24 Sep 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1946
Page
1
Washington officials report cattle numbers near 1944 peaks on farms and record Western ranges yet slaughter movement is slow. Uncertain price futures delay marketings while Al Anderson prepared a radio talk on farm price policies and livestock. Cattlemen hold back to seek favorable prices and tax timing affects sales this year.
A Pan American Constellation airliner crashed on the Shannon runway after landing from Newfoundland. Twenty six passengers escaped injury while four passengers and one crew member suffered minor strains. The plane’s landing gear retracted during taxiing, causing a belly crash. all four propellers bent, flaps torn, tail severed.
Signing of union contracts by 212 trucking firms this morning broke the holdout block against the compromise plan. The action follows last week’s partial settlement of New York’s truck strike and signals a shift in employer stance.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts showers and cooler conditions in the Syracuse area today, with partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight. The forecast covers central New York Wednesday through Sunday with near normal temperatures, a falling trend midweek, and light precipitation likely Thursday or Friday.
Gov. Dewey vowed to use every force at his command to press forward New York state s emergency college program. He spoke at the Skidmore opening in Glens Falls promising action against federal rulings on priorities for essential building materials and other needs.
Kaiser, the West Coast shipbuilder, told a House committee he could not answer a lengthy set of detailed questions on five years of Kaiser Company transactions. He warned the inquiry into wartime shipbuilding profits would require a staff of accountants and engineers to respond. The testimony followed a report that Kaiser Shipbuilding Enterprises received $192,237.
A confiscated Communist document shows Korean Communists plotting to drive American occupation forces from South Korea while welcoming the Red Army in the north. The plan aims to force U S Army withdrawal through scheduled demonstrations and struggles. The item notes suspensions of three leftist papers the same day.
Meteorologist Andrew P. Keller says a cold front east of Buffalo will reach Syracuse today, lowering the temperature to around 47 degrees tonight. Rain ends this afternoon with light showers possible Wednesday afternoon and continuing cool weather.
The military governors of the American and British zones in Germany announced restoration of daily German rations to 1550 calories. The move signals normalization steps in postwar food supply under Allied occupation.
Japan faces a rare wave of female accomplices and deaf mute youths linked to burglaries. Police arrested two deaf mute youths for ten burglaries and six pocket pickings totaling about 100000 yen. In Kyoto a police chief and aide were robbed while bathing, losing clothes watches and cash and borrowing garments for the return trip.
Frederick C. Othman reports Henry Kaiser’s showdown before the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Kaiser defends his reputation amid GAO charges, claiming critics lie while weathering heat in a packed room as the Navy man’s shipbuilder battles for his name and profits.
Washington announces rice price rise of one to two cents per pound as OPA lifts millers ceilings retroactive to Sept. 16 following a Clinton Anderson order. Rough rice prices gain one dollar per barrel. retail impact estimated at eight to ten million dollars extra to the national food bill.
Henry Lee, a 35 year old Chinese man, awoke to find a fire extinguisher in bed beside him after it crashed through the roof of the Henry Hudson Hotel. A second extinguisher burst through the roof and damaged the floor before he fled in night clothes to Roosevelt Hospital for treatment of lacerations. Detective Walter Curtayne said the extinguishers were apparently tossed from the 23d floor.
A third power strike in seven months cripples Pittsburgh halting steel operations and streetcar service for 1.5 million people. Duquesne Light workers walk out, with trolley service cut by 50 percent as power output shrinks. Several hundred of 3,500 employees leave, while the company urges conservation. The U S Steel subsidiary American Bridge Co closes its Cambridge Pennsylvania plant due to lack of power.
Marquis Childs reports from Europe that Sweden seeks diversification beyond the United States as it navigates a wary postwar cycle. Officials worry about overreliance on a single market while pursuing commercial talks, including negotiations with Russia. Page 10 features TODAY'S PICTURES.
The military commission voted 11 to 7 with three abstentions to defortify Bulgaria's 180 mile frontier with Greece, adopting a Greek amendment. The measure aims to mirror Italy Yugoslavia frontier demilitarization. Only Brazil and Slav delegates opposed. Col Hodgson of Australia criticized the Big Four ministers ahead of their session on Italian colonies and related disputes.
The Agriculture Department considers higher hog quotas for 1947 with final checks by Secretary Clinton P. Anderson. Projections suggest 58 million pigs in next spring’s farrowing, up 11 percent, followed by 32 million more in the next fall, up 10 percent.
America's first lying post office will take to the air to mark the five cent air mail era and the 25th anniversary of air mail service. The four engine craft will travel from Washington to Chicago with stops in Dayton and return via Pittsburgh and New York City. Gael Sullivan and other post office officials will join six clerks and media on board.
Stalin told Alexander Werth that the United States monopoly of atomic weapons cannot assure victory and that long term war is unwinnable by bombs. He warned U S military presence in China threatens peace while expressing belief in potential friendly cooperation between the Soviet Union and western democracies despite ideological differences.
Alexander Werth, veteran Moscow correspondent for the London Sunday Times, was five days behind after Radio Moscow broadcast Stalin interview first. Werth has no paper until next Sunday.
Stalin tells Werth that Russia has no plan to attack Germany or the West and urges demilitarization and democratization as steps toward stable peace. He distinguishes between current cries of a new war and the real danger of a future conflict, marking his first replies to a foreign correspondent since March.
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder told the American Bankers Association that current tax levels must be maintained to achieve a balanced budget and a surplus to reduce the public debt. He dismissed calls for tax and debt reduction in the same dialogue as fantasy or demagogy.
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