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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1952
Page
2
Merlin Redeye, 19, of Quaker Bridge, died after a fall at an Allegany Reservation home. He lost two arteries in his left forearm and died an hour after hospitalization from loss of blood. Police say he slipped into jagged window glass during the party.
Southern Democrats vow a bitter fight to block the party convention from being captured by the Northern liberals led by Americans for Democratic Action. The rift widens after ADA’s weekend meeting, with a resolution opposing any compromise on civil rights that sparked a 1948 walkout by Southern Democrats.
A head on collision on a Maine hill last night killed three teens and injured nine. The victims were Camille Chamberlain 19 of St Agatha Emelia Cyr 16 of St David and Artheline Blanchette 15 of Frenchville. State police reported one car had just passed another before the wreck.
The Vatican reports Pope Pius XI warned that world discord and rising suspicion could push tensions to a point where conflict becomes unavoidable. He urged peace to begin in the heart to influence nations and international relations.
Henri Berenger 85 former French ambassador to Washington died in Nice France John D Ewing 60 Louisiana and Arkansas publisher and radio executive died in Shreveport La Col Melencio Cudol WWI guerrilla leader turned outlaw died in Manila Ames Monroe Fagan 70 Ge gtaek Tueeri we Seca Mo 11073¢ Association died in San Francisco Firmin Vincent Desloge 63 retired St Louis railroad mining executive died in Santa Barbara Calif
Rhode Island Attorney General William Powers accused Massachusetts authorities of ignoring information that could crack the Brink's robbery case and the ambush killing of Carlton M. O'Brien. O'Brien, 49, owner of a Warwick Rhode Island diner and dance hall, was shot in front of his home. suspect Joseph F. McGinnis, 48, was freed after lengthy questioning.
Albany New York Rep Leo W OBrien vows to back any move to block a Canadian newsprint price rise. He calls a 10 dollar per ton increase unwarranted noting prices have climbed from 100 to 110 to 116 and now 126 per ton. He warns small papers could be forced out of business without action.
Frederick Poole said a rainstorm raised the river level outside his door by 12 feet flooding his living room. The deluge swept one end of the house into the river and knocked his wife unconscious with shock while Poole was drenched but unharmed.
Washington reports the higher tax on whisky reduces consumption and revenue instead of increasing them. The government predicted a drop in legal whisky use from 194 million to 169 million gallons and a tax yield of 1.683 billion dollars, but actual collections reached about 1.746 billion in 1951, leaving a shortfall of roughly 150 million dollars for the current year.
The small Arkansas hamlet of Tomato faces steady land loss as the Mississippi River erodes its riverside homes. About 30 houses and the school have been moved to safer ground over the past year while critical routes and life along the river fade. The town, 300 residents strong with two churches and three stores, sits on the river’s outside bend and continues to slip downstream.
Residents report the river has advanced about 300 yards toward town since New Year, threatening A. J. Mitchuson's small grocery near the river. Despite retreating banks, most families stay for rich soil and potential cotton yields. Lauderdale County shows uneven flood impact with high land remaining dry in places.
The House will debate the foreign aid program for the upcoming fiscal year totaling 6.889 billion dollars. The measure, reduced by about 1.011 billion from the presidential request, trims Europe earmarks while leaving the rest intact. The dispute centers on the bill’s overall cost and the value of the defense buildup.
Rep. Vorys of Ohio pushes for more cuts while predicting further pitton collar reductions will be trimmed from the defense bill. Chairman Richards of South Carolina vows to oppose additional cuts and any restoration of the committee’s reductions.
A head on crash between a passenger and freight train near Bikaner in northwest India left 36 dead and 35 injured. Reports from the northern railroad headquarters place the collision seven miles from Bikaner near the Pakistan border.
The grandfather of four year old Mariolu Colburn urges replacing ropes with chains after the child accidentally hanged in a swing last week. A coroner reported she likely loosened the rope strands, wedged her head, and strangled when she fell.
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