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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1955
Page
11
President Eisenhower, speaking from Gettysburg College, reflects on a year of hard work for peace and a brighter Christmas. He notes world hopes remain high, praises the lack of war during the season, and hints at possible renewed leadership as doctors approve greater activity in coming weeks.
The administration will present a five billion dollar foreign aid program to Congress for the year starting July 3. Officials cited no final budget decisions. Soviet actions abroad mark a revived cold war posture with moves in Afghanistan, United Nations admissions, and Middle East diplomacy affecting allied nations.
Pope Pius VIII will give his annual Christmas message via worldwide radio from the Vatican on Saturday at 11 a.m. local time. The broadcast will address current world problems and church persecution, urging a full-fledged peace. Translations will follow, with Christmas Mass also beamed internationally.
The CN ferry Bluenose steamed past Louisburg on Cape Breton Island bound for service between Yarmouth Nova Scotia and Bar Harbor Maine. The four million dollar car passenger vessel left Davies Shipyards Lauzon Quebec, originally due in August 1954 but propulsion gear delays postponed delivery.
Eight U S Navy planes will depart Auckland New Zealand tomorrow for McMurdo Sound 2200 miles south. Departure ordered after Rear Adm George J Dufck reported excellent weather prospects and a landing strip on the Ross Sea ice ready to receive them. Dufck leads the advance party which reached McMurdo Sound by ship.
Bulganin and Daud signed a joint statement committing to expand political economic and cultural ties between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan and backed universal disarmament self determination and the five principles of coexistence The accord calls for a 100 million dollar loan with funds to build power plants irrigation projects road and airfield expansions while details will be set later Afghan Foreign Minister Niam Khan warned the visit would not alter Afghanistan neutrality in the Cold War The announcement followed Bulganin’s claim that the agreement has no political implications and was made at a farewell dinner at the Soviet Embassy
Final Saar results show Communists 38,696 votes and 2 seats, Saar Socialist 34,284 votes and 2 seats, 7 seats for Saar party 84,408 with 14.3 percent. Ex Nazi Heinrich Schneider, leader of the Democratic party, urged unity with Germany as negotiations with France on Saar's future resume after France’s elections. France and West Germany plan talks in Paris to shape a settlement honoring residents’ wishes, amid France’s economic stake and German-French negotiation timing post January 2 elections.
DETROIT The stockpile of unsold new cars now totals 709,689, Automotive News reported today. This is the highest point ever reached in dealer inventories for this time of year, surpassing 569,335 on Nov 1 and 265,153 on Dec 1, 1954. The previous peak was 345,490 on June 1, 1955, as factories flood markets faster than sales.
Dorothy Warren 24 daughter of Chief Justice Earl Warren will marry Dr Carmine D Clem ents anatomy professor at U C L A in Los Angeles. The Chief Justice flew in for the service after duck hunting in northern California. Mrs Warren was already in the city.
A historical note states that platinum was known to the Columbian Indians of South America long before Columbus reached the New World, highlighting early recognition of the metal by indigenous peoples.
A new Massachusetts law directs the public works department to remove beached whales after a South Shore carcass caused no agency to act. The measure was adopted by the legislature to handle unclaimed whale remains.
Kefauver entered the New Hampshire primary and defeated Truman 19 800 to 15 927 before Truman announced he would not run. Stevenson and Kefauver plan a California primary head to head on June 5 and Kefauver eyes Minnesota Florida Pennsylvania Illinois contests. Knowland cites UN admission and urges veto of Red Chinese membership. Stassen returns to push Eisenhower delegates. Rauh predicts sympathy vote for Eisenhower but Morse accuses the administration of political immorality in the Teapot Dome era.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner approved a 1.325 million plan to bolster basic welfare services for children to curb juvenile delinquency. The move follows a study by Deputy Mayor Henry Epstein titled Children Need Families, noting many delinquents spent years outside their own homes.
Ft. Knox, Ky. Army wives abandon shopping to dig in backyards and hillsides on the post. Sally Wright, wife of M/Segt. Jeff Wright, uncovered 102 Indian relics while exploring around the post. Many Indian mounds dot the countryside, many untouched.
The Caney Creek Educational Center in Pippa Passes Kentucky receives about 100,000 individual donations since Mrs. Alice Lloyd appeared on This Is Your Life in Hollywood twelve days ago. Donations total near two hundred thousand dollars as mail volume remains steady and supporters continue sending cash and checks.
Scientists examine jet streams eight miles above Earth to understand weather behavior and its patterns. The high altitude air currents are being analyzed as part of ongoing atmospheric research.
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