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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1947
Page
2
LAKE SUCCESS AP Big power delegations raised eyebrows as Wilder Foote, an American propagandist, was named to head a new UN press bureau. Delegates privately questioned how a man tied to promoting American policy could run an impartial UN news section.
Reports describe a DC-4 airliner wreck five miles west of Hulsboro Virginia near the West Virginia border. Aboard were 47 passengers and nine crew. rescue parties searched through the night as authorities feared no survivors. The plane reportedly exploded and broke into pieces after taking off from Winchester Virginia, with the Blue Ridge looming nearby.
A broad obituary roundup reports deaths of notable figures including linguist and professor emeritus at University of Cincinnati, engineers, a former U S senator, a bishop, a National Archives director, and others. It also covers a four day transit strike in Oakland and a young Girl's scenic first plane ride as a graduation gift. Relatives wait at National Airport as a crowded scene unfolds amid arrivals and departures.
Cincinnati dispatch reports a 23 year old red haired woman, Virgina Gibbs, was charged with murder after she told police she urged her father, Charles Gibbs, to shoot Henry T. Smith in a downtown hotel room on Sept 3 1945. She said she wanted to get rid of her father due to abuse.
A list of persons aboard a missing airliner en route from Chicago to Washington was released by Capital Air and cross checked at several locations. Names include Cecil Eaton, 35, of Pittsburgh. Mary Bagan, 33, of Northern Virginia. and others from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. The article also notes city officials and aviation figures named as passengers, with scattered details on their residences and roles.
In Paris, Foreign Secretary Bevin will meet French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault to discuss U S Secretary of State Marshall plan for European economic recovery. A government spokesman said Bevin arranged the meeting and will arrive in Paris Tuesday to begin discussions with France.
Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, listed as one of the country’s Best Fathers of the Year by the American Mothers Committee. Hoover, age 52, is described as a bachelor earning about $14,000 annually.
Haly's constituent assembly, its job of writing a constitution still incomplete after a year’s work, voted 279 to 155 to extend its labors until year’s end.
Russian authorities face growing pressure over veto rights as Berlin Communist victory in union elections strengthens their city control. An American source notes potential new elections or pressure on Social Democrats amid harvest-time tensions.
The New York State Moose Association elected Harry H. Kates of Utica as president at its four day annual convention in Newburgh. About 600 delegates attended with regional vice presidents chosen from New York City Brooklyn Kingston Schenectady Ithaca and other cities. Roy R. Rumpff Rochester was named secretary treasurer. In Bulgaria former Agrarian MP Peter Koev received a 12 and a half year prison term for inciting a military conspiracy. he lost parliamentary immunity before arrest.
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