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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1955
Page
1
BeaufOrt North Carolina report: a seven hour sea and air search for five Marine amphibious craft in rough water ended with all 139 Marines accounted for. Wind and darkness hampered the effort but by 2 AM all hands were saved. Coast Guard and Navy planes aided the rescue.
Rough weather and a cooling spell force 21 rural districts to suspend classes as 23,500 students in Chenango Delaware and Tioga counties stay home. Four of the four man transport crews encounter mechanical trouble while duck boats capsize near Beaufort Inlet. Coast Guard rescues and officials report delayed or canceled schooling across the region.
Albany AP report quotes GOP chairman Moroney decrying Harriman welfare state plans as socialist. Moroney says Harriman must fund programs from taxes, touts Dewey era surplus, debt cut, and tax reductions. Legislature to see Harriman budget and tax program by Feb. 1 amid calls for higher revenue.
Democrats weigh how to handle Eisenhower's new deal style national program aimed at resource development and federal partnership. While there is initial bipartisan backing for foreign policy, Democrats challenge continued flexible farm supports and seek details on military manpower reduction balanced with force adequacy. Senator Russell signals a probe to follow on Page 14.
Investors eased but remained cautious as the market advanced after two days of heavy selling. Early volume reached 930,000 shares with gains of 31 or more for leaders like Youngstown Sheet & Tube, Chrysler, Montgomery Ward, Zenith, Kennecott, Santa Fe, New York Central, and DuPont. Douglas Aircraft rose about $3 and United Aircraft roughly $2.50 as some traders shifted funds.
Hancock Field firefighter Roland Heldt bought a 25 dollar 1841 model car at 7 p.m. from a friend at the field and drove to Kam Me Restaurant in Mattydale. He returned at 12:15 a.m. to find the car gone. Deputy Sommers reports the car stolen after a five hour and fifteen minute test drive.
LELAND DAVIS, 28, of Brewerton, escaped when his car collided with a New York Central freight train at Meyers crossing, catching fire. Two bystanders pulled him from the blaze before Brewerton firefighters extinguished the flames. Davis suffered a skull fracture and elbow injury.
Police hunt a burglar who ransacked a Syr acuse University apartment taking Shakespeare texts, 30 records, eight ballet sketches, two books and other items. Dean Jack C. Buckle reports the loss valued at about 360 with Patrolman Paul Bariow noting the intruder fled.
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A Chicago survey by the American Medical Association reports men outnumber women in hospital patients, with men 2420 to 1853 overall and 13 233 more males in ages 15 to 44. Researchers note higher admission rates for men despite women living longer and healthier lives.
U S officials disclosed Noel and Herta Field have vanished in Communist Hungary after being freed last November. Hungarian press and radio last month reported they sought asylum in Budapest. U S legation in Budapest says it no longer knows their whereabouts. Christian Ravndal has pressed the Hungarian Foreign Office for information.
In QUOREN Indiana UP dispatch Mary E May 41 told police she has not had a driver s license for 10 years after a minor traffic accident She was issued a ticket for the incident and stated she had not held a license in a decade.
A humorous note observes many who brag about capital and labor never possessed capital or performed real work. It pokes fun at professed expertise while highlighting the gap between talk and effort.
A civic group led by ex Court of Special Sessions Judge William H. Bamerick has submitted to the Common Council a proposal for 25 to 30 single dwellings on tax-delinquent city land in East Brighton near Thurber. The plan envisions city support in providing lots for 1 each, with private builders constructing three-bedroom homes to sell around 9 000. The effort would form a non profit corporation to carry out the project, a pilot for a larger scheme in a southern city area.
Newport police say ten Rochester sailors are held without bail after a grand jury indicted Frederick Zimmer 35 and others for murder in the strangling of a 19 year old Sunday school teacher. The suspects were warned to stop laughing during the call and threatening tones cut connections. The case centers on a телефон call that turned deadly.
An Air Force B-17 jet bomber reportedly set distance and endurance records by staying aloft 21,000 miles in 1 35 hours. The feat, aided by air refueling from a six-jet B47 shuttle, was cited in a Washington speech honoring Dr Clifford Furnas, with the craft landing near London at Fairford. Average speed cited was about 443 mph. The article also notes a separate court case in Portsmouth, R I, involving a murder indictment and an accessory charge, with details of the suspect statements and court timing.
Mrs. Edythe Sheppard 62, mother of Dr. Samuel Sheppard, was found dead at her son Dr. Stephen Sheppard’s Rocky River home. A .38 revolver was found beside her, a note reading I cannot take it any longer was nearby. The elder Sheppards, osteopaths linked to Bay View Hospital, had visited the Bay Village home of the murdered Madilyn Sheppard during the trial of Samuel Sheppard, who received a life sentence for second degree murder.
A heat wave grips Buenos Aires and parts of the eastern United States as temperatures rise. Forecasters warn of continuing high heat today with corresponding humidity and health advisories in affected areas.
CHICAGO UP A 87 year old beauty wins a multimillion dollar jackpot tied to the estate of a failed merchant princess. The will names Mrs. Mollie Bragno as executrix and trustee with half the estate to be inherited on the swearing through, while other details point to a complex division among heirs and trusts. The case unfolds with taxes and pending filings, and a continuation note indicates next pages.
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