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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
6
A second Marine faces trial in an assault case linked to the same incident. Court-martial proceedings at Marine headquarters will determine the accused’s identity and trial details, with charges indicating no rape accusation. The case connects to a prior conviction and involves a Chinese national context.
Sen Robert Johnson proposed a joint legislative committee to probe New York City finances amid a precarious, unstable fiscal condition. He urged a $76,000 budget for the inquiry and warned the city faces insufficient revenues to meet next year’s needs. The measure seeks to curb waste and improper planning and to study possible new legislation. Johnson noted potential state and bay funding needs and argued fare hikes would only partially aid the budget, with most revenue devoted to transit debts.
Belfast Maine Pioneer in industrial education for girls Miss Florence M Marshall 76 died in hospital Tuesday night after a lengthy illness. She served as principal of the Manhattan Trade School for Girls and founded similar institutions in Boston. She led Red Cross women’s bureau work during World War I and studied educational methods nationwide and in Europe. Born in a mining cabin at what is now Ames Kansas she moved to Massachusetts as a child and graduated from Boston University in 1899 with further study at Columbia.
Steamship firms challenge the Civil Aeronautics Board over direct participation in air transportation. Nine lines join a petition seeking review of CAB policies on foreign and domestic air service, with Waterman Steamship active in litigation and seeking court rulings on auxiliary status and subsidiary control.
The routop desk used by Thomas A. Edison for 45 years and on which he died will be opened in February in West Orange, in the presence of family, trustees, and officers of the Thomas A. Edison Foundation. Its contents will be removed and studied by experts as the centenary of Edison’s birth approaches in 1847.
Three cities with large possible venues Chicago Kansas City or Atlantic City seek to host the 148 Republican national convention. National Chairman Carroll Reece said the bidding has stalled due to a housing shortage and no rival bids have emerged yet.
Modern travel demands call for coordinated air and sea transport. Shipping companies possess the facilities and capital for overseas work, potentially outperforming U S airlines. Other nations have steamship airlines that pressure American competitors.
A severe cold wave grips Europe as London winters and Moscow-like temperatures. Berlin reports hundreds frozen to death since December while Paris records subzero readings. Paris residents seek shelter in subway stations as fuel shortages worsen. London endures heavy coal shortages and strict gas restrictions poised to take effect February 1.
The excerpt hints at heat and energy stresses across nations, noting gas and electricity supplies and high temperatures in parts of Europe. It mentions Milan and Moscow with contrasting conditions, a warm spell in Italy, and a general sense of moderating temperatures along with cloudy, wet weather in some areas.
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