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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
2
The Rye Wood Country Club has built a fence fifteen feet high and ninety feet long to shield the home of E. Frank O Hara from stray golf balls. The two men chose the fence after O Hara objected to duffed shots by firing arrows toward the course.
Washington reports Attorney General McGrath filed an antitrust suit against Times-Picayune Publishing Co. of New Orleans alleging monopolistic practices. The suit targets the company and several officers for alleged restraint of trade in newspapers and advertising.
Walter Kiernan notes a clerk who stacked 3000 fetters in his closet to aid post delivery while the Justice Department probes the Times Picayune and related papers. The suit accuses a New Orleans publisher of restraining competition by merging with the States and forcing advertisers to buy in lockstep across morning and evening papers.
The Canadian government will compensate 101,300 Japanese Canadians $1,222,829 for property seized and sold during the war, Justice Minister Stuart Garson announced in Ottawa. The note follows war-era measures and confirms restitution for affected residents.
United Mine Workers leader says imported oil has shut down 44 soft coal mines in Western Pennsylvania. District 5 president John P. Busarello reports 37 commercial mines around Pittsburgh are working only half-time, as tensions ripple through the region's energy sector.
In Upper Arlington, a Columbus suburb, about 70 parents press the school board to revise the teaching system and return to simple virtues and respect for authority. A detailed three and a half page report accompanies the petition, reflecting community concerns.
In New York a long strike looms as AFL mechanical workers refuse to cross picket lines at the World Telegram and Sun and the Newspaper Guild remains out over editorial and commercial contracts. Three children die in a house fire linked to a gasoline washing machine incident as unions rally amid ongoing labor tensions.
Major General Lord Robert Hutchison of Montrose, 76, long Liberal MP and former chief whip, dies in Kirkenley Scotland. Rear Admiral Francis IV. Goolden, 64, served as a lord in wartime at Bett Worldhampton, Eng. Clydf Purcell Scott, 48, general manager of KECAL Broadcasting Co in Hollywood.
A letter carrier endorses the idea of carrying double loads. He quips that he once believed he could not vote until 63, but now fears he will be dead by 50, reflecting a grim view of aging and civic participation.
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