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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
2
A two engine plane narrowly avoided the Empire State Building in heavy fog over New York City. Pilot banked sharply and leveled off down Fifth Avenue after emerging from the mist. No injuries reported.
War Department reports two Army officers are under investigation for the theft of $50,000 in gold coins in the Pacific theater. Details withheld pending case safety as further facts will be released.
Grover C. Bergdoll once famous WWI draft dodger was arrested in Downingtown Pennsylvania after a dispute over back wages led Clemens Klein the butler to charge assault and battery aggravated assault and battery and pointing of firearms Bergdoll faced a hearing later today.
Arthur R. Gould 89 former Maine U S Senator and tin industry pioneer of Aroostook County dies in Presque Isle. Captain Don Sald C Bingham 63 renowned naval officer and liaison with the Foreign Economic Administration dies in Chevy Chase. Daniel P Trude 68 veteran judge and lawyer dies in Chicago. Charles F B Donahue former OPA price coordinator in Northern New York and longtime Dole Packing Co supervisor dies in Cohoes.
Izvestia columnist Ilya Ehrenburg argues Russia and Russians have faults such as bureaucracy rudeness and technical backwardness. He cites poor telephone service as an example. In Frankfurt U.S. officials refuse to identify Americans detained in Soviet-influenced Europe though reports indicate several have been or are held in Eastern and Central Europe with negotiations ongoing for two held in Poland.
The Lutheran World Convention executive opened its first regular post war meeting at Upsala with Sweden's archbishop Erling Eidem presiding. The three day session aims to restore the convention as a world cooperative agency.
Jerusalem reports the death toll from Monday's King David Hotel bombing rising to 63 with 55 missing. Medical officers and engineers hunt through rubble as soldiers press on despite dwindling hopes of finding survivors. Six had been rescued earlier amid rising tensions after the British white paper blamed the Jewish Agency for Palestine for underground violence.
Government troops reportedly penetrated up to 50 miles into Communist areas north of the Yangtze in Kiangsu province near Nanking and Shanghai. Official figures claim 500,000 government soldiers involved with about 20,000 lost so far, describing a full-scale offensive along a 130 mile front. A spokesman stated there were ample troops to block any threat to the capital and Shanghai.
Senator hearings focus on Cumberland Lumber Company linked to Henry M. and Murray Garsson munitions combine. Testimony suggests Cumberland received 48000 in advances for undelivered lumber. 25000 refunded. A. J. May Kentucky agent acknowledged endorsing one check and seeking favored treatment for the war effort. May denies personal profit.
The government filed suit against six taxicab operating and supply groups charging them with conspiring to restrict cab vehicle sales in Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, and Minneapolis. Attorney General Tom C. Clark said the aim was to dissolve the Chicago cab monopoly to allow others, including veterans, to enter the business.
In Boston, seismographs at Weston College and Harvard showed no measurable ground movement after Bikini Atoll detonations. Prof Don Leet of Harvard and Rev Daniel A Linehan of Weston noted the explosion occurred underwater, leaving instruments without a detectable tremor.
The Italian News Service reported Trieste’s Allied Military Government banned a scheduled demonstration by the Italo Slavs Anti Fascist Union citing unsettled Adriatic conditions. AMG said all protests are forbidden until stability returns, a decision criticized by the left wing press.
The United Nations Headquarters Commission examined a list of potential sites in Westchester County New York and Fairfield County Connecticut for a permanent UN headquarters. It narrowed options and planned to continue the study in a closed session today after reviewing a lengthy sites committee submission.
Kiernan notes the quiet state of world affairs as he references the UN Security Council, Gromyko, Ivan, Stranco, and Franco, joking about prophecies, health trends, and a San Diego suggestion that no profit exists in a cow. He speculates on CPA returns and milkings worth $98 yearly, linking a motel model to utility.
Two 14 year olds played a prank by pretending to rob a home, but Mrs Norma Finkelstein, 65, collapsed and died from shock. The youths Sam Marari and Myron Frackman, armed with a toy pistol and a knife, rang the bell at 65 Norma Finkelstein’s home and demanded Arnold Finkelstein be “got ’em up.” Arnold laughed. the grandmother screamed and died. Police released the two boys.
Congressional leaders fret about a looming wave of absenteeism as primaries pull members home. They fear quorum may be hard to maintain to finish business before adjournment slated for mid next week.
The article covers contrasting views on the new OPA proposed bill with Taft opposing the compromise while Barkley and McCormack indicate presidential acceptance. It notes Truman considering a quick veto override, potential extra funding, Steelman named stabilization director, and OPA preparing new pricing orders ahead of a likely signature.
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