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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1948
Page
2
New York detectives name Mary Dundon 37 widow and mother of five as suspect in grand larceny tied to $5,000 in jewelry stolen from Sulgrave Hotel residents. Gems recovered at her home after arrest by police.
In Rochester a large crowd witnessed the G A R ceremony marking the final close of the Civil War organization in New York. Mayor Dicker presented a state gift to James A. Hard, who turned over GAR records to the public memory. About 13,000 filled Highland Park Bowl with a parade, pageant, and campfire as 203 year old national commander Ripley sent a message. Eisenhower, new Columbia University president, says the institution needs 170 million dollars and expects alumni to raise it.
In Chicago a American citizen confessed aiding a Texas-to-Chicago smuggling scheme that brought 40 Mexican nationals across the border in a false-bottom truck. The arrests follow a cross-border operation praised for thwarting a large illegal entry and exposing the smuggling network.
Floods engulf the Portland Columbia airport and threaten the Reynolds aluminum plant valued at 43 million dollars. The Columbia River crest spilled brown floodwaters over a 12 mile, 8 000 acre North Portland area, diking breaches flooding farmland and suburbs. Wenatchee also faced a Columbia River breach crippling the city’s purifying plant and leaving 12 000 residents with a day’s water.
In Moscow the Literary Gazette accuses American Ambassador Walter B. Smith of joining a U S State Department military clique while targeting war instigators including Secretary George Marshall Donovan probes Kill ing Athens Donovan visits Salonika to interview on the murder of American radio correspondent George Polk, with FBI agent Frederick Ayer Jr present Six more Trappist priests and brothers die in Communist custody in Yangklaping monkery China Post refused Wan king up General Pal Chung hei declines to accept Chiang Kai sheks offer to lead central China forces War criminals freed in South Africa to ease postwar strain A jet plane nears sound speed in Britain Daily Mail says Soviet jet nearly 760 mph near sound barrier in ideal conditions A German counterfeit ring in Frankfurt seized with 45000 of allied scrip. first such case reported by the Army
Fourteen cast members of City of Angels announced they would not perform last night at the Musart theater in Jerusalem. They blamed producer John O Harris for failing to provide adequate lighting, costumes, and crew to stage the production properly amid the ongoing Middle East truce.
A man identified as S A Hostetter slit his throat in a courtroom before a 10 year sentence could be imposed. Judge Alton Chapman ordered the term after a conviction for assault with intent to murder Francis Bell. Hostetter died at the hospital shortly after the self inflicted wound.
Reuters from Warsaw reports August Cardinal Hiond, primate of Poland, declared the Catholic Church fully supports Poland's retention of the western areas annexed from Germany. The statement appears in reply to Communist press attacks accusing the church of supporting the return of the territory to Germany.
Premier Robert Schuman faces pressure from Communists and De Gaullists over a formal note of conscience in foreign policy. Government may call for a day to decide, as tensions rise across Paris political landscape.
Tokyo broadcast that American planes may have been involved in a bombing of Korean fishermen near a bomb training range south of Japan. The United States Far East Air Force confirmed a bomber mission occurred last Tuesday and cited a training area in the vicinity.
New York chronicler WAL BOYLE notes the masher, once a boater hat and mustache figure, now sports slacks and a high belted sport coat. He remains a prowling fixture of Broadway’s glare, trading old lines for sharper comebacks as modern women answer with brisk retorts.
In Paris Myron C. Taylor is said to be cleared of charges by two courts, while Arab forces push in multiple fronts. Vatican tensions flare as cease fire violations are alleged by Jews and Arabs. In Indianapolis Stassen vows GOP nomination on ninth ballot as Wallace backers push third party bid.
New York lawyer Joseph M. Hartfield said he defended Taylor in a similar Palestine case and that the trial was held behind closed doors with papers sealed. He called Mrs Walterman’s claim false and said Judge Knox threw out the case in 1947. Bernadotte, UN mediator for Palestine, met Taylor's daughter in Harlem in 1911 and noted her birth details. The UN is restricting observers to five nations while handling the consular truce commission.
A designer Myana advises that seductive sounds from rustling fabrics attract men more than perfumes. She cites taffeta and double buck coats as effective, predicting even bathing suits and simple frocks will rustle next year as males chase cash.
A presidential inquiry board blames the Taft-Hartley law for a nationwide deadlock endangering the U S Merchant Marine with a potential west coast shipping walkout. The panel led by Harry Scheel urges a Justice Department injunction to avert a strike that could halt foreign relief operations.
Spokane report says delegates to the national convention of the Independent Communications Workers of America voted against affiliating with either the AFL or CIO. A heated debate preceded the decision, and officials did not release the exact vote.
Hobart Creighton of Bedford won the Indiana Republican gubernatorial nomination at the state convention on the second ballot after transfers from trailing candidates. The race pitted Creighton against U. S. Senator William Jenner as the finalists for the nomination.
Buffalo officials announce a new sanitary code to stop horsemeat sold as other cuts. County Health Commissioner Berwyn F. Mattison says inspectors found butchers disguising horseflesh as cube steaks and similar products, with the measure going into effect soon. The effort aims to curb illegal appearances and protect consumers.
Supreme Court justice weighs compelling the Polish Alliance of Schenectady to honor an agreement to renew its hall for a Henry Wallace event. Gra bicki argues the alliance would be deceived if forced to hold terms, while government officials insist the party must honor the deal. In other items, Taft attacks Truman over Congress, Dewey sees rising southern Republican sentiment, and Stassen urges state action on civil rights in brief national political roundup.
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