Flaws at Minimum in County Blackout Praised by Officials
Syracuse Onondaga County officials hailed the 15 minute blackout test as highly successful with minor siren failures. Brig Gen Conklin and Maj. Love praised public cooperation and called for expanded siren coverage to assure future 100 percent alerts.
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Syracuse
Onondaga
Vnii
Arthur &. Conklin
Rochester
New York
John F. O'Ryan
Gada Gul
Defense Council
Alexis M. Muench
Syracuse-Onondaga County
Muench
The
Herald- Journal
Frank C. Love
Council
Gren
Loew Building
Nedrow- Lafayette
State Tower
Ser
New York Central
Nelson F. Pitts
Rolland B. Marvin
Mr. Pitts
Donald Rushey
Charles S. Slack
Citywide blackout tests reveal mixed compliance and eerie darkness
A staged city blackout timed from 6:36 PM to 8:42 PM spaced sirens and wardens across Syracuse. Police reported few calls and no fires as residents extinguished lights, some homes delaying, while officials and observers noted the test’s orderly execution and citywide darkness from North Salina to Westminster Hill.
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Salina
Wolf Streets
Starrett-Syracuse
New York Central
Central New York Power Corporation
West Genesee Street Turnpike
Onondaga Lake Parkway
Salina Street
Warren Street
Nedrow-Lafayette
Thomas E. Kennedy
State Tower
William ‘I’. Lane
Common Council
T. Elmer Roethaenaenin
Minerane Berardus
John §. Pendergast
Philip R. Chase
G. Frank Wallace
Carleton Brown
Frederick F. Norton
Chamber of Commerce
Harvey N. Smith
Bureau of Gas and Electricity
Jack Mowers
W. Niver Wynkoop
C. M. Stewart
William E. Rapp
University Avenue
South Crouse
Sector 9
Farmer Street
Dewitt
Park Streets
Oak
Farmer Streets
Ee Park
Westmoreland Street
James Street
Eastwood Business District
Sector 17
Euclid Avenue
University
Westminster Hill
District 15
Grant Boulevard
Kirkpatrick Street
Teall Avenue
Geddes Street
Marcellus Street
Bellevue Avenue
Carrier Corporation
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Harrison and
Montgomery Streets
Syracuse
Harrison
Sirens Weak Point in Citywide Blackout Report
The Herald Journal reports sector wardens report mixed success in Sundays blackout citywide. Sirens inaudible in several sectors and some lights remained on or relit during and after the alarm with a few violations noted.
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Herald-Journal
Arthur E. Butler
Free Dispensary
New York Central
South State Street
Albert A. Muench
Salina Street
Union Park
Sector 3
Kenneth A. Loftus
Hiawatha Boulevard
Oswego Boulevard
Michael B. Hennigan
David R. Mooney
Jacob C
Lattif
Cherry
Genesee
Eugene D. Lichtenberg
Aurie S. Johnson
Eric W. Will
Paul R. ‘Shana
Blackout Test Riles City As Two Teams Stop Play
A citywide blackout disrupted a Herald Journal League game between the Brown-Lipe-Chapin five and the Polish Legion of American Veterans at the P. L. A. W. hall. Police report some defiance while observers noted wide cooperation and midnight trains of blackout procedures.
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Herald-Journal League
Brown- Lipe-Chapin Five
Polish Legion of American Veterans
P. L. A. W. Hall
Michael McCarthy
Harold Kelly
Niagara
Marcellus Streets
MelCarthy
Kelly
Albany Police Department
Oswego Department
Midland
Bellevue Avenues
James Street
Greyhound
Blackout Practice Noted For Sector 13 Cooperation
MATHEW J. DEL VECCHIO reports Sector 13 saw excellent response to the blackout order after post wardens auxiliary police and residents cooperated. Some wheel lights failed to go out promptly and audible sirens were not heard, concluding on page 31.
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Rapp
Russell V. Venable
First Military Area
Venable
Brighton Avenue
Colvin Street
West Brighton Avenue
Midland
West Brighton Avenues
Lving
Han
Post Awardens
Mathew J. Delvecchio
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S. Warren St
Xinas
Turkey
Louis Shopiro
G&g Sons
S. Bragman
East
Jefferson St
Col. Warren Es
Orpoaite Jefferson St
Onondaga Patel
Associated Press
Albany
Onondaga County
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Trinity
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Archambo
Bernardine Reilly Morgan
Putnam Street
Margolis
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ST. Saliva ST
Civic Theater
National Distillers
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Washington
Parker Fountain
Eversharp
Waterman
Kirtland
S. Sakna Si
Hotel
Rochester, N. Y
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Gen. Mer
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Daly
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Cdr. Jefferson
S. Salina Streets
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