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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1953
Page
2
Albany dispatch reports Chief Weather Man Ernest Johnson warns hot spell may be over in New York State with only possible isolated dog days remaining. He cites no scientific reason but cites long experience predicting summer nearly done.
Robert W. Toth, a former airman spirited to Korea, is back in the United States after a Federal Court ruled the Air Force violated his rights. He is reunited with his mother as they wept and laughed on the plane ramp. Nearby, festival crowds gathered in Chicago for the 3rd annual Chicago festival at Soldier Field with 8000 cast members from 25 states and Canada. A separate court case fined Mrs. Lee $200 and sentenced her to jail for wife beating, with details unclear.
Washington announces permanent directorship for Dr. Allen V. Astin at the National Bureau of Standards with reforming changes. Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks shifts non technical tests to his control while limiting the bureau director to technical matters. Astin, famed for wartime proximity fuse work, expresses satisfaction and states he will stay on, as scientists urged his permanent appointment. Weeks cites prior disputes over AD X2 battery restoration, governance balance, product evaluation procedures, and organizational controls as the bureau’s core issues.
In Rabat, Morocco, tribal chiefs and Moslem leaders welcomed Moulay Mohammed Ben Arata, the new French-backed sultan proclaimed after the dethronement of his cousin Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef. French authorities kept heavy security and a curfew as the Arab populace observed Aid el Kebir with quiet mourning.
A Saar government charge accuses Prince Hubertus von Lowenstein of planning a Saar invasion with 200 German students to ignite revolt around St Wendel and sever lines to the Saar capital. The statement claims aims to trigger an open uprising against the French-backed government.
The United States will support calling a United Nations charter review conference. Senate Foreign Relations Chair Wiley Release cites letters with Secretary Dulles. The specific revisions are undecided but the State Department endorses a conference as timely ahead of the 1955 General Assembly.
A real estate group reports many closed theater buildings are being bought by churches and other nonprofit groups. Other new uses for defunct theaters include TV studios and parking lots, with some projects improving neighborhoods, per the National Association of Real Estate Toarts.
Pro government Aus press reports Iran plans a new cabinet under Shah with Mossadegh loyalists arrested. Zahedi retains interior, foreign affairs, justice, and economy ministries while deputy ministers run departments. Tehran hosts Mossadegh foes as Iran lines up a fresh government. Chile offers stockpiled copper to Iran and other Curtain countries amid US relations concerns.
The State Department recessed more than low cubic centimeters as a summer camp program aimed at 200 child campers faced a possible disruption. Officials and health experts noted concerns over infant paralysis and the need for medical guidance, with Governor Denes’s office involved in obtaining a safe supply and distribution through the state agency BCT.
Washington reports that about 170,000 Korean War veterans are expected to enroll in colleges this fall under the GI bill. During the first half of the year, lobbyists spent over $2 million, with reports from various associations showing partial expenditures for education and training programs under the new GI bill.
The President's party visited a hatchery and released rainbow trout described as native fish unable to be raised in hatcheries. The President joked about an elbow injury, attempted two left handed casts, and confessed the rod was too painful, yet he failed to catch any fish.
In Washington officials say air force group would bar others amid a dispute over a theft of records from the AFL International Longshoremen’s Association local office. Special assistant district attorney Aaron E Kota called the theft “alleged” and noted prior disappearances during a 1951 waterfront probe. Crooklyn authorities say missing records could aid the waterfront rackets investigation as a grand jury reconvenes.
East European unrest and Soviet atomic projects spark alarm as U S officials report workers' protests and Communist storm troops forming to quell demonstrations in East Berlin and other cities. Rep W Sterling Cole calls for continued scrutiny while labor actions in New York interest unions seek certification amid employer negotiations.
A city bus strike entered a new phase as a meeting requested for 10 AM did not occur. A Transit Corporation spokesperson said Tilton had not received the offer. Tilton and VP Chilton were out of town and not in their offices today.
Moody Mowdy, a teen from a well off family, ran away to join the army but returned amid concern after his picture and story appeared in an Eugene Oregon newspaper. Sheriff Bob Turner expressed disappointment yet offered aid to boys needing help. A deputy noted the youth could have had anything here. Mowdy said homesickness drove his AWOL return during bivouac. His mother and farmer Mrs Lanini spoke of his father, an Oklahoma Indian, and the family connection near town.
Fire destroyed a garage at Cowdie's in Amsterdam as about 200 New York State Volunteer Firemen responded yesterday. Spectator Gowdl ranged 2000 feet away and reported the blaze, with local efforts failing to save the structure. Loss estimated around $200 with the house damaged beyond repair.
In Manila the Democratic and Nacionalista parties formed a joint agreement aimed at defeating President Essidio Quirino in November. The pact followed GraX Jos P. Romulo’s withdrawal from the three day race and his decision to back Ramon Macassay, reshaping the contest against Quirino.
A Chicago nightgown firm challenged Kinsey on the share of women who sleep nude. After reviewing 285 women, 163 wore pajamas, 150 wore nightgowns, eight liked night shirts, most used men’s sleepwear as outerwear, and 18 slept nude.
A U S airman was killed when a four engine VM aircraft crashed into flames after landing at Keflavik Airfield in Iceland. The plane had flown from Westover AFB Massachusetts and carried eight aboard, with one passenger. No injuries were reported among the remaining seven. The dead man’s identity was withheld pending relatives notification.
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