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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1958
Page
1
Anchorage report recalls jack lee a 90 year old homesteader who lived through early alaska oil leases and the soapy smith era. he speaks from memory about the old north and offers a bottle of scotch as he reminisces about rough frontier days and pursuit of oil wealth.
American men may gain a new freedom before year end as fashion figures in Paris and Rome acknowledge a change to the baggy sack style. The current dress code involving women’s sacks could be altered, with the idea discussed across fashion circles.
Former President Truman calls for modernizing the U S military to meet world threats while preserving Congress rights to fund and review. He opposes a single uniform and single service integration but supports ongoing three services with healthy competition and checks on defense power. He warns against overreach by a defense secretary.
A New York report cites a survey by Prof. Lamar T. Empey of Brigham Young University polling 1,044 women. The study questions the view that modern women seek job equality with men and suggests contentment with traditional feminine roles.
Beirut reports that a cabinet push to reject 170 million dollars in U S aid failed to calm anti U S demonstrations. Arab mobs stormed the U S Information Agency library in Tripoli and attacked the U S embassy in Beirut as Western leaders distance themselves from the move.
New York reports say protests against the United States spread from Lima to Beirut with violence at demonstrations. The Prague headquarters of the International Union of Students is accused of funding and coordinating anti US action and subverting governments.
UC physicist Dr. Hardin B. Jones told a safety conference that tightly hugging clothes may shorten a child’s life expectancy by about two and a half years due to higher reproductive gland temperatures and increased cell mutations. Atomic fallout reportedly shortens life by about a half day in comparison.
Jackson Michigan prison once the site of a 1952 riot has evolved into a major writing hub with nearly 300 inmate authors. An inmate committee reviews manuscripts for policy breaches while daily mail income from 50 cents to $50 supports prisoners who publish jokes and novels.
Stanford University and the Atomic Energy Commission negotiate to build a two mile linear accelerator to reach 45,000,000,000 electron volts, four times Russia’s peak output. Prof L I Schiff reveals details noting the Soviet machine may be imperfect.
Washington reports the government holds $7.3 billion in stored food and fiber after four years of farm price support, with $13 billion disposed yet surpluses still mounting. Progress noted but declines recur, as $8.2 billion and $8.9 billion surpluses were recorded previously. a continued challenge is unloading the hoard.
The Society for Unfair Translations of the Congressional Record discussed a plan to cut printing costs for Congress by extensive use of abbreviations. The executive committee proposed the measure, noting the group is nonpartisan and nonessential. Concluded on Page 4, Col. 6.
At Alamogordo New Mexico the Air Force tests three small black bears on speed sleds as part of missile research. Officials mention a new satellite role and space capsules while declining to reveal if a bear might ride aboard a future Air Force satellite.
Dr Milton Eisenhower will visit Panama this month on a good will tour aimed at mending U S Panama Canal Zone tensions A surge of student nationalism in Panama sparked protests near the Canal Zone with flags planted in Zone territory and a showing of popular support for Panamanian President Ernesto De La Guardia Wrested by diplomacy the episode highlights delicate relations as talks touch on canal sovereignty and access
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions evacuees from Tripoli recount a six day ordeal in Lebanon's civil war. Twenty two missionaries and staff left behind schools and a hospital as armed escorts ferried them to a chartered ship and Beirut.
In Rome exiled Egyptian monarch Farouk laments bill collectors tracking him across Europe. He defends himself by noting many claims date from his Nile days and remains involved in litigation over two notable debts while noting his collection hobby and lingering expenses.
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