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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1947
Page
1
AP reports Secretary of State Marshall and advisers push a European open door plan to unite or split Europe based on Soviet cooperation. A column by Jack Bell notes Terbert Falcover bolstering GOP policy influence while warning limits on foreign aid. Concluded on Page 7.
In Jerusalem a British Military Tribunal sentenced three Irgun Zvai Leumi members to death and two youths to 15 years plus detention for raids on Acre Prison that left 15 dead and 23 wounded. The five, aged 18 to 21, were convicted of explosives, shooting British soldiers, mine laying, and wearing unauthorized uniforms amid the UN Palestine inquiry opening.
United Press reports 20 000 homeless as rain swollen rivers breach banks across Iowa Illinois Missouri Nebraska and Mississippi River towns brace for further flooding. Des Moines River crest threatens Keokuk with heavy inundation as Ottumwa moderates after 10 000 residents flee.
The prosecution planned to open its case today against 16 members of an alleged Communist front group accused of conspiring to withhold information from a Congressional committee.
Marquis Childs notes a fierce House confrontation over the Voice of America broadcasting program. The editorial outlines the zealous, never-say-die isolationist stance evident in the ongoing fight.
Four fatal airplane crashes over the weekend killed 50, raising the total in commercial plane crashes since May 29 to 146. President Truman appoints a five man board to probe all aspects of air safety following the Capitol Airlines crash that killed 47 passengers and three crew on Friday the 13th.
Federal Judge James M. Proctor refused to bar Henry Wallace from speaking at the government owned Watergate amphitheater in Washington tonight. The ruling denied a bid by the American Anti Communist Association led by Representative O Konksi to force Secretary Krug to deny Wallace access. Wallace's event is sponsored by the Southern Conference for Human Welfare, labeled a Communist front by the House Committee on Un American Activities.
New Delhi reports the All-India Congress warns princely states to join Hindustan or Pakistan as British rule ends in August. The Hindu-dominated party adopts a plan for dividing India and rejects states declaring independence or isolation.
In Miles City Montana quadruplets born to 34 year old Mrs Edward Randash were named by number from birth order. The three girls and a boy ranged from 1 pound 12 ounces to 3 pounds 12 ounces with Dr Ethan Howard reporting all four doing well after birth on Saturday and Sunday.
Meteorologist Andrew P. Keller says rain is nearly over and the night will be partly cloudy and not too cool. Tuesday should be fair and slightly warmer, after a low of 48 degrees overnight, not reaching the 45-degree record. Rainfall so far this month totals 3.71 inches versus the 3.87 inch monthly average.
Hollywood actor John Loder recovered from a weekend operation to remove a sword tip lodged in his left thigh. The blade fragment had broken off during a duel two years earlier and was revealed by recent X rays.
A Tehran dispatch reports 2,000 Iraqi Kurdish tribesmen clashed with Iranian troops in northern Iran. The Iranian side faced a superior force, marking another flare in cross border tensions between Iran and Kurdish groups.
About 80,000 seamen staged sit downs aboard U S flag ships, idling at least 200,000 workers and paralyzing most American shipping. The action began in New York Harbor after wage and hour talks stalled, with a parallel contract advance on the west coast easing hopes for a settlement.
The marine exchange described the loading as the largest petroleum shipment to Russia from this port. The 50,000-barrel Soviet tanker Elbras was loading gasoline and oil, with two more 50,000-barrel tankers Emba and Krasnia Armia prepared to load. A 65,000-barrel Taganitog was due to load next.
A light joke from Commerce Magazine features a husband asking if he can dress a chicken and the wife quipping that it cannot be done with the money he provides.
President Truman vetoed the 4 billion tax reduction plan, ruling it dubious and risky. House leaders say a two thirds vote is needed to override, with the Senate unlikely to act. He argued tax relief now worsens inflationary strains and harms financial policy while stressing high employment and price levels require surplus revenue. Concluded on page 9 column 5.
Press Secretary Ross said President Truman may withhold action on the Taft Hartley labor bill until near the Friday midnight deadline. He noted no move would occur before Truman's return from a speaking engagement at Princeton University Tuesday. He called the timing possibly depending on the tax bill message.
Dr. Martin P. Catherwood, New York state commerce commissioner since 1944, will resign to become dean of Cornell University's School of Labor and Industrial Relations in Ithaca. He succeeds the post vacated by U. S. Senator Irving M. Ives and had planned a Feb. 14, 1944 appointment by Governor Dewey.
The piece reports on whether the Soviet Union will join the Marshall Plan and how its participation or refusal could shape Western Europe. Pravda suggests rejection as extending the Truman Doctrine and pressuring via dollars. Britain France and Bevin seek Kremlin views while Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg discuss the plan.
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