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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1952
Page
2
New York CNS reports a Boys and Clubs of America poll finds American boys prefer jet pilots, baseball stars, and atomic scientists over becoming president. Only three percent chose the presidency, signaling a shift in career ambitions among youth.
Bay County General Hospital faced a boycott by Bay County Medical Society and Michigan Hospital Association after city council allowed osteopaths to use facilities. The boycott began within hours of the council decision, affecting the 150-bed hospital and drawing in organized medical groups.
Washington in air force court martial David J Sippel was convicted of taking money from contract interests and making false statements. He was sentenced to dismissal with forfeiture of pay from March charges. The court acquitted a separate count about offering another officer a fee for duties. The case now goes to Air Force higher authorities for review.
Iran urged the International Court of Justice to declare itself incompetent in the Anglo Iranian Oil Company nationalization dispute. Prof. Henri Rolin argued that a ruling could bring tragic consequences for Iran and asked the court to avoid judging the British Iranian matter.
Mrs Elizabeth Jackson Norris 43 wife of James B Norris president of the International Boxing Club of New York and owner of sports arenas died in Patchogue. Stanley Sielski 73 longtime police officer on the Polish Union of America organ died in Buffalo after arriving in 1903.
A 300 foot long building supply warehouse at Wholesale Service Supply Corp in Colonie was destroyed by a wind driven fire. More than 200 firefighters from 10 departments and a New York Central train fought the blaze. Cause undetermined, reported to have started in a freight car. Warehouse valued around half a million dollars and covered 40,000 square feet.
Workers at a Palos Verdes excavation site halted work after discovering a fossilized whale skeleton dating back about 20 million years. An expert from the Los Angeles County Museum identified the bones as a prehistoric whale likely 35 to 40 feet long, with the inner ear bone sent to the Smithsonian for study.
Nihon Keizai reports Hitachi Shipbuilding plans to export three steel pocket boats to Russia in exchange for Sakhalin coal. The arrangement involves Japanese shipbuilders supplying fishing boats to Russia and coal transactions shaping the deal.
A New York witness, John Lautner, testified at a federal trial of Communist leaders that 1948 plans to create a coast to coast underground radio network and hidden leadership structure were part of the party scheme. He described locating hiding places, organizing radio operators, and earmarking up to 20000 dollars for trusted nonmembers. Lautner testified on day 13 that papers to forge new identities would be pursued, though he opposed the idea of fake documents.
Senator Long proposes halving the Defense Department military construction request to about two to three billion dollars, with a Senate subcommittee reviewing the program and suggesting postponement of nonessential projects such as officers quarters and widened roads on some reservations. In Moscow, Peter Karavaev, a deputy chief of the Communist Party archives, dies at 68.
U.S. readers sparked a furor over news of Churchill's loss of its dancing and drinking license after 2 AM closing hours. The London venue, once visited by Princess Margaret, prompted scattered telephone calls in several American cities amid confusion about Winston Churchill's health. The reference to the prime minister appeared spurious, and officials clarified no official death report.
London news reports claimed atom spy Klaus Fuchs had secret writings hid in bed, letters from his father, and a diary smuggled from Stafford prison. The Home Office denied any transfer to Pentonville and rejected the leak as false.
A spokesman for General Eisenhower pointed out an error in the AP stenographic transcript of a Abilene Kansas news conference. The General was quoted saying he would hate to see the United States excluded from such an agreement while AP reported opposed to it. An audition of the tape confirmed the error.
Elders of Futa Kawa village on Western Honshu announce a monthly holiday for women on the fifteenth day to elevate chelr eul ar standards, declaring the time dedicated to celebration and reflection.
A new state measure requires drivers under 21 to carry identification cards and maintains liability insurance rules. Violations can trigger fines up to 25 dollars for a first offense, 25 to 50 for a second, and 50 for a third or subsequent offense, with minimum coverage levels specified for injury and property damage. The law, aligned with a 1952 statute, targets minors operating vehicles and enforces mandatory insurance limits.
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