21 May 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1946
Page
1
Brussels report details Rue des Radis Radish Street as the world’s brazen black market hub for wartime scarcities. Vendors line a cobbled alley selling goods from trucks to rationed items while city elites’ watchful eyes fail to halt the steady flow. The piece notes police raids that fail to curb Radish Street’s activity.
Virgil P. Lmry, a Lexington man and one of six U S soldiers who survived by playing dead, told how Nazi gunners mowed down massed American prisoners at Malmedy Belgium. He identified George Fleps as the first shooter at the massacre during the Battle of the Bulge trial of 74 German guards.
A U S Army plane with eight passengers and three crew members, all Americans, disappeared after leaving Rangoon for Calcutta on Friday. Search efforts focus on the Akyab area on the Burma coast where monsoon weather has prevailed since Saturday.
The U S Weather Bureau forecast showers and cooler conditions today with partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday. High 73, low 40 today. record highs and lows noted. Expect above normal temperatures tomorrow through Thursday, then cooler late Friday to Saturday with near one inch of precipitation and possible thunderstorms Friday through Sunday.
Five people died when an Army transport plane, flight at about 150 miles per hour, crashed through a concrete and steel wall of a Wall Street skyscraper as fog limited visibility. The pilot, attempting to reach Newark Airport, apparently misjudged clearance and did not realize the building was in his flight path until moments before impact.
New York City imposes wheatless dinners in hotels and restaurants starting tonight under Mayor William O Dwyer s plea. Wheat and cereal products are to be omitted from evening meals on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays in compliance with the mayor s request.
The Army announced the surrender of 16 armed Japanese soldiers on southern Okinawa. A picked team of Nisei interpreters, conducting a systematic search of the island’s caves, secured the surrender after believing the war continued until last week.
A change from southwest to west northwest winds by 9 am sparks amateur forecasts of a cold spell. Weatherman Keller notes the upper Great Lakes low is moving away after .035 inches of rain in 24 hours, lifting rainfall fears. A high pressure system moves in, banishing rain and bringing cold air that may push Syracuse residents to restart furnaces.
Gen. MacArthur orders curbs on mob violence in occupied Japan. Immediate calm follows as mass demonstrations vanish and orderly access is observed at a miners gate where only four of thirty could enter to make requests.
Clare Luce voices labeled rebel as the Daughters of the American Revolution study contracts that exclude Negro entertainers from Constitution Hall in Ashington. Mrs Julius Y Talmadge of Athens Ga announced a special committee will thoroughly examine leases with white artists only clauses.
A violent wind storm demolished buildings on one side of Kinston then crossed the town leaving one man dead and at least 50 injured. John Potter died when the storm struck north of the town while Red Cross workers reported 50 persons hospitalized.
Simone Hirsch a French divorcee and former spy reviews ardent marriage applications in Paris seeking an American husband. She has two daughters and seeks an intelligent companion from the United States after writing Mayor Jeffries for leads. Names and ages of suitors from Detroit Cleveland appear, with age gaps noted.
Inductions into the armed forces slowed drastically in Upstate New York as 260 local boards struggle to enlist newly eligible 25 to 29 year olds before July 1. Brig. Gen. Ames T. Brown, head of state Selective Service, urges callups of men 23 to 29 for examinations but warns boards will not assist unless the act is extended beyond July 1.
Government efforts to keep railroads running produced optimistic signals but brotherhoods moved ahead with a Thursday strike. President Truman returned from Missouri and dedicated efforts to transportation and coal disputes, meeting at the airport with Recon-
Senator Barkley after a fall with President Truman says the rail and coal strike sitations remain the same but hopeful. Director John W. Snyder drove back to the White House with him as talks progress with John R. Steelman acting as mediator. A locomotive brotherhood official privately notes progress in wage and rules talks.
Reports say the U S government plans seizure to keep mines operating. John L Lewis of the United Mine Workers stays silent as a two‑week truce nears its end and 400,000 miners remain idle. A top labor official hints the union will resume strikes if truce ends.
In Vilshofen Germany UPI reports that over 4 000 American troops struck 372 vessels on the Danube fleet including remnants of the Hungarian navy to disrupt an underground channel evacuating escaped SS men from Germany.
A Coast Guard picket boat with Navy planes renewed efforts to explode an underwater mine found floating off Block Island. All shipping was warned away from the area by radio.
Annah W Estes of Manlius sails with two young sons Howell four and Michael two on Army troopship Thomas H Barry as one of 379 dependents to Wiesbaden. Her husband Col Howell M Estes Jr a longtime Army Air Force staffer arrived earlier to set up housekeeping in Bremerhaven with a big house and servants awaiting furnishings and a car shipped from Syracuse.
Secretary Byrnes told radio audiences the United States may walk out of the Big Four treaty talks if Russia blocks a European peace conference this summer. He blamed Moscow for the Paris ministerial stalemate and signaled U S readiness to take the issue to the United Nations. Byrnes pledged an American offensive for peace and anticipated renewed Soviet talks with Molotov and Stalin during the recess to shift Russia from its current stance.
New York observers report two quake shocks recorded by Fordham University seismograph early today. The first shock occurred at 5 22 A M and the second at 5 27 A M, with the observatory noting the tremors likely originated about 1 900 miles south of New York, probably in the Caribbean.
David Lawrence notes on today's editorial page that Byrnes delivers a frantiest report on the Paris conference. He emphasizes America's duty in shaping Europe's future and counters Russia's expansionism as a key theme in world diplomacy commentary.
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