Mead to toss first ball to open Chiefs season at MacArthur Stadium
The 1955 International League opener at MacArthur Stadium features the Syracuse Chiefs hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mayor Donald Mead will throw the ceremonial first pitch at 2 PM before the game, with an expected crowd around 8,000. The Chiefs plan to start either lefty Kent Peterson or right-hander Richard Farrell on the mound.
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Leafs to Face Syracuse in Season Opener Pitching and Lineup Preview
Ed Blake starts on the mound for the 1954 pennant winners as Toronto faces Syracuse. Pitching details note Blake’s 13-9 season with Luke Sewell and recent form against the Tribesmen. Peterson, a 13-8 holdover, looks to rebound after two losses to the Leafs. Manager Skeeter Newsome plans two new infielders and an outfielder for the lid lifter.
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Farrell
Schenectady
Skeeter Newsome
Larry di Pippo
Tiff Reopens Postal Pay
The House weighs a larger postal pay raise amid a presidential veto threat. A prior 302 to 120 defeat blocked the 82 percent option, while the Senate approved a 10 percent raise for postal workers and about one million civil servants. Representative Corbett pressed for the 82 percent increase, saying it would pass unless the President blocks it.
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Today’s Features and War News Preamble
Abbreviated column notes today’s features and war updates with brief items and notices. The page highlights upcoming events and terse reports, reflecting a busy news cycle and editorial balance.
Corsi Hinted 1956 NY Candidacy Testimony
State Department security chief Scott McLeod testified that Edward J. Corsi told him in confidence he would run for political office in New York in 1956. The remark was linked to Corsi’s role as refugee expert before his firing by Secretary Dulles amid controversy over refugee law.
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Edward J. Corsi
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Francis E. Waller
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Medics May Give First Shots Free
Kansas City GP A family doctors group urges its 20 000 members to donate services for the first two Salk polio vaccine doses. The academy asks members to charge only for the vaccine itself for preschool to eighth grade children, while first and second graders receive donated vaccine from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Bail Set For Two In Traffic Court Cases
Judge Truman H. Preston set total bail at 2500 for Michael Senska 49 of 313 Spring St in two charges driving while intoxicated and dangerous driving. Senska’s license held pending disposition with a May 12 hearing after a three car Park Street crash that injured two. James T. Heffernan 24 of 4840 S. Salina St pleaded not guilty to speeding and drunken driving. Bail set at 1000 on the speeding charge with license held until an April 27 hearing on the drunken driving charge.
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Michael Senska
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Park St
James T. Heffernan
Salina St
No Sneak Thief Shown in Daylight Breakin
Chicago police describe Walter Pernal as the department’s favorite burglar. He climbed an outside stairway in daylight, smashed a window with a leaded pane, and made a crash and noise that alerted the upstairs resident who phoned police. Pernal then drank so much liquor he was unable to flee.
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Rye
Pernal
Petned
Reidaire
Sunshine Forecast Brings Warmth Then Showers
Weather Man Andrew P Keller says April will bring increasing cloudiness with a few showers late tonight. Southwest winds shift tomorrow bringing warm weather and more rain with possible thunderstorms. A western storm moves along the border driving the wind shift and showers while Augusta Georgia and Texas face heat. lows near 42 rising to 68 tomorrow.
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Stolen track gear returned to Central Union High School
Harold Church says two starting guns a stopwatch and binoculars stolen from the gym have been mailed back with a note claiming the offenders have reformed. The incident occurred at Central Union High School in El Centro, California.
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Salk Vaccine for Syracuse Eight Weeks Off for Free Program
A no charge Salk polio vaccine program from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will delay commercial injections for Syracuse residents at least eight weeks. Parker Davis and other manufacturers committed to the Foundation will supply free shots for first through fourth graders, while commercial availability in Onondaga County remains unlikely through mid spring. Dr. John T. Gentry warns May 2 for possible vaccine start locally, with state purchases possible after May 15. The survey of drug firms shows limited supply through private channels until the Foundation program completes, with distribution prioritized.
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The Big Four of Middle Age Joke
A light humor note quips about aging with four formative traits: baldness bifocals bridgework and bulge. The item playfully targets mature readers with a dated punchline from a humor column.
Skaneateles Seeks Minimum Lake Level Action
Officials in Skaneateles plan a petition to the Albany based Water Power and Control Commission to set a minimum lake level. James Grant former mayor and members of the Preservation Committee cite preserving lake beauty and recreational value. Citizens have called in water experts to study the issue as a contour study nears completion. The Syracuse city area uses about 85 million gallons daily.
