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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1949
Page
1
About 250 attendees at the Central New York Safety Conference and Exposition in Syracuse heard Clyde R. Powell stress that safety must be sold, not forced, as engineers from across the state attend the three day event opening at Hotel Syracuse.
Weatherman forecasts showers and cooler weather with a high pressure system dipping from northern Lake Huron into Central New York. Temperatures drop to minus 38 degrees early tomorrow with a 35 degree high later, then a low pressure area may lift the mercury again Wednesday, according to Andrew P. Keller, Weather Bureau chief meteorologist.
Marquis Childs writes to Rep. Clarence Cannon of Missouri, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, arguing that restoring the White House may cost more than five million dollars but is affordable for Americans. The note is part of a broader feature page including editorials and assorted sections.
Lee R. Nemeti of Minoa was bitten on both hands when a brown and white cocker spaniel killed 31 purebred rabbits valued at 180 dollars. He shot the dog with a rifle, then tied it and called the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The dog was taken for observation and Nemeti received anti hydrophobia shots.
About 50,000 auto workers returned to jobs as Ford began layoffs after rejecting mediation. Hudson and Briggs reopened plants in Detroit with 16,800 and 2,000 workers back, while Plymouth and Evansville facilities resumed after strikes. A 62,200 UAW Ford dispute worsens as mediations stall.
Fred Boysen, a Brooklyn baseball fan, is charged in a Manhattan court with theft of a handbag. The accuser Mary Ryan, a registered nurse, identified him as one of two men who assaulted her and stole her purse on March 27 near 124th Street at Morningside Avenue.
Police Chief John A Kinney denied a radio report that his office phone was tapped. He said New York Telephone Co transferred police communications from the third floor to the first and removed several dead wires, a process possibly misread as tapping rumors.
The United Nations General Assembly enters a final week of its spring session aiming to adjourn by May 14 after six days of action. Key items include Israel's UN membership bid, Italy's prewar African colonies, the Franco regime in Spain, and Indian treatment in South Africa. The Spanish relations vote passed 25 to 16 with 16 abstentions to lift the ban, while press freedom drafts await fall action. The Security Council plans to resume talks on Trieste governance tomorrow.
Berlin reports that Soviet authorities announced in the press that all traffic restrictions to and from Berlin would end Thursday. This marks the first public sign Moscow has ordered compliance with the Western de blockade agreement.
Dublin Irish Minister Sean MacBride urged North Atlantic Pact nations to mediate the dispute over Ireland partition. He said the United States should take the initiative in the matter.
Washington sources report Jonathan Daniels has declined the post of Secretary for the Navy. Friends of Daniels confirmed the rejection and noted his prior service and stated reasons for not accepting the cabinet role.
London reports Russia has intensified a radio jamming campaign targeting American and British broadcasts. Jamming stations increased by 56 percent with only about 12 percent of Voice of America and BBC programs penetrating yesterday, down from 25 percent on Saturday. An estimated 150 jammers were active against the 100 previously used. Programs focused on Berlin blockade relief and included a general news roundup.
Oscar E. Richard, 31, of the Weather Bureau Chicago office, says bright skies ahead for several days. The article notes his history of incorrect forecasts and a personal anecdote about a son born to his wife Mary at Jackson Park Hospital, while he remains unfazed by misses.
Undergraduate pranksters in Oxford aimed at Prime Minister Clement Attlee during a visit to Oriel College. They released air from his limousine tires, forced a sabotaged hat note urging voters to back Tory, and tried to dump water on him but missed.
Ludlow police held a 31 year old man after he spent three hours yesterday shooting up the town. Initial explanations failed until authorities questioned him and he gave the name Billy Kidd as a possible identity.
Prosecutors named Miss Catherine T. Condon as the first witness in the renewed espionage trial of Judith Coplon. The FBI secretary testified about shadowing Coplon on her arrival in New York from Washington on March 4.
A committee of the State University board of trustees will hold two public hearings on the location of two proposed state medical schools. The first is May 16 at the State Office Building in New York City, and the second on May 18 at the State Education Building in Albany. Norman S. Goetz will preside. The Legislature has directed establishment of two medical schools, one in the New York City area and one upstate.
Bonn reports that the German Constitutional Convention approved a democratic and unarmed constitution for a new West German Republic by a 53 to 12 vote. The document allows for East German entry if free elections occur in Soviet-controlled areas, with final state ratification pending. The four power talks in Paris May 23 may discuss free elections.
Paris police confiscated the entire first edition of France Dimanche for allegedly publishing a picture of Princess Margaret in a bathing suit. The circulation was forbidden as the shot was deemed to cast aspersions on the royal family and the country.
Miss Emma Arnold, 88, is jailed after a youth and seven teens were in a yard bouquet gathering when a shot wounded Donald Walsh, 35, near his heart. Police say she brandished a .38 revolver and resisted arrest while claiming a right to defend her property.
Senate majority leader Lucas after a White House conference said decisions on whether to take up Truman labor bill or the North Atlantic Pact will be delayed. Leaders expect significant time for either action as Truman's preference may guide the order. The Senate is also considering a two percent District of Columbia sales tax and a reciprocal trade agreements extension.
Former Secretary of War Robert Patterson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee arguing the Atlantic Pact would preserve peace by preventing Russia from attacking the combined strength of the pact nations. The committee is considering ratification of the mutual aid treaty signed April 4 by the United States and 11 other nations.
Senate leaders plan swift action on the administration treaty after House progress on labor and wage bills. Senate Foreign Relations Chair Connally aims to expedite hearings with witnesses limiting testimony, teeing up a vote within 10 days to two weeks, while trade agreements debate may follow. House stalemate on labor bills has lawmakers urging early Senate action.
Irving I. Harrison of Council Bluffs quotes a dinner remark about borrowing money. A man returns home with two hundred dollars his wife asks what they would do without friends. The man replies they would have to do strangers.
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