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Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1954

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Dag Hammarskjold to Travel to Peiping After Dec 26

UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold plans a trip to Peiping after December 26 to press for the release of 11 U.S. airmen and other UN personnel held by China since the Korean War. He met Chinese ambassador Gen. Keng Piao in Stockholm for 21 hours of talks on practical matters and trip details.

Stockholm Sweden Dag Hammarskjold China Peiping Hammerskjold Keng Piao U.S Korea Hammarskjold Keng Uno Willers Willers Wilder Foote Foote New York

Thruway Section Opens Wednesday Despite Delay

A 15 mile stretch of the State Thruway from Newburgh to Harriman will open to toll traffic Wednesday instead of today due to weather and toll booth delays. No ceremony will accompany the opening. The new segment raises the New York to Buffalo Thruway miles to 381.

Albany Newburgh Harriman Thruway Authority

Today's Editorial Page Highlights Congress Clash

Marquis Childs notes not all harmony behind the scenes as congressional leaders clash. Regular features appear on amusements, inquiring bridge, city life, and more with pages listed for classifieds, money, deaths, music, and editorials.

Marquis Childs City Life Graham

Russia Threatens To Scrap British Pact Over Paris Accords

Moscow warned that ratifying the Paris rearmament agreements for West Germany would end the Soviet mutual assistance treaty with Britain. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko delivered the note to British Ambassador Sir William Hayter at the Foreign Ministry, with a similar threat issued to France last week. The ministry planned a news conference to release the text.

Moscow Russia Paris West Germany William Hayter Andrei ‘Gromyko Foreign Ministry France

India Moves Toward Socialist Economic Policy

New Delhi government defends its socialist economic policy while Parliament debates reforms. Nehru introduces constitutional amendment to empower state control over private holdings in industry and agriculture. Finance Minister Deshmukh signals plan to nationalize the Imperial Bank of India to extend rural credit.

NEW Delhi CP Nehru C. D. Deshmukh Tthe Imperial Bank of India

Dulles Reports NATO Paris Talks Were Very Useful

Secretary of State Dulles returned to Washington from the Paris NATO Council with Humphrey and Stassen aboard. He said the session yielded very important decisions unanimously and in good spirit and noted conversations with Eden and Mendes-France helped align thinking.

Washington Dulles Paris Inad Military Air Transport Service Constellation NATO

Accused Slayer Held in Secret Arkansas Jail

A 19 year old Alabama youth admitted swinging the club that killed Mrs Milton Fuller in Brinkley Arkansas. Prosecutor J B Reed planned to file information on Billy Ray Willingham who is held in an undisclosed jail awaiting first degree murder charges. He underwent psychiatric evaluation showing sanity.

Brinkley Ark Alabama Milton Fuller Arkansas J. B. Reed Billy Ray Willingham Fuller C.S.T H. K. McKenzie Willingham Reed

Mendes France Survives Confidence Vote in French Assembly

In Paris the Nacional Assembly backed Premier Mendes France 310 to 72 on his Indo China policy, clearing the way for a four day debate on German rearmament. He noted U S aid of 400 million dollars for South Viet Nam in 1955 and said Dulles and he had agreed on cooperation.

Dulles Prisk Paris Anthony Eden Mendes-France French National Assembly Pierre Mendes-France West Germany West Ita Paul-Henri Teitgen Popular Republican Movement MRP National Assembly United States Viet Nam U.S Far France U. S

Three Bandits Steal $50,000 in Mink

Three masked bandits raided a mink farm near Lake Secor early today. They held the night watchman at gunpoint, forced him into a closet, and nailed the door, taking mink pelts valued at about $50,000. State police are investigating.

Fight Costs 70 Dollars As Cash Fails To Return

In Chicago, Larry Blair faced a costly weekend after an auto crash. A torn coat pocket released 500 dollars in small bills, which a crowd gathered to recover. Blair later protested he received only 430 dollars after the incident.

