08 Jul 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1946
Page
1
Washington reports a tense Senate showdown as General Price and OPA policy clash over price controls and profits amid postwar debates. President Truman faces renewed calls to preserve OPA authority while Congress weighs amendments to curb inflation and stabilize industry.
The US Army aims to hand out 64 000 copies of a basic phrase book to soldiers. It includes practical questions like how about a date and where will I meet you to aid travel through town and interaction with locals.
Weather forecast for Syracuse area with scattered showers through today and tonight into Tuesday. Highs near 61 degrees Sunday, record highs cited from 1936, humidity around 79 percent this morning, map reference Page 17.
Washington investigators disclosed a man offered $5000 in Chicago to drop an inquiry into a campaign job for Senator Mitchell and a related arms mix. O’Connell testified about returning $100 bills and a separate $5000 bribe tied to a $10,000 campaign offer allegedly sourced from a Fairn contribution. Fields, a friend of Joe Freeman, was named in the probe as a key figure to subpoena.
An expected influx of hogs into Midwest packers this week could raise meat availability. Estimates foresee about 38,000 hogs with 20,000 more on the way, as American Meat Institute and three major packers report increased supplies in Kansas City and other centers.
A horse at Front Street and Oregon Avenue resisted handlers at midnight heading for a garden of morning glories and other posies. It wheeled and kicked when shooed, but a police rope finally lassoed it and took it to the stables after the animal pressed its feeding.
Six masked men robbed a Bob-Lo Island amusement office in Windsor Ontario early today. They blasted a safe and took about $12 000 from the United States amusement company. Two guards were harmed and a guardhouse area was secured by authorities.
Rome bells toll as Mother Cabrini becomes the first American named a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Pius X15 presided over the solemn canonization, praising her devotion to fatherland and charitable works across nations. Concluded on Page 2, Column 6.
Rear Admiral H H Good announced that three officers from the submarine supply center at Subic Bay have been ordered to face court martial for alleged black market activities and misappropriation of Navy property. All have been relieved of duty. Comar C B Sprott of Oakland California Lt H G Bates of San Francisco and Lt H L Blakley of Brisbane Australia are named in the action.
Census Bureau reports 95,237 lives lost to accidents in 1944, four percent lower than earlier estimates. Among the victims were men and boys, with seven of ten killed in accidents. The tallies reflect nationwide fatalities across all age groups and regions.
Hughes 41 was critically injured while test flying a powerful new photo reconnaissance aircraft alone. He regained consciousness and asked his secretary to handle affairs. Doctors reported third degree burns, skull fracture, broken sternum, lung injury, and internal damage with potential back injuries.
President Truman returns to the White House after a long Fourth of July weekend and calls in congressional leadership for updates on OPA and British loan prospects. Close associates say he has all but abandoned plans for a vacation as major decisions loom.
Columnist David Lawrence notes political stock rising for Senator Taft of Ohio as he attacks President Truman over the OPA issue. The piece appears on the editorial page with related sections and features listed for the day.
A reader informs the Herald Journal carrier of their planned city departure date and reason for leaving, requesting the carrier handle the rest of the arrangement and return home details.
Paris reports the Big Four failed to issue invitations to a postwar peace conference as Molotov blocks action. Western ministers, Byrnes Bevin and Bidault, push for July 24 start but Molotov cites lack of rules and calls Western demands an imposition of American will. They plan further talks to resolve the impasse.
United States proposes a new memorandum to the Atomic Energy Commission outlining enforcement provisions and penalties for atomic violations. Representative Bernard Baruch finalized the draft as a six nation subcommittee convened to discuss the control problem and possible penalties.
Maj. Gen. Frank A. Keating said an American warrant officer and his wife, held three weeks, are in Soviet custody. Also missing are Capt. Harold Colbin and Lt. George E. Wyatt. last seen July 4 boarding a train toward Oranienburg north of Berlin. The families include Samuel L. Jarvison of Harrah Oklahoma and San Antonio Texas, with ties to the Berlin depot and military government.
The Weather Bureau chief meteorologist admits a mis forecast after a cold front from the Great Lakes and a North Atlantic low expected showers. The front arrived but the low pressure system veered out to sea, leaving a flat map and temperatures around 54 degrees with a chance of tonight thunder showers.
Vienna reports a roundup of up to 6 000 nonAustria nationals under a Soviet expulsion order. Many face departure by 6 AM local time with most affected being German-speaking foreigners tied to Reich sympathies. Officials note mass ejections and possible deaths as people flee toward Allied zones.
Mexico City reports Jorge Aleman, 42, of PRD declared winner amid fraud charges from rival Ezequiel as clashes at polling places left two dead and minor injuries. About 3 million voted. deputies and senators chosen. Calderon and Castro also ran. inauguration set for December 1.
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