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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1947
Page
24
Senator Taft accuses President Truman of inconsistency over tax policy, recalling a 1945 corporate tax cut amid a current plan to cut taxes for individuals. He argues the president backed a large corporate relief while warning of deficits in a possible recession. Paragraph hints continue on Page 2.
The Navy Air Transport Command announced all Douglas C-54 Skymasters passed inspection of tail assembly fittings with no weaknesses found. The Army Air Forces Transport Command ordered a temporary grounding of C-54s for checks after Wright Field found looseness and shearing in bolts and vertical stabilizer fittings on some aircraft.
A lighthearted note in Home Life mentions two groups resisting income taxes, highlighting lingering public sentiment as the tax exemption issue persists. The snippet names men and women as the referenced lines of opposition.
Gov Earl Warren of California held a satisfactory talk with Gov Thomas E. Dewey in Albany about politics in general and his status as a possible 1948 vice presidential candidate. Warren declined to discuss personal politics or preference for a GOP nominee, urged a united American foreign policy, and noted their conversations covered both foreign and domestic matters.
New York authorities reported two small Navy trainer aircraft landed safely at Mitchel Field last night after power problems. The planes reportedly took off from Quonset, Rhode Island, and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, before the incident.
Six leaders of the Fascist Uslachi party were found guilty of treason by a Zagreb military court and sentenced to death.
Congress completed action on the Taft Hartley labor bill and sent it to President Truman with strong majorities in both chambers. Senate approval was 68 to 24 and the House vote stood 320 to 79. Republicans predict a veto override if needed, aiming for a margin near the original 68 to 24 Senate vote. The final draft authorizes court orders to halt national emergency strikes during mediation.
A Vienna source says Austria's governing Socialists fear Moscow will not sign a treaty while the current government stays in power. President Renner took office in 1945 with Chancellor Figl, as Vienna opposes Yugoslav demands for Carinthia and Styria in exchange for Yugoslav reparations from Germany. Reports from Belgrade note Groza’s visit with Yugoslav officials as Albanian economic aid arrives. Sofia’s phone lines fail amid a crackdown on opposition led by Petkov, while Prague and Zürich report long distance issues reaching Sofia.
The Associated Press reports heavy floods across southeast Nebraska southwest Iowa northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas with rivers and streams flooding farms and roads. Tornadoes struck Illinois Colorado Oklahoma and Missouri Friday night causing extensive property damage but no fatalities. In Champaign and Julesburg two score homes were destroyed or damaged with losses around 200000. Concluded on page four.
Buckingham Palace announced a private secretary for Princess Elizabeth as she comes of age. John Rupert Colville, a Foreign Service veteran and grandson of the First Viscount Colville of Culross, takes the post.
Patrolman Michael Garvey fired two shots at a would be thief after a brick was thrown through the Gutchess Jewelry store window in West Manlius Turnpike area. The burglar escaped, no loot taken, investigation underway.
Washington reports delays halt a foreign information and educational exchange program measure in the House. Protests including Voice of America broadcasts and a demand for a quorum delayed action, with a decision pushed to Monday or Tuesday.
Mrs Emm Bowers of Swan area frantically waved her apron to signal a Burlington passenger train during a heavy Wednesday night rainstorm. The train with 22 passengers halted to avoid a track washout, railroad officials credited her quick action.
A weak cold front between here and Lake Ontario and warm moist air from the south will bring Syracuse showers and a drop in temperature. Expect scattered showers possibly with thunderstorms today tonight and Sunday. Temperatures rise to the high 70s today but will not reach the 83 degree high from Friday afternoon. Prior reports note showers across the area though Syracuse felt little impact Friday.
A London Yard spokesman said new bombs were being prepared by would be attackers who likely have more devices. In Prague a passenger train crash killed six and injured 58, with officials noting the possibility of future attempts to place bombs in switches or tunnels near Wilson Railroad station, suggesting cross border links.
Merwin W. Lay longtime counsel to the Municipal Real Estate Commission and Syracuse Masonic figure died of heart disease at his Walnut Madison home. He had been ill for about six months but remained active in Masonic circles. Survived by his wife and daughter Eleanor Lay Ross.
In Seattle a man with a pistol and paper sack approached bank clerk Otto Krueger at a cage. He demanded $50 in bills changed into ten quarters and left after Krueger made the exchange. No injuries reported.
Rail traffic in Paris and most of France was halted by a strike led by communists aligned unions opposing Premier Paul Ramadier's wage price freeze. The action disrupted rail services as workers protested and blocked major routes.
Massillon Ohio police report two eight and nine week old girls battered to death in City Hospital pediatrics nursery Friday night. Nurse found bodies beside cribs. motive unknown. Coroner ruled deaths from blunt trauma. Investigating chief says attack possibly occurred between 7 35 and 7 45 PM.
U.S. expeditor Frank Creedon urges that a housing shortage persists, recalling post World War I experiences when high material and labor costs stifled construction. Bertram Benedict highlights this in an editorial page column. Also noted are page placements for comics, horoscopes, letters, bridge, finances, churches, radio, classifieds, social news, obituaries, sports, and editorials with pages listed.
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