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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1953
Page
2
New York health officials warn gamma globulin stock for polio prevention is nearly exhausted in both the state and city. The report notes the serum used to ward off poliomyelitis amid exposure concerns and outlines regional shortages.
Senator I McCarran D Nev said Eisenhower will not personally spear a movement to alter the McCarran Waller Immigration Act. He noted the President called for review but provided no detailed amendments, while McCarran argued a campaign to discredit the act is under way to open gates to promiscuous immigration. The piece also covers Eisenhower’s criticisms of the law, the national origins quota system, and looming bills by Lehman and Celler.
Senator Estes Kefauver urged congressional investigating committees to grant the administration a reasonable window to handle issues before going public. In a speech to the American Bar Association he warned against sensational disclosures that chase headlines while the President seeks to address problems privately.
An Israeli special military court sentenced 13 people, including two youths, to prison on charges of terrorist acts. The heaviest term, 12 years, went to Shimon Beehar who escaped from jail and was tried in absentia. The report notes appeal language bans and mentions broader regional security concerns.
Fragmented obituary and notice items list deaths including Miguel Sandoval 50 in the U S bus crash and Vittorio Falosa i 73 with academic and diplomatic ties in the United States and Italy. Other items mention Geraldine Bruce Butterfield 72 at Florodora show business, Alfred Knowland survey in the Orient, and Narriman Sued a court case re back pay. The jumble includes references to Japan honors Knowland and a Cairo notice.
Washington editor notes Gallup puts tourists at 35 million, a figure he finds implausible given year round presence. He extols tourists for keeping government in sight and describes four visitor types Honeymooners high school groups families and night owls. He jokes about lunch lines near the Capitol.
A damaged report describes a truck collision with eight tons of stone causing injuries to Billy Driver and Chrisman, a 32 year old inmate at Davis County Jail awaiting transfer. A Farmington tip leads police to an escape artist in theater during a Houdini film, where the inmate pleads to sharing a seat until the movie ends.
The election board hired tractors to move voting booths from storage to polling places for the primary election, replacing historic horse drawn methods. The change follows years of using horses in previous elections, with mixed results noted in the report.
The Air Force announced a plan to drop about 12 500 reserve officers from the ROTC and reserve training programs over several weeks. The move aims to shift personnel back to civilian life, with some officers likely inconvenienced by early separation as young men enter civilian life.
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