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Newspaper
Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
1
The Federal Reserve Board reported May industrial output rose to a new all time high, 4 percent above the pre-recession peak. The index reached 152 percent of the 1947-49 average, with April revised to 150. Durable goods led the advance as employment rose and unemployment fell.
Washington reports President Eisenhower may appeal to the public on television and radio to push the foreign aid and labor bills. GOP Chairman Morton says Eisenhower could speak in regions if not on air, as House and Senate actions shape the measures and party prospects.
Mrs Mary LaPrade, 16, from Trasher Falls, died after a brain injury from a fall while jitterbugging at a Brasher Falls hotel Saturday night. Her partner William Clark of Norwood failed to catch her after a twirl, causing her to fall through a door, down three steps, and strike a concrete patio. State Police said investigation ongoing.
The search for Edward B. Germain, once assistant secretary of the Navy, enters its fourth day with no lead. Germain, 68, a banker and businessman, was last seen walking toward his car after a bankers dinner Thursday night. his wife reported him missing Friday and officials in states and Canada were alerted.
Inside sections cover obituary and sports notes with Fulton and Phoenix items, plus classified and funeral notices. The page highlights radio and TV mentions and bridge scores alongside local listings.
A British cable laying ship named Ocean Layer with 98 aboard including 10 Americans was rescued after a catastrophic engine room fire 3500 miles out in the Atlantic. AT&T supervisor Ogden D. Gensemer led the operation as Hamburg-bound freighter Flavia saved the crew. the ship burned as it continued laying transatlantic cable from the United States toward Europe in a project linking US with multiple European nations.
Philadelphia report says President Eisenhower intervened to favor steel companies in the wage dispute with organized labor. Albert Whitehouse of the United Steel Workers claims the administration is undermining collective bargaining amid a Senate anti-labor atmosphere. Talks stalled since May 3 and set to resume in New York. the current three year contract expires June 30.
The British government backed a Geneva plan during weekend consultations between Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Informants said the plan aims to avoid fruitless adjournment of the four power ministers conference and points toward an interim settlement for Berlin.
Syracuse county jury reports no evidence of a syndicated gambling organization or payoffs to public officials after a five week probe. Jurors note illegal pinball machines existed and recommend outlawing all such machines.
In Tallahassee four white youths convicted of raping a coed were spared the electric chair as jurors found no brutality. Foreman A H King cited calm after tension and noted threats but no brutality. The verdict drew reaction from local pastors and NAACP figures amid racial tensions. The four defendants were moved to Raiford State Prison after 1235 a.m. Sunday.
Sweden seen governments propose a second supranational customs union like the six nation Common Market. Ministers from Britain, Australia, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Portugal plan to meet mid July to act on the proposal.
GALVESTON Tex UP A battery of attorneys gathered to avoid an open hearing as Gov Earl Long seeks release from a Texas mental clinic. Long claims he was railroaded to John Sealy Hospital three weeks ago and a habeas corpus hearing was set. The defense considered a closed session or postponement to argue legal points while Long remained a witness. Long shouted to reporters that he is not crazy and was brought in in handcuffs.
A canal worker died after a boom failed while handling a dredge cap at Utica on the Barge Canal. The accident occurred when a tube became slack and the boom gave way, causing the worker to be swept into the water. Rescue efforts followed as authorities opened an inquiry into the equipment failure.
In Jackson Michigan 11 year old Doreen and 13 year old Bruce Baker confessed to police they poured gasoline on the bed where their parents slept and started a fire. The Bakers, ages 48 and 50, were hospitalized with burns while the siblings faced authorities as investigators pursued motive and accountability.
Snow drifts reach two feet on Whiteface Mountain as five inches of snow fall in two hours and winds hit 80 mph. Mountain road closed, temperatures fall to 23. Statewide, early morning lows range from 30s to 50s with cool, clearing weather forecast through Wednesday.
In Geneva a three power study on detecting high altitude nuclear blasts was agreed by the United States Britain and the Soviet Union. They will meet June 22 to report back by June 29. The talks aim to improve verification of a ban on atomic and hydrogen weapon tests. The Western bloc pressed for Berlin progress as the conference nears six weeks with Moscow urged to retreat.
A Florida businessman, his two children, and a policeman were dead in a gun battle. James Hofer, 34, killed the children after breaking in. Officer Sumter Lewis and Detective Edgar Beazley exchanged fire as Hofer was found dead upstairs with his wife near Augusta. A wider reported incident in Trivandrum and Kerala mentions police clashes and protests with several killed.
Skin divers prepared to search a cold Catskill mountain lake for five year old David Raleigh who vanished Saturday while the family fished. Police suspect he fell in as thunderstorms raged. searchers, volunteers and authorities scoured the woods and lake area into Sunday night as heavy rain hindered efforts.
The Christian Democrats in Bonn selected Heinrich Luebke to be their presidential candidate in West Germany. At 64, he was agriculture minister in Adenauer's government, while Adenauer and Erhard declined the ceremonial post. The decision followed a party rift after Adenauer stayed as chancellor.
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