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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1948
Page
2
A weekend Gideon camp rally for delegates from Central and Western New York opened in Buffalo. More than 75 Gideon leaders attended the two day event with Sunday sermons in about 40 area Protestant churches.
In Las Vegas three gamblers Albert Hibbs Roy Walford and Jack Cortez touted a "system" claiming a $3000 advantage after a Monday start. The trio increased stakes from 2.25 to 3 per spin in relays drawing on onlookers amid memories of Hibbs and Walford's Reno win.
Obituaries note Otis Swift 77 naturalist founder of Yosian movement and mourners recall JAKE TANKER CREWS STRIKEIZATION of nature slavers and hikers. Reports list Louise Ebv professor and author Cap L. Jonasson Milwaukee, Ralph E. Dorland 63 Dow Chemical executive, with strikes threatening 95 per cent of tanker feet if organizers press on.
In a narrow crisis a Socialist plan to abolish religious education in 28 nationalized schools passed the National Assembly 298 to 201 after Premier Robert Schuman bowed to the measure. The 28 schools formerly owned by private coal mines were nationalized and faced the bill’s impact.
A well in the Locuc-Calmar sector of the Alberta field continues to gush Atlantic No. 3. Government and private firms join to cap the flow as oil pours from the well head and surrounding ground at about 20,000 barrels daily, far exceeding the field quota of 6,000 barrels.
Veterans using GI loans will be told if homes have termites or serious problems such as worn foundations, furnace failure, or basement water, with appraisers warning buyers and a caveat that if faults appear later the veteran bears responsibility. The program starts June 1 according to VA loan chief T. B. King.
Washington AP reports the House Un American Activities Committee hashed a flood of forged protests against a bill to curb the Communist Party. McDowell says urge FBI probe. Nixon proposes Post Office Dept action. Mundt cites forged letterheads. Lawmakers expect the measure to pass overwhelmingly, likely late Tuesday.
The Syracuse 50 Year Club celebration featured the Syra Charda barbershop quartet with Joe Mulvey Mike Germain Eddie McKean and Tommy Orlando. Gen Winfield Scott Jackson 87 and Mrs AG Ashpole 90 plus Frederick H Ebeling 84 were among the oldest attendees. Music by Art Binning and a planning committee announced a future picnic and officer elections as the club nears 1000 members
In Nanking the legislature, rebuffing the Kuomintang choice, considers 773 steel candidates for president. If members vote for themselves and no one gains a majority, the top two face a runoff. The scene signals a contentious, evolving race for the lawmaking body’s top office.
Surprise American recognition of the State of Israel dominated UN actions as the General Assembly adjourned after four weeks of debate. The only affirmative move was appointing a mediator to unite Arabs and Jews for peace. The US push for an interim UN trusteeship in the Holy Land was sidelined.
Fr. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, established home for needy boys in 1936 and expanded into a large community. He toured Japan meeting Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagai, conferred on welfare for Japan, and later visited Europe and Ireland with his brother. A 1946 film Pay Town chronicled his life.
A Syracuse University sophomore in Liberal Arts named Maurice Ginsberg was indicted alongside his brother in a joint congressional housing investigation. Maurice defended their father, calling him upright and saying he would stand by him, while blaming anti Semitic forces for the charges and denying details of the alleged fraud.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Carroll will be named a director of special investigation to monitor Air Force expenses. Secretary of the Air Force Symington announced the appointment during a speech at the Aviation Writers Association’s annual dinner.
In Boys Town Nebraska the news of Father Edward J Flanagan death by heart attack in day breaks the boys with prayers in the chapel. They remember his work for homeless children and the board holds a meeting pending Archbishop Bergans return. Father Walsh remains acting rector and the prom is canceled.
President Truman addressed the Young Democrats of America at the Mayflower Hotel promising a Democratic White House for four years. He urged keeping foreign policy out of the 1938 campaign, attacked Republican obstructionism, and defended his record while noting Republicans push higher prices and fewer jobs. Margaret Truman sat at the speaker’s table as Robert Wagner Jr introduced her.
The brief White House statement confirms the United States recognizes the provisional government of a Jewish state proclaimed in Palestine and expects swift handling of any provisional regime in the region. Officials see Middle East tensions as tied to U S strategic and economic interests and weigh how the new crisis may affect American security.
ARNSTABLE Massachusetts story reports 32 year old Yarmouth plumber Cottle acquitted of bludgeon slaying of wife Priscilla 28 last September. Superior Court jury deliberated 11 hours 12 minutes before verdict. Husband claimed wife came home with neighbor Kenneth Perry 81 who testified to two and a half years of relationship.
Health Department order bars customers from wearing shoes when barefoot in stores citing risk of athlete’s foot and other fungi. Violations incur up to $100 fine or up to 2035 days imprisonment in South Carolina.
Dr Brust Bron Pilge Os a Syracuse medical graduate dies after being found unconscious in a hotel bed. Police cite possible head injury from a fall and an amnesia like attack. coroner notes skull fracture with no other marks. His wife three children and family survive. Private services planned at Hatley Chapel with burial in Oakenwood Cemetery. Nurses Dinner set for 7 PM Monday at Club 36 in Geneva for Seneca Falls Waterloo graduates.
Arab League nations declare war on Palestine Jews while Britain withdraws from Jerusalem and arms, as Tel Aviv and Haifa hear shelling. Israel proclaims independence with Ben-Gurion announcing the plan and evacuation of wounded Jews. The blockade and immigration quota spark international tension.
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