Fire Center Chief Defends Staff Choices at Council Meeting
District Chief Paul W. Coombs defended his personnel selections for the citys new control center during a nearly 45 minute Common Council session. He labeled the men good alert and progressive and said he would not wash dirty linen before the council while stressing no politics. The mayoral visit follows a tense exchange about assignments and the new revolutionary teleph one system. Queen Elizabeth received New York Mayor Robert Wagner at Clarence House during his London visit.
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Paul W. Coombs
Coombs
Robert E. Roney
Ambrose M. Amidon
VanDusen
Roney
Berdynski
Grosso
Roderick
George Fritzen
Pye
London
Elizabeth
Robert Wagner
New York
Clarence House
Buckingham Palace
Wargner
Council Keeps Kirkpatrick St Ban and Nearby Plans
The Common Council approved seven to one an ordinance to reopen Kirkpatrick Street section on Easy Washer property seeking traffic access and industrial site development while citing oil tanks and safety needs. Council members debated disqualification of a juror and heard calls to resurface the street this summer. A parking lot for Cramer's Laundry was approved, a garage plan rejected after local talks.
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Kirkpatrick St. 1 _Machine Corp
Common Council
Joseph Grosso
James H. Mullaley
John E. Whiteside
Kensington Pl
Syrajeuse
Kirkpatrick St
N. Clinton
Solar Sts
Osjwero Boulevard
N. Geddes 'St
Court St
Geddes St
Kirkpatrick Street
Raymond J. Bordynski
Grosso
Roderick
Cramer's Laundry
W. Newell St
Truck Weighers Spot Aircraft Report Program
State Civil Defense announces eight truck weighing stations will spot aircraft instead of weighing trucks and report by telephone to Air Defense Centers. Lt. Gen. C. R. Huebner notes stations to participate include 4 near Elbridge, 131 near Watertown, and 5 near Little Falls with exact locations listed.
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C. R. Huebner
State Civil Defense Commission
Elbridge
Watertown
Little Falls
Vending Machines in shop rifled at Varsity Sweet Shop
Harold Rubin reports two vending machines broken into at 789 Harri St. Money taken from a cash register and cigar box. Rear door forced. pinball and stamp machines smashed. Night light on when left, off on return. Entry reported by the shop owner. Patrolman Alex Seeley investigated.
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Varsity Sweet Shop
Harri St
Alex Seeley
Harold Rubin
Greenwood Pl
Construction Job Mishaps
Four men were injured while working on construction projects in the city. Edward Kaschell, 36, of Fabius. Gottfried Baier, 23, of 230 Huntley Street. and Joseph S. Bodigei, 30, of 307 Vine Street, Liverpool, were hurt when a scaffold gave way at a partially completed home on 211 Brookfield Road. They were treated at University Hospital. Baier was released after treatment. Earl Sommers, 41, of 26 River Road, Baldwinsville, was also injured at the new Sumner School site when a length of pipe dropped about 15 feet, sending him to Memorial Hospital with a head laceration and contusion.
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Edward Kaschell
Fabius
Gottfried Baier
Huntley St
Joseph S. Bodigei
Vine St
Liverpool
Eastern Ambulance
University Hospital
Baier
Brookfield Rd
Wascell
Earl Sommers
River Ra
Baldwinsville
Memorial Hospital
Sumner
Spector Wins Long Fight For Land On Harrington and Meadowbrook
Syracuse dealer Louis Spector won city approval to buy a parcel at Harrington Road and Meadowbrook Drive for 1286.07 plus costs after a May 1952 start. The deal, criticized as inefficient by some council members, passed amid debate over title clearing costs and prior administration delays.
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Louis Spector
Harrington,Rd
Meadowbrook Dr
Syracuse
Spector
Couple to Attend Best Man's Rites
Newlyweds F Warren and Beverly Bradley Jr return from New England honeymoon for the funeral of their best man Russell FE Allen 23 who was killed in a weekend auto crash. Bride's sister Barbara Van Dusen 19 was seriously injured in the accident.
