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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
2
General Douglas MacArthur and Thomas E Dewey met for nearly two hours in the general's New York hotel suite. Neither would comment. Dewey hopes to depart Sunday for Korea Japan and the Philippines.
The American Bar Association's standing committee on the Federal judiciary recommends the Senate refuse to confirm FCC Commissioner Pricda Hennock as a Federal judge in New York. The committee cites she is not qualified for the appointment and echoes by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
About 250000 Ruhr coal miners threaten a strike starting July 1 after mine union delegates rejected a government 12 percent wage boost and demand a 44 percent increase. Officials warn a strike would worsen Germany’s coal shortage.
Mrs Gertrude Levandowski once weighed over 600 pounds and lost about 300 pounds in February after an operation. Doctors report she is doing well as a second procedure removes more excess skin and tissue.
New York police report 38 additional arrests connected to a yearlong series of store thefts totaling about 500000 tied to Montgomery Ward mail order shipments. Three truck drivers were charged with grand larceny. suspects include Seymour Wasserman Joseph Vanuska and William Dorsey. Additional arrests named Margolies Sandy Dee Vera Balsamo among others.
Fragmented obituary and civic items mention novelist Peter Cueyney and Loretta Groves of Westchester, plus Denver Albany ties. Several notes describe education officials, farm electrification stats from 1930s reports, and Clarence Keller of the Chamber of Commerce. The pieces reference committees, conventions, and Onondaga County events.
In Washington Wisconsin the APL Commercial Telegraphers Union rejected Western Union’s offer to raise wages by about 18 to 18 cents an hour beyond a 20 percent government cap. Union president Adolph Bamg said the proposal falls short of the union’s demand for higher pay across telegraphers clerks and messengers.
Governor Adlai Stevenson vetoed the Broyles-Young bill aiming to outlaw Communism. The measure carried prison terms up to 20 years and fines to 20 000 dollars for subversive acts. Supporters plan to seek a legislative override despite the veto.
Neighbors in Sherman Oaks sign a petition objecting to a plan to convert Heidt’s estate to commercial use. Heidt, who says he still lives there, describes the property as a school to develop youth entertainment talent, while the commission hears the case.
Catherine Friedt of Staten Island was found guilty of second degree murder in the suffocation death of her seven month old son William. The trial yesterday ended with the defense citing temporary insanity and seeking lesser punishment. sentencing set for July 17 before Judge Thomas J. Walsh. The prosecution argued she killed the child out of fear over pregnancy and past attempted harm to the infant using iodine and prune juice.
Mrs. Josephine DeFranze, 36, filed for divorce from Dominick DeFranze claiming he fed their eight year old son raw meat as brain food to make him an intellectual. She said the boy was forced to sit in a corner for an hour when he refused.
Tornado swept through Wakeene y Kansas killing three residents amid damaged homes and downed power lines. Police horses helped evacuate to safety as hospital rooms filled and blood plasma requests were issued. National Guard and volunteers aided rescue operations across central and western Kansas.
U S Navy announced white surrender flags seen on Anatahan Island in the Mariana Islands signaling the end of the war for 19 Japanese holdouts. A Navy plane observed flags at the northwest tip, and a staged invasion was planned with precautions.
Reports from military sources say the French Air Force will conduct a mock bombing of Rome and Naples within 24 hours as part of a three day Allied exercise directed by Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower. English will be the language for all AI communications in the operation.
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