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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1949
Page
2
Earl Wilson muses on Hollywood shifting fame toward Broadway and New York glamour, forecasting five years of scandals and culture stories spilling into Broadway society as stars tour to make pictures amid Paris Rome global intrigue.
The Dun and Bradstreet report shows 196 business failures for the week ended June 23, the same as the prior week. The figure compares with 123 in the same week last year, 70 in 1947, and 310 in the 1939 week.
The column highlights showgirl Ann Mace opening at Carnival and club acts by Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin at Beverly Country Club Newport. Celebrities Bob Topping Lana Turner Richard Ney Pauline Mart in s attend El Morocco. Victor Schrager hosts welcome home. Benny Goodman heads to London. Melvyn Douglas eyed Broadway musical. 900 boys vote at Empire Boys State. coroner rules McReader’s death accidental. MeCay touts dairy based longevity study.
In Silver Hill Maryland an elderly mother Ruth Crook 73 and her widowed daughter Ruth Sonntag 45 were found hanged in a basement yesterday. The grandson William Sonntag 21 said they had been inconsolable since the grandfather’s death two months ago.
A Cleveland Catholic group urged President Truman to protest religious persecution in Czechoslovakia at a mass meeting. The resolution asks him to use influence to promote worldwide religious liberty. The item is part of a mixed wire service roundup from Cleveland and other cities.
London reports RAF regulars clashed with small bomber groups in a nine day Operation Foil war game to test Britain defenses against an atom bomb blitz. British American and Dutch air crews participate in the mock air war marking the second phase of the exercise. Adherents of Kim Koo mourn his assassination as mourners line a block to pay final respects to the Korean opposition leader. The slaying sparked claims authorities say Kim’s servants were beaten by the attacker, not the three officers with him. Britain endures heat with drought declared nationwide though some rain loosens the dryness in Scotland.
Alejandro Lerrota aged 83 former premier of Republican Spain and anti monarchist radical died in Madrid. The Rev Joseph L M Wolf 67 former national chaplain of the American Legion and World War I chaplain died in Philadelphia. L El Games 32 long time president of Dexter Washing Machine Co died in Fairfield Ta. Francis Sydney Smythe 45 mountain climber writer and photographer died in Brighton England.
Final results show the Social Christian Party with 164 of 222 seats, denying a referendum to recall King Leopold and keeping exile in Switzerland. Socialists remain second with 66 seats, Liberals rise to 30, Communists drop to 12, and women vote for the first time in Belgium.
Volcanic shocks and lava spurts forced villagers to flee a four square mile area in the Canary Islands. Two large craters opened in Pozo and Luencaliente signaling a possible new volcano. Numerous minor fissures appeared and underground rumblings were heard.
Australia endures a second day of coal strike causing unemployment and general hardship as 24 000 miners walk out amid accusations of Communist influence. Effects span nearly all sectors with economic strain mounting nationwide.
Reports say waterspouts off Bantayan Island north of Cebu killed a 39 year old girl and injured nine others. The central Philippines incident prompted warnings and emergency response.
Striking workers on London docks vote to resume duties at the Royal Docks amid threats of a citywide shipping standstill. Two thousand crew members and Canadian ships are involved in the dispute as tensions ease with the unanimous decision to return to work.
Walter Kiernan comments on Mrs. Perie Mesta’s State Department role as a notable rise from poverty and a symbolic choice for Luxembourg duties. He argues the move isn’t patronage and notes shifts in career opportunities for women, while lamenting male applicants displaced by female successors.
Wyatt A. Kooper, 41, of Spartanburg South Carolina, was arrested today by FBI agents on a charge of draft evasion in Rochester.
Moscow radio alleged 200 tons of gas making material were secretly shipped to Greece for incendiary and smoke agents used against guerrillas near Grammos Mountain. Greek officials deny poison gas claims while noting smoke dispersals and a downgraded guerrilla strength from about 10 000 last year to around 1 000 today near the Albanian border.
A suspended employee of the Grand Police station system will serve six months in full for a false fire alarm. Walsh, a convicted case was sentenced yesterday by Judge D. Mam.
FRACKVILLE Pa UPi reported rescue crews continued efforts to reach coal miner Joseph Vinski 58 trapped 60 feet below the surface after a rock fall. Earlier rescuers recovered the body of Joseph Romanosky 65 of Frackville after nine hours of digging at the 2 0 foot level.
At Lake Tahoe a speedboat severed a 13 year old girl’s foot and nearly cut off another teen’s foot as they swam near the beach. Imogene Wittsche and Janet Lutz, both 15 from Roseville, were hospitalized after the propeller injuries. Deputies said the boat sped away. an arrest was expected today.
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