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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1948
Page
2
Henry Morgan, famed radio host, discusses job loss, shifting plans, and a Broadway revue. He recalls past sponsors, political stunts, and a Philadelphia convention episode while noting he may relocate from 61st Street in New York to a farther street as he pursues a new career path.
Heavy fog halted air traffic at LaGuardia with 59 domestic flights canceled and many others delayed or held for clearance. Ceiling dropped to about 200 feet at times as conditions spread across the New York region.
George des sel sub for Andrews Sisters at the Roxy. Aldous Hussey sails to England. Joyce Matthews returns to MGM Barclays of Broadway with Garland and Astaire. Ben Hecht courted for Kingsblood Royal script. Warner Bros signs Steve McNally for Johnny Bellada role. Ann Miller's mother chaperones. Dick Cowell misses trip due to hip trouble. Jack Tinman jokes about nervous ceremony. Bob Merrit opens May fair restaurant. Danny Thomas shifts to night club routines on CBS. Roosevelt Raceway features Damon Ruty fundraiser. Virginian restaurant to post messages for show people. Jack Delury linked to Dick Flannagan as chauffeur. Film company pursues Norman Bel Geddes life story. Julie Oskins notes a trustworthy friend.
The nation's budget surplus rose to a record eight billion seven hundred fifty-one million dollars by end of June 24, 1948, signaling income exceeds spending. In Washington DC a reported murder in Rock Creek Park left a young woman dead after a knife attack, sparking a manhunt. Nearby in Bradford, a church ceremony for Gloria Irene Hamel and Lt. Robert Martin Spelhain drew attendees with Cardinal Spellman performing. Northern New England camps anticipate 25 000 to 30 000 youths this summer as rail service expands with 80 extra trains and added cars. New York air and sea trade disruptions followed heavy fog and low ceilings at LaGuardia causing many cancellations and delays.
Briton Basil Arkell claimed a world helicopter speed record in Maidenhead England piloting a Fairey Gyrodyne at 124.3 mph on a three kilometer course official 76.7 mph to the German FW 61. Unofficial 116 mph set in the US last year by a Sikorsky two seater. Also notes Lana Turner illness influenza in Frankfurt Germany and Gandhi assassination trial witnesses linking six of eight defendants to New Delhi bombing before Gandhi prayer meeting.
UN mediator Bernadotte says peace proposals aim to form a basis for further discussion with Arab and Jewish officials. The plan includes counter suggestions and publication timing to be set, with both sides free to respond. Bernadotte notes no fixed peace plan and briefers will return to Tel Aviv with guidance.
Severe storms hit Hazelton and Wilkes Barre regions with lightning and strong winds. A warehouse roof tore away in Hazelton area as a silver ball object was seen rolling on a street. In Manayunk near Philadelphia a dress factory was struck by lightning. Two firefighters injured in Wilkes Barre area while crews battled fires.
A sweeping wave of labor actions hits Italy with a week long stoppage by the CGIL and industrial workers. Pisa sees a fourth day of strike after failed wage talks. Food industry workers walkout ends as government pledges wage review while Milan and Crovinge join sympathy strikes. Sardinian coal miners slow with demands for higher pay.
Philadelphia hosts early preparations as Democratic National Convention decor shifts from elephant to donkey motif. Hotels, restaurants, and nightlife venues rearrange displays while standard signage remains, signaling a public welcome to delegates.
California Democratic delegates in San Luis Obispo will form a Truman delegation at the national convention. James Roosevelt of Beverly Hills, a longtime party figure, was elected national committeeman amid mixed support for President Truman's renomination.
Italy is expected to sign a long range aid agreement under the Marshall Plan today as part of the European Recovery Program. The pledge aims to reinforce mutual aid among the sixteen nations including Italy and the other participating countries.
The Bonar of Transportation said it is ready for the end of New York's five cent fare at Wednesday midnight. Transfer arrangements with private bus lines in the Bronx and Queens remain uncertain due to legal questions and strike threats. Preparations to adapt turnstiles and station equipment to the new fare have been completed.
Presidential candidate Henry A. Wallace says his new third party aims to let Americans govern their own fate in a peaceful world and international brotherhood. He planned stops in New England with meetings with labor leaders and ministers today.
The New York State Agriculture Department reports promising vegetable crops with good onion prospects and July harvest expectations in Orange Madison Genesee Orleans Wayne and Ontario Counties. Iceberg lettuce prices fell as supplies hit markets and Long Island Greening peas arrived around June 14 though yields were disappointing. Spring pig production fell to 217 000 from 227 000 last year, below the 10 year average of 221 000. Mariners plan a 5 percent fall increase but 22 000 breeding pigs will be 15 percent below the 10 year average.
The bodies of three Rochester residents drowned when a speed boat overturned in Irondequoit Bay were recovered. James Lux, 4, and William Garvey, 30, were found Saturday, and Mrs. Mae Burley, 45, was located soon after the accident.
Police reported seven people injured today in a crowd at a money exchange seeking old currency at Soviet military headquarters. Four victims were serious as firefighters used hoses to disperse the mob.
Niagara Falls police continued the search for the body of a woman reported to have fallen from Dana Island into the Niagara River near Bridal Veil Falls. Two witnesses found a strand of hair and a purse with Fred C. Becker of Buffalo on a card. Becker identified the purse as his wife’s and said she wore a green dress.
The Rio Grande surged beyond its banks with a 48 foot crest Friday, flooding the lower valley and forcing warnings. The flood spared the suspension bridge linking Zapata and Mester despite the violent rise and rapid water flow.
Retired cavalry officer MAU. GEN. JULUAN RK. LEND SHY aged 77 is linked to polo at West Point in Washington. DR. BERTHOLD S.POLDLAK aged 75, famed cohast diseases expert, in Jersey City New Jersey. VRANK ROGERS, GM of the Gloversville Johns town Leader-Republican, secret ary treasurer of William B. Collins Publishing Co. in Cloversville. SIDNEY GOLDENBERG aged 78, ex VP and GM of John BR. Phomp son Co. restaurant chain, in Saratoga Springs. DR. FRANK LEROY PURDY aged 78 osteopath. CHARLES HOLLAND MORITZ aged 72, former president of Aluminum Company of America, in Boston.
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