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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1948
Page
5
CHICAGO May 1948 traffic deaths rose for the first time in seven months with 2,650 highway fatalities in May, up from 2,570 in May 1947. The May toll put the year to date at 11,270, 5 percent below the first five months of 1947. Syracuse showed a 30 percent decline for the same period.
Johnny Dickerson, 12, climbed a three foot fence at Glen Oaks Park Zoo to feed bears near their cage. A bear grabbed him and chewed off his left arm above the elbow. a concessionaire and hospital care followed before amputation. Zoo keepers called the bears previously tame.
Britain's 31,000 striking workers returned to work ending a 16 day wildcat walkout. The stoppage was broken yesterday when the Labor government threatened to invoke emergency powers to safeguard food supplies and export drive.
Nearly 24,000 automotive workers faced layoffs due to shortages and labor strife. Packard cut 4,000 workers until July 7. Trudson Motors idled 12,000 until July 6. GM laid off about 3,500 in California mills. Ford Canada suspended passenger car assembly indefinitely starting July 2, affecting 4,000 to 5,000 workers. Detroit saw 4,400 idle due to strikes, including 1,400 at Bendix Zenith, 2,300 at Midland Steel, and 700 at two smaller firms.
Prof. Homes P. Cotterman of Capital University gave the commencement address at Gibsonville High School when a storm knocked out power, plunging the auditorium into darkness. Candles were found and Cotterman continued, urging open the door and let the light come in as lights flashed on.
In Vlevelena Ark a deputy sheriff and a prisoner were both shot to death yesterday. The deputy sheriff LL D Weaver 28 of Helena was killed and the prisoner Herman Dolphin 22 storekeeper was slain by another deputy in the aftermath.
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