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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1949
Page
9
Washington figures show unemployment rising by 700000 in January while Census data reveal a 2000000 drop from December in total employment. Food prices also continued to slide as economists call the period decisive though not alarming.
Herbert John Furgman of Minnesota, longtime prewar American embassy worker in Berlin, flown to the United States to face treason charges. He appeared before a U S commissioner, said he knew no American legal procedure, and no attorney was present. The accusation states he remained in Germany during World War II and broadcast Nazi propaganda aiding the enemy. He is among several Americans extradited for treason trials linked to Hitler’s propaganda program.
Western Allies announced a new counter move to halt all truck traffic from the west into the Russian zone in Germany in retaliation for the Soviet blockade around Berlin. The ban affects truck shipments from France Belgium Denmark Holland Switzerland and Luxembourg with only passenger vehicles and preannounced trips exempted. Airlift remains the fallback at a cost of about two million dollars weekly as the blockade tightens.
Detroit defense lawyer Segre George Crockett reported a secret Navy jet plane crashed into the sea during a training mission. Two veteran pilots were presumed dead as officials said the crash occurred near a Pacific area. A judge remarked on proceedings while military authorities investigated the incident.
Newspaper officials mobilize to back a nationwide bond drive with a panel of affluent managers from major papers, while critics allege the group excludes labor and minority voices. In a separate aviation crash, a three‑engine aircraft with Albert W. Conover Jr. and Charles Brown aboard disappeared after a steep dive off the coast. no wreckage or bodies recovered yet.
Greek Communist radio reported Markos Vallades, born 1906 in Kastamoni Turkey, relieved of political responsibilities and believed dead. The broadcast said Chrisa Hanjivositiou also removed from duties. both actions dated Jan 31 by the central committee at Mount Gratminas. Reports note Vallades, known as General Markos, led the Free Greece revolt and used a single name.
Rosyth Scotland officials report the battleship Royal Sovereign returned to Britain after five years in Soviet service as Russian crews removed it from harbor. The United States drafts a note demanding immediate return of two frigates and three icebreakers loaned to the Soviets, a pledge not yet fulfilled.
Buffalo county welfare officials say Louis Dinge rday 41 his wife and ten children have drawn county relief for 18 years totaling 295.50 monthly A welfare physician calls Dinge rday 100 percent unemployable and a non support charge was filed The man testified he last held a job in 1934 and has worked only two months in 28 years due to sinus trouble and asthma
Albany CP Democratic leaders opened a drive to boost state aid to public libraries by seven million dollars this year. The effort targets expanding library services and resources across the state with a fiscally focused push supported by key lawmakers and advocates.
Republican senators challenged Attorney General Tom Clark over his claim that the president can curb strikes in a national emergency without Taft Hartley injunctions. Taft of Ohio pressed for Clark testimony, while President Truman backs a plan to replace Taft Hartley with a voluntary cooling period and an eighty day injunction. The debate centers on authority to halt strikes affecting national safety without explicit law.
The American Federation of Labor endorsed the administration's labor bill including the emergency strike section. President William Green said the executive council, after consulting lawyers, unanimously backed the measure with no reservations. He noted possible minor wording changes and planned to urge Senate committee approval, while deferring to courts on presidential injunctions.
Iran’s Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was fired on five times while entering Tehran University for a founding anniversary ceremony. He escaped with slight injuries as martial law was declared. The reporter Fakhr Rafee was seized and beaten by the crowd.
Louis A. Waters director of the Syracuse police laboratory testified before an Assembly subcommittee on election frauds in Utica's Fifth Ward. He identified nearly sixty discrepancies in the 18 election registry book signatures and said five election official certificates in the first district were signed by the same person.
Reports say Soviet newspapers shout that President Truman rejected peace talks with Stalin. Tass dispatches from New York quote Secretary of State Acheson denying a Truman Stalin meeting while Truman himself backs Acheson's view at a White House press conference.
Washington reports Congress received the administration proposal to extend the Marshall Plan to July 1, 1950 with hearings set next week. Estimated figures for FY starting July 1, 1949 total about 4.235 billion dollars and a April-June quarter around 1.25 billion, with House and Senate committees coordinating. The effort remains within UN framework per Acheson and White House officials, while Russian and Tass commentary notes Truman’s stance on peace pact and Atlantic alliance.
Eight men feared dead after a B 26 bomber from Keesler Air Force Base exploded and crashed into Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans. Bodies recovered, no survivors found. Naval air station officials identified the craft and handled casualty confirmations as search efforts continued in foggy conditions with Navy Coast Guard and civilian boats.
Cleveland reporters staged a fake divorce to expose lax divorce proceedings. The reporter, city editor, the divorced couple, and publisher Louis B. Seltzer faced contempt citations and were ordered to show cause Tuesday morning. Conviction risks included a 500 dollar fine and ten days in jail.
The Associated Press reports Mindszenty, awaiting a verdict on treason and related charges in Budapest, rejects a pre arrest letter as void and claims fair treatment in a courtroom viewed by the world as a sham of Communist justice. Vatican and exiled Hungarian critics deem the proceedings coercive, while Mindszenty defends his actions and asserts access to counsel despite intense pressure.
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