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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
1
In Rome, Frederick C. Othman recounts a meal of octopus soup and a visit to the Coliseum. He recalls ancient executions and the lions as he tours the area around the emperors’ former palace, noting the building could use a fresh coat of orange paint.
Pfc. Frank H. Helvey was shot in a Lysander woodlot on Sunday. Assistant District Attorney Jesse Cantor announced the case will go to the grand jury next week after a reenactment in which widow Lucile D. Helvey, 36, of WA1 S. State St., admitted she fired the first of two shots. Authorities consider possible charges of murder, second degree murder, or manslaughter.
The British War Crimes Commission announced that German Field Marshals Karl G von Rundstedt and Ewald von Kiselst and General Guenther von Blumentritt were transported from England to Nuernberg Germany to face Allied war crimes proceedings now under way.
The Weather Bureau forecast in Syracuse expects unseasonably warm weather with showers and thunderstorms today, followed by a cooler night. Partly cloudy and cooler on Friday with a low around 40 and a high near 76.
A chartered Viking twin engine airliner crashed near Byrd Airport in heavy weather while attempting to return to the field. Twenty four passengers and five crew were aboard. A Henrico County farmer counted twenty six bodies including twenty men, three women, and three children.
In Paris the foreign ministers council adjourns today with no decision on a plan for a Germany peace conference set for November. Byrnes pressed for a conference while Molotov delayed awaiting Moscow instructions and Bevin and Bidault urged momentum toward a preliminary peace framework. The Ruhr Rhineland and Saar feature prominently in France’s stance.
London reports the British Government unveils a six point plan by the cabinet mission to form an India union as a compromise between Hindu and Moslem factions, placing India’s future in Indian hands as Attlee presents the proposal to Parliament.
Wildwood New Jersey hotel and rooming house operators face a proposal to levy a one dollar annual tax per room. The city council discussed the ordinance, aiming to fund municipal needs.
The Army asked President Truman to direct the drafting of men 25 to 29 due to a predicted replacement shortage after a stopgap revision to the Selective Service Act. Officials estimate only about 15 000 men remain in the 25 29 group and said demobilization plans would continue while Congress weighs draft action.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a secrecy rule allowing denial of private meeting records to nonrepresented UN members. Australian delegate Paul Hasluck urged interpretation of Rule No. 53 as the Soviet delegate joined in voting for passage without further discussion.
A tornado near Roscoe Texas left one person dead and two others seriously injured. Emergency crews battled the aftermath as residents surveyed the damage in the west Texas community.
Maj Hans George Hornbostel, 65, requests transfer to Carville Leprosarium to live out his years beside his wife 52, both exposed at Santo Tomas. Surgeons and officials weigh the unusual petition as they report Mrs Hornbostel's leprosy likely contracted before. He vows not to view it as martyrdom and plans to join her at Carville if approved.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts 1946 per capita food consumption will rise about 14 percent above 1935 39 prewar levels. Despite shortages in grains fats and some produce at home and abroad, bumper supplies are expected to meet the rising appetite but seasonal declines may keep totals below the yearly average in coming months.
Union leaders say railroad operators rejected a revised wage increase proposal and plan to brief President Truman. A F Whitney and Alvanley Johnston state engineers and trainmen will still strike at 4 PM Saturday. The unions sought 18 percent or 1.44 dollars per day, opposing the 1.28 dollars per day offered by a presidential board.
A four engine Army bomber ran out of fuel and crashed near Fairpax California early today killing two men and injuring six others. Three injured were taken to Hamilton Field Army hospital while others remained at the crash site.
Adm. William D. Leahy arrived in London for talks with British chiefs of staff over the withdrawal of American troops from British controlled Pacific areas.
Editorial notes President Truman making progress in reconciling divergent views on unification of the armed services as David Lawrence discusses on today's page. The issue lists sections such as Amusements, Classifieds, City Life, Editorials, Sports and more across pages.
A. W. Kincaid Well Drilling Contractor of Canastota digs a sidewalk well outside a new building on South Salina Street during lunch hour. The driver, a sandy haired man, explains he is seeking water as onlookers watch the procedure from a queue along the rope line.
Conservative premier Shigeru Yoshida formed a new government after an organizational session in Tokyo. A straight party vote elected Takekichi Miki speaker and Kenzaburo Kimura vice speaker, with Liberal and Progressive allies backing the Conservative bloc. Yoshida, once imprisoned as a peace-monger, received Imperial clearance to govern.
Workers at the Jersey City and Bayonne Baker Castor Oil Works walked off the job today, halting production and affecting the plant operations.
Chinese Vice Minister of War Liu Chieh said he was informed that all Russian troops had been withdrawn from Manchuria, signaling a shift in the regional military presence amid postwar tensions.
A cold front moves east through Syracuse this afternoon bringing thunder showers and a temperature drop. Cooled tonight and Friday with winds shifting to the south by Friday night, returning warm weather. Temperature reached 76 at 4 PM Wednesday, the highest this month.
President Truman announced he asked John L. Lewis and coal operators to submit their stalled negotiations to arbitration after colleagues concluded efforts to settle had collapsed. Lewis and Charlies O Neill, spokesman for the operators, will report their decision to the president at 5 30 P M. The White House conference followed brief talks with both leaders about the 42 day mine shutdown and looming shortages.
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