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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
2
Sing Sing Prison Warden William E. Snyder will retire December 31, ending 34 years in state prison service. He became warden January 24, 1944 and oversaw 56 executions. Sing Sing houses about 1,800 inmates. Warden John F. Foster of Auburn Prison also retires December 31.
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche warns 48 states to stop arguing over civil defense and act quickly to prevent panic and heavy casualties in a potential atomic attack. He spoke at a dinner with officials from 43 states and urged immediate, unified planning.
The Navy remembered 1,232 sailors who died during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Officers unveiled plaques on platforms above sunken battleships Arizona and Utah to memorialize those who went down with their ships.
Liz Taylor says her separation from Conrad Hilton is temporary and they hope to work things out. The 18 year old star lives with her parents after a big fight while Hilton travels with his father C N Hilton and brother Barron on a planned 10 day business trip.
In Oakland two blind operators Roland Anderson and Marie Ward ran a courthouse cigarette stand. A man bought cigarets twice yesterday and received change for a $5 bill each time, though the day's checkup showed he tendered only $1 on both transactions.
In Philadelphia a longtime window greeting custom ends with a traffic ticket for improper use of the horn. Cab driver Vito Gizzie waved to Gloria Heller, a 19 year old shut in, but the patrol cracks down on noise at the busy intersection. Gloria has lived in the window after a nervous collapse three years ago.
Jet planes patrolled the skies over Anchorage as all military personnel in Alaska were placed on alert a precautionary measure. Elmendorf Air Force Base officials said the alert dates to the Korean War outbreak and has been increased in recent days.
The trans oceanic telephone circuit now allows contacting South Carolina from nearly any U S location using short wave lines.
Dr. William McCann of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will deliver the Edward C. Reifenstein lecture in medicine at Syracuse University tonight. His topic is Congestive Failure of the Circulation Evaluation of Pulmonary Factors, a Memorial Lecture honoring Mrs Nellie Allen of Clyde.
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