29 May 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
1
Washington dispatch notes John L. Lewis and his entourage navigate the Interior Department on a coal strike endgame. The scene includes totem pole motifs and a running joke about cooling versus coal power as Lewis meets Secretary Krug and a round of reporters and aides.
Secretary of State James F Byrnes told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States will work for a broad program of arms limitation among nations. He noted that details remain to be worked out but emphasized the goal to reduce fears and burdens from large armed forces. He spoke as Congress considered legislation for military cooperation with American nations and awaited Moscow’s reaction to Molotov’s recent charges.
Albany report states 30 of 41 federally financed war plants in New York have been disposed of or are in negotiations for sale or lease to private operators. The developments reflect wartime asset redirection and private sector takeover plans in the state.
Weather Bureau alerts fair and warmer conditions today and Thursday. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low around 40, highs near 67, and records cited from 1921. Humidity around 63 percent this evening, 90 percent this morning.
Rochester ends the city wide shutdown after a joint American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations committee accepts a policy to negotiate with organized workers who are loyal to the United States and not seek strikes against the public. City Manager Cartwright announced the policy at 2 15 AM and normal operations resumed by dawn.
The Weather Bureau reports fair and warmer conditions after a recent rainy spell. A ground fog lingered from midnight to 7:30 AM with visibility at municipal airport about a quarter mile, but ceilings remained unlimited and no airline flights were cancelled.
New York motor vehicle commissioner Clifford J. Fletcher warns motorists to drive cautiously as Memorial Day weekend traffic is expected to be heavy, with March deaths at 169 and injuries at 7,154, both above prewar levels and up from last year.
The Dachau camp death row parade continued as two by two Nazis were hanged after conviction. Fourteen of the 28 condemned for mass atrocities were executed, with as many more hanged later. Commandant Martin Gottfried shouted Deutschland lebe as he died.
MIAMI Fla. A 17 year old Seminole girl accused of loving a white youth and bearing his child vanishes after appearing before the tribal council at the annual green corn dance. She faced the elders with quiet defiance as police and tribal guards search the Everglades for answers.
The tribal council’s verdict remains undisclosed and likely never will be. Miami attorney C. B. White, serving for the Seminoles and acting as honorary chieftain, stated the conclusion after the article note.
A Chicago radio station faced a walkout ordered by James C. Petrillo, head of the AF of M, prompting U.S. District Attorney J. Albert Woll to seek a written memo from WAAF attorneys on possible Sea Law violations. Petrillo said he expected prosecution after the strike action yesterday that removed three studio record librarians.
A rain swollen Mohawk River whitewater run ended in the death of Joseph Wardzala, 22, of Cohoes, during an attempt by two men to shoot the rapids in a canal.
The Susquehanna River flood left North Central Pennsylvania and Southern New York devastated with at least ten deaths and four missing. Damage tops millions as rivers crest at Wilkes Barre and near Sunbury, with thousands displaced.
In Cairo seven Arab states representatives met to form a united front against Jewish immigration. The gathering aims to respond to the British American inquiry committee report urging 100000 additional Jews be admitted to Palestine this year.
The Civil Aeronautics Board opened an investigation into the crash that killed two people at Onondaga Hill Tuesday night. Pilot Thomas E. Cavallo 21 and passenger Miss Ann Schneider 20 died when their two seat cabin plane nose dived into a field on the William H James farm near Onondaga Road around 8 30 p m. Cavallo an ex Navy flier died instantly while Miss Schneider died later in a state police car en route to General hospital.
In NAUHEIM Germany three witnesses refused to testify in the Lichfield trials protesting Army mistreatment. Saul I Russ of Brooklyn said witnesses are held in the guardhouse and treated as criminals while accused officers roam free. They testified in the case against Lt. Granville Cubage of Oklahoma City, among six officers charged with brutality to prisoners at a U S Army guardhouse in Lichfield England.
Former Minnesota governor Harold E. Stassen escaped injury when an elevator at the Huntington Hotel in Pasadena plunged three floors to the basement en route to a Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner. The car struck safety springs at the shaft bottom. several passengers were shaken but none were hurt.
A tornado that hit Elmer Runge’s house near Chillicothe Missouri last week took his pocketbook yet left a $5 bill stuck on a tree in his front yard. Runge credited the money’s survival to luck and the tornado’s odd path through the yard.
President Truman supports emergency labor legislation with a draft strikers provision. Senator Ellender said he backs the president and the Senate agreed to a 6 PM Syracuse time vote on removing the draft clause. An Associated Press poll suggests the measure will fail. Debate time is limited to 60 minutes per senator.
A minor earthquake rattled windows in Oakland and surrounding communities last night with no damage reported. Local authorities noted no injuries and the tremor prompted residents to check their homes for any aftereffects.
John L. Lewis met with the United Mine Workers policy committee in Washington as the Ohio District reports belief that the soft coal strike may end. The 250 member panel would receive and ratify any agreement with government negotiators, with reporters noting a sign at UMW headquarters signaling ferment.
Coal mine operators and union officials seek a quick settlement of the strike with no production rise expected until next week. A 11:30 A.M. Washington conference aims to finalize terms under the Smith Connally Act, with an $1.85 daily raise, five cents per ton for a health fund, and 100 vacation pay.
The House appropriations committee approved a $92.5 million fund to start returning 275,000 war dead to the United States. The measure is part of a $661.5 million deficiency bill sent to the House floor, with $416.7 million for Expanded Veterans Administration activities and $441.25 million in contract authority to complete 76 hospitals and other buildings, bringing the total to over $1 billion.
Marquis Childs in Capital Calling lauds Senator Vandenberg for a key role at the Paris Big Four conference. The editorial profile appears on today’s editorial page amid a full section including Amusements, Classifieds, and various features.
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