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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1951
Page
2
Milton Berle's 22 hour telethon in New York raised 1,127,212 dollars in pledges for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. By 10 A.M. the next day, the tally stood at 1,127,212 as volunteers counted donations and Berle concluded his televised effort.
AMA president Eimer Henderson said the organization could relax its two and a half year fight against compulsory health insurance noting that a national health plan is now unlikely, at least temporarily, as AMAA weighs future policy.
London reports say the Soviet note to U S Ambassador Kirk aims to divide Western powers over Japan. The note calls for a July or August general peace conference with all nations at war with Japan and for a conference under the Council of Foreign Ministers to draft a treaty based on Cairo Potsdam and Yalta agreements. The note challenges separate peace efforts and defends Russian positions on influence in Manchuria and Japanese prisoners.
Disputed Huleh swamp drainage resumes on land under Arat control following a UN truce staff directive from Lt Gen William E Riley. The report notes frictions between Israeli and Syrian forces, with broader wartime turmoil and incidents across multiple regions.
In a terse obituary item three prominent figures are named: Justice Gavan Duffy aged 61 described as a president of Ireland’s high court line, Colonel William T. Kirn aged 43 a veteran general of the US Army, and Charles G. Hopton aged 7 noted for introducing French bulldogs and Airedale Terriers to the United States in New York City. the distorted text references Dublin Honolulu and New York connections.
General Omar Bradley chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff returned from a 20 day tour of conferences with U S British and French military leaders in Europe. He planned a preliminary report today as part of a series of personal studies by top defense officials to assemble a current view of America's global position for President Truman and Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Levert.
The article notes Murphy’s resignation from the U S attorney’s office in New York last September amid reports he sought promotion over his work on the Hiss case. It covers Judge Medina’s Brooklyn birth in 1888, his career, and the President’s nomination of Frieda Hennock to the Southern District of New York to succeed Alfred Coxe. Mayor Impellitteri had earlier named a police commissioner.
A fragmentary report shows beef suppliers debating profits under price rollbacks. National meat dealers say wholesale supplies are ample while retailers fear weak demand and high prices hinder sales. Producers warn production may fall if controls persist, noting past attempts to beat controls failed as prices rose. Cattle feeders report reduced shipments and high costs under ongoing regulation.
Diplomats known to have reached St Malo France on May 26 after slipping out of England the day before. Hunt for the missing envoy stalled as authorities sought an initial victory in a broader defense spending debate while political chatter focused on cuts and libel concerns. The report also notes labor and security budget debates in Parliament and ongoing inquiries into government salaries and aviation controls.
Wedemeyer testifies before senators, advocating decisive measures including punitive action with air and naval forces if needed, and supports a UN backed naval blockade of the Chinese coast. He argues against ground forces in Korea, cites potential powder kegs around Soviet borders, and clarifies past impressions about Formosa. He also notes Acheson’s mischaracterization of his views and recounts his career roles from China in 1945 to command in San Francisco.
At Mackinac Island Michigan Senator Eleanor Butler urged America to lead in a moral revival amid the Moral ReArmament gathering. About 1000 delegates attended as Ernst Scharnowski warned Western policies lack a basic morality and both saw MRA as a bulwark against Communism.
UPI report from Washington notes Senator James L. Kemn of Kentucky describing an office staffer who boasted of being offered higher pay elsewhere. When asked where she planned to go she said she would join the Wage Stabilization Board.
Reports from Lt. Gen. James A Van Fleet say Allied forces near the 38th Parallel have repelled a Communist spring offensive and pushed toward Chorwon Kumhwa. Since May 16, U N and allied troops killed or captured about 170,409 Reds, with captures across 2,000 rifles, 500 automatic weapons, 14,000 grenades, and large quantities of mortars and ammunition.
In UCKEYE Arizona volunteers used planes automobiles and horsemen in a desert search for four year old David Moltamer missing on Friday with Eugene Abell 14 from Ontario California. After a crash a motorist found the boy wandering near a highway. He weighed 63 pounds down from 118 after three days.
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