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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
7
Weather by wirephoto predicts thunderstorms today across the northern Rockies to the Tennessee Valley as a warm Gulf front meets colder northern air. Temperatures rise in the northeast and northwest while Montana remains cool and other areas show little change.
Forecast calls for warmer conditions tonight with scattered showers or thunderstorms and continued warmth and humidity tomorrow. Low tonight around 60, yesterday's high 75 and low 44, sunset 7:47 p.m., sunrise 2:25 a.m. Record highs and lows cited for context.
Ford and GM officials told a government business and labor panel that plant unemployment has peaked and is falling. Michigan idle workers numbered 207000 statewide and 33009 in Detroit area, with recalls rising as 1956 models roll out and 1957 plans loom.
The Associated Press notes the deadliest US commercial crash occurred on October 6, 1955 near Laramie Wyoming when a United Air Lines plane went down killing 80. It also cites other major crashes worldwide and in the US with high death tolls between 1949 and 1955.
In Belleville Ontario a U S airman John F Carney of Niagara Falls New Jersey and his wife and two children escaped their car as a passenger train struck it at speed. The train then tore apart the car with all 14 remaining coaches passing by.
Brookfield Zoo in Chicago says it is stocked with locusts after a donor surge. Curator Karl Plath notes the insects feed birds and reptiles and have been frozen for use through next winter. In Flint Michigan police hunt a bicycle thief described as having “pack rat” ethics after swapping a new bike for an old one.
Premier Nasser unveiled a mammoth military display in Republic Square featuring Stalin tanks Mig-15 jets and Nyushin bombers. Fighters and arms from Syria Lebanon Jordan Saudi Arabia Yemen Sudan Libya and Palestine joined Egyptian troops in a display marking the end of British occupation in the Suez Canal Zone.
A speech before a mass rally on Tuesday night outlined a conciliatory stance toward Britain while remaining neutral on arms and aid from East and West. He praised Britain for honoring pledges on the Suez Canal Zone and said Egypt held no hostility toward Britain, signaling a fresh chapter in Anglo Egyptian friendship.
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau leaves Washington confident of robust U S support for France's actions in Algeria. He says Dulles understands France's difficulties in North Africa and foresees UN backed measures if needed. Pineau's push for broader cultural exchanges and eased East West trade controls remains cool.
The watchdog committee of the Republican legislature sets June 29 to begin an inquiry into Conservation Department policies under former commissioner Louis A. Wehle. Three county units of the New York State Conservation Council endorse Tiebert Thompson of Waverly for appointment as Wehle's successor.
A baby born yesterday at Oswego Hospital to Mr and Mrs Gary DuBois of 362 East Fifth Street is noted. In Geneva graduation events, St Frances de Sales Church hosts the Friday ceremony and St Stephen's School holds its graduation at 245 pm in St Stephen's Church. Hollywood actor Hugh O'Brian, Wyatt Earp, suffered a deep cut to the eye in a two car crash and was treated at St John's Hospital with six stitches.
New York reports science has developed Nytol a safe sleeping tablet claimed to deliver up to eight hours of sleep with no morning hangover. Hospital tests allegedly prove efficacy comparable to phenobarbital while containing no barbiturates narcotics or bromides. The ad markets Nytol at 1.25 for 28 tablets and offers a money-back guarantee.
Advertisement proclaims Amitone as providing 100 percent relief from acid indigestion heartburn gas or sour stomach. Claims faster action and longer lasting relief with a pleasant tasting tablet sold in pocket tins for 24 to 43 cents.
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