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Newspaper

Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1956

Page

2

Polar Crash Strands 10 Navy Airmen at South Pole

Ten U S Navy airmen were stranded at McMurdo Sound Antarctica after their Neptune plane neared the South Pole for International Geophysical Year work and failed to depart after a landing. Seabees build six shelters for the base, and Dr Paw A Sipie foresees a brutal Antarctic winter with temperatures possibly plunging to 120 degrees below zero.

Mcmurdo Sound Antarctica South Pole U.S. Navy Pole Paw A. Sipie Wassingtwa D. Co Sipie North Arlington United States Siple

Hungarian Olympians Take Asylum in Australia

Forty five members of the Hungarian Olympic team sought asylum in Australia rather than return to a Russian-occupied homeland. Some aim for the United States while 130 teammates headed home. It may be joined by as many as twenty in Milan before two French airliners proceed to Budapest. Noted athletes and coaches stayed behind including Laszlo Tabori Lidia Tomolky and the water polo team. Many wore revolutionary emblems on departing.

Melbourne Australia United States Milan Italy Budapest Hungary Laszlo Tabori Lidia Tomolky Red Army

20 Raiders Hit Dice Game

BEACON Dutchess County District Attorney Raymond Baratta led a state police raid on a private home where 33 persons reportedly were found playing dice. About 20 raiders broke down a door and found $4,000 on dice tables. Two plainclothes state police officers posing as players set off the operation, and two brothers who lived there along with four others were held for the Dutchess County fraud jury on charges of operating a gambling game.

Beacon Dutchess County Raymond Baratta

Javits Arrives For Manila Visit

Senator elect Jacob K. Javits arrived in Manila for a two day visit as guest of President Ramon Marsaysas. He noted strong Asian interest in modernizing economic social and political systems and planned to travel to Hong Kong Formosa and Japan on the tour’s final legs.

Manila Jacob K. Javits R-Nly Air Ramon Marsaysas

Kidnaper From Page One Links to Westbury Case

Investigators traced the kidnapper from Weinbergers' Westbury home to a Long Island honeysuckle thicket where the child’s body was found August 24. FBI seized LaMarca and his wife Donna, who collapsed after the verdict. LaMarca's mother Vitina also collapsed. The jury did not recommend Imerey in finding LaMarca guilty, sealing his fate for the electric chair. Trial Judge Mario Pittoni set sentencing for December 14 with automatic appeal rights under New York statutes.

Weinbergers Westbury N. Y Long Island FBI LaMarca Donna Vitina Imerey Mario Fpittoni New York

iUE Local 301 Business Agent Reelected in GE Schenectady

Leo Jandreau, longtime business agent of Local 301 at the General Electric Co. plant in Schenectady, was reelected by about 3,000 votes in an unofficial tally. More than 7,000 union members participated, and Jandreau's slate faced defeat led by his former assistant Serafin Pita, amid a Thursday lunch to Friday evening ballot.

Schenectady Leo Jandreau TUE General Electric Co Jandreau Serafin Pita

Czech Party Slams Tito Interference Over Pula Speech

The Czech Communist Party Central Committee adopted a resolution denouncing Yugoslav President Tito for interference in the international communist movement. It cites his Pula speech last month in which he attacked Stalinists inside and outside the Soviet Union and labels his actions as interference.

Berlin Czechoslovakia Communist Party Today Tito ADN Pula Lnside Soviet Union

17 Pennsy Freight Cars Derail Near MT. Morris

Wrecker crews cleared 17 derailed freight cars from a single track line of the Pennsylvania Railroad four miles south of MT. MORRIS in Livingston County. The cars jumped the rails last night on a southbound freight near Rochester to Olean. Cause not yet determined.

MT. Morris Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester Lo: Olean Livingston County

Fire destroys fraternity house at Michigan State University

A $15,000 blaze swept Alpha Chi Sigma at Michigan State University Friday night amid final exams. Textbooks and materials used by 28 residents were destroyed, but no one was injured. The fire alarm and response limited injuries as students faced the end of term.

East Lansing Mich Alpha Chi Sigma Michigan State University Michigan State

Guerrilla warfare roils Hungary amid clashes near Pecs

Rebel bands harass Soviet troops from Mecsek Mountains near Pecs causing heavy fighting and communication cuts. Budapest tensions rise as Imre Nagy’s arrest prompts international backlash, while workers council threatens general strike amid police crackdowns and protests. Yugoslavia recalls its ambassador as relations darken.

Hungary Pecs Mecsek Mountains Mecsek

Britain aid hopes rise as Green predicts friendly Congress

Senator designate Theodore Green told reporters after a briefing that Congress would likely be friendly to helping Britain and other Western European nations out of financial trouble. Administration officials debate the need for a large new aid program while Treasury plans a $1 billion borrowing to cover Britain's interest and lend-lease gaps.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Congress Western Europe House Britain Suez Canal Theodore Francis Green D-Rd Foreign Relations Committee Robert Hill Treasury Department United States The Treasury International Monetary Fund

Paris Housewives Hoard Champagne

Paris producers report four to six weeks behind in deliveries as Middle East tension drives housewives to hoard champagne alongside sugar soap cooking oil coffee and other necessities in a scarce supply situation.

