950. The report ties Soviet power to propaganda and armed force, noting annexations from 1939 to 1945 including the Baltic states, Bessarabia, Bukovina, and territories in Finland, Czechoslovakia, Ruthenia, Poland, and East Prussia. The United States never recognized these gains.
American and Australian fighter planes wrecked seven North Korean tanks and 22 trucks and shot down two hostile planes Monday, headquarters announced in Tokyo. Aerial combat raged as convoys battered advancing Communist columns with rockets and machineguns, while activity was reported light at a South Japanese air base.
U S Far East Air Forces with Royal Australian Air Force fighters attacked Suwon in Korea, supporting B 23 bombers. Four Allied planes hit the airstrip as North Korean defenses fired. a Yak 9 Soviet plane was shot down, and several soldiers were wounded.
Roving American troops in South Korea faced a sudden air attack by five to seven planes. Soldiers dived for cover, guns spoke rarely, and fighter planes failed to intercept. The bombardment hit a mud town near a command post, wounding a sergeant and triggering urgent, improvised defense as jets roared overhead.
A cow wandered from a pasture onto a New York Central branch near Wedgewood, southwest of Watkins Glen, delaying a Diesel freight train for two hours. The locomotive derailed two freight cars, and the cow was killed.
A shooting gallery proprietor at Palisades Amusement Park introduces a new attraction featuring a large map of North Korea. The display marks a fresh business venture amid the Palisades, New Jersey scene.
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