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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1946
Page
2
Four youths who police said used walkie talkies for protection in 75 burglaries and 42 safe robberies since Christmas were booked on burglary and possession of burglars tools. They netted the crimes for more than $10,000.
Calvin Coolidge was held today for attempting to pass a worthless seven dollar check on Alexander Hamilton, a department store credit manager. Hamilton contacted police after becoming suspicious, and officers confirmed the check was invalid.
Tom J. McGrath, executive director of the National Conference In Opposition to the Seaway Project, says lower shipping costs from St Lawrence seaway would not make the project a good business proposition. In New Haven, Conn, bus and trolley operators for Connecticut Company vote overwhelmingly to strike, per Samuel F. Curry, AFL Trolleymen's Union business agent. Boston dispatch notes Miss Mary Dewar, RN from East Orange, New Jersey, appointed by the American Board of Foreign Missions to serve in North China. graduate of Oberlin College and Western Reserve University.
Brig Gen Edward C Betts 56 judge advocate general of American forces in Europe died of a heart attack in Frankfurt Germany. T A Weston 68 writer of One Man s Garden column in Sunday NY Herald Tribune and associate editor of The Florists Exchange in New York. C D McCullough 68 assistant Oregon state highway engineer and supervisor of bridge construction on the Inter American Highway in Central America in Salem Oregon. Dr Carter H Jones 84 retired Baptist clergyman scholar orator and churchman in Lynchburg Virginia. Rear Adm James D MacNair 71 retired senior ranking chaplain of the Navy in Philadelphia. Charles C Batchelder 78 oriental affairs authority chief of Far Eastern division of the Department of Commerce 1921 22 in New York.
In London Winston Churchill urged reaching a good understanding with Soviet Russia through the United Nations as the supreme hope toward lasting peace. In Tokyo Joseph B. Keenan said he would seek a medical exam to decide if ex foreign minister Yosuke Matsuoka is fit for trial. Catherine Bramwell-Bowen of London was nominated to succeed General Carpenter as head of the Salvation Army. Norman Marshall of New York was also nominated. The high council’s 47 members were set to begin balloting tomorrow.
Five American and three Chinese Nationalist war correspondents were released from 18 days of house arrest in Communist Manchuria and flown to Mukden aboard a U S Army plane.
The Daily Herald from Madrid reports the Spanish Government questions the Allied Central Commission in Berlin to absorb German funds in Spain. Madrid says Spanish interests must be safeguarded by certain conditions before continuing aid in the search for Nazi assets.
The text outlines certification requirements for fuel and coal supplies. It specifies that certain parties on the Great Lakes or involved in moving grain, coal, or reef material must certify supply levels, including domestic consumers and retail dealers.
The 8. soft coal walkout cripples Canadian industry as two thirds of Great Lakes shipping stalls. Coal Controller Brunning considers emergency shipments from the West to Eastern Canada with deliveries limited to five days per consumer. KRUG cites 65 million tons of lost production. weekly output drops from 33 million to 750 thousand. John L. Lewis leads a UMW policy committee amid ongoing negotiations, while White House talks hint at moves to resolve the crisis.
Report notes Lewis threatens a complete breakdown of national services and asks operators to form a health and welfare fund run by the union. Operators deny a specific demand for a penny per ton of bituminous coal and say no publicly stated proposal exists.
Opinion by Walter Kiernan notes new proof that labor and management can work together. He cites May 15 when coal-burning railroads will cut passenger traffic by half to five soft coal, and May 18 when railroad unions will cut the remaining half. The plan, though drastic, promises a brighter side as some people will cancel visits.
The piece notes that both sides will be pleased and that flour prospects show 1007 while meat controls will remain. It mentions rye rising no amount and scotch being scarce at any price. Mr. Truman asserts meat controls won’t be dropped, recalling past dinners and Hoover’s promises.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad will remove two Syracuse bound daily trains, 1906 and 1903. Eastbound from Chicago merges with New England States, Carolina Special joins Queen City Special, and Pan Rev vere links with New England States. Numerous local trains across Buffalo Cleveland Michigan Boston Pittsburgh Big Four Charlestown and Northern New York regions suspended with further 25 percent cuts by May 15 per ODT order.
Stockholm dispatch reports the Swedish government submitting a bill for a new pension program to the Riksdag. It calls for an old age pension of 250 dollars a year for citizens aged 65, with additional rent support for those in need, replacing the current system.
The British move to pull forces near the Suez Canal amid wartime strain. Premier Pasha says the communique does not bind the Egyptian delegation, which will decide acceptance. Demonstrations and a bomb attack on a YMCA in Cairo highlight tensions as negotiations begin.
Ottawa reports a record tourist year with over 25 million United States visitors expected to flood lakes forests and resorts. Officials scramble to handle the surge as travel crowds fill reservations and rail hotel systems. Expenditures are forecast at about 250 million dollars this season, up from 160 million last year.
The Senate pursues further discussion on a proposed British loan with moves to curb debate. Banking Committee summons Treasury Secretary Vinson and Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyatt to testify on OPA extension. Naval committee hears Fleet Adm. King and Vice Adm. Radford on Army Navy merger bill. House holds routine session as Judiciary subcommittee studies legislation banning royalty payments on coal and other products.
Former Panama President Arnulfo Arias, on a five day hunger strike protesting trial delays, was moved from his jail cell to a hospital today for treatment and observation.
The Big Four discussed awards in Romania Hungary and the fate of Transylvania. Soviet opposition to international waterway control and the Trieste dispute dominated negotiations with Italy and Yugoslavia as Molotov’s stance faced pressure for concessions on reparations and Danube plans. Byrnes leveraged nonrecognition of Bulgaria to gain bargaining power.
A concise saying attributed to Elbert Hubbard notes that contentment with one's opinions and knowledge fuels perpetual ignorance. The quotation frames self-satisfaction as a barrier to growth and learning.
New York residents benefited from public rate reductions totaling about 13.48 million dollars last year. Electricity cuts amounted to 11.0 million, with bus fare reductions at 1.875 million. The Public Service Commission noted electric, telephone and bus rate reductions totaling 2.3 million to have taken effect after January 1. Consolidations in major utilities drove the largest decreases, including Con Edison in New York City cutting electric rates by about 6.3 million annually following the merger of Brooklyn Edison and New York and Queens Electric Light and Power. Other gains came from Niagara Hudson consolidation into Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp, plus bus and trolley cuts across United Traction System Albany, Syracuse Transit, International Railway Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Greyhound Central Lines, Triple Cities Traction, and several regional carriers. The commission contrasted this with a prior peak in 1935 of 14.46 million.
The United Nations Security Council faces Iran's Azerbaijan dispute amid Soviet interference claims and reports that Andrei Gromyko may boycott. The council also tracks evidence on Franco Spain, with Spain denying aiding Nazi networks and refuting charges to Bonsal in Madrid.
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