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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1955
Page
2
A historical note records Jupiter's circumference as 88700 miles. This measurement reflects early astronomical estimates of the gas giant and contributes to the era's planetary data catalog.
A New York report introduces Primatene, a tiny tablet claimed to open bronchial tubes loosen mucus and relieve spasms within minutes. The medicine is said to be prescribed most by doctors and available without prescription with a money back guarantee.
Hill summer session at Archbold Gymnasium will reopen at 8 a.m. for the second five week term ending September 16. About 400 students with last names A to M registered by 11 a.m. today. M to Z registrations follow this afternoon. Dr. William Cruickshank notes 80 courses in the session. enrollment last year was 736. Three ITTP courses for future elementary teachers are offered for the first time. Dormitories open for fall and freshman orientation starts September 8.
American Pension Committee Club 1 meets at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Annette Streeter’s home 131 Sealey Ave. Club 3 gathers at state headquarters 220 E Washington St at 7 30 p.m. tomorrow with auxiliary at 4 30 p.m. Club 4 hosts a 1 p.m. Wednesday party with auxiliary at 4 30 p.m. A 7 30 p.m. meeting follows at headquarters. Club 8 meets at 220 E Washington St at 7 30 p.m. Thursday. Officers will be elected and August birthday anniversaries celebrated. All 35th District clubs meet at headquarters 7 30 p.m. Saturday with Club 4 in charge of social activities.
Donald W. Johnson, 25, of 827 S Townsend St, was sentenced to 30 days in Onondaga County Penitentiary after pleading guilty to willful trespassing. Patrolmen Ludgate and Smith arrested him after a chase when they caught him peeking into a window around 2 am in the 1100 block of Almond St. Self service dining cars have been placed in operation on British railways.
Mayor Mead's office says existing West End schools can absorb 300 to 350 pupils from the Velasko Road housing project with bus options, while Fact Sheet 9 cites 400 to 500 pupils total. A City Planning Commission hearing is set for 2 p.m. at City Hall as the West Side group challenges the plan on race issues.
Onondaga County employes’ working conditions are being studied today by the Civil Service Classification Committee of the Board of Supervisors. The initial survey covers hours civil service classification department sizes salaries and other employment conditions, prompted by a state law prohibiting Saturday work and closing the county courthouse then. Supervisor Robert J. Sanborn of the 18th Ward chairs the committee.
Mrs Rose T DeVita of 121 Pond Street pleaded guilty to violating a city ordinance licensing pinball devices. She was fined 25 dollars by Police Court Judge P Leo Dorsey after Youth Bureau officers arrested her yesterday and seized two pinball machines as evidence.
World renowned Yugoslav sculptor Ivan Mestrovic turns 72 today and plans to move from Syracuse to Notre Dame University where he will head the department of sculpture starting Sept. 1 He arrived in the U S from Italy upon invitation and has lived near the campus at 817 Livingston Ave during his eight years as artist in residence.
Judge Tru man H. Preston, a Republican, presides over petitions in a traffic court probe. He has been endorsed by the Democratic Party. Officials note that no witness was charged or accused of a crime. those called were purported petition signers.
City officials report that apartments in Eastwood’s LaVoy block were ordered vacated in June after inspectors found numerous building violations. Eviction notices were sent to tenants as prosecutors prepared misdemeanor charges against witnesses in the ensuing inquiry. Fire damage, blamed on an incinerator, prompted safety upgrades including a proposed automatic sprinkler system for the structure.
A 20 year old Syracuse woman was struck and had her purse torn from her loose straps early yesterday. Police say the thief, a 19 year old slim youth, grabbed the purse after following her from the Regent Theater on Genesee Street. In a separate attack nearby, Marion Walker, 53, was dragged to the ground by a heavy blond assailant, but her screams drove him off.
Capt Eugene J Vaadi released from Red China imprisonment returns to Watertown area with wife Elizabeth and two daughters Jean Ann and Donna Faye. He arrives from Hong Kong to Griffiss then reunites with family and plans to seek leave extension before resuming duties in Washington.
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