10 Jun 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1946
Page
1
Fire fighters fear more victims will be found in the Canfield Hotel debris after a blaze killed 15 people. Red Cross had listed 25 unaccounted for but revised the figure downward as investigators worked through the wreckage in Dubuque Iowa.
The Chicago LaSalle Hotel blaze claimed three more lives bringing total deaths to four including Jerry Tyler of Niles Michigan his wife Mary and son Michael ages 12. Police and Red Cross count seven or eight still unaccounted for with some residents away for the weekend.
White House sources say President Truman will veto the Case labor disputes bill after two days of study. Officials on Capitol Hill echoed the expectation as advisers finalize the administration stance on the measure.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts fair and cool today and tonight. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and warmer temperatures with scattered showers. Sunday's high 64 and low 50 with sunset at 4 43 PM. Record highs and lows noted from 1921 1942 and 1913 with humidity around 34 to 60 percent. Eastern New York remains clear today with increasing clouds tonight and showers Tuesday.
William Arthur Whitcomb 73 year old president of Great Northern Paper Company was shot three times in his private office in Boston by a stranger who posed as a U.S Treasury agent. The killer fled the eighth floor Devonshire Street building leaving Whitcomb dead as shocked employees discovered the body.
Frederick C. Othman reports a debate between Stabilization Chief Chester Bowles and Senator Kenneth Wherry over a Senate bill altering the OPA. Bowles warns of disaster if enacted, Wherry warns of worse if rejected, highlighting broad public concern from the President to ordinary citizens. Concluded on page 9 column 1.
Army authorities planned an investigation into a C-54 crash from Morrison Field that killed 28 people. An Army rescue party recovered 19 bodies by nightfall. the aircraft carried 17 passengers and six crew members and went down on a Taboga Island mountainside during a routine flight to Albrook Field. Names aboard were withheld pending kin notifications.
In Bangkok the 18 year old Prince Phumiphon Aduldet was proclaimed king after the 20 year old King Ananda Mahidol died from a gun wound in the royal palace. Police say Ananda's death was accidental as the legislature, meeting 12 hours after the death, chose Phumiphon to rule over more than 200000 square miles and 18000000 subjects. Phumiphon was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Former U S Communist Party secretary Earl Ronder said he would remain in Moscow for another week. Stockholm dispatches reported he booked passage home on an American Airlines flight but was not aboard the ship that reached Stockholm.
The United Nations faces a heavy week with Franco Spain and atomic energy high on the agenda. The Economic and Social Council seeks a June 20 adjournment, while the Security Council plans a Tuesday debate on the Franco subcommittee report. A compromise plan may urge breaking relations if Franco stays in power, with flexible timing for Assembly action. The atom bomb issue rises as a 12 nation energy commission convenes with Baruch awaiting final policy statements.
Syracuse recorded a 4 degree low, a new date record, with readings in the 40s through the night. The Weber Bureau notes a high pressure area over New York State making it feel colder and forecasts a cloudy, warmer Tuesday with possible showers. Phoenix, Arizona topped the country at 104 degrees.
The Supreme Court today upheld fraud and antitrust verdicts against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Ligett and Myers Tobacco Company, and American Tobacco Company, totaling $255,000 in Lexington Kentucky. The Sixth Circuit also upheld the conviction in a 6-0 ruling with Justices Reed and Jackson not participating.
The British cabinet mission and Viceroy Lord Wavell held talks with Congress leaders today seeking a resolution to the Indian constitutional question within the next two to three days.
Paul Mallon discusses movement of the C S C and P A C in California's primary race in his Behind the News column on the editorial page. The page lists sections like Amusements, Financial, Classifieds, City Life and various features including Deaths, Sports, Editorials, and Letters.
Washington reports a hush hush stance by the Army over the Hessian crown jewels robbery case. Maj. David I. Watson, of Burlingame, California, was arrested in Germany and remains unnamed in the latest briefing. Colonel Durant and his wife Kathleen Nash Durant face possible court martial in Germany as investigators pursue a discharged enlisted man and another active duty officer. The status of the recovered jewels and pending charges is not disclosed.
Union leaders prepared for a maritime strike as the National Maritime Union rejected a Labor Department shore leave with pay proposal aimed at breaking the sea week deadlock. Eastern ship operators had accepted the idea but the union demanded a 44 hour week and called for further talks. The nationwide walkout loomed with a 12:01 A M Saturday start in time zones across ports.
Rep Sparkman proposes induction of 18 year olds for domestic service to break a Senate House draft extension impasse. The plan would bar overseas deployment for 18 year olds unless they volunteer, not altering 19 year olds' overseas eligibility if inducted before May 15.
Mike Koblinsky of Saginaw Michigan,testifying at the Lichfield trials said the U S Army houses concentration camps. He is among 12 prosecution witnesses who ended an 11 day silence strike and spoke about alleged Army injustices. He testifies in the case of Lt Granville Currage Oklahoma City and 16 soldiers accused of brutality at Lichfield guardhouse. Three have been convicted.
The National Association of Manufacturers will send three reps to the School of Political Action Technique in Washington later this month. C. B. Baldwin, director of the CIO affiliated school, announced the move today.
The Senate Banking Committee unanimously approved the nomination of John W. Snyder, Reconversion Director, to serve as Secretary of the Treasury in Washington.
Dr. E. W. Gudger of the American Museum of Natural History argues fish rain is real and reports extensive studies of fish laden rainfalls. Prof. Bergen Evans of Northwestern University calls the tale a delightful myth in contrast to Gudger. The debate appears in Science and continues on page 9.
U S Gen Marshall and Communist Gen Chou En Lai held talks on a permanent peace for China while the government said Red troops breached the truce by attacking cities. Chou reported weekend discussions with Yenan party leaders as secret negotiations continued. Yu Fei Peng visited Marshall to discuss restoring communications, a government prerequisite to a peace treaty.
Washington officials warned the United States could face a meat famine within a week as cattle and hog raisers withhold livestock in anticipation of Congress lifting meat price controls on July 1. The Senate planned late today to begin debate on an OPA extension bill including a provision to end controls on that date.
Washington studies a possible split of Germany into two states if the Soviet Union refuses to treat Germany as an economic unit. Byrnes plans to push for a German federation and Western Germany as an economic unit, with options debated at the Paris council of foreign ministers.
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