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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1946
Page
2
Dr Lee A Dubridge of the University of Rochester physics department calls Operation Crossroads a waste with no scientific or military value. The report cites that the test offers a predictable result and little worthwhile impact.
The Maharajah of Indore is reported to be recovering at Massachusetts General Hospital after a lung operation performed by Dr Edward D Churchill, a leading surgeon. The report notes the royal patient’s condition is improving and provides a brief status update from the hospital.
Rollin Lynde Hartt 76 author editor columnist and ordained Congregational minister dies in New York City. James Isamin 65 long time leading baseball writer dies in Pennsylvania. William J. Lamborn 72 state executive chamber guard passes away in Albany. Rear Adm. Robert M. Kennedy 79 Navy Medical Corps veteran of Spanish American War and World War II dies in Bethesda Maryland.
In Kochi Japan seven Japanese boys were killed five were seriously injured and one missing after they ignored warning signs and tried to pry barnacles from a stray mine washed ashore at Akaoka Kyodo News reported.
Washington backers of the Hobbs anti racketering labor bill say overwhelming approval in both Houses will force early Senate action. Senator Hatch, after moving the measure from the Judiciary Committee, said he will push for a final vote soon.
A powerful tornado crippled downtown Detroit and Windsor, Ontario as rescuers worked through the night. Dozens were injured, with 13 bodies recovered in Ontario, while Toronto authorities and Red Cross volunteers aided hospitals overwhelmed by patients and power outages.
In Little River near Windsor Ontario a windstorm hurled a henhouse forty feet. The structure landed gently and thirty hens inside remained perched over undisturbed eggs. No injuries reported.
Detroit Windsor area reels after a powerful tornado wrecks homes and rail yards. Chrysler workers turn rescuers, bus drivers improvise ambulances, FBI aids with portable lights, and crews search rubble for missing residents as authorities fear more bodies.
In the 15 mile area wrecked by the tornado heavy rains turned the scene into a quagmire hindering search for victims. Detroit fatalities included two killed by live wires and one who died of a heart attack, with others unaccounted for.
A Caesarean delivery accompanied by a death is reported with names including Mrs. Raymond Fox of Ojibway later identified. Other listed deaths and injuries include William Journeau of Center Line Michigan electrocuted repairing storm damage wires and Jean Bart dying of a storm induced heart attack at Wyandotte General Hospital. The list references residents of Ojibway Tecumseh Ontario Sandwich West and Obisway with several family connections and ages.
U S Senator Mead said the Federal Public Housing Administration assigned additional dwelling units to three New York State cities and two colleges. Utica and Yonkers each receive 200 family units, Olean 50, Wagner Memorial Lutheran College 120 dormitory units and one family dwelling, Clarkson College of Technology 50 units.
Fiorello H. LaGuardia, director general of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, urged Philadelphia officials to form a world food group. He said God provided enough food for all, but selfish control by private interests has left some people overfed and others starved.
Washington August 31 President Truman accepted the resignation of William Dawson as ambassador to Uruguay effective August 31. Dawson has served in the post since 1948 and leaves with formal best wishes from the administration.
Ministers endorsed a U S proposal allowing Allied nations holding Italian property to use it to settle their nationals war claims while Italy must renounce related damages. Molotov softened on the renunciation after Allied pressure. A French plan would set up three member tribunals to settle claims with a possible international court appointment.
The Haitian congress opened by voting to remove from the house gallery the photograph of former president Elie Lescot. The audience cheered as Lescot, who first took office in 1941 and was ousted January 11 after widespread demonstrations, remains in exile in Canada with his family.
The Senate debates the Interior Department appropriations bill and considers amendments. The Banking Committee reviews bills to extend RFC and FHA insurance. The Labor Committee studies a national health bill while the Judiciary Committee examines the President’s reorganization plan. The Military Committee weighs terminal pay and allowances for GIs, reviews flood control legislation, and resumes consideration of domestic atomic energy controls.
Frank M. Kelley of unknown city died in St. Francis Hospital from injuries suffered when struck by a car Saturday night. He was 61. Authorities said the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with police. Funeral arrangements are pending.
A House and Senate split over the emergency labor bill faces a possible veto override that surveys suggest would fail by three votes in the Senate. The measure, already passed in forms by both chambers, sits with the House Rules Committee as differences between the two versions must be resolved before reaching the President. House reluctance to report the bill grows, with Southern lawmakers voicing disgust at the administration and urging responsibility to Congress. Senator Murray warns that Congress must consider the whole labor issue.
A speaker discussed the national economic scene and the direct ties between labor and management. He warned that the march of monopoly and business concentration must be studied as they are among the primary causes of labor troubles.
Fire of undetermined origin swept the villa of renowned tenor Benjam ine Gigli in Rome last night causing about $22,000 in damage. No injuries reported and authorities investigate the blaze.
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