Paris INS Middle East

Indians Pass Peace Pipes To Refugees

Indian leaders at Camp Kilmer New Jersey welcomed Hungarian refugees arriving from Austria in Operation Mercy. They shared corn and peace pipes with the refugees as youngsters from Hungary crowded the tribal group, led by Clinton Rickard of the Tuscarora Nation. Refugee numbers rose above 2,000 with more planes and ships aiding repatriation, while Red Cross prepared supplies and a Christmas tree plan in Bremerhaven. Visitors included General Maxwell D. Taylor and General J Lawton Collins.

Camp Kilmer N. J United States Clinton Rickard Tuscarora Niagere Falls N. Y Austria McGuire Air Force Base Here Freedom Bayonne U.S.N.S Eltinge Red Cross High Seas Bremerhaven Maxwell D. Taylor U. S. Army J. Lawton Collins Oswald B. Lord U. S United Nations General Assembly

Return of exiled Polish clergy and church state talks

Exiled priests and nuns begin returning to western Poland as a church state accord surfaces. The agreement accepts a theoretical state voice in church appointments, while a new law to govern future bishop selections will be drafted jointly by church and state. Archbishop Eugene Baziak returns to Krakow after three years in exile, having been imprisoned and barred previously.

Poland Germany Eugene Baziak Krakow

Vatican Sees Cautious Hope From Polish Accord

Vatican officials reacted with cautious satisfaction to the Warsaw agreement between Poland s Roman Catholic bishops and the Communist regime. Officials said the accord concerns Poland s bishops and government, not the Vatican, and there was no immediate indication of a resumption of diplomatic ties with Poland. The Vatican declined further comment for now.

Vatican City Poland Vatican Warsaw Oifice

States Rights Forces Meet to Discuss Campaign Plans

The National Committee of the states rights tax reform forces backing T Coleman Andrews for President gathers in Washington to discuss the campaign and future plans. Andrews, ex IRS director, says about 1820 expected to attend to review the effort and decide next steps.

Washington National Committee of the States T. Coleman Andrews Andrews Internal Revenue Service

Lot of licenses in California in mid 1936

In mid 1936 California had 6,721,409 driver's licenses. Of these 6,309,372 were operators' licenses and 412,037 were chauffeurs' permits.

Sacramento Calif. H California

Viking and Vanguard rocket details outline satellite launch

The report explains Nordic Viking and Vanguard rocket stages, engines, and guidance for a space satellite. It notes a 300 mile final orbit, a 20 inch satellite payload filled with instruments, and propulsion facts including Reaction Motors’ 21000 pound thrust engine and liquid oxygen ethyl alcohol fuel.

Scientific Earth AFMTC Reaction Motors, Inc Viking White Sands N.O Vanguard

Cooper Hopes for India Cooperation

Senator elect John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky said he expected the Nehru Eisenhower meeting to yield a larger measure of economic and political cooperation between the United States and India. Cooper, a former ambassador to India, is in Washington on a mission to prepare for the talks ahead of Nehru’s December 16 U.S. visit.

India John Sherman Cooper Rky Nehru Eisenhower United States Cooper White House Washington

Princeton names Goheen as new Princeton University president

Robert F. Goheen a 37 year old classics professor from Princeton is named to succeed Harold W. Dodds as Princeton University president next June. The board reported unanimous approval noting he is the third youngest in the school history and one of few presidents not to be a minister.

Princeton N. J Princeton University Robert F. Goheen Harold W. Dodds Harold W. Helm Board of Trustees Goheen Samuel Davies Dodds Woodrow Wilson

Accidents From Page One End Fatal for Driver and Pedestrian

William C R Williamson 74 of 819 Maryland Ave struck pedestrian Paul DeSanto as he passed another car on Glenwood Ave. DeSanto suffered a skull fracture and multiple injuries. Williamson reported a loud thud then found the body near Glenwood Wolcott intersection. Coroner Dr. Harry Gilmore to determine cause. Paul DeSanto’s brother in New Jersey notified.

William C. R. Williamson Maryland Ave Emil Kochex James Mulroy DeSanto Harry Gilmore Williamson Glenwood Ave Wolcott Ave Glenwood-Wolcott Paul DeSanto New Jersey

Spellman Flying Home From Tokyo

Cardinal Spellman left Tokyo by plane for home after three days with U S service men and commanders in Japan. He returns to New York before heading to Greenland to visit American troops at Christmas breaking a five year tradition of spending Yuletide in Korea.

Tokyo Francis Cardinal Spellman U.S Japan New York Greenland Worea

State Aid To Private Colleges Sparked Opposition

Albany reports President William S. Carlson of the State University of New York opposes a proposed program of state aid to private colleges and universities. He warned that funding could swell to over 200 million dollars annually and trigger tax exemptions rising from 20 to 30 million by 1966.

Albany State University of New York William S. Carlson New York State Casioult State Board of Regents State University Carlson Queens College Long Island Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York

United States urged to expand aid to Europe under NATO

A White House review is expected on December 31 and January 1 to address U S economic aid to European allies alongside military support. A House Foreign Affairs Committee report stresses Atlantic alliance deterrence of Soviet moves but cautions that large scale European aid could spark broad congressional debate. Passenger cars account for 80 percent of motor vehicle miles in the United States.

Europe United States U. S White House House Foreign Affairs Committee Russia

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