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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
2
Muriel Glass, 17, of Brooklyn, was in serious condition at Coney Island Hospital with a possible skull fracture after the Rollo-Mane ride collapsed. Seven other riders escaped serious injury as one car crashed to the ground at the amusement park amid a day of light crowds.
Illinois Central Railroad reported it had been notified by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen that a strike would be called at 10 A M. in Illinois. Cyrus R. Young, IC personnel director, said the railroad received a letter from BR stating the strike aimed to enforce grievances. BR president A F Whitney said he had not heard of the strike call.
George F. McFarren aged 89 of Gettysburg Pennsylvania claimed to hear President Anenty deliver the Gettysburg address in Xeni Ohio. Charles X Wachner 62, a Cleveland attorney, and Fr Martin Philipps 75, retired chairman of the American Thread Company, Nokomis Florida, are also listed among deaths.
Hungarian Gestapo chief Peter Hain was hanged in Budapest after feigning illness to avoid execution. The report notes the Hungarian news agency's claim of illness and references allied reactions to postwar punishment. The item sits among a string of wartime and postwar notices including naval movements near Denmark and political shifts in Moscow Belgrade Tokyo and Korea.
Newsmen pressed bomb damaged Maj Mavold Elgin for a second chance after July L drop dispute he stated he would like another shot at anything that has sun standing. In Stockholm Lt Gen Ivar Holmquist a former Swedish Army chief admitted in 1941 he sent a circular to 40 officers about aiding fight with the Germans on the eastern front against Russia. only two availed themselves.
Twenty one German leaders on trial for war crimes opened their final plea for acquittal in Nuremberg blaming Adolf Hitler for their aggression. Defense summaries argued the breach of peace involved states, not individuals, and denied a conspiracy among Nazi leaders.
Big Four ministers meet at five with no agreed agenda aside from a draft timetable for treaties. Vandenberg notes potential July 31 convening, while Molotov Byrnes and Molotov clash over reparations and timing. Trieste and Italy's colonies reach settlements proposals guiding UN administration and postwar governance.
The United States proclaims Philippine independence, relinquishing sovereignty over 16.6 million people and 15,600 square miles across about 7,000 islands while retaining military base rights. The flag at the Philippine embassy is lowered as the Commonwealth flag rises. Leaders worldwide herald the move, and Truman departs for Shangri La, citing no imperial aims.
Pittsburgh report on Mrs. Carl ZalfiNi mother of two, living on a linoleum floor after landlady Loretta Wissel gave eviction notice. ZalFiNi says back rent offered, no advance accepted, while Wissel claims she followed legal 16 day notice and moved another party into the apartment. The Navy veteran, wife, and two children endured cold and cramped conditions as they sought new housing.
wrangle over price ceilings and amendments to a vetoed bill continues in the Senate Banking Committee. Barkley and Wherry push revised formats using weighted average costs and postwar price rules while Taft and Truman clash on control shifts as talks loom on final language before a Senate vote.
A United States survey by the National Opinion Research Center at Denver University finds 32 percent oppose free speech in public, 64 percent support it in peacetime, and 4 percent undecided. among respondents 49 percent allow Communist Party members to speak on radio, 39 percent say they should be allowed, and 12 percent…
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