26 Jul 1957
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1957
Page
1
Local voters again reject the melee measure, delivering a second consecutive defeat. Officials say turnout was steady, with no clear shift in support. City hall officials and residents react as proponents promise renewed efforts and reform.
Former Norwich resident and explosive expert blasts wife to death then shoots himself as a 10 year old girl bystander is killed. Several others injured as a car blast rocks a city area and shatters storefronts amid a mass police response. A husband and wife are identified among the dead, with investigators probing motives and timing surrounding the premeditated act.
Investigators report 63 deaths at a wedding celebration in Fort Clayton Panama after a four story building collapsed. Secretaries and union officials face scrutiny over $128,045 in United Textile Workers funds misused on lavish theater parties gifts and luxury items including TV sets and clothing. The event led to a toll of 63 dead and 200 guests injured as the bride and guests watched a Broadway show before disaster struck.
Labor racketeer Johnny Dio was convicted of conspiring to shake down $30,000 from two electroplating firms as the price of labor peace. Joining Dio in conviction were Samuel Goldstein and Max Chester, Local P88 and Local 405 officials respectively. The verdict came after a 23 hour, two night, two day deliberation as the Senate Rackets Committee prepared to open hearings.
In Lexington Kentucky two Newark New Jersey youths robbed a drug store, taking 930 in Confederate money and Canadian currency after threatening the druggist with a wrench. The storekeeper, Edward Hutchinson, was punched and treated for a forehead wound.
Civil rights tensions intersect with a Syracuse club funds dispute. Senate leaders warn of filibuster as investigators probe a suspected long term shortage of club funds, with police and district attorney aides reviewing the case.
Washington Inside News says the House Interior Committee voted 19 to 2 to postpone consideration and kill proposals for a high federal dam at Hell's Canyon on the Snake River in Idaho. The committee will retain jurisdiction until February 1 1958 and no other committee can act on the project. The piece also notes Senate debate over jury trials in contempt of court cases tied to voting rights enforcement and Southern support for a limited scope compromise.
Defense Secretary Charles Wilson Treasury Secretary George Humphrey and Adm Arthur Radford head to Bohemian Grove near Santa Rosa California for the Bohemian Club encampment. The exclusive gathering draws West leaders and former President Hoover is listed among attendees. Public access is barred.
Harrisburg reporting that five men were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission of 19.2 million dollars by drilling unnecessary holes to fill abandoned mines along the highway’s right of way. Four others were acquitted. Gov. George M. Leader’s administration is cited amid the long trial and a debate over the right way to fill in old mines to prevent cave-ins.
Dr John Bodkin Adams was fined 2409 pounds equal to 6720 dollars for violations spanning larceny cremation corgery and dangerous drugs. He pleaded guilty to one of sixteen charges while acquitted in another case from London. The court ordered him to pay court costs.
In Memphis Tennessee volunteers test bicycles for mail rounds but most drop mechanization after a week. Workers report tired legs as the main complaint and return to walking routes.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will visit Ottawa as Nickerson, reassigned from the Army Missile Center, faces reduced duties and possible rank loss. Dulles aims to show sailing trophy support and weather calls for cloudiness tonight and a high near 87 tomorrow.
A humorous exchange finds a groom-to-be told this day is the happiest of his life, while he clarifies the nuptials are scheduled for tomorrow. The punchline lands on misaligned expectations and a lighthearted mix up.
A Globe and Mail correspondent offers the first complete behind the bamboo curtain report from Peiping. The piece notes U S access limits, experiences in transit, and the sense of confusion facing a first visitor as the story unfolds across columns and images.
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