05 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1955
Page
1
London June 4 Prime Minister Anthony Eden is reported drafting a radio appeal to the 70 000 railway strikers to end the walkout that has crippled industry. He will speak from Chequers at 9 p m to urge a return to work and avert further economic damage.
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J P Darwin, a rural carrier, owns Davy Crockett’s 14 pound muzzle loader possibly used at the Alamo. The rifle bears a Texas star inlaid with silver. ramrod and part of stock are worn. Darwin plans to donate the gun to the Daughters of the Texas Revolution for display at the Alamo.
A fishing trip near Browns Valley Minnesota ended in tragedy when a wind storm capsized a boat on Lake Traverse. Seven Iowa residents including five children are reported drowned. missing are L K Doty Hawarden his two sons and Leslie Hout plus two Hout children. Edward Hout was found dead on an island. The party had gone out from a resort on the South Dakota side around 3 30 p m as a severe wind and rainstorm struck.
East Germany refused to abolish tolls on Berlin traffic and ordered temporary travel limits to West Germany. Officials accused the move of being a pretext to seal off West Berlin while citing typhoid and polio fears. West German authorities called it a political blockade.
Vienna born Metropolitan Opera general manager Rudolf Bing sailed for Europe to find American singers with big voices and slim figures. He says opera has reached a point where singers who look good on stage are needed, and Hollywood is cited as proof that glamorous women can sing.
President Eisenhower begins a month of travel from Washington, visiting West Point, Maine, and the West Coast for a United Nations ceremony and a masking camp, with security drills amid atomic-age contingency planning. His son remains at State University as the trips proceed.
A 25 mph wind-fanned blaze in Newark leveled the J. Walter Caves Lumber Co building and an adjacent mill works and a paint and hardware shop, plus two homes at 158 and 160 Harrison St. Firefighters from 10 companies fought the blaze, with 7 injuries reported at Newark Hospital and total damage estimated up to 1 million dollars.
Lake City June 4 Professor Gebhardt director of the University of Utah vaccine research lab says polio virus has been found in families of Cotter vaccine recipients. Idaho health officials report three infections linked to the vaccine with several cases under investigation.
Ford Motor Co rejected the CIO Auto Workers arbitration plan for a 55 million dollar supplemental jobless pay scheme. John S. Bugas warned the union’s demand could push toward a strike after midnight Sunday, while Ford offered to continue bargaining to avert a walkout. Walter Reuther proposed arbitration.
A car on a country road near Lowville plunged into the Black River killing Mylan Stoffle aged 52 and three grandchildren James Klosner 6 Dianne Klosner 4 and Patricia Klosner 2. The parents escaped from the rear seat as rescuers searched the swift water tonight.
Gov. Harriman acts to settle a split among Democratic leaders over a St. Lawrence River hydroelectric power contract with Aluminum Company of America at Massena. A royal hearing is set for June 14 and final action is due by July 27, involving leaders like Lehman Moses Roosevelt Jr. and Wagner amid 1956 campaign concerns.
Cairo reports quote Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser saying any Israeli attempt to seize the Gaza Strip would trigger a fresh Arab-Israeli war. The warning, echoed by the Arab League, states all Arab governments stand with Egypt in defense of Arab prestige if war erupts.
The Big Three plan closer Western security cooperation with Marshal Tito to gauge Yugoslavia's independent stance amid Soviet pressure. Officials seek Tito’s position in case of Soviet aggression, while unrest over aid to Tito surfaces as Congress debates foreign assistance and the ambassador returns from Belgrade.
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