Fumes Darken Homes Near Solvay Plant
Sulphide fumes from the Solvay Process plant on Milton Avenue darkened paint on many houses south of the facility overnight. A morning survey shows the heaviest damage near Freeman Avenue with several buildings elsewhere also discolored due to heavy atmospheric conditions.
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Solvay Process
Milton Ave
Freeman Ave
Solvay
4A Solvay Process
Weather Bureau
Tully
Seneca
Northeaster Ice Jam Flood Threats Hit New England Coast
Ice jams on several New England rivers raised flood concerns as a northeaster battered the coast with 2 to 4 foot tides and 2.20 inches of rain. Weather officials warned of continued rain and cold, with gusty winds and a mild spell ending by Thursday.
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Boston
INS
New England
Weather Bureau
New York
Andrew P. Keller
Keller
Mercury
Blizzard Strikes Britain Halting Roads and Shipping
Blizzard conditions pound the east coast of Britain with heavy snowdrifts and gale force winds from the Atlantic. Rescue teams battle whiteout, aid marooned villagers, while Cortina d Ampezzo reports fresh snowfall ahead of the Winter Olympics.
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London
North Sea
Britain
Driver Denies Drunk Charge in Traffic Court
Louis Yonker 42 of 194 Leonard Ave pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated after arraignment before Judge Truman H. Preston in Traffic Court. Bail set at 1000 dollars. Yonker to return January 25 for disposition. Vehicle reportedly rear-ended Chester Jagiello 31 on E Raynor Ave near Montgomery St January 7. police say Jagiello’s car was stopped in the traffic lane when Yonker struck it.
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Louis Yonker
Leonard Ave
Truman H. Preston
Preston
Yonker
E. Raynor Ave
Chester Jagiello
Park Ave
Montgomery St
John McCormick
Jagiello
Talking It Over page six and features notes
Todays features are listed as Talking It Over on page six with additional regular features. Page thirteen showcases Todays Pictures.
North Rochester Fire Rages After Blast In Residential Section
An explosion sparked a raging fire in a North Rochester residential area shortly before noon. Firefighters police and Public Safety Commissioner Kenneth Townson responded to two alarms as heavy smoke spread over the area near downtown Rochester.
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Rochester
Kenneth Townson
Death of Ex Mayor Tom Corcoran Ends Notable Career
Tom Corcoran 59 former Syracuse mayor from 1950 to 1953 died in his sleep at his home 190 Robinenu Ra he was found by family His public service spanned state and federal roles and he led the Peerless Press and First Federal Savings and Loan Association He survived a heart attack Dec 1 and a second Dec 4 funeral set for 8 30 am Friday at Edward T Gaynor Funeral Home and 9 am at Most Holy Rosary Church Burial in Assumption Cemetery He was born Sept 9 1896 son of James Corcoran He rose from Syracuse Herald printer’s devil to city chief executive with a life in labor and public service
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Thomas J. Corcoran
Syracuse
Robinenu
Corcoran
St. Joseph's Hospital
Edward T. Gaynor
Most Holy Rosary Church
Assumption Cemetery
South,Ave
Leon H. Abbott
Donald H. Mead
Corecoran
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Peerless Press
E. Fayette St
State Department of Labor
Mr. Corcoran
Putnam St
James Corcoran
Travis School
W. Genesee St
Peerless Press Inc
Clinton St
Dickerson St
Tom Corcoran
Central Trades and Labor Assembly
Syracuse Federation of Lahor
Syracuse Typographical Union
State Labor Department
Hoosevelt
New York
Onondaga County
Entuaty
Malone
Massena
Ogdensburg
Waterstown
Oswego
Fulton
Auburn
Cortland
Britain Boosts Cyprus Troops to Safeguard Middle East
Britain orders more troops and airborne units to Cyprus to shield British subjects in the Middle East. The move comes after rioting in Jordan and regional tensions, with Shuckburgh flying to Washington for a briefing ahead of a planned Eden-Eisenhower meeting in late January.
