05 Aug 1953
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1953
Page
1
Thelma Eshleman of Greenville leaped 53 feet into a four foot deep well after her one month old Teddy fell in. She pulled the child to safety with help from police and a hose, and the baby suffered only scratches and bruises.
A farmer was killed when a heavy tractor toppled and crushed him at a rural field today. Authorities investigated the accident scene and identified the victim as a local farm worker.
A 33 year old man named xarelli offered directions to a young woman on a downtown corner. He later realized his wallet with $75 was missing and feared a theft during the interaction.
The body of Branneell L. Sar. 1 was found in a ditch on a farm in Cold Springs around 7:30 AM after a milk truck incident. Acting Coroner James H. Geanett reported crushed chest injuries while Dr Bennet noted the body was moved beside the pasture. The Baldwinsville fire department aided removal with tractors. funeral services arranged at Gates Funeral Home.
A fragmentary item describes Richfield stories and a children’s pet show prize. Names and details are garbled, mentioning a sonal entry and a figure tied down. The readable portion hints at a local event or feature about pets and participant Ralph Skipsy.
Moscow announced it is ready for a Big Four meeting with the United States Britain and France but objects to Western topics. It renewed its long standing call for a big power parley including Communist China on broader world peace issues. Western ministers had suggested July 15 Molotov meet to discuss Austrian independence and Germany arrangements for elections and organization.
State Department said Russia left a door open for a Big Four foreign ministers conference on Germany but the new Soviet note is ambiguous and requires further study. Washington will consult with Britain and France before a Western reply, while the note proposes limiting talks to measures affecting relations and German unity, and hints at Austria peace talks.
John L. Dixon of San Jose California, a survivor of the Bataan death march and a subsequent mid winter march as a Red captive in Korea, returned to liberty today after forced marches from Seoul to the Yalu boundary. Dixon recalls guards threatening to kill any who quit, while some carried frostbitten comrades.
Sixty minutes after a United States Air Force B-36 bomber disappeared off Prestwick Scotland, 23 airmen leaped into the North Atlantic. One survivor saved. others feared scattered. British and American ships and planes searched 285 miles apart, spotting wreckage and a raft with five aboard. A doomed mission and a long chase for survivors continued as dusk fell.
A large scale Korea war prisoner swap begins with 70 to 100 Americans among 703 UN troops freed from five weeks of exchanges. Reports note 74 000 Reds to be liberated later and a prisoner count includes 30 South Koreans 36 Crush 23 Turks and others. Pentagon and State Department provided no comment.
U S Secretary of State Dulles met with South Korea’s President Rhee in Seoul to outline four day talks after the armistice. They agreed to discuss a joint U S Korea security pact and American aid levels, while U S casualties rose to 141 715 with new reports of missing or wounded in the final weeks of fighting.
Sing Sing executioner resigns amid reports of threats to staff and a push for personnel changes at the facility. Officials say security remains a priority as the shift in management unfolds.
Joseph P. Francell, 57, chief electric ian at Sing Sing, has resigned as the prison’s executioner after 24 years. His bipartisan notice, effective August 15, was announced by Correction Commissioner Edward J. Donovan. Francell cited no reason, with state officials awaiting his replacement.
Washington reports that Congressional leaders will confer with President Eisenhower and Secretary Humphrey to discuss the debt limit in September. The meeting follows a White House conference and reflects GOP and Senate actions on fiscal policy and potential legislative changes.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Baldwinsville prisoner of war release claim and reports of Soviet parliamentary sessions. It mentions postwar exchanges, leaders like Malenkov, and a final scene of routine private moments amid war talks. Names and details are garbled and uncertain.
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