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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1946
Page
2
Two men from Niagara Falls, Philip Britton and his brother Harry, were hospital bound after a high- plane takeoff crash here. Both suffered leg fractures and head lacerations in the mishap.
Chicago police report Dr. Harold Cassity a 43 year old physician who assisted in altering John Dillinger's facial features fatally shot himself at his sister's home Cassity had acted as the anesthetist in the operation aimed at disguising the outlaw's identity.
In Steele's Bayou ten miles northwest of Vicksburg, nine logging crewmembers drowned when their boat capsized. The victims included Edward I Bacon 82 retired vice president of Philadelphia Inquirer after forty years with the paper. The tragedy occurred in a remote area accessible only by boat.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, 52, former WWI draft dodger, held on $2,500 bail in Downingtown Pennsylvania after pleading not guilty to assaulting his butler Clement Klein and threatening him with a rifle. AP wirephoto.
Argentina foreign minister Dr Atulio Bramuglia rejects claims the Peron regime is anti United States, saying the government pursues a Pan American policy. The denial follows reports of growing alignment with regional unity and cooperation.
Berlin officials report the German Academy of Science offered foreign membership to Albert Einstein but no reply has been received. In Warsaw a 40 year old woman died after a horse riding accident involving a car, while London reports completion of an airborne shipment of 18 million dollars in industrial diamonds from Canada to Britain to support war industries.
Paris dispatches describe long discussions at the peace conference as nations debate timeframes and procedural rules. Key figures include Byrnes, Molotov, Evatt, Spaak, Kardelj, and Masaryk, with focus on open meetings, voting standards, and draft treaties for Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria and Finland.
London reports say Soviet delegates protest the United States occupying front row seats at the Paris peace conference and object to Australia's push for equality among nations. A related note from New York cites a 3 percent rise in Chesterfield cigarette prices, with the U S front-seat status prompting commentary on blocs and seating arrangements.
Walter Kiernan writes that no peace treaty for Germany will be written now as Allies dispute Berlin handling. He argues reparations for Russia must be fixed before delegates can go home, and mocks claims of a strike over a parts shortage labeled as a peace shortage.
Attorney General Tom Clark announced the filing of a complaint alleging that Standard Register Corp of Dayton violated antitrust law by contracting to restrain and attempting to monopolize trade in business forms.
Testimony recounts a lunch with Coffee and Olson and a long corridor conversation about paying 2500 to secure Olson as a Washington representative. Anderson says the matter tied to a Tacoma mayoral campaign and later publicized. Treasury opens internal records for Garsson munitions probe.
Cumberlang Lumber Co. 2 Gars son subsidiary received 48000 from parent firms for lumber it did not deliver. Coffee pledged he will reveal his part in the episode. Brewster asked the committee to probe a belief among Republican leaders in Washington. Coffee did not report the contribution as a campaign receipt. Chairman Mead said the committee may recall Comptroller Warren for more information on war products.
An 11 man Canadian Army search party hunts through the Northwestern British Columbia wilderness for missing civilian pilot Joe Barber from Jamestown New York. One team trekked toward the creek bed where Barber’s plane was located and plans to inspect trapper cabins nearby to locate any traces of the missing man.
The Detroit Times reports that about 60 Detroit war plants are under investigation for alleged war fraud violations. Major firms and several large concerns are among those scrutinized. The probe centers on possible fraudulent practices during the wartime period.
Gen Kazim Orbay resigns today as chief of staff of the Turkish army. His son Hashmet Orbay faces trial for the mysterious slaying of a socially prominent Ankara doctor.
The 15 year old University of Chicago student Heirens faced a murder arraignment for the Degnan and Brown slayings. His attorneys sought a continuance to Aug 14. He would allegedly make a voluntary confession in Tuohy's office, amid a crowded courtroom and heavy security.
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