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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
28
The Herald Journal traces its founding by ABCREE and The Smrald Company with editorials by Arthur Jenkin. The issue dated Wednesday December 18, 1957 marks early publication history and notes discuss public questions and independent stance.
Senator Hughes and Assemblyman Ralison push a double bill to raise salaries by 300 dollars yearly and add 500 troopers. Governor Harriman supports highway patrol expansion, urging favorable attention as money previously blocked by the budget prevented action.
Jefferson County supervisors vote a declaration of intent to impose a county-wide two per cent sales tax. A potential hitch remains before enactment. legislation heads to the February meeting. Eight town supervisors and 11 from Watertown supported the resolution, 19 to 13, with Syracuse and Onondaga County cited for similar action and Onondaga urged to consider a tax investigation and debate for early next year.
The State University of New York faces shelving of a centralized campus and academic GHQ across its 42 campuses. Trustees still pursue a centralized science center. The Regents have recommended only a Long Island teachers college this year, leaving promising New York students with limited access to advanced science or math study unless they attend private schools or other states. The gap in the system grows as the 1956 Trustee recommendation remains unmet.
New York Representative Kenneth Keating outlines a threefold bill to resolve a Supreme Court wiretap ruling. It would ban most electronic interceptions, permit FBI wiretaps with AG and court approval plus state authority, and admit national security wiretap evidence in federal courts. The plan aims to balance security with individual rights.
The Associated Press survey reports ongoing complaints about New York state juries two years after the uniform jury law. While administrators reduced hand picked juries and set service rules, concerns persist about economic burdens, corporate distrust of juries, and the dominance of motor vehicle case backlogs. Judges and editors note most juries are fair, but big business often prefers judge decisions over juries.
With only days left before the 25th, the Salvation Army appeal has reached about half of its 11 000 dollar goal. Mail response is fair and kettles in the downtown area are weak. The charity serves 300 to 400 families with meals 1 400 toys and 1 000 candy gift packages, visits convalescent homes and a penitentiary, and meets clothing needs. Donations are crucial to keep these efforts active.
Readers share a vibrant campus festive scene from Syracuse University. Music fills the quad as Hendricks Chapel echoes Adeste Fidelis. The campus choir, School of Music, and university orchestra rehearse Bach and perform a concert in Crouse Hall.
The essay recounts Mark Hellinger's life from Broadway to Hollywood, his romance with Gladys Glad, and a jewel scandal. It shifts to campus Christmas scenes at Syracuse and UB, describing carols on campus, A E Johnson's Last Room, Good Fairy Week, Santa visits, Chancellor events, and student volunteer projects across dorms, nursing homes, and community centers.
Doris Fleeson analyzes the Eisenhower cabinet under heightened congressional scrutiny. She notes Dulles’s burden shifts to the President, Wil son’s retirement opens a path for McElroy, and Quarles and Holaday may become scapegoats. Benson’s farm policy stance boosts his standing, while Humphrey’s resignation reshapes economics policy.
Sylvia Porter notes readers fear she is scaring the public with 1957 58 recession talk. She argues negatives will appear in early 1958 yet warns gains may come as headlines stay grim. Production drops unemployment climbs retail sales slip earnings fall, but a year-end upturn is possible.
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