Chicago Larry Blairmont Klairmont

Fourth Day in Sheppard Murder Trial Deliberations

Jurors in the Samuel Sheppard murder case enter a fourth day of conference at 9 10 A M with no verdict in sight. They faced a long lunch break and potential discharge if deadlocked, while delays included pay and lodging provisions as Judge Blythin watched for progress.

Cleveland Edward Blythin Samuel Sheppard Baliffs Sheppard

Foundations Call House Probe Biased on socialism count

Republicans and two dissenting Democrats denounce a five hundred page House report accusing big tax free foundations of promoting socialism as biased and flimsy. They fault the committee staff and say the inquiry was dominated by prejudice. The Democratic dissent backs the foundations and suggests hearings for their side.

Washington Goodwin Mass Commu Wayne L. Hays Ohio Prost Idaho Dem G.O.P Congress Foundations

City to Hire Women To Check Parking Meters

Syracuse will hire six women to check downtown parking meters, with selection criteria set by the police and a short training course. Mayor Mead says the move follows a Parking Authority recommendation to add staff in the central district and mirrors nationwide use of uniformed female meter cashiers. Captain McLaughlin will oversee training before assignment to the Traffic Regulation Division. salary details are not decided.

Mead Syracuse Fred Arnold Paul ‘McLaughlin Bernard Hillen‘brand Bureau of Municipal Research Richard Torrey McLaughlin Bureau of Service and Supply Traffic 1 Bureau

Weather Only Seems To Stay Cold Through Midweek

The forecast calls for a cold spell with a tonight low near 27 tomorrow. Occasional snow flurries expected late tomorrow and through to Wednesday. nationwide temperatures are below normal with Jacksonville at 34 and South Bend reporting 16 inches of snow. Syracuse had two inches.

Syracuse Jacksonville Ifla South Bend Ind

Mindszenty Reported Freed After Six Years in Prison

The Catholic News Service cites eyewitness reports that Cardinal Mindszenty has been freed from prison after nearly six years. The 62 year old prelate, once sentenced to life, is said to be living in a western district of Budapest and not yet allowed to resume official religious functions.

Vienna Austria Catholic News Service Red Hungary Josef Cardinal Midszenty Budapest

Del Vecchio Named for State Supreme Court Seat

Gov Dewey plans to appoint District Attorney Frank Del Vecchio to the State Supreme Court on Thursday to fill Justice Jesse Kingly’s vacancy. Kingly retires the same day, with Del Vecchio to serve one year and then run for a 14 year term. Del Vecchio previously ran unsuccessfully for state comptroller. The judgeship pays $23,500 while the district attorney earns $12,500.

Frank del Vecchio State Supreme Court Dewey Albany del Vecchio Jesse Ef, Kingley Onondaga County Supreme Court

Swedish Captain, Freighter Down Near Tobermory

Ivan Dahn a 57 year old Swedish ship captain went down with his damaged freighter yesterday after his crew of 20 took to lifeboats. The crew survived with no injuries. The 1337 ton His pania was en route from Liverpool to Sweden with a cargo of steel when it struck a reef half a mile off Scotland's west coast during a storm. When backed from the reef the freighter listed 25 degrees to port.

Tobermory Scotland Ivan Dahn Liverpool Sweden

Proud mother says infant eats solids now

A visitor scene notes a proud mother cradling her infant as she jokes that the child is finally eating solids, mentioning keys newspapers and pens as playful props.

Chicago skeptic sticks to prediction of tidal wave

Dr. Charles Laughead, guest at Mrs. Dorothy Martin’s Oak Park home, insists a tidal wave will engulf Chicago tomorrow. Residents remain unconcerned as the 44 year old physician, fired from Michigan State College for prophecy, ties the event to a moral warning and notes further cataclysm elsewhere in the country.

Chicago Charles Laughead Outer Space Laughead Christ Wee . Wenepee

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Mendes Vincenzo Berlingeri Genoa Italy Linda Hauge Norwegian Hospital Brooklyn Linda Red China India Eyes Socialism Memphis Little Rock Otr Ule As Associated Press By Relman Morin Blythin Bureau of Traffic Safety and Regulations Police Department Arnold Mindszenty
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