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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1949
Page
5
Shanghai returns to normal but faces currency chaos as the jen min pizo circulates unknown rates. Merchants reopen but reject old currency, coal is scarce, and coal supply lines are fragile. Shipping is limited with vast ships and crews still scarce, while Communist officials study banks and governance amid a city returning to its prewar bustle.
Jurors in Judith Coplon's espionage trial await evidence about the purse she carried at arrest. Prosecutors plan to show its contents soon after trial resumes, as defense argues for suppression of papers found in her pocketbook. Judge Reeves weighs the suppression motion.
Morgantown West Virginia report says police freed 15 year old Thomas Daft from a truck where he had been chained for two days. Father Otto Daft is accused of unlawfully mistreating the boy after nails welts and belt strikes. John Lewis identified the suspect. a tip led to the scene. The father claims the boy ran away previously.
Two separate efforts to draft Mayor William O Dwyer for another term began, though the mayor says he does not want the job again. John A Coleman announces a Draft l O Dwyer Committee with headquarters at the Hotel Commodore, backed by business and labor figures. Henry Modell also launches a Draft O Dwyer movement, seeking to keep his administration’s programs intact as a reason to run.
In Los Angeles the Kathy Fiscus rescue fund closes as checks totaling 542,613.20 arrive from across the nation for the 132 men who saved in vain. Donations ranged from 21.20 to 27.20 dollars after 52 hours of labor to recover the body from an abandoned 14 inch well casing.
New York report says top officers of the CIO International Furniture Workers Union will sign non-Communist oaths under the Taft Hartley act to preserve the organization. The 29 member executive board condemns the act and accuses the government of Red baiting and loyalty drills.
Batavia ex official John D. Hall a former Batavia Water Department superintendent age 37 is indicted on two counts of second degree grand larceny for stealing city water meters. He served 1946 to 1948 and was arrested in Utica last March 23 charged with selling 12 meters to Corfu. An additional count alleges sale of five more meters to a local firm.
The New York Court of Appeals agreed to hear the appeal of Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck who seek to move their Bronx County murder trial from New York to Michigan. They argue constitutional rights were violated by transportation to New York. a habeas corpus petition and a stay motion will be considered. The victims include Albany widow Janet Fay, 60, killed January 5 in Valley Stream, Long Island.
Police press on with a persistent inquiry into the Victor Reuther shooting mystery four days after the attack on the 31 year old United Auto Workers leader. Tips have yielded no breakthrough while authorities vow secrecy and use FBI lab resources as union secretary treasurer Emil Mazey withholds details of his tips. Reuther remains hospitalized at Henry Ford Hospital with his sight in his right eye compromised.
Oklahoma City report says a bill ending the 42 year ban on Negro students in white state universities passed in the legislature and goes to Gov. Roy J. Turner for signature. The bill would allow Negroes at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma A and M College only in segregated classes, with separate facilities. Three Negroes study at Oklahoma Norman under federal rulings, and the measure aims to align law with court decisions while preserving segregation where possible. White schools would admit Negroes only if the Negro College did not offer the needed work.
SAN FRANCISCO Harry Bridges head of the CIO and London Shoremen was bailed for 5000 with trial set for June 9. He and aides J R Robertson and Henry Schmidt faced charges over his 1945 naturalization and alleged perjury and fraud. Federal Judge Louis Goodman refused higher bail and kept Bridges on bail rather than release on recognizance. Bridges called the indictment a smoke screen and warned of political manipulation amid Washington maneuvers. Schmidt and Robertson also posted 35000 bail each. Schmidt directs the Hawaiian waterfront strike at Honolulu and Eisler related remarks were cited by the government as part of its argument.
Washington reports total unemployment claims reached a year high last week while industry layoffs declined. New factory jobless claims fell 17,600 to 336,800, with 28 states reporting fewer claims and Michigan showing a large drop after auto disputes.
In Cambria Heights Queens mothers rolled babies before passing buses to protest a long route through narrow streets endangering 275 neighborhood children. Police promised an early hearing by the Board of Transportation as 200 people formed a human barricade yesterday.
David E. Lilienthal, chair of the Civilian AEC, submitted a key report to Congress on atomic program security during military control. The Joint Atomic Energy Committee will hear his data, while Chairman Brien McMahon delays public release amid Hickenlooper’s charges of mismanagement.
In New York City two men were convicted of first degree murder for a fatal holdup in a Manhattan monument shop. Leonard Rosenberg, 29, received a life sentence recommendation, while George Reed, 31, faces a mandatory death sentence. Victim Benjamin Hilein, 57, was shot March 19 at 245 East Houston Street. Reed claimed he did the shooting. Rosenberg waited outside.
President Truman sails the Presidential yacht along the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay for a weekend trip. He plans religious services at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis and will be represented at Memorial Day services by military aides.
New Haven—A search for heirs of Peter J. McIntyre, 72, a retired trolley car conductor, continues as investigators seek origins of a $234,599 real estate fortune. McIntyre, a New Haven native and 24 year Connecticut Co. employee, was a bachelor. lawyer Thomas H. Cox says most wealth came after retirement in 1971. Known kin include step-sister Sarah Born ton, her whereabouts unknown.
Hal Boyle profiles Wendell Holmes, a veteran radio actor who rose from earning 20 dollars a week in 1934 to a position among the top 150 voices. He reflects on long, hungry years, the tough radio market, and the odd tonality of fame built through soap operas, Sherlock Holmes, and other programs.
Champlain College is likely to become a permanent four year institution, speakers told graduates at convocation. Two year certificates were awarded to 279 students who finished programs at the emergency college started by the state in 1946. Speakers included Dr. John P. Myers vice chancellor of the State Board of Regents Benjamin F Feinberg and Assemblyman James A Fitzpatrick. Myers anticipated the state would buy the former army barracks from the Federal Government soon as the War Assets Administration had made the buildings and grounds unavailable.
Indications today that the New York City Traffic Commission will seek a two ten cent per hour fee in a trial run for parking meters. The commission said proposed legislation will be submitted to the city council about the middle of next month.
An annual estimate suggests tourists spend about 21.009 million dollars seeking views of Niagara Falls. The figure reflects visitor movements and associated spending across local businesses, hotels, and attractions.
U S coal talks stall as government ruling declares union shop clause illegal under Taft Hartley Act The National Labor Relations Board says the clause forces miners to join or fund the union and cannot be enforced without a worker election The Mines under steel company control may be affected as the contract nears expiration on June 30 Lewis plans appeal to the Supreme Court and declines comment The U S Steel Corp also declines to comment
A cave-in in Troy caused a 13 year old girl, Mary Gambatti, to fall into a 2 foot hole while walking in her yard. She was treated for shock and a possible shoulder tract injury on the left side.
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