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London
Britain
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Middle East
War Office
Jordan
Foreign Office
Eden
C. A. Evelyn Shuckburgh
Washington
State Department
Shuckburgh
Eisenhower
GOP Rejects Gas Tax Hike For Roads In Albany
Republican leaders balk at financing a 650 million highway program with higher gas taxes. Diefendorf Commission faces a possible showdown as GOP lawmakers refuse new taxes this year. Governor Harriman weighs a wait and see approach amid voter sentiment in a presidential year. Democratic legislators Dalessandro and Lentol failed to move a financing plan at commission meetings.
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Albany
Diefendorf Highway Planning Commission
Harriman
Peter J. Dalessandro
Edward S. Lentol
Brooklyn
Virginia Governor to push school segregation plan after vote
Virginia Governor Thomas B. Stanley prepares to urge the General Assembly to back his segregated school program. A constitutional convention endorsement opens the door to state money for private nonsectarian tuition grants for students whose parents choose not to attend integrated schools as turnout nears 450,000 amid sleet and snow.
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Richmond
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
General Assembly
State of the Commonwealth
Racial Row Rocks Catholic School in New Orleans
A parent group at a Jesuit high school clashed over a presegregation resolution to delay integration. Principal Rev. C. J. Stallworth condemned the move and threatened dissolution. about 100 of 960 students remained after a walkout as the club voted the measure down. Archbishop Rummel ordered study of possible integration in early grades.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
C. J. Stallworth
Jes
Uit
Father Stallworth
Charles A. Bourgeois
Joseph Francis Rummel
Nnadare Fm Tha
South
New York Patrolmen Assist 10th Baby Delivery
New York City patrolmen Albert Baurr and Stanley Lewandoski aided in delivering a baby, marking the tenth time they have helped in such a delivery since they began radio car patrol duty four years ago.
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New York
INS
New York City
Albert Baurr
Rarten
Stanley Lewandoski
Panther Mountain Dam Appeal Headed to Supreme Court
The Black River Regulating Board seeks a Supreme Court ruling to permit Panther Mountain Dam construction after a 1950 law and 1953 amendment blocked condemnation of 3,200 acres owned by the Adirondack Club. Bernard A. Gray said no appeal had been filed yet and the case follows a State Court of Appeals decision. The plan aimed to flood the Moose River south branch in Herkimer County for flood control.
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Watertown
U. S. Supreme Court
Panther Mountain
Bernard A. Gray
Black River Regulating Board
Supreme Court
Apri
Adirondack Sj League
Fiee Board
Herkimer County
She Admits Fixing Daughter's Abortion
Mrs. Gertrude Silver told Philadelphia Evening Bulletin in a private interview that she arranged an unsuccessful abortion for her daughter Doris, who died in a north Philadelphia apartment last August. Doris had urged divorce and told her mother she wanted an abortion. the Schwartzes are charged with performing it. The confession comes as an accessory indictment looms.
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Philadelphia U
Gertrude Silver
Donia Jean Ostreicher
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Herman
Miami Beach
Fla
Doris
Silver
Philadelphia
Milton Schwartz
Schwartzes
Eisenhower and GOP Leaders Stress Farm Program Priority
Washington President Eisenhower and Republican congressional leaders agreed farm legislation should have high priority in this session. They also stressed the 10 year highway program as part of the administration’s legislative goals. Knowland and Martin said no separate second term talks. the soil bank plan drew bipar tisan support in Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
Knowland
California
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
Ship collision near Dutch coast claims seven lives
In a 288 ton Norwegian steamer Skrabuen mink after a collision 15 miles off the Dutch coast. Seven of the eight crew died. The sole survivor, First Mate Agjerne Nilson, was rescued from a lifeboat sent from the other ship, the 3,49% ton Brazilian vessel Loves Venezuela.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Skrabuen
Thengine
Dirkrangers Shipping Agery
Agjerne Nilson
Venezuela
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