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Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1956

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Massena teen breaks jail amid manhunt

Bruce Mc Kenna sixteen and at large after slugging a guard to escape Wayne County jail Lyons. Police arrayed roadblocks while bloodhounds, troopers and sheriffs hunted him. Mc Kenna nicknamed soda pop bandit faces kidnapping grand larceny and rape charges tied to Syracuse robberies and a Clyde rape.

Bruce McKenna Massena Wayne County Lyons McKenna Jackie Lee Brady George Hurd Hurd Syracuse Peter Kambas Fayette E. Fayette St Thomas Stevenns S. Townsend St William Nanno Amy Phyllis King Union Pl Barbara Cummings Clyde Wolcott

Death Car Driver Denies Drunk Charge in Court

A driver whose vehicle killed a 75 year old man Saturday night faced three driving while intoxicated charges in Traffic Court this morning. The bail was set at 1500 dollars.

Richard Hill Sunnybrook Rd Hill James Perella Sr Butternut St Perella Truman H. Prescott William A. Taylor Comstock Taylor E. Genesee St Robert C. Reidiger Jr Edwards Ave Thomas Allen Grover St Syracuse Stanley Stern Salt Springs Rd Columbus Ave Erie Bird Allen Stern

Queen Hails Eden Attlee and Guinness Baron Gartered

Britain awards the Order of the Garter to Sir Anthony Eden Lord Attlee and Lord Iveagh at Windsor Castle, confirming a full 25 member order. Traffic arrests and accidents are reported with multiple DUI pleas and bail set.

Windsor England Britain Europe Elizabeth I Anthony Eden Earl Attlee Iveagh Windsor Castle London Stockholm

Dinner honors seven Albany judges at executive mansion

Governor and Mrs Harriman to host a dinner at the executive mansion tonight in Albany to honor seven judges. The event aims to recognize judicial service amid expected local attendance and protocol openings.

Albany Mrs. Harriman Executive Mansion The UL sAppedis

Today’s Features Page Guide

The note lists regular features and their page numbers including Amusements Music Bridge Radio-TV City Life Senior Classified Forum Deaths Sports Editorials Women’s Financials Letters and Today’s Pictures on page 14. It outlines where readers can find each section in the issue.

Bridge Radio-Tv City Life

Plane crash kills Buffalo restaurateur and daughter

Ross T. Wesson, 50, head of a 15 unit Buffalo chain, and his 14-year-old daughter Karen Ann died when their single engine plane crashed and burned near North Collins in Erie County. Wesson was president and co founder of Your Host restaurants in the Buffalo area.

Buffalo Tr Buffalo North Collins Erie County Ross T. Wesson Karen Ann Wesson Your Host

Store Burglars Net $7,000 In Quiet Night Heist

Crooks used water from buckets to cool electric drills and operated under a Boy Scout flashlight last night. They escaped with seven thousand dollars from a department store safe.

Nixon Confers With Eisenhower On Presidential Plans

Vice President Nixon met with President Eisenhower at Walter Reed Hospital and said there was no discussion of Eisenhower quitting or delaying his bid for a second term. Nixon stressed Eisenhower will speak for himself when the time is right and that he has confidence in the President’s decision. Secretary Dulles also visited, with Nixon saying he could not discuss the meeting’s specifics.

Washington Vice Press Dent Nixon Dent Eisenhower Walter Reed Hospital Nixon Eisenhower Dulles James C. Hagerty State Department Hagerty Annapolis America India Nehru Maryland Sherman Adams White House

Top U S officials visit Eniewtok proving grounds

Two top U S officials Adm Lewis L Strauss and Allen Dulles visited the Eniewtok nuclear proving grounds amid a probe of a security breach tied to last month’s hydrogen bomb drop. FBI and counterintelligence pursue leaks while Nixon discusses Eisenhower’s health and future.

Honolulu INS U. S Eniwetok Nuclear Proving Grounds Pacific Feet Adm Felix B. Stump FBI Namu Island Air Force Donald Quarles Waikiki Advertiser Honolulu Star- Bulletin

Forest Fire Kills 19 Britons on Cyprus

Nineteen British servicemen died in a major forest fire near Nicosia and 18 more were seriously burned as authorities blamed Cypriot guerrillas. The blaze forced a curfew in the Greek quarter after a restaurant bombing killed U S Vice Consul Boteler and wounded three others.

