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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
9
Police report says Fae Kelly of Green Island driving north struck the Ate font Avenas overpass guard rail and veered into an Acting machine driven by John FR Ruas of Amsterdam, pinning the Russ car against the railing. Both cars towed. Russ complained of left arm pain but declined medical aid. Schenectady police assisted Rotterdam officers directing one way traffic for about an hour.
Prince Aly Khan announces plans to marry Rita Hayworth as soon as he is free to wed. He cites pending divorce from his British wife Joan Yarde-Buller, heiress to Guinness wealth, and confirms a public statement about marriage timing.
The Young Idea was married in a French civil ceremony and a Moslem religious ceremony, lasting over three years. His wife resides in Switzerland and has declined to comment on the romance with Miss Hayworth. The prince and Miss Hayworth traveled by car to his villa from a writing holiday at Gstaad, Switzerland, presumed to be there to obtain something unspecified.
The text notes Aly and Miss Hayworth meeting the Aga Khan, spiritual ruler over 17 million Muslims, and that sources claim the Aga's consent to a forthcoming marriage. It mentions multiple meetings this week and suggests yesterday's statements implied consent to wed.
The piece traces how Harding era Attorney General Daugherty and Jess Smith's downfall fueled congressional inquiries. A Buffalo woman’s tip led to exposure, Smith’s suicide, and Daugherty’s resignation. The background helps explain Congress resisting President Truman’s call to abolish the anti Communist committee.
A Saratoga County grand jury handed down three indictments opened by Supreme Court Justice John Alexander in Ballston Spa. Leonard Schall 68 Saratoga Springs faces grand larceny first degree and burglary third degree related to a boarding house entry. Vincent Grzybowski 52 Schenectady faces arson second degree for burning two bats on December 2. George Crandall 22 and Harvey Williams 18 Saratoga Springs face felonious assault second degree for an alleged Saratoga incident last week. All plead innocent and cases set for next session opening Monday February 21.
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