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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1952
Page
2
In New York eight people were injured when two IRT subway trains collided at the 241st Street White Plains Road station during a coupling. Three were IRT workers and five were passengers. the motorman Edgar Alexander was the only seriously hurt.
Six of the largest St. Louis hotels faced service disruption as a hotel workers strike crippled operations. A union official said the walkout will soon extend to the remaining 16 member hotels, signaling widespread action in the hospitality sector.
Washington officials say about 300000 servicemen overseas will be denied absentee ballots in November due to state and congressional gaps. The total could rise to nearly 1 million including those stationed in the U.S. States such as South Carolina and New Mexico lack absentee provisions, while the federal ballot law expired with the Japanese peace treaty. Defense officials urge at least 45 days for ballot transmission, citing delays for troops in Korea.
Bishop Eivind Berggray warned at the Lutheran World Federation Assembly that the church faces a gigantic struggle as the modern welfare state seeks to replace faith with welfare. The Norwegian churchman spoke to delegates from 24 nations about this tension between church influence and state programs.
The passage notes that Florida Kentucky Massachusetts and Texas do not have any specified time period beyond forty five days. It lists four states with no defined timeline and implies a broader rule or comparison across jurisdictions.
A thin late vote count left Martin Dies with 49.72 percent in the seven district race, short of 50 percent and risking a runoff. Joan Lee Smith trailed with 190,570 votes and would oppose Dies if a runoff is triggered.
The Army said it will recall and enlist 500 nurses and 125 women medical specialists next February March and April. Volunteers may enlist for two to three years while reserve personnel serve 17 to 24 months. The force will also draw from volunteers and organized reserves to meet the quota.
Army prosecutors have rested their case against Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow former U S military attache in Moscow. The diary titled War Now was allegedly stolen by Communist agents. The court martial has seen partial secrecy and the first defense witnesses began.
Civic leaders and local officials met behind closed doors in New York to form a committee coordinating municipal efforts to remove airport hazards. The group discussed expanding the campaign to upstate cities including Albany Syracuse Rochester and Buffalo as part of a broader effort to relieve communities troubled by airports.
Walter Blomberg, manager of the American Trust Co. in San Francisco, handed $20,000 in small bills to a gunman after the robber claimed his wife was hostage. The two rode a bus away. Blomberg was warned not to alert authorities for 30 minutes. His wife was later found safe at home.
Eastman Kodak Company will reinstate fair trade agreements with dealers under a late Congress law. James McGhee, Kodak vice president, said the retail price fixing plans will be issued soon to photographic dealers in 45 states where laws permit such agreements.
Crowds at Victoria Station shouted go home at Russia's new ambassador Andrei A. Gromyko as police cleared a path. Demonstrators showered pamphlets and chanted their anger while Gromyko remained calm and said it was in Britain's national interest to be on friendly terms with Russia.
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