Nicosia INS Cyprus U. S William P. Boteler Washington, D. C

State GOP Completes NY Delegates for San Francisco Convention

Albany Republicans finalize their slate of delegates to the national convention in San Francisco on Aug 20. State Chairman L Judson Morhouse pledges to work for Dwight D Eisenhower's reelection and urges a Republican Congress to support his middle of the road policies while arguing against liberal and socialist opponents. Morhouse also pushes for a Republican senator and more Republicans in the Legislature while aiming to win the Negro vote.

Walter F. McGuinness Albany Republican State Committee San Francisco Eisenhower L. Judson Morhouse Ticonderoga New York Dwight D. Eisenhower Hisenhower Morhouse L Eisenhower Eastlands Harriman Republican Congress Harrimans State Committee Executive Committee

Cold spell to linger with sunny days ahead

Weatherman Andrew Keller says Central New York will stay cool with brisk air and sunny skies through tomorrow and likely Wednesday. Overnight temperatures drop to 44, with a 76 degree high expected tomorrow. a warmup starts Thursday. Massena records 41 and Watertown 47 as colder readings persist.

Andrew Keller New York The Mercury Lo Jdseuer Massena Watertown

Tito Reaches Accord to Reunite Communist Parties

Tito and Soviet leaders including Khrushchev and Bulganin reach a definitive plan to end eight year estrangement between Yugoslav and Soviet Communist parties. A joint communique will be issued tomorrow, after discussions lasting about two and a half hours at the Kremlin. A Kremlin banquet will honor Tito, with reporters barred from the dinette where reconciliation is anticipated.

Tito Khrushchev Bulganin Kremlin Foreign Ministry Leonid Hyichev Central Committee Soviet Communist Party Dinae

Degree Is Out If Harry Has To Go Latin

President Truman jokingly warns he will refuse an honorary Oxford degree if it is to be given in Latin. He arrives in Britain for a 10 day visit with Mrs Truman and meets Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Eden. He discusses Khrushchev and McCarthy with reporters at a news conference.

Harry London Harry S. Truman Oxford University Britain Truman Netherlands Queen Elizabeth II Eden Sir Winston Churchill Mrs. Truman Hardwich Europe Trumans Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Joseph Stalin Stalin Khrushchev Sen Joseph McCarthy R-Wis

Egypt Hails Freed Suez Gateway Flag-Raising

Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser raised Egypt’s flag over the Suez Canal zone at Navy House in Port Said. Nine MIGs flew overhead and a 21 gun salute marked the event as the last British soldier left Port Said last week, ending 73 years of occupation. Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov toured the Nile Delta site Bernesht during the visit.

Port Said Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser Suez Canal Zone Nasser Navy House Port Nile Dmitri Shepilov Bernesht Nile Delta

148 Schenectady Buildings Get Ax

Schenectady began demolishing 148 buildings for urban redevelopment in the city center. An 11 to 14 acre site will be cleared at an estimated cost of 1.14 to 2 million dollars with two thirds funded by the federal government and the city covering the remainder. The cleared land will be auctioned to private interests for stores offices and parking facilities.

Schenectady

Today's Chuckle Sign Promises Few Sandwiches and No Checks

A restaurant wall declares a humorous pact with First National Bank: no sandwiches, no checks Casually playful, the sign reflects a lighthearted stance on banking and food service.

First National Bank

Judge James J. Barrett Dies at 79 in Syracuse

James J. Barrett, 79, a practicing attorney and former presiding judge of the State Court of Claims, died this morning at St. Joseph’s Hospital after a heart attack last night. A Syracuse native and Democrat, he served on various public posts including County Judge, deputy state attorney general, and president of the Common Council. He retired from the bench in 1947 after about 20 years and maintained offices in the Empire Building.

James J. Barrett Strathmore Dr State Court of Claims St. Joseph’s Hospital Empire Building Court of Claims Pete Lee Continelk Wal Teeta Gid Barrett Onondaga County Common Council of Syracuse Home Rule Commission

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John Eisenhower David Susan Barbara Anne Hos Pital Mas. Eisenhower Ike Mary Jean Pop Bandit Queen Hails Eden, Attlee Beer Eniwetok Congress Senate House of Representatives Walter W. McAllister Federal Home Loan Bank Board Forest Fire Kalls Moscow Yugoslavia Soviet Union Oxford By Eddy Gilmore France Italy West Germany Suez Judge Barrett
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