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Newspaper

Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1955

Page

5

Union Presses Niagara Power Debate in Congress

A House Public Works hearing weighed whether Niagara Falls hydro should be developed by government or private interests. Union spokesmen argued for private development citing wage rights, while industry groups backed state control with municipal and cooperative preferences.

Washington Niagara Power Andre J. McMahon Utility Workers Union, Cio House Public Works Committee Niagara Falls American Public Power Assn National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn Municipal Electric Utilities Assn New York Herbert H. Lehman William E. Miller Citizens Public Expenditure Survey of New York State, Inc National Assn. of Manufacturers Buffalo Chamber of Commerce Alex Radin Public Power Assn New York State Niagara James E. Finke Citizens Survey Robert R. Balmer The NAM Robert I. Kabat Rural Electric Cooperative Assn Power Authority St. Lawrence Luke F. Sharon Arcade Municipal Electric Utilities Asson Congress St. Lawrence Energy

Gentleman Ends Trip on St Lawrence River

The 650 ton walking drag digs through Crasper Galop and Iroquois rapids on a 1700 mile voyage from Madisonville Kentucky aided by three tugs. A broken cable halted the barge Ogdensburg end but the small drag was recovered and the craft waited for another tug. Badgett Minestripping Co. won its $1 372 800 contract over the St Lawrence. The unit aims to remove 3 900 000 cubic yards for a sea way canal.

Waddington N.Y Morrisburg St. Lawrence Crasper Galop Iroquois Madisonville Ogdensburg Arive Badgett Minestripping Co

Asama Volcano Erupts Again Near Tokyo

Mount Asama on Hansu Island erupted with a loud explosion sending dense black smoke about 30000 feet high at 1 45 p m. The volcano near Karuizawa 60 miles from Tokyo is Honey Japan s largest active volcano. Police feared climbers may still be on the peak after darkness as crews check for descent. The last major eruption occurred in September of the previous year.

Tokyo Mount Asama Mt. Asama Karuizawa Honey Japan

Briton Kills Self At Fair Gun Booth

London reports Terence Hermes, an ex military private, shot himself at a fair’s gun booth. He fired a shot and collapsed, dying at the scene. No motive or details about his state were provided.

Self Fair Gun Booth London Terence Hermeserg Beth Hermesesey Hs Sic

Khrushchev Tailored to His Size Joke at Press Club

NATO commander General Gruenther shared a joke about Nikita Khrushchev at the National Press Club. Khrushchev recalled a Belgrade tailor who could cut a three piece suit from a single cloth, noting Moscow size versus Belgrade size.

Washington Alfred M. Gruenther NATO Europe National Press Club Nikita S. Khrushchev Khrushchev Belgrade Moscow

Police Foil N Y City Gang Battle

New York police dispersed about 200 teenage hoodlums poised for a civil war near Grant's Tomb. Officers arrested 38 youths aged 13 to 18 on unlawful assembly and juvenile delinquency charges after a tip about the Balkans vs Villains factions. Gangs included Mighty Hoods Politicians Black Knights Scorpions and more.

New York Grant Columbia University Balkans Hoods Black Knights Scorpions

Shell Hits Guardsman at Governors Day Event

An object believed to be a shell fragment struck Corporal Norman W. Jorgenson 19 of Richfield Utah while watching Governor J Bracken Lee at Camp Williams VIP Ridge for the annual Governors Day demonstration. He suffered multiple jaw fractures and a fragment lodged in his throat as about 4000 spectators watched from a distant ridge deemed safe.

Camp W. G. Williams Utah National Oquirrh Mountains Camp Williams Governors Day

Soviet Trip to Tito Called 'Fantastic'

U S ambassador to Yugoslavia James W. Riddleberger called the Soviet leaders’ Belgrade visit “fantastic” and said the admission of wrongdoing must be taken seriously. He believes the move will not change Tito’s relations with the West. Riddleberger, back for his son Christopher’s graduation from RPI, returned from Belgrade this week.

Troy CP James W. Riddleberger U. S Yugoslavia Riddleberger Tito Cominform Belgrade Christopher Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

RPI Receives Donor Gifts Reported at Alumni Meeting

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced gifts and bequests totaling 492 775 dollars since July 1. President Livingston W Houston reported the figure at the alumni association meeting. Leverett C Stone of Washington was elected a superintendent.

Troy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Today R. Livingston W. Houston Institute Leverett C. Stone Tom DL Cy

Escape rattles Iowa prison as warden loses man

In Fort Madison Iowa Townshoe Percy Lainson of the Iowa State Prison lost his personal cons during a disturbance. Cook and trustee Lester Pareci escaped, creating a security breach at the facility.

Fort Madison Townshoe Percy Lainson Iowa State Prison Cook Lester Pareci

Editor Rips Jurists Over Trial Bars

Cincinnati based editor J R Wiggins of the Washington Post and Times Herald challenged jurists who argue accused persons may forgo a public trial He urged the public trial right belongs to the people and defenders alike and warned against closing courts to general citizens He also criticized camera bans in courts and urged open courts though noting judges must balance equipment impact.

Cincinnati J. R. Wiggins Washington Post Times Herald Today American Bar. Assn Wiggins Freedom of Information Committee American Society of Newspaper Editors

Free Austria Military Aid Seen Unlikely

Senator George said the United States is unlikely to provide free military aid to Austria to build a defense force. He noted Dulles implied possible aid with repayment questions and expected Senate action on the Vienna treaty next week. He also doubted the treaty would hasten Soviet troop withdrawals from Eastern Europe.

