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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1946
Page
14
Dr. Lise Melttner, a German-born nuclear physicist, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Rochester this Sunday.
WEST POINT INS The United States Military Academy graduates its largest class ever with 875 cadets earning commissions as second lieutenants George S Patton Jr John P Doolittle Albert D Wedemeyer and Sam H Walker among the notable sons A ceremony features Secretary of War Robert Patterson as principal speaker and 68 graduates plan West Point weddings
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and U S special envoy General George C Marshall planned a day of talks on a possible truce in Manchuria with Communist negotiator Chou En Lai to join later. Marshall and Chou had conferred six hours on Monday as observers weighed a possible agreement to be presented to Chiang.
A Senate hearing recounts Adm Giffoin and Lt Johnston on chicken fed schemes. Nine surviving Navy chickens were moved to the subsistence farm while civil employee James M. Curley faced grand theft charges for Navy lumber. Fraud and mismanagement accusations mix with humor as lawmakers grill Navy officials.
The article discusses why war talk persists between the West and Soviet Russia, noting misperceptions in both directions. Russians blame Churchill and Bevin for actions that hinder understanding while Americans and Britons are seen as seeking friendship with the USSR. It argues that ideology, race, history, and emotions complicate reconciliation.
Hollywood report says actress Ann Baxter and screen actor John Hodiak plan to wed June 19 or 20. Neither has been married before. Hodiak is noti nharloft Wright granddaughter Frank Lloyd Wright is mentioned as Baxter's grandfather.
U S Reparations Commissioner Edwin W Pauley returned from a restricted North Korea visit with scant proof of machinery taken from the Russian occupied zone He cited Col Gen I M Chistiakov denial of any equipment shipments and noted Soviet policy against sending factory gear to Siberia The trip began to extend 15 days but was cut to six days for Pauley and ten for his staff due to Soviet limits
The Associated Press reports five states Alabama California New Jersey New Mexico and Iowa held primaries with gubernatorial or congressional nominations on the docket. In Iowa Governor Robert D Blue defeated George Olmsted to secure the Republican renomination, amid a generally light election day.
The two state area of Pennsylvania and New York saw rivers and creeks recede as flood waters drained away. Ten days of high water left mud and wreckage, thousands homeless and at least 19 dead, with damage exceeding 3.5 million dollars. Lawrenceville and Lower Merion Township in eastern Pennsylvania imported water due to polluted supplies. Major damage came from the Allegheny Susquehanna Schuylkill and Monongahela river systems. Philadelphia forecast fair and warmer weather by the Weather Bureau.
In New Orleans Willie Francis an 18 year old Negro slayer will appeal to the U S Supreme Court after Louisiana Supreme Court refused to prevent a second electrocution attempt. Bertrand De Blanc of St Martinville represents Francis and Gov Jimmie H Davis granted a reprieve until further order while the State Pardon Board unanimously refused a commute to life imprisonment.
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