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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1948
Page
2
A column of entertainment gossip highlights Jack Benny leaving a night club table to join Fred Allen and jokes about cigarettes and ads. Benny and Allen both hint at retirement plans as Truman and others appear in light, anecdotal vignettes from Washington and New York social scenes.
Charles Lucky Luciano, once a New York underworld figure, says authorities are reexamining his case and he expects charges to be shown false after the 1948 presidential election. He spoke from Palermo Sicily stating his plans to return to the United States.
A 55 year old recluse Helen Reality was found dead in a rat infested brownstone on a second floor landing in Brooklyn. Detectives found a bank book showing a $4000 deposit. authorities noted no money need. The case mirrors the Collyer brothers tragedy in New York.
In Atlanta a 12 year old boy named Lamar Clark, gravely ill with cancer, is slated to receive a large birthday celebration planned by Exposition Cotton Mills. His mother, Mrs. L. L. Clark, says death is a matter of time. The event draws 200 cakes and 2,000 guests to honor him.
Home incident leaves Police Lt. Joseph Curto with a broken arm after a ladder slipped during window washing at his residence. He recently survived a shooting and an air-wielding assailant during duty.
A survey by the American Institute of Food Distribution notes a 12 percent rise in dollar volume at large retailers, 5 percent at smaller grocers, and 8 percent at wholesale grocers from last year. Prices rose modestly for butter, four and cheese, with fresh fruit and vegetables in plentiful supply though demand for pork, fish, and poultry remained strong.
An opinion piece contrasts Moscow claims of Marxist victory with U.S. State Department reactions amid a rumor of a sergeant deserting for love. The writer jokes about career diplomats and implies a scandal involving an eloped sergeant, questioning loyalty and espionage in wartime.
Former vice president Henry A. Wallace told about 2,000 listeners in NODTAGO Cal that he would visit Premier Stalin to further the peace cause, arguing talks with Stalin could advance world peace. He disputed State Department views on the UN Charter and Article 33, replying to questions during a speech.
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