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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1948
Page
6
New York AP announces Frank J. Starzel as general manager. Kent Cooper, executive director of all operations, confirms the appointment. Cooper had served as both executive director and general manager for five years and will continue as executive director.
In Detroit Chrysler Corp blames a rush for the time clock at quitting time for laying off 8,000 workers at its Dodge main plant. A spokesman said one employee violated rules after a prior injury incident and a one day disciplinary layoff followed. Later 224 trim department workers walked out in protest, forcing halt of final assembly and sending home 8,000 from the plant’s 24,000.
Former U S Senator James M Mead urged Henry Wallace to quit the presidential race in the interest of peace. At Ferndale Mead campaigned for the Truman Barkley ticket and attacked the Progressive Party stance on preparedness citing Wallace 1941 remarks about showing willingness to fight for peace.
Public Works Superintendent B D Tallamy invites bids November 10 for twelve highway construction projects estimated at 13 855 000 across Albany Schenectady Washington Onondaga Seneca Cayuga Wayne Erie Ulster Otsego and Schoharie Counties Also called for bids on nine state building repair projects in Babylon Brooklyn Buffalo Queens Hudson Cobleskill Syracuse and Albany including Route 31 reconstructions and a Seneca River bridge project with costs 699 000 and 443 000 respectively.
The first eastern conference of the National Newspaper Promotion Association opens in Boston with publishers and promotion executives from the eastern United States Puerto Rico and Canada attending the three day event. Speakers include George Morris from the New York Daily News Edgar S Bayer of the New York World Telegram Cyrus H Favor of the Utica Observer Dispatch and William E Brewster of the Christian Science Monitor.
Princeton University professor Edward S. Corwin speculated that Thomas E. Dewey may win the presidency with Senator Alben Barkley as vice president, noting it is possible starting January 20, 1949 for a president and vice president from different parties. Corwin referenced Princeton's early 20th century ties to Woodrow Wilson.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls someone named Alec Great from a summer by the sea. The text presents jumbled phrases and partial memories without clear events or dates.
Wrecking crews search for seven men after a tug and barge collide with the Bowgran outside Baltimore Harbor. Two bodies recovered, five missing. The tug's skipper David Maines and chief engineer George Williamson are among the missing. other listed missing crew include Frank Gates James Johnson Allan Farus and barge captain Thomas Russell and family survivors were rescued by lifeboat.
A bus riot over higher fares left one dead and twelve injured in Cuba yesterday. Fidel Pebles, 37, a bus employee, was shot during a dispute with a colleague. the assailant was arrested. Student demonstrators roamed streets, buses were stoned, a girl was wounded, police fired into the air, and several suspects were arrested.
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