19 May 1950
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1950
Page
1
Syracuse Mayor Corcoran vows full backing to police in a hard line war on crime. He expands vacation time by three days for officers and commends those who captured three wave crackers in a case dubbed Opera Up Ambush. He urges firmness against hoodlums and urges a cleaner city.
Rochester dispatch reports three people died when a Gates home burned, including Paul Lucas 62 and Julia 63 and their grandson Billy Lucas 6. Four Lucas children were injured, Barbara 19 with back injuries after leaping from a second story window, Wilbur 27 and Joseph 28 suffered smoke and shock injuries, while Richard 14 escaped via roof and tree. Monroe County Sheriff Albert W. Skinner suspects the fire began from an overheated furnace pipe.
Senate crime investigators under Chairman Estes Kefauver begin a broad inquiry into the political and economic power of organized crime. They estimate a vast fortune, possibly 50 billion dollars, fueling crime networks and potential payoffs and campaign contributions. The inquiry aims to map how illicit wealth is amassed and used, with later hearings targeting narcotics, trafficking, numbers, and prostitution.
In Washington, Democrats and Republicans planned a charity baseball clash at Griffith Stadium to benefit underprivileged children. The event aimed to showcase bipartisanship amid a tense session with mentions of Chief Justice Vinson and party leaders.
In Shepparton England Yor Teonard offers a reward today for the return of his poodle missing after his wife’s ruby earrings vanished. He quips the jewels look fine on the dog and adds his wife is not keen on wearing them anyway.
Radio Marine reports station KHK intercepted a continuous SOS from the motor vessel Naia about 500 miles northeast of Mawili. The message repeated without detailing the ship’s trouble. No further information on condition or destination was provided.
Damen and Mary Anastasi, who had lived together for 23 years before marrying in 1938, were granted a federal divorce yesterday after years of a common law relationship. The court ruled the tie did not bind them to a common law marriage.
Ten Syracuse University men faced police in a water fight on the Hill Monday night and were paroled with a restitution condition to repay police $158.78 for torn uniforms. About a hundred students waited in Police Court as cases were scheduled, with some studying and others enjoying the campus scene.
A display features a mechanical brain by Edmond C. Berkeley touted as a learning model. It weighs 60 pounds, measures 60 inches, cost 540 dollars, and cannot count beyond three. Berkeley notes a brighter machine could beat it, but the demonstration highlights early AI limits.
CHICAGO UP three women were hospitalized after 18 gas filled balloons exploded in a restaurant dining room during a private dinner. Two more were treated and released. The blasts shattered gas fixtures and windows, and a lighted cigarette may have ignited one balloon.
Britain France and the United States said they would replace military governors in Austria’s occupation zones with civilian high commissioners who will also serve as diplomatic representatives. Dean Acheson praised the North Atlantic Treaty as aiding peace beyond the region and urged ongoing hard work and cooperation.
About 400 students rioted on fraternity rows in Eugene as factions vie for the student body president race. Police reported no injuries. firemen used a nozzle to disperse a student, drawing laughter and ending the disturbance.
The Labour government defeated a motion challenging its gasoline rationing policy in Parliament. Vote tallies were 187 to 142 as the opposition decried insufficient petrol supplies amid outside sources and constrained inland reserves.
Report from Cincinnati cites Dr Sibert Sabin on a substance in human milk that can destroy poliomyelitis virus. The finding ties to infant paralysis research at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Further studies aim to confirm immunizing properties and identify why some milks contain the active substance while others do not.
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Mildred Gillars Axis Sally sentence of 10 to 30 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for WWII propaganda broadcasts. She could seek parole after 10 years, with trial records noting a 17 hour 20 minute jury deliberation and prior incarceration in D C jail.
Waddie Holm 48 a former Syracuse and St Louis Cardinals outfielder shot his wife and then killed himself in Everly Iowa Clay County coroner called it murder suicide Holm played in 1926 and 1928 World Series with the Cardinals and later managed a semi pro team in Storm Lake Iowa He also played for the Syracuse Stars and was recalled for major league service Local details note the family residence and Holm recent work at a Spencer sporting goods store within the period.
Police and fire inspectors questioned Robert B Segrer, 21, of Circleville, in East St. Louis after the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus fire that killed 407 and injured 682 in Hartford, Conn. Investigators say Segrer worked for the circus during the time of the blaze. He reportedly gave no statement beyond initial questioning.
The Senate failed to advance President Truman’s civil rights FEPC measure as cloture fell 12 votes short. A 52 yes to 33 no roll call reflected Southern Democratic opposition and delays in action for the session.
A chaotic quotation from Sean McCarthy of Houston and a scene of a boy named Timmy dragging a dog by a string unfold. The fragmentary text mixes boastful language about colonists and a window scene where Timmy pleads with his mother at the Barden gate to keep the dog that followed him home.
Washington and Missouri items mix in a jittery afternoon bulletin. Keller urged continued funding for faster planes and anti submarine weapons as negotiations drifted, while Charles H. Tiedt was executed in Missouri for a 1945 shotgun slaying.
Read Debunking the High Cost of Weddings in The American Weekly magazine. Learn how to assemble a wedding outfit and trousseau on a budget for a beautiful reception.
In a storm battered town, high school band members numbered by one fifth out with mumps forcing cancellation of tonight's concert at the high school amid bad weather, washed out roads, and flood troubles.
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