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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1966
Page
2
Anti-poverty and civil rights activists plan June 3 demonstrations in Syracuse and other cities to demand higher welfare payments and broader welfare eligibility. The June 3 protests are coordinated by a Poverty-rights Action Center formed recently in Washington.
A wife at St Joseph's Hospital awoke to a man attacking her in their room at 5 am. She screamed, the intruder fled, and her husband, asleep elsewhere, was alerted. Police traced entry to the 500 block of N Tate Street where a bathroom screen was torn. A second incident on Wolcott Avenue saw a man on the rear basement stairs. he escaped through a rear door. The report also covers Civil Rights and anti-poverty activism led by CORE and CCAP director George A. Wiley, detailing planned nationwide demonstrations and a push for a guaranteed minimum income, with funding goals and strategic aims.
A severe storm left about 75 homes in the Skineateles area without power and telephone service until midnight as four Niagara Mohawk crews worked on piecemeal repairs after branches and lines fell. Battery lights and candles became common as food spoilage concerns rose with freezer loss. The storm, lasting about 10 minutes, caused tornado-like damage across Syracuse and Onondaga County, with a Weather Bureau investigator noting small tornado activity along the front edge of the thunderstorm and pointing to Holland near Buffalo for evidence of rotated debris and structures moved from foundations.
A North Side Red Cross appeal, issued by donor recruitment chair Mrs. Sam G Ferrara, asks eligible blood donors to volunteer at churches tomorrow or call her at GR4 4613. The drive aims to meet the North Side bloodmobile quota to aid American servicemen in South Asia, with Syracuse and Onondaga County chapters contributing. Blood donations support local efforts and the John the Baptist School gym at 141 Park St.
Hanley pledges support for UR extension while Rep. Walsh pushes for details on selling Fly Road School property. A June 27 vote will decide if proceeds fund the urban renewal program and benefit East Syracuse Minor School districts, with officials urging full information sharing.
Evelynne Kramer reports Louise Henrie, 13, of Syracuse, placed high in the National Spelling Bee after reading about five books weekly. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert C Henrie, she spent a week in Washington with Levy Junior High peers touring sights including the Smithsonian.
Faculty staff and alumni at Manlius School proudly recalled Capt Bill Carpenter of the 1st Paratroop Division who led napalm fire missions and was a 1956 graduate. He captained West Point’s 1859 football team and became known for the famous lone end split end play.
Women in Community Service Inc launches a drive to recruit 100 girls aged 16 to 21 for the Women’s Job Corps. Applicants enroll at corps camps nationwide to learn typing nursing and dressmaking with remedial academic training for high school dropouts.
The Four Lads singing group and comedian Pat Cooper are slated to visit the Press Club clambake tomorrow at the club’s 19th bake. The event at Jamesville Lake Grove is open to the public.
State University Hospital Sloot Bank has been approved as a training center for blood bank technologists by the American Association of Blood Banks and the Registry of Medical Technologists. The Medical Center’s Upstate facility is the only New York center among about 30 nationwide, offering postgraduate education and certification in blood banking with admission requiring ASCP registration or a biology degree plus lab experience.
County Executive John H. Mulroy will hold a public hearing at 2 p.m. on June 20 in the county courthouse chambers. The hearing concerns a redistricting plan approved by the Board of Supervisors, proposing 24 legislators from 24 districts. The plan, challenged for equal representation, is to be submitted to State Supreme Court Justice Robert Lynch.
Dr Ivan T Vasey director of the Child Guidance Center recommends replacing the Senior Psychiatric Social Worker with a Chief Psychiatric Social Worker at a maximum salary of 61234. The current post pays 8261. The change aims to supervise psychiatric social workers and strengthen ties with community agencies.
A three member Manpower Coordination Team from the President's Committee on Manpower visited Syracuse to identify problems in the Manpower Development Training program and improve federal supported coordination. They met with city officials and local administrators as they discuss potential cost savings and audit reforms.
Advisory Planning Commission approves a 250 to 300 room Holiday Inn style hotel for Clinton Square, Syracuse. Developers Hammons Winegarner and Byrne push for inclusion in the urban renewal project with a target opening around the Onondaga Interchange in 1968. No opposition voiced, final city council approval pending.
Syracusan order was served on State Welfare Commissioner George Wy man while he spoke to Empire State Chamber of Commerce about Medicaid, a program projected to cost 1 billion and reach half of New York. Life Underwriters president Thomas J. Law delivered the court papers. injunction seeks delay in Medicaid extension pending court review.
Five Onondaga County seniors receive $200 scholarships for training in nursing physical therapy or occupational therapy. Winners Ann Jordan Pamela Gregory Mary Agnes Gerblo Mary Kay Malson and Mary Plane rail were chosen by a committee led by Mrs Thomas J Barry from donations to last Januarys March of Dimes.
The board clarified an earlier plan to discharge process waters from a rapid sand filter plant into surface water as standard practice. It notes the Oswego county project is 74 percent complete with final completion set for June 1, 1937.
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