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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
2
Stephana Sara Hitchcock 24 and her husband Francis visit Windber Pennsylvania. The couple, who eloped to Georgia, meet Mrs. Steve Turk, her coal miner mother. They help cook and discuss settling nearby as crowds watch from the lawn.
Syracuse weather forecast predicts no rain relief for tonight or tomorrow as a high pressure area off the coast blocks eastern spread. Highs expected near 89 today and 88 tomorrow with tonight’s low around 67 amid heat and humidity. Beffelo reported 20 degrees.
The four power foreign ministers met in secret for 90 minutes in Paris. Andrei Vishinsky left to allow western delegates to briefing. US Britain and France aim to conclude talks tonight and issue a communique. Aimed at a temporary East West truce in Europe remains hoped for.
The U S cruiser St Paul arrived today for a visit in Hong Kong harbor. Five other American vessels are also present in the harbor.
ITODAY'S FEATURES note rising unemployment across the nation with the sharpest impact in manufacturing. European competition could factor into conditions, particularly in New England shoe plants, per Marquis Childs in the editorial column.
Thieves ripped into the Brighton Theater at 2610 S. Salina, taking $250 from the safe after entering a balcony office. Police say the robbers pried the vault, then fled. detectives Jones Barry, Francis Garn, and Acting Detective Arthur Hook led the inquiry with fingerprint analysis.
King Gustaf V marks his 91st birthday at his summer residence Tullgarn, 15 miles south of Stockholm. He requested no ceremonies and his wish is being respected with privacy.
A fourth Taft Hartley like provision on non Communist oath is proposed in the Senate alongside three amendments expanding gain in good faith union and management actions, freedom of speech protections, and annual financial reporting. President Truman opposes revisions as Taft Hartley test and Taft's substitute would keep core Taft Hartley provisions. A bipartisan group opposes the Taft substitute and backs the three amendments.
Police across three states hunted an armed jailbreaker, Marion L. Barr, 30, who escaped Winnebago County Jail with a cellmate after assaulting a guard and a deputy with a pillowcase filled with soap. Barr jumped 16 feet from a window. fellow fugitive Vito Cascio, 22, was nabbed two blocks away. Barr fired no shots during the escape.
Britain moves toward a five year trade pact with Marshal Tito announced by Sir Charles Peake ambassador to Belgrade. The unofficial estimate assigns about 506 million dollars in goods covered by the agreement.
The former home of John N. Derschug at 703 Walnut Ave was sold for 50 000 to the Central New York Alumni Association of Phi Delta Theta Inc for use as a chapter house. Syracuse University bought rear gardens 360 by 162 feet which may join the Chancellor Totley gardens. The house is occupied by Mrs Margile S Derschug widow of the industrialist.
State police search for Kenneth E. Dudley of Constantia after he disappeared on the eve of his trial for illegal burial. Dudley had earlier stated his six year old son died in 1947 and was buried in a burlap bag near the Doris Park home. authorities suspect he fled to Canada with his family.
In 23 municipalities in the Netherlands election yesterday Communists lost 33 of 71 city council seats in towns over 20 000 inhabitants. The Liberal party won 50 seats to 32 in 1946 councils. Protestant parties rose to 125 seats while Catholic Peoples Party held 183 seats and Labor 173 gaining one. Principal cities and remaining municipalities choose councils next Wednesday.
President Truman described the uproar over spies as postwar hysteria likely to fade after wars, and he vowed to clean out any officials in his administration affected. He declined to comment on a proposed commission to investigate FBI methods or on Edgar Hoover’s resignation, but said Hoover has done a good job and refused to comment on clearing federal files of unsubstantial reports.
Washington prosecutors question Judith Coplon aide as spy case unfolds. Miss Coplon may delay testifying until tomorrow while Archibald Palmer presses for FBI report. Palmer says Whearty on stand may last the day though Judge Reeves blocks admission of the document.
James A. Dewer 133, a material witness in the murder of Jane Hart, mother of four, was released on 15 060 bail secured by his father. Hart was fatally stabbed Tuesday at the Hart home with Bernard Leo Hart's wife Jane as victim. A 29-year-old railroad foreman is charged with first degree murder.
Bill Odom, the world traveler, spoke at Teterboro airport in New Jersey about preparedness versus pacifism. He argued both sides have benefits and that satisfaction dulls progress. He added that the wages of sin do not come down.
Suzanne Hoyt Lipe Cochrane daughter of Willard Lipe gear fortune married Donald Cross of DeWitt in Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Schmitz officiating. The couple honeymooned three days in the Adirondacks and plan to return Saturday. Cross operates Cross Bros. with his brother at an Atlantic gas station. The bride’s prior Reno divorce from Charles Tripp Cochrane was announced May 2 by attorney Raymond Hust.
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa charged the Atomic Energy Commission has not told the full truth about the missing uranium. He noted a brown bottle supposedly used for storage was found to be a clear Ball Mason jar and pressed for the AEC chairman’s resignation while the probe into the Argonne Lab disappearance continues.
Washington reports Congress completed action granting President Truman broad authority to restructure and streamline the executive branch. The move aims to simplify operations and increase efficiency across federal agencies.
Curt J. Wetzel a 42 year old former test pilot turned preacher at First Baptist Church Lock Haven plans to use a two seater plane as a pulpit. He rigs a sound system to broadcast his message from the air hoping to glide over the countryside this summer and speak to crowds wherever he sees them. He notes sound carries well from the air though wind or poor weather can hinder performance.
Newport firemen wrestled a yowling cat from a lofty perch last night. They first used a ladder, then aimed a hose to spray the branch, finally guiding the cat down to safety.
The Grille, a 3 873 ton yacht once associated with Adolf Hitler, was shown in New York for charity. Lebanese owner GEORGE ARIDA announced a small fee would admit the public and support nine charities including a Jewish organization while a cosmopolitan crew of 60, including four former German sailors, tended the vessel.
Syracuse appears likely as the site for the new upstate medical center as the university trustees consider subsidies for Albany and Buffalo schools The high stakes fight centers on Albany Syracuse and Buffalo with support from State Comptroller Moore and the Health Department while Governor Dewey weighs in and Regents hold final say.
In response to inquiries the Herald Journal lists contact names for readers to write to in Congress. U S Senator Robert F Wagner and U S Senator Irving M Ives are named along with Rep Walter Rehiman. Addresses provided in Washington D C for Senate and House offices.
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