30 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1955
Page
1
The National Safety Council projects 38,300 traffic deaths for 1955 extending into 1956, with November totaling 3,680 and the Christmas holiday toll setting records. States mobilize with strict enforcement and National Guard deployments to curb the holiday spike.
GOP leaders in Albany accuse Governor Harriman of a do nothing administration and a fragile liberal coalition. They charge deterioration in government services, morale, and accountability while Democrats rebuke the claims as reckless. The dispute signals a partisan clash over governance amid Harriman's presidential bid.
Anchorage and Cordova declared emergencies as 40 inches of snow blocked roads, rail, and airports. The Weather Bureau warned of more snow and a cold wave possibly driving temperatures to 50 below. Mayor Ken Hinchey urged residents to stay home and shut down businesses.
In Reading Pennsylvania yesterday Mrs Arthur Ross was shown in as a justice of the peace a position also held by her husband the Ross household reflects a family in public service.
Editorial by David Lawrence questions if Congress will borrow money to finance tax cuts, noting this as the key issue for the 1956 session. The page also lists regular features and sections such as Amusements, Letters, Bridge, Financial, Classifieds, Deaths, Editorials, and Sports.
Governor Harriman announced a maxi mum force of state troopers will patrol high traffic areas during the New Year holiday weekend urging city police and county sheriffs to similar effort. New York saw 28 traffic deaths over the three day Christmas weekend with single car crashes making up about three quarters of fatalities and speed highlighted as a major factor.
A sudden temperature drop froze highways and reduced visibility as winter weather moved into Central New York. One woman, Mary E. Watson, 41, of Parish, was killed near Pulaski on Route 11 when her car collided with a truck while en route to Syracuse to work for General Electric. Troopers mobilized state city and county crews as snow and wind continued, with three inches of new snow at Hancock Field, Syracuse.
Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York arrived today from Okinawa for meetings receptions and a talk and dinner with President Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei Formosa.
New York City will deploy unmarked police cars for the New Year weekend to supplement regular radio cars. Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy said the plan, dropped a decade ago after public outcry over being “un sportsmanlike,” is revived to emphasize traffic law enforcement when human lives are at stake.
Harriman called for heightened traffic police presence in heavy areas and urged police chiefs and sheriffs to enforce traffic laws. The weather bureau forecasts rain and snow for the coming weekend, increasing skid risk and accident potential. Francis S. McGarvey leads the state police traffic efforts.
Fire swept a hangar at San Francisco International Airport destroying a twin engine plane valued at $500000. Flames fed by oil and gasoline raged for nearly an hour as airport and neighboring fire crews battled the blaze.
Virginia Hanna Ricks, 42, owner of the Royal Rideau Lodge on Mud Lake near Newboro, was taken to Brockville for questioning after the pre-dawn shooting of guide George Franklin Knapp, 44, from Newboro. Police found a German Luger and a 12 gauge shotgun at the lodge and planned Crown counsel review before charges.
President Eisenhower in casual dress walked from his naval base quarters to his office with aide Kevin McCann and Milton S. Eisenhower. A revised draft of the 1956 legislative program was in play as aides said the State of the Union message neared completion after today’s work session.
Louis J. Ferone a former Saratoga Springs casino operator will surrender tonight at 10 to begin a nine month term for a 1953 gambling conviction. His attorney James F. Carroll said the appeal reached the US Supreme Court and Farone will turn himself in to the Saratoga County sheriff at Ballston Spa.
In Ripon England the British army ends a long dispute over an awning damaged by trucks from 1946 onward. After four incidents and payments totaling 136 pounds, trucks will travel Coltsgate Hill on the same side from New Year’s Day, and Mrs Burrell orders a new awning.
Georges Chassagne, a French-Algerian cameraman for Fox Movietone News, denies bribery claims after L Express accused him of paying a gendarme to shoot a rebel in Algeria. TheInterior Ministry charged both the gendarme and the cameraman, while Premier Faure accused L Express of electoral manipulation. The disputed footage, used abroad but not published in France until now, dates from August 22.
Judge Truman H. Preston faced 48 adjourned traffic cases plus new tickets in a crowded Traffic Court. He denied many adjournments to February or March, ordered some to next week, and warned final disposition on the adjourned dates. The first case involved a man charged with drunken driving and backing without visibility. the defendant, absent, drew Jan 6 adjournment with a $1,000 loan forfeiture warning.
Three Dionne quintuplets Yvonne Cecile and Annette arrived in North Bay with Oliva Jr and two friends to discuss tensions with parents Mr. and Mrs. Dionne who were not at the door. The trip aims to heal differences after days of headlines and a night of tense talk.
Federal mediator John R. Murray says talks this week between Westinghouse Electric Corp and the IVE have been productive but show no progress on core issues. After another failed attempt to end the 75 day strike by 44,000 IVE members at 30 Westinghouse plants, a new meeting was set for today.
Police booked Joseph L. Richetti on suspicion of burglary after finding 27 400 nickels in his apartment. He is accused of burglarizing a safe and carrying off 200 pounds of coins last Friday in Long Beach California.
About 150 people including three former general secretaries of CGT and Jose Alonso of La Prensa were banished to confinement in Southern Tierra del Fuego. They were accused of attempting to perturb the peace of the nation during the revolutionary period.
In Birmingham Alabama police found a car stolen from Rickwood Motors abandoned later. An advertising conscious thief had taken the vehicle after the agency displayed a sign reading Rob us, it's a steal.
A witty remark noting that husbands of the Ten Best Dressed Women are unlikely to appear on the Ten Best Dressed Men list. The line underscores fashion disparities and the playful biases in style rankings.
Excerpt notes Elmore Torn promoting black eyed peas with hog jowl as luck charm. Readers from across the nation reply, including Inez Hughes of South Dakota and Perry Baker in California, sharing varied takes on beans and luck. Torn urges pledges to eat peas on New Year’s Day.
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