09 Feb 1959
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1959
Page
1
History made at Crouse-Irving Hospital as triplets and twins arrived in the early hours yesterday. The Case family from East Syracuse welcomed two boys and a girl born between 4 21 and 5 07 am, while the Park family from Richfield Avenue welcomed a boy and a girl between 2 42 and 2 46 am.
Republican lawmakers plot cuts to Rockefeller budget to curb a 150 million income tax hike. They seek 20 million for state worker raises and oppose 15 million for New York City aid, while observers doubt a compromise. Levitt contests tax yield. Rockefeller defends 150 million plan amid hearings on a two billion dollar spending program.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles reported Western Allies generally agree on procedures if the Soviet Union uses physical means to block access to Berlin. He urged continued talks for a broader settlement and cited unity after talks in London Paris and Bonn. He noted no details on the exact steps and emphasized West Berlin access must be preserved.
Washington reports unemployment edging toward five million as January 1959 counts near that level. Economists note winter weather and cautious hiring slow the rebound, with December to January jobless totals rising and some jobs likely replaced by automation.
Readers share ideas on German reunification and civil rights legislation while Onondaga County plans vaccination clinics for pets. Protests about new tax ideas appear alongside these editorial comments, inviting reader engagement today.
Navy Cmdr. Richard Niles, 41, was found dead in the kitchen of a Forest Avenue home in Middletown after attempting to rescue his wife and four children who had already escaped to neighbors. His wife is the daughter of retired Vice Admiral John L. McCrea of Brookline Massachusetts. children aged 4 to 9 survived.
A sleet covered Ford Expressway chain collision began when an unidentified driver stopped to clear his windshield. Police untangled the last of 3 cars an hour later. an officer was slightly injured as his scout car joined the tangle. most cars had minor damages. the stopping motorist’s car avoided damage and drove off after the crash.
A humorous exchange features a wife teasing her husband about spending, with her claim of confidence in his finances and a playful, light tone. The brief joke centers on domestic banter and mutual affection.
New York stocks opened with sharp losses marking the fourth straight session of declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 5.58 to 576.75 in early trading as volume surged. notable declines included American Telephone and Telegraph, DuPont, American Tobacco, and General Electric.
In Gainesville three University of Florida students died when a 7200 volt line struck a television aerial they were erecting. Robert L. Melrose 25 Orlando Jamie Ruth Robertson 21 Gainesville and John B Robertson 25 Gainesville died. Gloria Melrose suffered critical injuries. Witnesses said the aerial toppled into the line as the group raised the antenna on a roof.
In Chicago dentists dismissed antidis establishmentarianism as a joke and introduced the psychostethokyrtograph manometer. The device measures respiration changes as a patient reacts to sound, offering a new diagnostic aid in dental practice.
The Eisenhower administration outlined a long term aid plan to fund construction for needy communities and colleges. The program would cost about 2.5 billion dollars over 25 years and rely on a 50 50 federal state matching scheme for bonds. Details from Secretary Flemming note annual elementary and high school aid limits and college debt retirement support under a framework compatible with the 1960 budget.
Two young sisters Shirley Ann Chisholm age three and Jo Ann Chisholm sixteen months died in a shack blaze on eastern Long Island. A neighbor carried them unconscious from the burning shed but rescuers could not revive them. The deaths marked the seventh and eighth fire fatalities in ten days in the area.
The Hancock Weather Bureau warns hazardous driving as sleet and snow move from Ohio toward Syracuse. Temperatures rise from 25 to 35 with southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. The five day forecast calls for more snow Tuesday and Wednesday and next weekend, ending the cold snap. City’s low reached 1 below zero, far from February record.
Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan longtime World War I hero and World War II OSS director died Sunday at Walter Reed Army Hospital aged 76. He won the Medal of Honor for leading the Rainbow Division fighting in WWI, earned national honors for OSS service, and helped thousands behind enemy lines.
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