11 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
1
Washington commentary on the 85 million dollar surplus of potatoes and the price support law details Mr. Smith of the Agriculture Department defending that destroying or delaying sale preserves prices. Congress questions policy as lawmakers compare to past meat and pig measures. Page 12 column.
A heat wave grips the region with Rochester hitting 93, the hottest so far this year, while Albany reports 82 and Northern New York sees similar high temperatures. Tomorrow promises cooler, partly cloudy skies with possible late storms and winds up to 40 mph.
Senator George of Georgia urged Secretary Snyder to push President Truman to sign the 4 billion tax reduction bill. He warned a veto could delay any tax cut until late 1948, and that the President would be unable to back a new cut in January if he opposes this one. Millikin said Republicans would move a bigger bill after January if vetoed.
A large fire swept Pan American Airways hangar at Honolulu Airport last night. No Pan American aircraft were inside, but three Trans- International Airlines DC3s suffered damage in the blaze.
Marquis Childs comments on Henry Wallace as a peace-maker and questions whether Wallace is exploiting an old tactic. The piece notes Wallace’s audience and suggests the public discourse around his approach, with reference to page placements for related features. The page guide lists comics, horoscopes, letters, bridge, finance, radio, and other sections.
Massillon Police Chief Stanley W. Switter said several pediatric patients at Massillon City Hospital actually saw something the night two infants were killed in the pediatrics nursery. Dr. Persis Simmons, chief psychologist of the Bureau of Juvenile Research in Columbus, questioned children in the nursery next to the crime scene. The chief declined to say how many were interviewed, citing their emotional distress amid city’s worst crime.
The United States protested Soviet interference in Hungary and signaled possible UN action. The note seeks a joint American British Russian inquiry into Hungary’s crisis, with recipients including V. B. Svitolin of the Allied Control Commission, Moscow, and London.
Moscow radio reported that the Soviet children's school and a Soviet diplomat's London apartment were entered and searched on several occasions. Scotland Yard could not identify the culprits, according to the mass message broadcast.
China blames the Soviet Union for a Mongolian led assault on Chinese territory in Sinkiang. Foreign Office spokesman Chang Yuan-Chang said Beijing protested to Moscow and Ulaanbaatar over the incident. Reports from the border described continued fighting as casualties mounted and a punitive Mongol raid 50 miles into China was launched.
Flood crests from the Missouri and Mississippi rivers sweep toward St. Louis after pouring over more than a million acres of farmland. The Mississippi receded slightly at Quincy but remains high, with Col. W M Leaf warning the danger is not over. The crest nears the Hannibal levee where about 1200 additions acres could flood if it fails, and about 100 acres were flooded near the Glasgow to Boonville stretch on the Missouri.
Three more Republican upstate counties have decided not to levy local taxes authorized by the 1947 Legislature for education support. Schenectady and Wyoming boards voted unanimously against imposing the taxes. The permissive taxes were reached Monday by Chemung County supervisors.
Izvestia reports a Vatican espionage case where five defendants denied charges. A passenger ship Tafongi sank in a Yangtze storm, believed to carry a Catholic bishop and three priests. Prison terms range from 15 to 40 years. casualties include at least 50.
A drunk man mumbling at a street corner argued with a nearby policeman. He pointed to a sign reading Drink Canada Dry and declared it impossible, prompting a cautious exchange about the message and safety.
The House Appropriations Committee proposed authorizing agencies to continue normal payrolls by drawing checks on the Treasury in anticipation of new appropriations. The measure aims to prevent any government employees from going without pay after June 30, the end of the fiscal year, unless Congress authorizes advance spending.
President Vincent Auriol refused a request from the Federation of Railroad Workers for a special conference to resolve the nationwide rail strike. He said accepting would substitute himself for the government responsible before the National Assembly. A pre-dawn accord with gas and electric workers ended one major tie up, but the rail strike showed no sign of breaking.
Cattle and hogs moved higher with beef steers at 302 dollars per hundredweight for the first time since March 5 and spring lambs at a new seasonal high of 27 dollars. Hogs were 25 to 50 cents higher, cattle 25 to 100 cents up, sheep 25 to 50 cents higher, and butter gained 1 to 1.5 cents per pound.
President Truman told Canadian Parliament he would use American power to stamp out coercion and to aid a peaceful prosperous world. He urged completion of the St Lawrence project and spoke of mutual respect between the United States and Canada as good neighbors living in equality. He also pledged to support self governing nations and to uphold dignity and peaceful coexistence.
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