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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1954
Page
2
Four people were rescued from Niagara River opposite Grand Island after a 20 foot sailboat capsized. They clung to the craft for more than an hour before rescue by Belo, pulled from water about 100 yards west of the Grand Island north bridge.
Nine youths aged 8 to 15 were detained by Washington police after a gang assault on Representative Curtis of Missouri. About 300 people, mostly juveniles, were questioned in a daylong investigation.
A four engined British cargo plane crashed in East Germany while en route from Hamburg to Berlin. All three crew members died. The aircraft, owned by British Skyways, reportedly crashed near Kyritz in the Soviet zone. British European Airways said the plane was not loaded at the time.
Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston longtime Indiana Democratic national committeewoman dies in Indianapolis. Andrew D. Merkel aged 68, former Atlantic Bureau chief of the Canadian Press, dies in Halifax Nova Scotia after retirement. Dr Alvaro Vargas Guillemette, 355, one of Uruguay's Council of Gor gach executive members, dies in Alontevidec.
British leaders prepared to discuss strengthening Western Europe defenses by arming West German forces if France withholds approval for the EDC. The United States will study German rearmament only after Mendes France can raise the EDC treaty in the French Assembly. Australia signals a united front against communism in Southeast Asia as Seaway talks open July 3 to set a final agreement on construction dates this year.
At the Summer convention of the New York State Bar Association in Saranac Inn, two lawyers and a newspaper man debated pre trial statements. Louis Waldman urged ethics rules to curb press releases that may prejudice trials, while District Attorney DeLuca defended press freedom and proposed court rules to guide press relations. Alexander F. Jones of the Syracuse Herald Journal warned the proposal could gag the press and threaten democracy.
Churchill and Eisenhower arrived at the White House for talks and a luncheon with Dulles and Eden. They posed for photos on the rose garden step and used a sofa as they exchanged quips about rising from a seat.
Governor Dewey and Mrs. Dewey visited the Newark Rose Festival on Governor's Day, praised trained armed forces and urged higher pay for service members at Sampson Air Force Base. They toured Jackson and Perkins gardens, spoke to Finger Lakes officials, and touted Thruway links to boost tourism, with stops in Albany and Poughkeepsie before returning home.
Owners of theaters housing five Broadway top shows asked the State Supreme Court to bar New York City from collecting the new five percent amusement tax on advance tickets. They argue the tax at door would trigger a riot as patrons lack time to pay before performances begin. Billy Rose of the Ziegfeld Theater noted audiences rarely have more than 15 minutes to settle the tax.
An alert motorist in Memphis Tennessee reported two youths stuffing a girl’s leg into a car trunk to evade admission fees at a drive-in. Investigators found the boys had placed their plates in the trunk to save money.
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration faces a major House challenge over farm price supports. The House Agriculture Committee approved a one year extension of rigid 90 percent parity supports, while administration allies push for a flexible 73 to 90 percent parity system. The Senate has backed continued rigid supports. Parity ties prices to farmers costs. flexible supports aim to curb surpluses and spur production in shortages. Opponents warn of potential income declines and instability.
Former President Harry S. Truman, 70, remains in satisfactory condition following gall bladder and appendix removal on June 20. Dr. Wallace Graham reported an X ray aftercare check was not performed due to the patient sleeping, and noted Truman’s high liquid intake amid a record heat wave in Kansas City with daytime highs near 100 degrees.
Florence authorities seek return of a fifteenth century painting attributed to Andrea del Castagno from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. An investigation traced the work the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian from a Florence attic to dealers before reaching the Met. The Florentine lawyer Luigi Abrighi obtained an expert permit claiming valueless status, leading to arrests and questions about the export.
Communist commandos attacked Carbi Airfield six miles south of Haiphong in the Red River delta, aiming to breach defenses at the American staffed base. The raid came a day after a similar strike on Doson Field. Five rebels captured, two found dead in barbed wire shadows.
Donovan New York in the 18th District, already backed by Republicans, won the Democratic designation for Congress yesterday. In 1950 with Democratic support he defeated Vito Marcantonio, former American Labor Party congressman, aided by Liberal Party lines.
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