09 Oct 1950
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1950
Page
1
Firemen from Engine Company 177 forced entry into a third floor apartment at 101 Woodbine Avenue after a wind slammed the door and trapped 23 month old Joan Alexander. The child was found unharmed and greeted her relieved mother Mrs Mil dred Alexander with a smile and a hug.
Core a forecasts show rain tonight with a fair Tuesday. Temperatures near 64 degrees tonight dropping to 42 tomorrow with winds 15 to 25 mph from the northeast and east. Total moisture yesterday and this morning reached 0.69 inches as a warm front lifts readings above normal.
Leonard J. Erickson age 47 and two others were arrested in New York cited for accepting bookmaking bets totaling 96717.20. Prosecutors say the charges include one count of conspiracy and 29 counts of bookmaking based on grand jury information. Individual bets ranged from 200 to 15000 dollars, averaging about 5000.
Washington report states the Agriculture Department estimated the 1950 cotton production at 9,869,000 bales, marking one of the smallest crops of the century. The figure highlights drought effects and regional variations across the United States.
Editorial notes that swift victories in Korea renew hope the conflict may end soon and avert a third world war, per Marquis Childs. The piece appears on the editorial page with related features and sections listed for the edition.
Washington reports indicate President Truman plans a major foreign policy speech in New York this month at the United Nations General Assembly. The talk is one of several possible appearances before the November congressional elections and signals no extensive whistle stop campaign. The White House will issue an invitation for October 24, the UN charter’s fifth anniversary.
A special tribunal in Rangoon, Burma postponed the treason trial of American Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave until Thursday due to a judge’s illness. The trial was set to begin today.
Rep. Walter A. Lynch of the Bronx attends a large Democratic dinner in Onondaga County with candidate for lieutenant governor Richard H. Balch and attorney general nominee Francis D Amanda. Gov. Dewey plans a Syracuse rally tomorrow with running mates Lt. Gov. Hanley Comptroller Moore and J. Raymond McGovern. Lynch accuses Dewey of staging phony dedications as a campaign stunt and urges focus on state issues.
Preliminary wage talks opened today across several cities as major producers like Republic Steel and Jones and Laughlin Steel agreed to discuss wage increases for about 1,000,000 workers averaging 70 cents an hour. United States Steel has not yet replied while John A. Stephens studies Murray's request and signals a statement soon.
Secretary of State Dulles tells the United Nations Assembly to adopt a seven point peace aims program to make the UN strong enough to deter aggression. He notes fear of war quickens risk and cites Korea as an example where UN action succeeded only due to unlikely accidents such as Russia's boycott and armistice police in Japan.
The Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi plans a second marriage to Soraya Esfandiari, an 18 year old brunette with dark eyes from a noble Bakhtiari lineage. Her mother is German and her father leads the Bakhtiari tribe.
North Haven Conn UP reports Theodore A Trent Lyons 27 a Yale graduate was arrested for the shooting death of Dr Lewis Thorne a Yale psychiatry professor. Thorne died at the scene while his wife Helen 36 was wounded as she ran downstairs. Lyons would be held without bail in county jail pending further proceedings.
A two week old strike halts movement of all shipments of less than carload lots in the metropolitan area. The Express Agency, rooted by AAF L. Team sters, continued the stoppage affecting shipments yesterday.
The official stated he would personally meet the liner Vulcania when it docks tomorrow, as details about the immigrant movement and affiliations with Mussolini were discussed.
Dozens of Chicagoans paid $1 for street parking near Wrigley Field for a Bears Cardinals game. Hawkers claimed lots were full and that parking on driveways alleys or sidewalks was allowed. They vanished after the cars were ticketed for illegal parking, with fines up to $3. Police called the workers sharpies.
Reports from Poona India describe a sequence of massive quakes with an epicenter near Timor. The event spans the Amboina area with substantial shore damage and potential tidal waves. Indonesian government forces continue clashes with separatist South Moluccans who declared independence last spring.
The American Chamber of Commerce in London cites US consumer preference for smooth fabrics as a factor hurting sales of British wool to North America.
U S First Cavalry Division tanks crossed the North Korean border in a bold drive to force Gen MacArthur's surrender demand. They met stubborn resistance with heavy casualties as they advanced along a 10 mile front from Kaesong toward Seoul Pyongyang. Third Division engaged near Wonsan while reports claimed enemy forces abandoned equipment and even a Russian commander was directing operations. The radioed ultimatum urged North Korea to surrender at once.
A damaged rail on a main line near Watford delayed King George VI’s Royal Train on its return from Scotland. Officials blamed nighttime temperature drop causing rail contraction and diverted the train to a different line, reaching London late.
The Soviet magazine Crocodile prints a full page caricature feature listing Winston Churchill, Secretary of State Acheson, John J Foster Dulles, and General MacArthur. It assigns nicknames and traits mockingly, alleging incendiary speeches, White House skulduggery, crass-eyedness, and kowtow gestures in a provocative Cold War propaganda piece.
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