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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
5
Letters from residents including J Larry Epstein and Charles Leonard urge a memorial for World War I dead that blends public use with a sports arena and auditorium funded by popular subscription. Opinions vary on a monument versus a practical building serving the city.
Ickes lauds Ralph K. Davies deputy petroleum administrator for war for leading civilian efforts in gas production and big pipelines. He credits Davies with PAW triumphs, the Big Inch and Little Inch projects, and notes Davies was not welcomed back to Standard Oil in equal rank after war service.
British forces seized Gen Oswald Pohl, adviser to Heinrich Himmler, near Bremen and prepared to fly him to Nurnberg for testimony at the Allied war crimes tribunal. Pohl is charged with responsibility for the murder of 20 million inmates in European concentration camps. A second item mentions Malayan rebels seeking transport to petition the King over plans for a Malaysian union.
Robert Quillen writes about envy and intrigue in a veteran executive's career. Mr Davies, a long time Standard Oil of California leader, faced pressure to retire despite wartime service and Medal for Merit recognition. The piece critiques corporate double cross after decades of service.
The Senate Banking Committee revisits its OPA extension bill amid profit limit debates. Republicans criticize alleged efforts to control profits as the House pushes a cost-plus plan to guarantee reasonable profits for manufacturers distributors and retailers on each item.
A committee approved a one year extension of the price control law, shorter than the House nine months. It also voted to cut food subsidies and remove controls on meat and dairy products June 30 when the current law expires.
Mrs. Rhoda Wenger, in a six-month coma after a truck collision Nov 30, gave birth to a healthy girl in Allentown. Her husband Corp. Leland Wenger remains hospitalized at Walter Reed in Washington, D.C. She is unaware of the birth.
President Truman congratulated the Army Air Transport Command on its fifth anniversary for wartime services that included transporting about 4,000,000 passengers and cargo from horses to locomotives. He wrote Lt. Gen. Harold L. George, the A T C commander.
Rice Fitting Experts of Adams New York visit Yates Hotel Syracuse from May 29 to June 2 for free demonstrations and private trial fittings of a rupture support. The device promises comfortable support for reducible hernias with a 30 day trial and no cost to attend. Hours are 10 to 12, 2 to 5, and 7 to 8 evenings.
The article notes a landmark in the history of the organization for its logistic wartime contribution. It states the A T C has turned over much peacetime traffic to civilian carriers while still operating over 900 planes and running 434 Pacific round trips monthly and 147 to Europe the Mediterranean and India.
In Seoul a military ceremony will honor 123 Americans buried in the central cemetery since U. S. forces entered Korea last September. The Seventh Division band will play the national anthem and Brig. Gen. Robert C. Shoe, commander of the division, will preside.
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