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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1949
Page
11
News dispatch says Nanking offered twilight defense as Communist forces advance. Acting President Lai Tsung Jen and cabinet may move to Canton by Feb 5, with Li denying plans but accommodations prepared there. Foreign diplomats wait as Soviet attitude and embassy moves spark speculation about China’s future government.
Chicago railroad management and its non-operating unions await the resumption of wage talks tomorrow after sessions ended Saturday. A spokesman said progress is being made while unions, representing about a million workers, are prepared to strike if negotiations fail. Unions demand 25 cents an hour raise and a reduction of weekly hours from 48 to 44 with time and a half on weekends and holidays.
Police stormed a three story brownstone at 212 East 69th Street trapping and wounding Elmer Stanford after a siege following the confession booth shooting of Rev. Vincent Campbell at the Church of St. John the Martyr. Stanford, about 40, had been living on East 69th Street and reportedly disliked priests. A .22 rifle and will were found in his room.
Far East Air Force headquarters said ten men listed as missing after a fire at Yokota air base have been accounted for. The death toll is four and five others were seriously burned in a barracks fire west of Tokyo. Names are being withheld pending relatives' notification.
Two children died in a farmhouse fire near Elmira Columbia Crossroads about 12 miles south of town. Eleanor Finnerty Tour and Larry Finnerty were killed. Seven other children aged one to nine and three adults escaped after windows were broken and a second floor leaped. The farm belonged to George and Gideon Finnerty and their families. Mrs Finnerty, mother of the children, is in Trop Pa hospital.
A fire destroyed the Hickory House restaurant early yesterday near Bertie North. The blaze caused an estimated loss of about 20,008 dollars. The manager Draglas Rantie M.Oaner reported the fire and damages while state fire officials investigated the cause.
In Asuncion a bloodless revolution ousted President J Nutal elo Gonzalez as cabinet members seized control. Labor Minister Augusto Salvidor led the coup aiming for elections within two months to name a successor. Gonzalez sought refuge in the Brazilian embassy amid a split Colorado Party.
Rear Adm. Alfred E. Montgomery warned that Alaska is defenseless against a major attack at a press conference in Kodiak. He noted any nation controlling Alaska would have a tremendous advantage in striking the United States, though reoccupation by U S forces could be possible with difficulty for the attacker. He cited Russia as the only likely northern challenger.
A strong earthquake struck Tokyo late Monday night with its epicenter about 193 miles north. No damage was reported.
Washington officials study Stalin's reply to questions on a Truman Stalin meeting. They report no Soviet approach to schedule a talk and characterize Stalin's answer as no objection rather than enthusiasm. Capitol Hill reaction ranges from cautious interest to cautious welcome.
Norway Sweden and Denmark failed to agree on a Scandinavian defense pact linked to the Western alliance as Soviet pressure pushed Oslo toward choosing sides. Moscow called the North Atlantic pact a plot against the United Nations and vowed to oppose it, reshaping Cold War tensions in Scandinavia.
British diplomatic circles and Berlin based Soviet outlets were puzzled by Stalin’s note saying he would not oppose meeting President Truman in a mutually convenient site. Officials warned the timing and vagueness may pressure the United States while distracting from the Atlantic pact, with Norway seeking clarifications on frontier relations.
Milan Italy leftist factions seize control as UP Christian Democrats resign from the Communist dominated city council. The move leaves North Italy's industrial metropolis largely in leftist hands and shifts administration dynamics.
Three Cornell University students were injured when their automobile skidded on an icy highway and crashed into a tree near Potsdam. Morton Camache of St Louis, Mo, in critical condition with skull fracture and other injuries, hospital authorities doubt he will live. Norman Laslie Avnet 21 of Long Beach, Cal, driver, and Murray Peshkin 33 of Holts, L.T., suffered lesser injuries.
A tiny private aircraft collided with a Pan American World Airways liner near LaGuardia and Mitchel Field. The crash killed Artin Dritting of Portland, Conn., and Eugene Kanter of Middletown, Conn., as the airliner made an emergency landing with 72 passengers aboard. The private plane’s wreckage was found on Long Island streets and in Nassau County.
Text of a June 27 1946 interview conducted by Kingsbury Smith of International News Service translates Stalin's replies. He agrees to consider a joint declaration with the United States opposing war and to cooperate on measures toward disarmament. He signals willingness to lift Berlin transport restrictions if Western powers meet conditions and accepts a potential meeting with President Truman to discuss a peace pact.
Stalin said he was prepared to consider a joint declaration with the United States pledging no intent to wage war and to pursue measures toward gradual disarmament. He offered to meet Truman in a mutually acceptable location, while Washington officials regarded the overture cautiously as no official Soviet approach had been received. He said Moscow would not block Berlin’s blockade if Western powers removed the counter blockade and postponed a Western German state until a Big Four Foreign Ministers meeting on Germany.
Four Amsterdam firefighters suffered minor injuries in a downtown blaze that gutted a market two meat shops and damaged two adjacent brick three story buildings The Sandy meal market on Church Street ignited in the basement and flames swept upward through the second and third floors smoke and water damaged the department store on East Main and Church Streets No injuries beyond the firefighters were reported and no damage estimate was available at last night’s update The cause remained undetermined and the fire crew stayed on duty through the night
The Soviet government issues a white paper alleging the North Atlantic pact seeks American British world domination. The proposed alliance would include the United States, Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg at first, with possible additions. Ambassador Afanasier asks Norway to explain if it would join and permit bases.
Warren R. Austin, U.S. delegate to the United Nations, described Stalin’s latest statement as a possible step toward peace but noted it contains provisos requiring careful study. UN secretary general Trygve Lie had no official comment. Some delegates had anticipated such a Soviet peace offensive.
The Champlain Chamber of Commerce warns of a wave of dog poisonings in Saranac Lake Village. A reward is offered for information leading to arrests and convictions as officials report pet dogs poisoned and wary residents fearing intruders.
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