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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1944
Page
4
The Kohima front reports a striking setback for Japanese forces as British tanks pass through Kohima’s center with little opposition while Japanese supply lines are stretched. Foraging tribes aid British by delaying Japanese munitions and arms, and the Japanese struggle to move a large force through impassable terrain.
The article recounts union representation questions at the Chicago plant with 5500 employees as troops left the site after a court order. Senator Aiken criticizes the move as political and an overreach, while an investigation by a Senate judiciary subcommittee proceeds, with McCarran planning to report in three weeks.
Speaker Rayburn said no time has been set for the House to consider Rep Dewey's call for a congressional investigation of the Chicago Montgomery Ward plant seizure. He noted the matter is in the hands of the courts as Republicans and Democrats trade sharp partisan reactions over the government action. Senator Tunnell defended the president, while GOP critics accuse political maneuvering.
William A. Rolfe of Kirkville was fined 10 by Justice C. H. Flanagan after pleading guilty to failing to keep to the right. Deputies Foote and Head arrested Rolfe yesterday following a collision on East Syracuse Kirkville Road. A trailer attached to Hughes car was badly damaged.
Stalin in an order of the day urges a joint drive with the Allies to free oppressed peoples in Western Europe and notes the Red Army’s successes as 33 German planes are shot down. Black Sea fleet ships sink two of three transports near Sevastopol. He urges Romania Hungary Bulgaria and Finland to throw off Nazi control and seek peace with the Allies. The United States and Britain are credited with aiding the liberated territories.
At the Washington conference rumors said Anglo American officials reached tentative plans to outlaw secret agreements among foreign oil firms that blocked American expansion. They also aim to remove British backed trade barriers while studying the 1928 red line pact restricting Iraq Petroleum Company members from pursuing concessions in the Near and Middle East.
A draft story describes cabinet ministers withholding political comment as the spov andy Bonney cited records. The defense counsel argued such records would be valuable to assess censorship amid wheat market discussions and cabinet members who reportedly discussed the issue.
Ty B. Kleckner is appointed vice president and executive of the New Haven division of McKesson & Robbins. He succeeds W. M. Mueller, who moves to Albany as chief executive of the Albany division. Mueller has been with the company since 1933 and in New Haven since 1980.
The Warm Springs Foundation disclosed its fiscal 1943 annual report showing 346 patients received financial assistance or 64 percent of total. Most patients were aged 10 to 19, with only 19 over 33. grants from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis totaled 225000 for general purposes and 43580 for educational use. Revenue from patients, donations, and other activities filled the rest.
Undersecretary of War Robert P Patterson announces the United States now produces 400000 barrels a day of 100 octane aviation gasoline. He says the output, 16800000 gallons, ensures thousands of servicemen will return home. The ceremony included the opening of a nationwide 100 Octane Week and dedication of 21 new twin catalytic cracking plants with many workers and officials in attendance.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Allied air force activity over Europe, listing numbers of bombs dropped and planes involved. Phrases mention Nazi war industry targets and heavy bombers during multiple raids.
William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, urged Hatters Union members to reunite with the AF of L before Congress. He said he stood at the door urging estranged groups to come home and preserve unity as World War II mobilization demands uninterrupted production.
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