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Bath
F. Warren
Beverly Bradley Jr
New England
Russell FE
Allen
Barbara van Dusen
Exchange Pupils Are Party Guests
A farewell and voyage party at Liederkranz Auditorium honored 19 students returning to their homelands and 25 local pupils sailing to Europe. The visiting group presented This Is Your American Field Service Life and Stephen Galatti of AFS International Scholarships attended as guest of honor.
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Liederkranz
Europe
Fruit Growers To Visit Iro Experimental Station
Small fruit growers from Onondaga and Oswego counties will visit the Ico Experimental Station at 2 30 p m tomorrow. They will be shown variety test plots spacing trials weed control and disease and insect control. Francis J Vuillemot county agriculture agent announced home gardeners in the Syracuse area are invited to attend.
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Onondaga
Osweto County
Ico
Francis J. Vuillemot
Associated County Agriculture
Syracuse
Curious Councilman May Still Be Puzzled
The Common Council approved sending two women, Mrs Carmella Pepipone and Miss Mary Tice, to a three day Albany Traffic Court Conference despite questions about the meeting type. Councilman Harold Raderick said he could not explain the conference but believed it was clerical. Judge Preston’s letter noted topics of Syracuse relevance. The vote passed with no stated objections.
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Albany
Carmella Pepipone
Mary Tice
Harold R. Roderick
First District
Joseph Grosso
Roderick
Edward Apps
Truman Preston
Syracuse
Grosso
Recital Tonight by Fulton Pianists at Century House
Piano pupils of Miss Elsie Stephan perform tonight at 7 30 in the Century House of First Methodist Church. A group performed in a recital last night.
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Fulton
Elsie Stephan
First Methodist Church
Snyder Case Ruling Sets Separate Property Sales
David J. Goldstein, referee in bankruptcy, ruled that the bankrupt Howard Snyder's Syracuse properties be sold under separate court orders. Snyder, with over 150,000 in liabilities, filed for relief May 3 and lists 15 unfinished homes with about 35000 in receivables. A. Solomon Menter is trustee and another sale meeting will be set once sale plans are arranged.
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David J. Goldstein
Syracuse
Goldstein
Howard Snyder
Rll Park Ave
Snyder
Bellevue
South Side
A. Solomon Menter
Ano
Ther Meetigz
Drunk Driver Proctor Sentenced In Onondaga County
Philip H. Proctor 35 of Alexandria Va pleaded guilty to drunken driving before Justice Fred Root in Salina. He received 90 days in Onondaga County Penitentiary with a suspended $25 fine for driving without a license. Proctor was arrested in Mattydale by Sgt Henry Coughlin and Deputy Arthur Kasson while employed by John Marks Shows at the Regional Market carnival.
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Philip H. Proctor
Alexandria
Onondaga County
Wittiney
Salina
Fred Root
Root
Proctor
Theodore Zieglar
Mattydale
Henry Coughlin
Arthur Kasson
John Marks
Capsized Barge Skipper Missing
GLEN COVE authorities search for captain Robert Dunbar 43 after his derrick barge capsized and sank while being towed through Hempstead harbor around 1 a.m. Officials believe he was trapped inside the vessel.
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Glen Cove
Hempstead Harbor
Robert Dunbar
Lavoptik Eye Lotion Promoted For Tired Eyes
Eye lotion advertised to relieve tired irritated eyes urging regular use. Claims praise by thousands and availability at druggists with warnings to consult an eye doctor if trouble persists.
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Kirkpatrick St. Ban
Harold R.roderick
Real Estate Commission
Joseph Grosso i
Raymond Bordynski
Lawrence H. VanDusen
Bordynski
Strathmore
Strathmore Factory
Glass House
Pere Ree
ORM Cami
Genesee ST
Onondaga Pottery
de Soto
Trey Bogor
A. Ra
Benin
Fiat
Chia Biz
Eign de Soto
San de Soto
Caro
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