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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
26
Rain to fall tonight across most of the area east of the Mississippi River with the far northwest and upper Rockies experiencing rain or showers. Warmer temperatures expected in Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Ohio while western mountain districts turn colder.
A 50-foot plastic rocket topped with a small earth satellite was dedicated today in Times Square as part of a recruiting display by the armed forces. A seven-foot Santa Claus figure dances on a turntable under four spotlights, the rocket lifted by a crane. The display runs until Jan 2 attracting visitors and potential recruits.
Alabama voters approved a measure to abolish Macon County to avoid Negro political control of local government. Results show white voters outnumbered Negro voters, with strong backing from the Citizens Councils and segregation advocates. Tuskegee, home to Tuskegee Institute, lies in the county seat area awaiting the impact of the amendment.
Fragmentary text shows last minute appeals by a local group the Tuskey ships to influence county offices and civic associations amid civil rights era tensions. Mentions a device to maintain a majority in the county and a reference to a girl named Winifred as a friend of peace in a morally charged political scene.
Richard Caha, an eight year old in Boston, needs 40 pints of rare O negative blood for a foot operation. Doctors report strong offers nationwide after AP story. Red Cross channels direct donors. He has undergone at least 150 transfusions and averages five sips of blood annually.
Ballet Star Miss Lillian Lanese and Air Force scientist Dr. Paul Stapp will wed on December 23 in a quiet El Paso ceremony at Stapp’s brother Dr. Celso C. Stapp’s home. Stapp, 47, is known for human acceleration studies, while Lanese has danced with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and taught in El Paso, Alamogordo, and at White Sands.
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