04 Sep 1951
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1951
Page
1
A Japanese delegation occupies much of a floor at the Mark Hopkins Hotel as the vanquished nation observes the scene from plush surroundings and reviews a peace deal allowing rearmament and limited reparations. The scene prompts thoughts on Asia strategy and the pricetag of revenge in peace.
New York State Fair officials faced a traffic and parking jam on Labor Day as crowds over 83 000 entered the fairgrounds. Weather shifted from rain to ideal conditions but gates and approach roads proved insufficient, prompting a renewed study of expanded parking and more entrance and exit gates.
Senator Capehart says he has asked the Justice Department for updates on the grand jury investigation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The probe, ongoing since March 12, concerns potential political influence in RFC loans linked to a White House ring. Capehart wrote to U S Attorney George Fay urging a DEORTESS report after nearly six months of inquiry.
Nurse Elizabeth Burns of the 8063d Mobile Army Surgical Hospital helped save Barbara a one and a half year old Korean girl found abandoned in a roadside ditch. Doctors gave her under two hours to live but modern medicine aided her recovery. Barbara was placed under Nurse Burns’s care as she began to recover.
A burglar entered the Palace Lounge at 2362 James Ave early today and stole $1000 cash after forcing an inside door. Patrolman Frank Wolfl tracked the incident to Joseph Tiacqua of 300 North Ave, who may have aided the thief. The thief emptied a cooler at the rear, taking a cigar box and the money.
The Syracuse area is forecast for fair skies with slight warming after a low of 52 tonight. Temperatures are expected to rise tomorrow and remain mild through Thursday with scattered rain possible and highs in the lower 60s.
A Labor Day weekend report shows 650 deaths in U S transport accidents, with 456 highway fatalities and 97 drownings. The Pelican fishing boat disaster off Long Island is noted as the worst accident, while overall fatalities exceed prior high marks for the holiday period.
President Truman’s three member board was to submit today a report on the copper strike facts. The panel cannot recommend a settlement and may influence an injunction under Taft Hartley Act. The President was in San Francisco as defense production suffers copper lead and zinc shortfalls.
About 62 teachers in Cass Township and Kulpmont area walked off today over back salaries as the term opened. The Cass Township district faced unpaid wages while other district staff joined the protest amid ongoing labor disputes in the anthracite region.
Louis Adamic, 52, was found dead in his partly burned Milford home after a blaze. He had a bullet wound in his head and a foreign-made .22 rifle lay across his knees as firefighters and state police investigated a fire-damaged kitchen and scattered kerosene-soaked rags.
UN commander Gen James A Van Fleet reports 630000 Communist troops backed by 1000 planes and 500 tanks threaten to surge in Korea. Seventh and Second divisions and First Marine Division engage on east central fronts as Fifth Air Force planes bomb supply centers. allied reports describe prisoners shell shocked after battles and heavy bombardments around Kum Song and other fronts.
Rio de Janeiro dispatches report the worst forest fire in southern Brazil burning for a week and threatening Santa Catarina pine regions. The blaze caused severe farm losses, destroying wheat onions and oats plantations, leaving about 1 000 homeless across nearly 40 square miles with no deaths.
Detroit I New car prices expected to rise before October 1 as manufacturers file for price increases with the Office of Price Stabilization. Automotive News notes most firms plan to implement increases promptly.
The 38th Regiment in Korea reports supply issues after ordering a portable generator and two typewriters but receiving only a candle and two pencils.
General Ridgway drafts a note to the Communist high command hoping to break the deadlock in Korean truce negotiations. Negotiations at Kaesong paused as UN and Communist teams, led by Joy and Nam Il, reassessed neutrality breaches. Ridgway and the three man truce team continue talks amid delays and renewed exchanges.
Allied diplomats report 48 nations ready to sign the liberal peace pact at a 52 nation conference in San Francisco. President Truman will address the opening session amid Soviet satellite opposition and vows to push a tight timetable.
General Douglas MacArthur, once linked to Japan’s surrender and postwar rebuilding, faced a career shift after Truman removed him as Far East commander. As the San Francisco conference neared the peace treaty signing, he worked in New York and did not attend or comment on the ceremony.
Jamaica braces for a second hurricane in three weeks as forecasters report a westward drift with 100 mile per hour winds. Grady Norton of the Miami Weather Bureau says new data show the storm may veer over open water south of Jamaica. The island urged full alert while awaiting confirmation of changes. Earlier, the storm tracked toward Jamaica where 150 people died in a August event. The British colony ordered evacuations and closed the damaged airport.
In a Melbourne broadcast Prime Minister Robert Menzies urged a yes vote on a constitutional amendment to empower the government to ban the Communist Party. The referendum set for September 22 follows High Court rulings that federal parliament lacked power to dissolve the party and states refused to surrender authority.
A fragment describes reporters in San Francisco awaiting a presidential walk by Truman at dawn. It notes the walk did not occur and offers no stated reason. The report emphasizes the event as newsful, with no further details provided.
Four men convicted of plotting the assassination of King Abdullah of Jordan were executed in Amman. The youth shooter who killed the king’s assassin was killed at the scene in Jerusalem. Executed were Moussa, Abdullah El Husseini, Abed Mahmoud Okke, Abdul Kadir Farahat, and Zakaria Mahmoud Okke. Two others faced sentences for roles in the plot.
Cairo reports Egypt has issued strict checks at Suez Canal points to enforce new canal regulations after the UN Security Council called for ceasing interference. Al Ahram notes ships from several nations are stopped and searched in suspected cargo blockades linked to Israel.
A garbled account mentions a U S ship in the Atlantic, a Canadian air rescue craft, Coast Guard coordination from Boston, and a blaze aboard a vessel with unknown name and damaged stores. Details are unclear due to text corruption.
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