18 Sep 1950
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1950
Page
1
A wartime espionage case tied to Russia ends with Slack pleading guilty. The report notes a wartime scene featuring General Douglas MacArthur and staff examining a Russian-made tank destroyed near Kiropo Airfield as U.S. troops advance past a burned building in another frame.
Alfred Dean Slack of Syracuse pleaded guilty in Federal Court to wartime spying for Russia. Prosecutors seek a 10 year sentence, citing his admission of passing RDX production secrets to Russian agents. Slack, arrested in Greeneville, had worked at Sundure Paint Co and Holston Ordnance Works during the war. His wife Julia Weber and two children survive.
London informed sources say a threatened Labor revolt pushed Prime Minister Attlee to bring the steel nationalization issue to a Commons vote tomorrow amid a defense crisis. Churchill will move a censure motion as observers expect a narrow government margin, with a general election possible if the government falls.
A compact notice highlights today’s features including The Mowing ae on pages 8 and 29, and a horoscope by Ida Jean Dean Crosaword with Mary Haworth. It mentions other readers’ followers and a photo feature on page 12.
The government presents a nationwide civil defense master plan to cut home front casualties by training experts and volunteers. President Truman approves a bill creating a Federal Civil Defense Administration and sends it to Congress, which may delay authority and funding until next year. The plan hinges on broad federal state and local cooperation and outlines organization at all levels with pre attack precautions and post attack aid for about 140 critical targets.
For the first time in seven years three girls were born yesterday at Auburn City Hospital. Parents are Glenn and Arlene Hilton of Moravia with one son, Glenn Jr. The births occurred at 3 40 PM, 3 54 PM and 3 55 PM. The last triplets at the hospital were on April 17, 1943 to Willam and William Sullivan of Weedsport.
Report from Aftonbladet cites Soviet launches of seven ton guided missiles over the Baltic area last summer. Rockets were fired near Cranz in East Prussia and aimed at a small island in Karelia in Lake Onega. Senate resolves to crack down on Communists with a 2 bill compromise. President Truman has not yet said if he will sign or veto the measure.
Coast Guard reported a Douglas Skymaster plane missing near Iceland last Friday with seven men aboard. A Coast Guard officer said the search beacon read SOS and a passing yacht picked up the distress message.
London dispatch reports the British government plans to halt exports to the Reds amid a protracted crisis. Officials indicate controls will tighten on key goods and materials, signaling a broader stance against Communist Bloc suppliers.
Washington reports new Federal Reserve Board rules limit consumer credit during Korean War. Down payments rise and terms shorten for autos, appliances, radios, TVs, refrigerators, furniture, rugs, and home repairs. Down payments range from 10 to 14 percent with 18 to 30 month terms.
About 1,500 members of the International Union of Electrical Workers in Syracuse rejected the local impact of a national contract with General Electric. In a stormy Civic Theater meeting, they voted overwhelmingly against returning to work at Electronics Park, insisting local issues remain unsettled. Meanwhile Solvay Process Co. workers prepare to vote Friday on a tentative end to the Solvay strike as United Mine Workers members weigh their options. John Brady, IU E Local 320 president, called the session stormy and described the decision as a stand on local terms.
Fourteen new polio cases since Saturday push the present siege total to 189. Dr Clealand A Sargent, health commissioner, says the outbreak remains mild but September data may show a full epidemic. City Hospital nearing capacity, Memorial Hospital offers to care for convalescing patients. Of the 14 new cases, seven are from Syracuse and seven from nearby communities.
A Tennessee special state investigator jets to New York to uncover how many babies adopted from Tennessee lack court decrees. Memphis attorney Robert L. Taylor notes Tennessee children are likewise adopted elsewhere without proper decrees.
General Douglas MacArthur told the United Nations in his latest Korea report that he has positive evidence Russia supplied munitions to North Korea in 1949 and 1950 and that Communist China supplied trained manpower. The UN received the report via UN commander Trygve Lie, with Soviet officials denying any Soviet military supplies since 1948 and unclear details on the Chinese involvement.
President Truman today signed the bill allowing General George C Marshall to be released from the Astral Correctional Institution after serving time for wartime conspiracy and bribery. He left the facility under cover of darkness after entering last December 3.
Fragmented OCR content shows references to Washington politics, a New York angle, and mentions of a mayor, with garbled names and dates. The readable bits hint at electoral or policy discussion but lack clear events, outcomes, or lines of action.
Thousands of Communist troops mass along the Chinese Indo-China border as two French garrisons are attacked. Observers warn this could signal a general offensive with Viet Minh forces contesting Dongkhe on the Shinese frontier.
Washington officials denied any knowledge of North Korean peace overtures while diplomatic quarters weighed a possible Indian mediation. They suggested India could act as intermediary, likely within the United Nations, if asked to broker a negotiated end to the Korean War.
A giant iceberg about 495 feet high was sighted drifting off Bonavista Newfoundland today. The berg poses a hazard as it moves toward the North Atlantic shipping lanes about 200 miles away from the coast, prompting warnings to mariners to avoid the area.
U S Marines moved within sight of Seoul facing heavy resistance from mortars anti tank guns and sniper fire as the Inchon landing base drives toward the capital continued. General MacArthur's forces crossed the Kiong River and advanced along routes toward Hyop h i hon while the Seventh and Eighth Armies reported gains along the Pusan beachhead. A Communist unit used a motorcycle packed with TNT to strike a U S Pershing tank illustrating kamikaze tactics amid civilian danger as intense fighting and sniper fire persisted in villages and hills.
The Navy announced the 45,000 ton battleship New Jersey will be demothballed for active service and become the second battleship in operation. Her sister ship the Missouri arrived in the Far East last week to begin shooting duty in the war.
George Faenard Shary, a year- old playwright, showed slight improvement today according to a late bulletin. He is recuperating from an operation to mend a broken left thigh. Last week he suffered a recurrence of kidney and bladder trouble raising concerns about his condition.
The forecast shows a sharp cold front lowering readings across the Syracuse region with a low near 25 degrees and a high around 30. Temperatures may rebound slightly into tomorrow with a chance of rain as a warm front lingers.
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