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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1952
Page
1
An ongoing series notes Onondaga County now serves about 030,000 residents with 30 departments and 1500 plus officials and a $15.86 million budget. It argues the county lacks a full time executive and discusses the 1952 Alternative County Government Bill adopted by the Legislature.
Five youths died when two cars collided while racing to beat parents deadlines near Detroit. Victims Arthur Maxwell 14 Barbara Jane La Beau 15 Lorraine Schwochow 15 Daryl Lewis 21 Barbara Stewart 16. Injured Harold Spence Jr and Nancy Schwochow 12 and Marvin Crowley 17. Police said no clear cause.
Washington reports show the White House lawn and flower beds deteriorating under the presidency of Truman. Tourists and guards note overgrown weeds, fading tulips, and broken green plants while the fountain flows.
Moscow newspapers ran their biggest headlines condemning U S treatment of war prisoners in Korea. They quoted phrases such as Bloody repression by American aggressors Beast like actions of American militarists on Hoje Island and Inhuman treatment of prisoners by American interventionists.
Red agents attempt disorders as paratroopers arrive to a camp ringed by flame tanks and pill boxes. UN guards hesitate inside barbed wire while hostages threaten death. inquiry ordered into Dodd capture and Colson concessions.
Fifth Air Force described aggressive MiG interceptions as U S Sabrejets fired three passes at jets but claimed no damage. F-84 Thunderjets cut rail lines in 60 locations by dusk while Allied patrols stormed a hill near Panmunjom, killing 27 Reds and wounding 13 amid ongoing front action.
The Associated Press reports Eisenhower supporters claim he is the overwhelming GOP choice after winning Oregon’s slate of 12 delegates, while Taft’s lead at the convention narrows. Democratic Sen. Estes Kefauver regains momentum by taking Oregon’s 12 delegates amid a busy delegate-selection week across multiple states.
President Truman will fly to West Point to mark the academy's 150th anniversary. He will review a full dress parade, speak at a convocation, lunch with cadets from Missouri, and then return to Washington.
New York accord reports two Civil War veterans aged 103 and 101 expect to reach June 30 1953 still alive as the Veterans Administration considers a single surviving pension. Rochester New York born James A Hard and Albert Woolson Duluth Minnesota vow to outlive the system while comrades Israel A Broadsword Samuel Idaho and William A Magee California hope to endure the year on hearty meals and abstinence from alcohol.
In Boston area crime coverage the principal architect of a $1,219,000 Brink's armored car robbery is identified as Carlton M. O'Brien, 49, slain by a 16 gauge shotgun blast to the face. Julius Kenner, 53, a Providence jeweler, is held as a material witness after detectives seized him. Joseph McGinnis, 48, a Boston nightspot owner, is questioned. Police tie the case to the January 17, 1950 raid and link both O'Brien and Kenner to past jail terms and to the same robbery network. Concluded notes indicate ongoing investigation and related legal queries.
Pfc. Glenn Speaks of Coleharbor and Pfc. David Kastonek of Browerville Minn think they found gold in a stream in the Korean hills. They sent a sample to Japan for analysis and plan to pan the bed in their spare time while awaiting results.
Vice Admiral C Turner Joy accused the Communists of provoking a tragic stalemate at Panmunjom by daily propaganda blasts during truce talks. He noted the Reds asked for another session despite rejecting the Allies April 28 settlement plan.
Kentucky Democrats launched a push for Aiden Barkley for president with the state central executive committee endorsing him in a unanimous vote ahead of the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner. The committee urged Jackson to enter the presidential race.
A light joke about how New Year's resolutions fade quickly, turning ambitious goals into fleeting ideas as the year progresses. A playful nudge to keep humor in daily routines despite slipping ambition.
Washington marked Armed Forces Day with a grand display of new Army Navy Air Force Marine and Coast Guard weapons. President Truman reviewed 15000 marchers near the Capitol and urged continued buildup to deter Communism while criticizing the oil lands bill and calling the oil lobby corrupt.
President Truman told a dinner of Americans for Democratic Action that Democrats will nominate a liberal and win in November. He warned Republicans will scare voters with their program and urged no retreat on foreign policy civil rights power development and other issues.
President Truman charged that steel companies want a strike while reviewing the steel wage dispute before the Americans for Democratic Action. He defended the steel workers and their demand for wage increases, noting industry profits near record levels and resistance to stabilization program rules.
An airlift delivered food for 400 humans and 500000 animals stranded at American Cyanamid Led lerle Laboratories 18 miles northwest of New York. Pickets, union strikes, and a weekend pause halted drug production affecting thousands of workers and many lab animals including 300060 creatures and 30000 snails.
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