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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1950
Page
1
The General Assembly contemplates rewriting the peace plan as debate over UN troop use and leadership continues. Russia veto blocked Trygve Lie’s renomination while American delegates seek quick approval and possible plenary votes this week.
Unconfirmed reports from Kars say Russia has massed six divisions on her frontier with Turkey and Iran. Troops from Leniakan in Soviet Armenia are said to be involved with four encamped at Yerivan near the Russia Turkey Iran border triangle.
Two speedboats collided on Lake Erie last night, killing two passengers and throwing five into the cold water. The seven aboard were described as carefree partygoers from Cleveland. Rescue efforts were ongoing as authorities investigated the crash.
Marquis Childs argues on the editorial page that aid to America is pivotal to saving Yugoslavia from economic deterioration. Unchecked, the crisis could empower Russia to challenge Tito's government by next spring, with implications for regional stability. The page notes assorted features and sections including comics, horoscopes, and editorials.
Harry O'Donnell reports Lynch calls the No 52 race a political trick by Dewey. The column cites doubts over the legitimacy and timing of the bid, framing it as a strategic maneuver amid ongoing campaign pressure.
News wires report Dewey declaring he will not run in 1952 as liberal Republicans rally to Eisenhower. Lyndch accuses Dewey of clinging to power, while Eisenhower avoids press questions. Oregon senator Morse backs the general and Langlie eyes the situation from Olympia.
New York report details Robert Walman a Newark draftsman 24 whose fiancée Bernice Kurdes 19 eloped with co worker Roland Lauther 28 in Virginia after Walman and her had bought a new house in Raritan Township. Walman and best man Joseph Krieg 24 drank and schemed to salvage the wedding as Bernice telephoned her mother saying they were married.
President Truman told a Boston Conference gathering that communism is a tyrannical force seeking to chain the world. He urged united effort to keep the nation strong, stressing using all resources including distribution facilities and economic readiness alongside military power. Canada’s C D Howe echoed that economic preparedness must accompany military readiness.
In Frankfurt two Germans accused of spying on U.S. forces sought to buy gun plans to shoot around corners from Hildegard Kuehnen a florist in the Russian zone she testified the men planned to include the gun plans with maps and documents to sell to the Russians for 50000 deutsche marks about 12000 dollars the defense argued the gun tale was a joke she denied it was serious talk.
Albany reports Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley, 74, is a great-grandfather for the first time. His son James Wilcox and wife Janice Tyserman welcomed an eight pound seven ounce girl yesterday in a Hudson hospital. The baby is named Christine Michele.
Fre nville Michigan farmer Ami Miller says 13 musical cows come to the barn when he blows a bugle but only one cow dances. The dancing cow reportedly responds to classical music with swaying and hoof stomping while jazz makes her stomp more. He keeps a radio in the barn for the cows.
Viet Minh troops swarmed from the Chinese border and overran the Nacham fortress in Indo China. A French spokesman said French forces withdrew Saturday and reached Dongdang eight miles south as the border area opened along the invasion corridor.
A late-season hurricane with 75 to 80 mph winds moved toward the lower Cuban coast. A weather wave prompted storm warnings on the lower Atlantic coast as the center lay about 140 miles south-southwest of Camagüey, Cuba.
The region experiences a heavy frost as temperatures dip to 31 degrees in Syracuse and 24 degrees in Utica. Other cities including Rochester Albany Watertown El Paso and Binghamton report lows around 30 to 31 degrees with a forecast of showers and rising highs near 67 degrees tomorrow. The Weather Bureau notes a cold front from Missouri and the Dakotas moving in bringing more cold spells in about two days.
London reports the Board of Trade will require licenses for shipments of molybdenum nickel spent oxide sulfur and certain sulfur compounds to Iron Curtain countries. The measure follows disclosure that 50 tons of molybdenum used in steel production were sold to the Soviet Union after buying from the United States.
Alvin Lewis, 49, walked into the Waterfront Hotel in Buffalo and placed a loaded automatic pistol on the bar then ordered a drink. He was surrounded by about 20 police detectives and patrolmen who arrived after another patron summoned authorities.
President Truman returned to Washington from a Pacific rendezvous and issued a United Nations backed statement. He and General MacArthur spent a private hour together before a wider conference with military and diplomatic advisers. The statement offered no new major decisions despite speculation.
Police report Edward Doepp, 19, a candy factory worker, confessed to heating and strangling Carol Jean Vix, 38, during a predawn party in Evanston Illinois. The body was found in the suspect’s rented room. AP Wire photo.
Military sources in Tokyo forecast the Korean War may end within weeks with major fighting concluding as UN forces advance toward Pyongyang. A slow cleanup campaign could continue after the main operation to eliminate scattered North Korean Red Army holdouts.
About a dozen police officers were called to testify today before a Brooklyn grand jury investigation into gambling and police graft. District Attorney Miles F. McDonald’s office also looked into reports that mobster Harry Gross supplied cars and televisions to police friends.
British postwar air games involving six Western nations ended with fourteen British casualties from airplane collisions over the weekend. Two Belgian pilots are missing and presumed dead as United States B-50 bombers and F-84 fighters joined jets from the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, and Denmark in the exercise.
The Supreme Court today declined to revisit its recent decisions asserting federal control over rich oil lands beneath marginal seas along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. The court issued two brief orders denying petitions from the two states for reargument.
Night runs by the old Pueblo Bus Company were canceled after a passenger was wounded and three buses were hit by shotgun blasts. Regular drivers had walked out two weeks earlier, and the city in Arizona remains tense as service stops.
Army commanders assert their duty is to hunt out and destroy North Korean remnants wherever they might be. The report notes offensive actions with Allied troops pursuing the enemy as the chase continues. Page 11 coverage references explosive dangers and ongoing operations.
The press notes a conference suggesting a U S Steel wage boost would signal a broad industry trend. If U S Steel grants higher pay, rivals may follow, with price effects touching autos, refrigerators, and other steel products.
Four men were captured by police yesterday while attempting to break into the vault of the International Court of Justice in the Hague Netherlands. Officers said the burglars drilled holes through the vault door in the Peace Palace.
Reported resistance crumbles as Allied troops press toward Pyongyang. Japanese theater notes describe ROK and US units advancing from Wonsan along the east coast against North Korean positions. The 24th Division, recently flown from occupation duty in Japan, fights the Red juggernaut after the June 25 invasion.
About 500 public school students return to classes in South Amboy after a lengthy delay caused by a disastrous St May's munitions explosion. The high school opens in the morning with elementary grades in the afternoon.
East Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Communist dictatorship, five years after Hitler. The national front secured more than 97 percent, engineered as a Soviet bastion in Europe. 20 Soviet divisions, 195000 Communist officers, and 13 million voters ensured a victory with no verified resistance. Western powers abandoned anti vote efforts amid police fear.
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