21 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1956
Page
1
The State Motor Vehicle Bureau began issuing 4600 garage, repair shop, and gas station applications under New Yorks car check program. Inspections start next year for vehicles over four years old and for used car sales. the process aims to be quicker and cheaper than prior plans.
The West secured strong support for the American sponsored plan to internationalize the Suez Canal as Sweden Italy Australia New Zealand Norway Denmark Pakistan Iran Ethiopia Turkey and others pledged backing. Russia and India voiced opposition and pervasive debate followed during the conference with India signaling potential amendments.
A Soviet ship will return August 3 carrying eighteen Japanese fishermen captured after crossing into Soviet waters. A U.S. Army mess sergeant from the 7th Infantry Division, Staff Sgt. James Lave, 34, Cincinnati, states he will be court-martialed for not meeting a weight loss order while weighing 276 pounds upon return from Germany last October, claiming he lost 25 pounds over months and faced possible general or special court-martial for not complying with fitness rules.
Republican officials released the completed draft of the GOP platform as their convention opened in San Francisco. The document pledges tax reductions for low and middle income families and small independent businesses while aiming to reduce government spending, balance the budget, and cut the national debt. It cautions against weakening national defense and signals ongoing study to address tax inequities, with no specifics on how to implement tax cuts.
President Eisenhower arrives in San Francisco to lend his personal touch to the Republican convention. Delegates report White House invitations to key state leaders as jockeying over Nixon while Stassen shows no path back. Televised interviews with Walter McGuinness are planned, focusing on presidential words. GOP loyalties shift as McKeldin and Knight weigh their own conventions bids with Knowland seen amid ongoing jockeying.
Weatherman Andy Keller reports Syracuse remains cool as a low pressure area from the South pushes up the coast bringing cloudiness. Chicago also cools after a steamy week while Syracuse highs reach 72 and tonight's low dips to 52 with north to northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gradually shifting northwest.
Lebanese customs officers with U S narcotics agents seized a Beirut heroin lab and 26 pounds of heroin. Capt Edmond Azizi led the raid last Saturday. Brother Hariss al Hariss fled. another brother Atif al Hariss was arrested. Half the lab’s product was bound for the United States, the rest stayed in Lebanon. It follows a similar overseas seizure in Le Havre involving dope sent to Detroit.
Baltimore dispatch reports that French authorities in Algiers and Tunisian authorities said 30 Algerian nationalists were slain in a fire alarm operation. City officials were not allowed to grant themselves a pay raise as per a Court of Appeals ruling. Firemen found nothing further in the Hall area despite the alarms.
Red Smith recalls a San Francisco hotel luncheon where Republicans mingle with courtly gaiety while Democrats in Chicago face infighting and maneuvering. The piece notes a stark contrast between the box lunch atmosphere and the Queensberry style clambake of the rival event. A waiter recalls a sandwich gone, symbolizing the quirky scene at the GOP gathering.
San Francisco dispatch notes New York GOP leaders gain prestige at the convention while Democratic heads stumble in Chicago. State Chairman L Judson Morhouse of Ticonderoga attracts attention from top figures, with Vice President Nixon receiving courting signals as Leonard Hall stabilizes party unity after Stassen’s maneuver. Morhouse reiterates New York's support for Nixon as convention coverage continues.
New Haven reports Ed Sullivan hospitalized following a relapse of pneumonia linked to injuries from an auto crash two weeks earlier. A Grace-New Haven Hospital bulletin says Sullivan’s fever rose and right lower lung congestion was noted, delaying any plan for a TV return.
In Rio de Janeiro a dud shell on an artillery range exploded while three men handled it with improvised tools, killing all three instantly. Authorities investigate the mishap and warn against handling unexploded ordnance.
A light humor panel plays on a speaker's mounting worries as he jokes about being booked solid. The exchange highlights a busy mind and comically suggests any new trouble would delay worrying for two weeks.
In San Francisco the Republican National Convention faces a chilly spell as temps drop to the low 30s at night with a 52 degree forecast for the evening. Delegates dressed in heavy coats and furs as the weather, not the fever pitch, dominates mood. The Republican National Committee and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce had warned attendees in advance.
San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill serves as a Republican Convention hub while Democrat Ben Swig, owner of the hotel and former California delegate to the Chicago Democratic National Convention, expresses quiet satisfaction.
The San Francisco program for the Republican National Convention lists events starting at 2:20 pm Pacific Daylight Time with music and remarks. Highlights include opening by temporary chairman Senator William F. Knowland, color presentation, pledge, national anthem, invocation, committee reports, and addresses by Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. and Former President Herbert Hoover, plus numerous party leaders and guests from multiple states.
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