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Formosa Parley Delayed by Communist Tactics at Bandung
The Afro-Asian conference in Bandung faces indefinite delay as Communist delaying tactics slow the eight nation effort to resolve the Formosa crisis. Chou En Lai emerges as dominant, with Nehru pressuring for a temporary stalemate and possible release of eleven American fliers.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
London
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Chou
Y. K. Krishna Menon
United Nations
Prince Wan
Thailand
Admiral Radford and Robertson Fly to Formosa Talks
Admiral Arthur W. Radford and Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robertson will fly to Formosa immediately to consult with Nationalist government officials under the mutual aid treaty terms. They will stop in Honolulu to confer with Admiral Felix Stump before proceeding to Taipei, with arrival expected Sunday noon. The trip replaces Radford's planned European NATO command exercise, due to the Far East tensions.
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Big Four Talks Delayed On Vienna Meeting For Austria Pact
Western powers push for a Russia Austria summit in Vienna to restore Austria’s independence. Moscow hints May date could slip while London and Washington seek more detail before finalizing plans.
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Dulles
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Grain handlers end 3 year strike in Port Arthur
Workers vote to resume work at 1 PM ending a strike by L260 grain handlers. A three year contract includes wage increases of 12 cents per hour and other concessions.
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Zhukov Predicts Ike Will Strive for Peace
Soviet Marshal Zhukov told the Overseas Press Club last night that President Eisenhower will do his best to promote peace. He sent friendly greetings to Eisenhower and the U S people but condemned Paris and London defense pacts and politicians who push the idea of an inevitable war. He warned that world tension cannot be reduced by brandishing the atom bomb or building bases against an imagined foe.
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Paris
London
Defense asks congress for 2.35 billion in military construction
The Defense Department asks Congress to authorize 2,354,352,300 for military construction in the coming fiscal year. U. S. sites include Army and Air Force facilities such as U. S. Military Academy Fort Totten Fort Niagara Fort Jay Brooklyn Army Base Griffiss AFB and Plattsburg AFB with housing projects and overseas sites in the budget. New York state items specify Griffiss AFB Rome housing 2403000 and other NY locations with multiple housing and base projects totaling significant sums.
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Food Price Index Edges Down At Wholesale Level
New York wholesale food prices shown by the ee and Bradstreet index slipped this week. The index stood at 652 compared with 651 a week earlier and 741 a year ago, reflecting the total cost for one pound of 31 commonly used foods.
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Czech pair granted asylum in West Germany
Two young Czechs escaped to West Germany in a stolen sports plane and were granted political asylum in the West by US officials. The men, Karel Kucera aged 29 and Zdnek Machilner aged 19, crash landed near Rohrberg in Bavaria after a 175 mile flight from Kolin, Czechoslovakia.
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Karel Kucera
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Kolin
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Quake Hits Port City of Vilos Near Athens
Tremors continued in Vilos Greece after a heavy shock last night killed one person and wounded 49. About half the city’s wings were damaged and 22 tremors were recorded in the last 12 hours. Vols, a city of 51300, lies 100 miles west of Athens.
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Smog Linked to Lung Cancer Says USC Scientist
Pasadena reports Dr. Paul Kotin of USC pathology ties atmospheric pollution to lung cancer. After four years of animal studies under a Public Health Service grant at USC Medical School and LA General Hospital, he warns ordinary city smog exposure may be enough to induce tumors.
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Paul Kotin
University of Southern California
U. S.public Health Service
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Los Angeles County General Hospital
Double Play Police arrest Tatsuro Horikawa in Tokyo station robbery
Police arrested Tatsuro Horikawa, 20, a Fukushima bank clerk, after a traveler from Fukushima held up a Tokyo train station and fled with 500 dollars. Authorities recovered most of the 900 dollars and 15,000 dollars in bank funds.
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Eisenhower asks Congress for 3.53 billion for world defense
President Eisenhower urged Congress to approve 3.53 billion dollars to combat communism worldwide with a large share for Asia. About 1.717 billion would fund military aid and forces support, 712.5 million for economic help, and 900.3 million for defense assistance in Asia and allied nations including Formosa and Korea. The plan aims to bolster allies and defenses in the vast free Asia arc as tensions rise near Formosa.
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Train Crash Leaves One Fireman Dead Near Leighton Buzzard
A railway disaster near Dunstable to Leighton Buzzard claims the life of fireman L A Cappil and injures engineer A R Burchett as a train with 16 cars breaches gates at a level crossing. An engine fire caused a blowback and the coachs ran uncontrolled for over a mile before emergency brakes stopped the run.
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