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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
1
After Berlin blockades end on Thursday, both sides claim gains. The West cites Russian concessions as a victory while Soviet controlled organs offer a guarded view, signaling broader tensions and a looming Foreign Ministers Council.
The record notes the Soviet blockade on Berlin from June 24 1948 and Allied countermeasures from July 2 1948. It lists 27 American and 22 British airmen killed, 28 American planes and unspecified British planes lost, and $173 198 600 spent by the US with British costs largely undisclosed. Over 1 500 000 tons supplied in about 180 000 flights, peaking April 16 with 12 940 9 tons.
In Paris the Big Four meet to decide the German question as a whole. The Russians will lift the total blockade of Western Berlin except by air, after more than 10 months. The Western Allies will end their counter blockade and resume normal flow to the eastern zone. The United States maintains airlift readiness, while Russia aims to press hard in Paris. The ministers’ talks had earlier broken up, then briefly paused before resuming.
Mercury rose to 88 today the highest this year tying a 1913 record. a break in the heat is forecast tonight as clouds move in from northern New York and scattered showers are expected tomorrow. Temperatures will fall into the 70s with overnight lows near 50.
A radio commentator clarifies that family members describe a false account of James V. Forrestal’s nervous breakdown. Marquis Childs contributes a column discussing the claim as part of a broader propaganda effort.
Ford Motor Co faces a second major strike in its history as 65 000 union members walk out at the Rouge and Lincoln Mercury plants. Production lines halt while peace talks continue past the noon deadline with no settlement in sight.
Neighbors called police after organ music from Central High School at 3 am drew five patrols. Janitor Harry Crawford of 136 Bishop Ave apologized saying he planned to fish at dawn and had been listening to pianist Carleton James. The night scene featured ladders, voices, and a mix of Mozart Beethoven and boogie woogie.
An anthropology class at a New Mexico university studied 200 randomly chosen male students. Findings show right-handed men often have right-bias features: noses tilt right, right shoulders sag, and more flesh on the right side. Left feet tend to be larger. Right hands are broader and left legs slightly longer. Claimed height edged higher than measured.
While replacing a power pole transformer, linemen found a robin nest with three eggs. One worker held the nest, another installed the new unit, then the nest was replaced and the mother bird resumed guarding from a distance.
A 72 year old East Rockaway physician, Br Arthur D Jacques, was named outstanding practitioner of New York State for 1948 at the New York State Medical Society annual banquet in Buffalo.
Communist radio reported Chinese nationalist planes bombed Peiping yesterday. The broadcast from Peiping said 25 bombs fell in the Nanwang sector, destroying some houses. It did not mention casualties.
U S officials sought the release of INS Berlin Bureau chief Richard S Weil and newsmen Alion Baum International News Photos cameraman and Bill Hansher of the London Daily Express seized by Soviet authorities during reporting on Berlin Helmstedt autobahn travel restrictions.
The State Public Service Commission ordered Central New York Power Corp to refund five percent of payments from May 3 to November 30, 1947 to mixed gas customers whose heating content rose from 875 to 950 BTU. George Pring said the order was being studied and refund totals were not yet available.
Four masked gunmen robbed two bank officials in Cleveland before noon today escaping with about $23 000 in cash. Victims were teller Anton A Birga 62 and George Ziemba 72 vice president of Lincoln Heights Savings and Loan Co. The holdup used two cars in the flats area near the Cuyahoga River. One car was abandoned at the scene. The officials reported their vehicle was rammed into a curb by the bandits' cars.
Rudolph V. Lehne marked 50 years of marriage with a shave and haircut gift from Frank Alvord, who kept charging 25 cents per visit for half a century. The barber then offered a complimentary refresh, reflecting on frugal days and a starting funds of 250 dollars.
In Washington an FBI agent played the role of Gubitchev under defense coaching during the Judith Copion espionage trial. Archibald Palmer and T. Scott Miller Jr. reenacted a meeting between Miss Coplon and the Russian UN employee, describing a pocketbook seizure and a March 4 arrest in New York.
On Rutgers University campus a crisp dollar bill was found and pinned to a last and found notice on a bulletin board. The note requests the owner to claim the money, and as of report time the bill remained unclaimed.
President Truman's adviser Dr. Edwin G. Nourse announced a continuing period of healthy disinflation with further easing in the cost of living. He noted March prices 3.2 percent below the August peak, a dip in production from the December high, and unemployment down to about 3 million. Beef prices may rise while pork prices decline, with overall prices continuing downward but stable.
The Economic Cooperation Administration announced new technical aid to Italy under the Marshall Plan. Two teams of Italian government officials will arrive in the United States soon to study banking and finance methods.
English CPI poet John Masefield grew weaker in an Oxford hospital after two weeks of illness. Doctors said his condition was again causing anxiety as his 70 years were cited in the report.
The conference of 10 Western European foreign ministers announced today the postponement of Greece and Turkey’s admission to the Council of Europe. The move delays a significant milestone for both countries in international integration and regional politics.
A flash fire at the Jackson home near Lowville killed mother Mes Jackson and six of her fourteen children. Father Harold Jackson and several others were hospitalized. stove explosion is blamed. Fire crews from Lowville, Croghan, and local police aided the victims and investigators.
Paulette Goddard recounts a case of a young East woman caught pickpocketing to support her baby and sentenced to two years. A party guest pities the girl and remarks the punishment, while a bachelor notes the sentiment mirrors the era. Also announces Jimmy Hatlo feature in Puck color comic.
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