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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
2
In a candid room beneath Port Authority, Mike Quill rejects being a Communist while recounting his career and clashes with critics. He recalls protests, his 27 cents an hour wage, and a priest’s quiet stance amid charges of radicalism.
Lt Gen R A Wheeler testified before a Senate subcommittee that the St Lawrence Seaway land and power project now costs 674.7 million dollars, up from 455 million last year, with Canada’s share about 183.1 million. He noted New York State’s purchase would rise to about 161 million, and tolls would be studied to assess self-liquidation and economic soundness.
UN Balkan Inquiry Commission's first meeting at UN headquarters in Lake Success was postponed to 10:30 AM Monday due to the absence of American member Mark Ethridge and other members en route from Europe, with travel holdups cited as the cause.
Chairman Charles W. Tobey of the Senate Banking Committee warned that rent control would end after June 30 if President Truman vetoes pending rent legislation. He said there would be little chance of new law passing Congress, casting doubt on any extension or reform.
A mosaic of overheard chatter covers European and American politics, with talk of imperialism and democracy, a semi labor government in New York, and personal updates. It shifts to anger over Soviet actions and Yugoslav, Italian, and Singaporean affairs, naming figures like Saragat and Ritchie.
The government announced that 9,000 Jews arrived as immigrants to Palestine in the past six months. Of these, 534 entered illegally. Readmissions from Cyprus detention camps numbered 4,125, after their initial arrival as uncertified immigrants. Over 15,000 remain in Cyprus awaiting entry under a 1500 monthly quota.
The obituary snippet lists Hilda Morris 59 author and merchant Jay N Emer son 67 Kiwanis International president and dry goods retailer on the West Coast, Dr Ernse Riess 81 Hunter College emeritus classics head in Scarsdale, Lord Berwick 70 British embassy attache in Paris WWII, and Emily Hickman 66 New Jersey College for Women history professor and world peace worker in Lincolndale.
Ousted Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy and his immediate family are due to arrive at New York LaGuardia from Geneva as speculation grows that he may lead a government in exile operating from Washington after a Communist coup toppled his regime and forced his resignation.
The 1947 Catholic directory reports 25,288,173 Catholics in the United States Alaska and Hawaii, a gain of 866,049 in the past year. It notes 40,470 priests in the three areas, 738,314 infant baptisms led by 39,126 in Chicago archdiocese, and identifies Chicago as the largest archdiocese with 1,716,536 Catholics, followed by Boston and New York, while Brooklyn lists the largest diocese at 1,111,446 Catholics.
Senator Ellender of Louisiana opposed anti discrimination legislation calling it a step to break down segregation in the South. He warned of a mongrel race outcome from social equality and amalgamation, while the bill seeks a national commission to enforce employment discrimination decisions with possible conciliation efforts. The American Jewish Committee endorsed the measure.
Athens reports Greek government forces with Army detachments backed by aircraft and naval units began new offensives this morning in the Mount Olympus area and along the Eastern Coast against guerrilla forces.
Izvestia declared Iceland had not achieved release from foreign management despite a 1949 October agreement with the United States for withdrawal of troops. The government paper asserted American Overseas Airways operates airport facilities in Iceland.
A fragment notes that Icelandic papers quote U S War Department ties and remark that American officers have only changed clothes, highlighting perceptions of U S military presence in Iceland during wartime.
In Portsmouth England Mrs. Betty Violet Georges was convicted of drunken driving after failing a sobriety test when a police doctor ordered her to touch her nose. She instead touched her nose.
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