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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1946
Page
2
Roswell Sperling, 53, died from burns after his clothes ignited while saturated with inflammable liquid. He was found in his basement on Monday. The incident prompted officials to review fire safety and dangerous liquid handling.
Washington reports Agriculture Secretary Anderson briefed President Truman on ongoing negotiations for a Cuban sugar pact with Cuban growers, while Atlantic City hosts the Grand Link Order of the Golden Chain convention installing Mrs Isidore Klinghofer as grand matron.
Death notices honor Paul R. Eyerly 67 Bloomsburg Morning Press publisher and PNPA founder in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. Anna Lydia Sears 77 widow of Richard Sears of Sears Roebuck Co. in Evanston Illinois. Sir Charles Edward Kennedy-Purvis 61 former First Sea Lord and naval staff chief in London. W. L. S. Van Loo 75 oil industry pioneer and Royal Dutch Petroleum member in The Hague Netherlands.
Budapest announces a 10 000 000 000 pengee note as part of currency simplification amid rising prices. In London John Strachey becomes food minister and promises frank news on apples and diet with 215 000 boxes from Australia and New Zealand distributed to London and surrounding counties. In Jerusalem the Inner Action Committee delays the world Zionist Congress to December and will hold it in Palestine. In Cairo Egypt will acquire Payne Field near Cairo for 2 000 000 Egyptian pounds under an agreement for disposal of American installations.
Five men in flying suits stole a Savoia Marchetti transport from Forlanini Airport near Milan before the regular crew. The dispatch to Espresso suggested the plane might have carried Mussolini's body, possibly to Spain, as the three engined craft took off calmly.
MAJ. GEN. NATHAN T. Mitchell of Binghamton spoke at the I O O F convention in Hotel Onondaga urging a vigorous push to recruit from the lower orders into the Patriarchs Militant. George S. Breiel of Kentucky commented on the lodge motto Friendship Love and Truth and compared Kentucky and New York growth. Brezel is to speak at 6 40 P M at the Hotel Syracuse banquet with toast master William H. English. dancing to follow. Meetings resume Wednesday with committee resolutions to be acted upon.
Rochester workers boycotted city operations over a public works dispute. Pickets blocked newspapers and transit, demanding recognition of union rights and reinstatement of 550 discharged workers. City managers and officials urged talks as drivers refused to cross lines.
The death of Senator Carter Glass of Virginia halted Senate fights over President Truman's emergency labor legislation, bringing a pause to the chamber’s contentious debate.
As floods surge across upstate New York in Tioga and Schuyler counties, streets in Elmira and Olean face inundation levels with waters rising along Main and Water streets in Elmira. Route closures mount as rivers such as the Allegany and Susquehanna overflow, isolating towns like Watkins Glen and Montour Falls while the Olean dyke system braces for higher levels. State police report multiple road washouts and emergency measures, with trains and airports affected in the region.
Walter Kiernan describes the aftereffects of a railroad strike as thousands head home to families. He notes deserted stations and a sense of fragile normalcy, while references to public figures and cultural scenes hint at shifting public mood and anticipation of peace.
The security council subcommittee on Spain weighed a suggestion from Spanish republicans that they and unspecified Allies might overthrow Franco by force unless the UN acts against him. Premier Jose Giral said republicans inside and outside Spain were ready to fight if the UN refused to intervene.
Brig. Gen. T. F. Bresnehan overturned a prior ban at Lichfield Germany calling it a misapprehension. He announced new orders granting free access to news sources and allowing contact with newspapermen for trial personnel.
London dispatch reports Siam asks the United Nations Security Council to take up alleged bombing of Siamese border towns by French forces from Indo China as voiced by the Foreign Office.
Seven fishermen were rescued by Coast Guardsmen after their 24 foot fishing boat struck a submerged object and sank off New Jersey. The crew was saved unharmed and taken to safety following the incident.
Chiang Kai shek, backed by advancing government troops in Manchuria, reportedly laid down terms for the Chinese Communists to meet before new peace talks. The To Kang Pao cited his demand that Communists recognize government sovereignty in Manchuria and help restore its communications, sent from Mukden by plane to U. S. envoy Marshall via Premier V. Soonz.
A flash flood in Tioga County Pennsylvania isolated Renova as the Susquehanna River rose five feet above flood stage. Earth slides blocked the Williamsport railroad, cutting telephone poles. In Ohio Ma honing County logged about 500 homes flooded with 24 hours of rain. U S Highway between Alliance and Salem closed. Red Cross evacuated three families in Youngstown as Mill Creek overflowed.
Los Angeles workers return after a 25 day strike that shut down transit as 4000 operating employees were settled yesterday and bus drivers were called back to work today ending the citys worst transportation tieup.
Edwin W. Pauley U S reparations commissioner and party depart Seoul Wednesday night on a special train for an inspection tour of Russian occupied Northern Korea They will study former Japanese industries resources and equipment aboard the journey
Maintenance men and bus drivers for Georgia Power walked off the job in Augusta Georgia leaving the city of about 100000 without public transportation.
The administration weighing a government backed contract amid the coal strike. the Solid Fuels Administration reported 200000 tons produced and about 10000 miners on the job, with 400000 UMW workers on strike. A contract could back a welfare fund funded by a five cent per ton levy. Negotiations discuss eight hour day caps and wage policy limits, while the steel industry braces for a loss of over 4 million tons of steel.
The seven unions of the Maritime Unity Committee, led by Curran, announced a pattern for settling demands, signaling a planned walkout that could halt shipping on both coasts. The NMU actions push negotiations to where they began months ago. Secretary Schwellenbach set talks in Washington for tomorrow between union reps and ship operators.
Frank M. Shields of Washington told Syracuse Foreign Trade Club at Hotel Syracuse that this year’s export trade aim is a record ten billion dollars. He said this would surpass any past year by one billion and noted trade barriers are a handicap while trade agreements are being made in the United Nations. He added prosperity hinges on foreign trade.
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