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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1946
Page
3
President Truman proclaims October 6 to 12 as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week with the slogan Hire the Handicapped Its Good Business The USES reports about 300000 physically handicapped job seekers including 225000 veterans and notes strong governor and mayor participation in the program.
A well dressed young gunman robbed and kidnapped Hollywood showman Earl Carroll in Beverly Hills on Saturday and released him unharmed. Police in San Bernardino recovered Carrolls custom limousine and arrested the driver hours later, Eugene Striplin aged 26 on suspicion of grand theft and armed robbery. Sergeant Admire quoted Striplin saying I am a drifter and he offered no resistance beyond refusing to stop when ordered.
In Jefferson City Ohio Representative Clarence J. Brown warned that if Republicans gain control of Congress they will purge about two thirds of federal bureaucrats. He accused Democrats and the Truman administration of bungling foreign affairs and a chaotic housing program. He touted GOP contrasts with past prosperity and blamed current shortages on OPA legislation.
Washington reports the Army Quartermaster Corps has developed a synthetic female mosquito call using a tuning fork to lure males. The method aims to reduce disease by shocking males with a cold, impersonal tone, while notes on mosquito feeding habits and other quirks are also shared.
In Jerusalem on Yom Kippur two Jewish worshippers at the Wailing Wall were injured by police rifle butts after one man blew a rams horn in defiance of regulations. No arrests were reported. The horn was sounded at the end of the Day of Atonement services.
The London News World says arrangements are complete for a pilotless plane to test conditions beyond the speed of sound. The craft, 11% feet long with an eight foot wingspan, will launch from a Mosquito aircraft and aims to reach 900 miles per hour.
The Vatican City radio on Saturday denounced Yugoslav newspapers for a one sided portrayal of Archbishop Aloysius Stepanic's trial, urging balanced coverage.
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