Oswego Port Authority Seeks 4 Million for Seaway Facility
Oswego Port Authority seeks 4 million dollars from New York State to develop Grampus Bay into a Seaway oriented port facility. The plan includes land reclamation, a transit shed, and related infrastructure to boost Central New York’s industry and employment. Funding would mirror a 1959 Niagara Frontier grant and involve state officials and lawmakers.
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Lake Ontario
Henry A. Wise
Watertown
Edward F. Crawford
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Bomb Believed to Cause Plane Crash Kills 34
Sen. A S Mike Monroney says evidence supports death by own action as the cause of a Jan airliner crash near Bolivia North Carolina killing 34. FBI investigated as CAB officials describe fragments and a blue bag possibly holding a bomb.
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Ike to Hunt Georgia Quail
President Eisenhower will fly to Georgia for a weekend quail hunting trip leaving Andrews Air Force Base at 10 am for Albany. He will stay at Blue Springs plantation in Albany with W. Alton Jones and travel by Air Force 707 jet landing at Turner Air Force Base. He plans to stay through Sunday with tentative arrival at 11 40 am.
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Air Force
Japan Agrees to Import Soviet Coal in Three Years
Tokyo reports a pact where Japanese steel makers and Soviet trade officials agreed to buy 985000 tons of coal over the next three years at 9.50 to 12.25 dollars per ton. The deal was finalized in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Legislature Plans School Spending Quiz
Republican leaders in Albany discuss plans for a broad probe into school spending coupled with new local school taxes. A legislative commission would survey education costs to curb protests over tax increases and craft a permanent formula to regulate state local contributions for schools.
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Ice Storm Paralyzes Central New York Traffic School Closures
An extensive ice storm disrupts traffic and forces school closings across central New York including the Hudson and Mohawk valleys. Wintry conditions extend into the Midwest with snow, freezing rain, and strong winds causing plane groundings, accidents, and cold snaps across multiple states.
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Vandals topple tombstones at Waldheim Jewish cemetery
Police hunt vandals in Forest Park as over 50 tombstones are knocked over and about 40 more are smeared with swastikas in Waldheim cemetery. Hundreds of graves are trampled in a targeted act of vandalism.
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FTC charges four firms over deceptive TV ads
The Federal Trade Commission filed complaints against Standard Brands Blue Bonnet Colgate Palmolive Aluminum Co Alcoa and Lever Brothers for deceptive television advertisements. The agency alleges demonstrations misled viewers influencing purchases and that claims could not be proven. Also named are ad agencies Ted Bates Ketchum MacLeod Grove and Foote Cone & Belding. Respondents have 30 days to answer.
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Dog on Trial For Life After Biting Officer
German shepherd Rover faces possible life sentence after biting a policeman and three others. The animal’s keeper Isaac Bryant is charged with harboring the dog. A six hour chase ended with Rover trapped two weeks ago and hearings resume Monday.
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Cuba bans loans to American firms in sugar industry
Cuba national bank chief Ernesto Guevara reportedly banned Cuban banks from making loans to sugar mills owned by American and foreign interests. An unofficial source said the order was issued at a meeting in Havana on Thursday night with representatives of all Cuban banks.
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Threats to Block Departure of Japanese PM Kishi
Leftists threatened to block highways and attack at the polls to stop Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi from leaving Tokyo for Washington to sign a new military alliance with the United States. He plans to depart Saturday on a chartered JAL airliner. The pact to be signed at the White House on January 19.
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Nobusuke Kishi
Washington
United States
I White
Policeman Goes Berserk Kills Two at New York Bar
In lower Manhattan a police officer, Anthony Dotti a 55 year old veteran, opened fire at Dock s Bar and Grill near the Holland Tunnel killing Ann Whenney 46 and Domenick Mega 48 and wounding bartender George Kruse 49 before taking his own life. The gun clicked when he tried to shoot himself.
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Soviets Propose Major Army Cut and Nuclear Focus
The report notes the Soviet Parliament approved a plan to reduce armed forces by 1.2 million men and shift toward nuclear and advanced weapons. Khrushchev urged world parliaments to follow suit, while Tass hailed the move as a peaceful initiative with global resonance amid speculation about new rocket tech.
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Fires Leave 700 Refugees Homeless in Hong Kong Squatter Camps
More than 700 Chinese refugees are left homeless after two fires destroy shacks in hillside squatter villages overlooking Hong Kong harbor. A woman and a child are reported injured as flames engulf refugee camps housing thousands of migrants from Communist China.
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Employment at Record High During December
December employment hit a record 65.699 million with a 59 thousand gain from November as layoffs from the steel strike ended. Unemployment fell to 3.577 million and the idle rate to 5.2 percent. Labor officials say December returns to pre strike levels and recalls are expected.
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James P. Mitchell
Seymour Wolfbein
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