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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1955
Page
10
The 1955 session closed after a brisk week of tributes and rival critiques. Leaders praised the record while Democrats warned of upcoming battles over farm price supports taxes and loyalty probes as construction and highway bills loom for 1956.
United Press reports on adjournment fever in Washington with tempers snapping on the House floor. Rep. Sidney Yates recalls a past clash where an Indiana member called an Ohio congressman a jackass, prompting a sharp rebuke and a tongue guard. Yates jokes about not being the Dixon-Yates figure in the power controversy and notes confusion over offices when a caller dialed “Congressman Dixon’s office.”
Paris reports Soviet Ambassador Sergei Vinogradov invited Premier Edgar Faure and Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay to visit Moscow. The invitation likely to be accepted with no date set, probably before November. In other news, cows with free access to water produce 2.8 to 4 percent more milk than those watered twice daily.
The first session of the Sith Congress passed key laws and backed essentials. Major actions included a three year extension of the reciprocal trade law and a Formosa defense pact allowing force if needed. Military reserves and draft extensions were approved along with pay raises and housing programs.
Albany Democrat Frank O Connor was appointed to the $7 680 a year post of superintendent of the State Capitol Building succeeding Claude C Tibbits O Connor 59 has administered the Funeral Home in Albany for 26 years and is a former Albany County coroner
Eight year old Michael Loveland sold snowballs he made last winter for a penny each. A lawn sign advertised a clearance, and the stock sold quickly. A fossil reptiles group noted in the page highlights modern fish-like adaptation.
Reports from Bombay indicate Portuguese Goa sees police fire on unarmed Indian marchers near the western coast. Prime Minister Nehru’s demand for withdrawal from Goa is rejected by Portugal as tensions rise over a fading foreign foothold in India. Louis Colonna, brother of comedian Jerry Colonna, jailed six months for possession of narcotics and cigarettes.
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