31 Mar 1947
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1947
Page
1
Washington reports that a tax reduction for the year looks unlikely unless President Truman reverses his stance. Congress faces a veto risk with the House passing a two thirds bill and Senate discord over timing and scope.
Washington observers monitor the coal strike’s Holy Week move as John L Lewis calls a six day mourning for 111 Centralia disaster victims ending Easter Sunday. Federal officials doubt any immediate repeal of the contempt order tied to United Mine Workers while a court decision on Goldaborough’s restraining order looms.
Police hunted burglars who smashed into an office fitted with safes and looted about 10000 dollars in unset tamencds. Tear gas failed to stop them as they fled, leaving coins and a $260 cash stash. A tear gas bomb exploded when the combination was knocked from the strongbox.
Washington reports the Selective Service system ends at midnight as the draft moves to history. Though no calls have occurred since October, President Truman urged Congress to let the act lapse. The Army remains sizable at 1,161,000 with demobilization underway and an anticipated postwar strength near 11,070,000.
A Senate Banking Committee vote approved extending rent controls through February 20 1948. The bill creates five member advisory boards to recommend area based rent limits and shifts aspects of the program to Housing Expediter Frank Creedon. Provisions include automatic effect after 40 days and coverage of new housing and higher rent properties.
Police hunted three sunmen for a raid on the Mandy Blole Institute in Chicago. They allegedly robbed the venue serving 2,500 worshippers. The masked trio reportedly sealed the tower exterior to reach a fourth floor accounting office during the service interruption.
Centralia and four nearby communities suspend services as 111 miners die in the Centralia Coal Co No 5 mine blast. Mayors of Centralia Warren Central City Sandoval and Glen Ridge declare a joint day of mourning with schools offices and stores closed. Families await funeral rites as grief spreads through lownspeople towns.
A fragmented report notes unusual atmospheric events with rain of yellow dust across Europe. It mentions colored skies and mentions related phenomena linked to storms and distant volcanic eruptions.
Senator Vandenberg proposed an amendment to authorize 400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey that would require the President to halt such aid if the United Nations directed him to. The plan envisions a UN veto over U S assistance and adds conditions tied to Security Council and General Assembly actions. House hearings proceed as debates continue on the administration’s foreign aid policy.
Nearly 1,600 Jewish refugees were deported to Cyprus after a battle with British troops as oil lines were sabotaged and fires destroyed tanks and installations. A British constable was killed in Haifa by an accidental discharge. Refugees reached Cyprus aboard two British warships, while the rest were towed by another vessel as fires raged for hours.
In New York a 16 year old photographer Boory A Whitfield spotted a panicked mother flinging her infant from a doorway. He raced six flights to the street and caught the baby before harm. The child Shella Petterson was unharmed.
The Federation of British Industries representing 4,500 firms called on the government to raise coal supplies for priority industries by closing less essential enterprises for at least one year.
Washington reports Truman selected Col. Collaman A. Kilian for promotion to full colonel among 683 officers. In Germany, about 2 000 German miners struck to demand more food, while 4 000 returned to pits. About 10 000 workers marched in Duisburg area protests. Ay McLesk cancellation noted at Cologne.
The Anteylean Guild of Muslem Artists will grant Kirster Figgstac a temporary working permit pending further discussion. The decision was announced as tensions with Noauls and Lee Guilds were noted, with a public update on the process and relationships among groups.
A chaotic New York incident follows a missing bus report with police from the National Security unit stating they have pursued leads. Despite no clear clue, investigators continue scanning the Brown area for a possible sighting as reports describe an 18,000 adepausen event.
Meteorologist Andrew P. Keller said rain is likely by night with showers continuing into Wednesday. An upward temperature trend starts today with partly cloudy skies and a low of 27 degrees tonight. The Syracuse area escaped a Sunday snowstorm that dropped up to five inches from Waters town to Pulaski near Lake Oneida and toward Glen Falls.
In Moscow Secretary of State Marshall denounced Soviet Russia for delivering an ultimatum to the Foreign Ministers Council. He warned that real agreements require flexible spirit and rejected immovable positions. Bevin proposed a German unification by July 1 and the Russians would face conditions on reparations and occupation costs. Marshall also criticized French stance demanding Ruhr coal and warned against a starvation diet for Germany. Bevin’s 10 page plan to revise Potsdam would curb immediate reparations and push federalization, but it is likely unacceptable to Moscow.
Editorial by David Lawrence critiques government plans linked to a military alliance, questioning bypass of UN oversight and potential global fallout. The piece appears among other features on pages 26 to 27, with comics and regular sections noted, and references to sections like Sports and Letters.
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