Washington Sen. George D - Ga United States Austria George Senate Foreign Relations Committee Dulles Unitedstates Vienna Senate Soviet Union Russia Europe Hungary Romania Bulgaria Great Britain

Looking Listening Looking Listening on WSYR radio show

Robert Sokolski profiles Bob Doubleday the Deacon host of a 5 AM daily program on WSYR. It highlights the studio packed with cowbells badges and piano rolls and notes the show’s rural appeal and early morning audience.

Gobel and the Missus Get a Bird Tonight on WSYR TV

George Gobel and Jeff Donnell discover a fully dressed chicken on their doorstep at 10 p.m. on WSYR TV, sparking a dispute with a neighbor butcher who denies involvement, while Julius Tannen adds comic confusion. WHEN TV debuts Down You Go at 9:30 p.m. and other WSYR TV Outdoors and Cavalcade programs fill the evening lineup.

George Gobel Jeff Donnell Wsyr-Tv George Jeff Julius Tannen NDR Eyracuseva Ontreal When-Tv Malle Ofvy Mr. and Sire Ronald Colwan WSYR Clifton Fadimea Jackie Gleason Art Carney Audrey Meadows Herb Shriner PNO Star Theater Donald O'Conner Edmund Loewe Gergen Evans George Gebel Meesy Kins Je Donnell WEBL President Eisenhower

Deacon to Substitute on Channel 3 Amid Summer Plans

The Deacon will replace Deline on Channel 3 for seven days in July and plans a fall afternoon program with a different format. He remains active with 175 annual appearances at county fairs and dinners while his rural engagements continue. The Deacons hail from a famous New York State family. he is a descendant of Abner Doubleday. An older brother, General Daniel Doubleday, serves in Germany with the Air Force, and twin Arch runs a Dolgeville silk-weaving business. Sports today include the Oceanport Handicap at 5 05 p m and a Syracuse Montreal doubleheader at 6 30 p m on WNDR.

WSYR Bob (the Deacon Deacon Sage Fire Department Johnstown Morning Herald WFBL Central New York Bob Connell Merchants National Bank Woolcott iChamber of Commerce WFRL Jim Deline Deline Homburg WSYRK Cornell Boonville Bob McCabe WFSL WSYE Mean Channel 3 New York State Abner Doubleday General Daniel Doubleday Germany Air Force Arch Dolgeville

Cornell Receives Record 8.57 Million in Gifts

Cornell University announces gifts totaling 8.57 million dollars for the current fiscal year, a record high. President Deane W. Malott says figures may rise by June 30, with prior records of 7.46 million in 1945-46 and 1953-54. Planned pledges include a 1 million gift from Statler Foundation and 450 thousand from Gannett Foundation for a medical clinic, plus 500 thousand gifts from Rockefeller Foundation and an anonymous foundation for an indoor ice facility.

Ithacaw Cornell University Deane W. Malott Statler Foundation Gannett Foundation Rockefeller Foundation

Police Nab 3 Dope Pushers in New York Bust

New York police arrested three men described as very active drug pushers after seizing heroin valued at about 300000 on the illegal market. Detectives stopped the suspects near the intersection of First Avenue and 79th Street and recovered eight to nine ounces of heroin in 45 packets hidden in bureau drawers.

New York First Ave 79Th St Chris Cioffi Manhattan Nick Esposito Brook Svm Maurice Geller The Bronx Cioffi

Gray to Get Defense Job

President Eisenhower nominates Gordon Gray a former Army secretary to succeed H. Struve Hensel as assistant defense secretary. Gray, university president and Baltimore native, will face Senate confirmation next week. He has backgrounds in law and publishing and served as Army secretary in 1949.

Washington LLP Eisenhower Gordon Gray Army H. Struver Hensel Defense White House Gray Senate University of North Carolina Hensel Baltimore Yales Law School New York North Carolina Winston-Salem Journal Twin City Sentinel

Bulganin Honored On 60th Birthday In Lenin Order

The Soviet Union awarded Premier Nikolai A Bulganin its top honor the Order of Lenin on his 60th birthday. The presentation emphasized his leadership role and long service to the state.

Moscow Soviet Union Nikolai A. Bulganin Order of Lenin

Evening TV Schedule Highlights Local Lineup

A dense Western New York listing shows WHEN and WSYR airings from 5 PM to 12:15 AM. Programs include Wild Bill Hickok at 5, Big Town and Grand Ole Opry later, plus sports, comedies, dramas, and guest features.

Grand Ole Opry Iwsyr-Tv Carl Smith Minnie ‘Pearl Ernest Tubb Wild Bill Hickok

TV Key previews best bets for tonight’s shows

TV Key staff highlights tonight's top picks as Hollywood offers a reality to fiction blend. Jackie Coogan appears with Mitzi Green in a grown up reenactment of a Tom Sawyer scene.

TV Key Hollywood Jackie Coogan Mitzi Green Jackie Mitzi

Passage of Time Nostalgia Tonight on NBC WSYR

A nostalgic mood fills the room as viewers note the passage of time during tonight's program. The show airs at 8 30 p m on NBC and WSYR TV.

NBC Wsyr-Tv

Bootlegger’s Ruse Foiled as Bottles Fly Out Window

Oklahoma City police arrested bootlegger William Jackson after he discarded bottles of corn liquor when he saw pursuing units. Officers cited it is illegal to break glass on city streets, regardless of evading capture.

Oklahoma City William Jackson

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