Daylight holdup nets over 700 at A and P store
A daylight holdup at the A and P Supermarket on 500 N. Salina street netted more than 700 dollars for the gunman who fled while nine clerks worked. The bookkeeper Hugh Harvey 31 of 210 Wadsworth street was threatened at revolver point before the escape. Police and a patrol car searched the area but found no trace of the thief.
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Truman says he is not hurrying to name Chief Justice
President Truman stated he is not in a hurry to appoint a new Chief Justice and denied Vinson’s consideration for the post when asked.
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Weather Forecast for Syracuse and Surrounding Areas
U.S. Weather Bureau forecast calls for showers or thunderstorms this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions today and cooler spells tonight and Saturday. High around 80 Thursday low 52. Sunset 8 36 pm sunrise 5 29 am. Record highs and lows noted. humidity around 58 percent at 8 30 pm and 54 percent at 8 30 am.
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OTHMAN PLANS EXPLORE WHAT B N WORLD
Washington columnist Frederick C. Othman says he plans a book titled The Brave New World and Where the Hell Is It asserting he has yet to see postwar wonders. He mocks claims of future tech such as color television and long lasting tires and notes 1946 models remain ordinary.
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Warmer Showers Forecast Across the Weekend
The Weather Bureau warns of thundershowers this afternoon into Saturday as warm, muggy air moves in. Andrew P. Keller notes thicker clouds and rising humidity with temperatures likely between 80 and 85 before a cool, normal spell returns after the showers. Memorial Day hit 80 at 2:30 PM, ten degrees below the 1929 holiday record.
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Roscommon plans fete for Father Flanagan visit
County Roscommon schedules a large celebration to honor Father Flanagan of Omaha’s Boy’s Town. The famed native will arrive in early June for his first home visit in over 400 years.
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No Traffic Deaths Here on Memorial Day
Syracuse escaped major injury as 11 local accidents occurred, eight with only property damage and three with minor injuries. State and deputy sheriffs reported no crashes elsewhere. Nationally 81 violent deaths occurred on Memorial Day, with 45 traffic fatalities.
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Chinese Doomed Nanking Minister Sentenced to Death
Lin Pei sheng a minister of information in the puppet Japanese Manchurian government was sentenced to death today for collaborating with the enemy in Nanking.
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Pauley Reparations Mission Harshly Restricted in Korea
In North Korea Soviet authorities restrict U S Special Envoy Edwin V Pauley and his reparations team as hundreds of Koreans in the north express happiness at seeing an American The mission reports heavy Red Army guards surrounding Pauley and staff during tours to locate Japanese property for reparations The announcement comes from Dr Ernest L Klein Pauley’s special assistant with protests against the Russian limitations noted.
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Truman Asks Stettinius to Remain at UN Post
President Truman said Edward Stettinius Jr resigned as U.N. Security Council representative, and he and Secretary Byrnes urged him to stay. Stettinius informed the White House of his plan to resign a few days earlier, shocking the president, who hopes he will reconsider and remain in the post.
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Cuban Arrested In Jewel Theft
Havana police said Herman Gerstel was arrested in connection with the Capitol Diamond theft. Four small stones found at his home are believed to be cut from the large diamond.
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Bradley Opposes Vet Pension Boost
General Omar N. Bradley told the House Veterans Committee that a 20 percent rise in veterans monthly pension benefits is not justified, noting a 15 percent increase was granted two years ago.
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Munich radio purge clears offensive terms in report
The European theater briefing was cleaned up by Army order today removing descriptive phrases about a leading character described as a mythical traveler named Juda.
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Truman faces veto or signature on Case bill
President Truman stands at a political hot spot deciding to sign or veto the Case labor disputes bill. A veto could curb labor unrest but risk blocking labor legislation. a sign could provoke strikes and hurt his emergency program if Congress remains inactive. Concluded on page 9.
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Truman backs draft plan despite Senate move
President Truman reaffirmed support for the emergency striker draft he proposed to Congress. He said it would draft citizens in an emergency, not labor, and noted deputies could enforce the law. The Senate had already struck the striker draft from the bill. He commented after a Whitney statement about his political fate in the railroad strike episode.
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Germans Get Rough
In a monthly report General Joseph T. McNarney, commander of American troops in Europe, says the occupation mission in Germany has not been entirely successful. He notes a deterioration in the security picture with retaliatory attacks by German civilians on U S troops and War Department personnel.
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LaFollette Says Congress Lacks Organization for Work
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin told the Senate that Congress is neither organized nor equipped to perform its main functions. As chair of the Congressional Reorganization Committee, he formally presented a sweeping program to modernize legislative machinery aiming to move beyond outdated procedures.
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Kiss Thief Presses Kiss Demand at Gunpoint
Oakland police sought a man who robbed 18 year old Mildred Gramm at night on her way home. He threatened to kill if she did not kiss him and she complied.
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Army closes zone in India Burma theater operations
Maj. Gen. Vernon Evans, commander of the India Burma theater, officially closes the American Army wartime operations in Calcutta zone. The area served mainly as a supply base for operations against Japan in China and Burma.
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Bituminous Mine Strike Starts After Talks Fail
A United Mine Workers strike of 76 000 Pennsylvania hard coal miners began at 12 01 A M after failed contract talks. Reports from the anthracite field say the whole region is idle with no collieries operating. Workers in Hazleton and other districts were told not to work until a contract is signed and further notice to return is given. A Washington official notes the administration hopes for a quick agreement without seizure.
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Pennsy Strike Breaker Accusations Fly East
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad workers accuse the Pennsylvania Railroad of strike breaking after refusing an 18 1 2 percent wage increase. Pennsy sets a 15 minute shuttle from Jersey City to Rahway with ferries to Manhattan and honors H M tickets with a 15 cent surcharge. Brotherhoods demand strong actions to prevent further service disruption.
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Ickes Teases Hannegan Over Bay Ambassador Pick
Inside page note columns Harold Ickes lampsoons Democratic National Chairman Robert Hannegan for announcing Charles Ulrick Bay as ambassador to Norway in a New York club. He mocks usurping presidential and secretary of state powers and imagines future announcements of a Chief Justice at Toots Shor’s.
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