02 May 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
1
Paris dispatch reveals Othman pays 20 francs to view Louvre but is barred by a Keystone Cop lookalike. He joins art lovers despite limited comprehension of French, watching a Rubens lecture while 160 others listen intently before a transfer to the next gallery.
A Paris report describes postwar European gold seekers sailing and flying in secretive ways. One ex-major aims to flip German real estate for a million dollars in two years, then retire in the Carolinas. A widow traveling to Holland to visit a grave carries a Red Cross Motor Corps uniform to help slip into the Reich. Concluded on page 15.
A letter from the Red White and Blue Club in Philadelphia asks Representative William A Barrett to fix a pricing discrepancy. The seven to nine year old club members complain they pay 2 cents for bubble gum when the rate should be 1 cent, urging Congress to act.
DETROIT UP Briggs Manufacturing Company closed its Mackay auto body plant today in a production quota dispute with Local 212 of the CIO United Auto Workers. The move laid off 6400 workers as part of the factory shutdown.
Partly cloudy in Syracuse and eastern New York today tonight and Friday. Forecast calls for little temperature change with lows around 36 to 38 and highs near 65. Sunset 8:07 PM today sunrise 5:57 AM Friday. Record highs 85 in 1930 and 26 in 1903 indicate varied historical extremes. Relative humidity around 42 at 8:30 PM and 52 at 8:30 AM today. Cooler with frost possible in northern areas tonight and cooler Friday.
The Weather Bureau has not forecast rain today, despite two prior predictions. A weak low pressure area over the Mississippi Valley has lingered, delaying Midwest rains, and is now dissipating with no expected impact on Syracuse. Temperatures should hold steady.
American occupation troops in Europe will have calories trimmed by 300 daily starting May 5. Official word from U S Army headquarters notes a typical soldier's ration around 3600 calories per day. The cut will reduce servings of sugar bread flour cereals noodles lard and bacon at mess halls.
In Lewiston Maine a baby boy born under two pounds to a premature birth is kept alive with oxygen at Central Maine General Hospital as doctors monitor his fragile condition.
Generalissimo Franco ordered Spanish electoral lists prepared to hold a referendum if deemed opportune. The decree cited laws or opinions as reasons but gave no details on the questions or timing.
The coal shortage slows industry as John L. Lewis signals no settlement for at least five days. 250 UMW policy committee to meet in Washington while anthracite talks loom. New York health chief warns of grave subway risk and possible brownouts as Illinois enforces 24 hour power cuts for industrial users.
In Chicago UP, A F Whitney head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said representatives of two railroad brotherhoods, who had set May 18 as a strike date, walked out of a conference with railway management heads and would not return unless all railroads make an offer and come to them.
Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace tours the country to push Democrats toward reforming the party’s Dixie wing. He speaks about once a month under the National Citizens Political Action Committee, rallying pro labor, left wing supporters, and C I O allies to energize a battle at the 1948 convention.
William Martin aged 47 of 8028 West Street admitted starting seven more fires and faces first degree arson charges in connection with 14 Syracuse blazes. Police and investigators plan to lodge the count based on a March 22 fire at the St. Regis Ice Cream Store near his home where residents were endangered. Three a.m. residents evacuated as Martin says he returned to the scene after hearing fire alarms and met 51 year old Sarah Graham at the site.
The United States shies from direct intervention in Palestine and counts on the United Nations to handle the Holy Land dispute. Congress favors migrating about 100,000 Jews, but lawmakers oppose Britain’s long term peacekeeping role. The UN seems the only agency to step in, given aims to minimize foreign troop commitments and curb Arab Jewish violence. Concluded on page 6 column 1.
Paul Malton notes on the editorial page that the White House quietly assists organized labor in distancing itself from Communist influence, framing the administration’s role in a broader political movement.
The United Nations Security Council sub committee on the Spanish question called for all member nations to share intelligence and invited both Franco regime and the exiled Republicans to present their opposing views. The move coincides with Oscar Lange’s demand for a collective UNO diplomatic break with Madrid.
Tehran AP reports Prince Muzaf far Firouz announced the Red Army nears completion of evacuation from Azerbaijan with the last Soviet troops possibly leaving by Friday.
Washington OPA launches review after lifting a restriction that clothing makers say blocked 75 to 80 percent of suit deliveries to retailers. Officials said reports claim the new pricing order raises men's suit prices by five to 15 percent. Concluded on page 15.
Foreign Ministers from the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union suspend formal sessions and opt for daily informal meetings at Luxembourg Palace. Yugoslavia is to receive a Dalmatian island chain with demilitarization and Pelagosa while fishing rights are preserved. Molotov opposes a clause to hand over war criminals, a Byrnes backed proposal.
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