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Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1954

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Foes Split the Tax Bill in Senate Debate

Senate Democrats show a three way split over Eisenhower tax revision as floor debate opens. House approval already granted would cut taxes by about 1.4 billion in year one. Leaders push for passage by Friday with possible holiday break.

Washington CP Senate Eisenhower Bouse Knowland California Millikin R-Corp George D-Ga Aid G.O.P Eerlicans Tog E. D. Crippa Wyoming Senator Hunt Wyo Byrd D-Val Finance Committee Douglas D-Ml

Editorial warns pipe smoking causes more discomfort

Today's features include a change to pipe smoking and its discomfort, with warnings about cigarets noted by Frederick Othman on the editorial page. Regular features list Amusements Letters Bridge Classified Inquiries City Life Radio TV Deaths Women's sections. Today's Pictures: page 12.

Frederick Othman Bridge Graham Repter City Life

Barn Fire Destroys Hughes Farm. Two Horses Die

A Peck Hill Road barn on Dr. Edward C. Hughes property burned in the morning blaze. Two riding horses perished, four others were moved to safety, and farm equipment and hay valued at about 15 thousand dollars were destroyed. Fire crews from Jamesville De Witt and neighboring towns fought the flames.

Peck Hill Rd Tecumseh Country Clib Edward C. Hughes George Lafferty Earl Schmelling Hughes

Ex-Police Boss Reveals Soviet Racial Murder Plan

Lt. Col. Grigori Burlitski, 36, testifies before a U.S. Congressional committee in Munich, detailing how Soviet security forces targeted non-Russian groups in the Caucasus and Crimea. He says a million people were lured into friendship then betrayed, in a Trojan-horse operation.

Munich Germany GPU Stalin Kremlin Grigori Stepanovich Burlitski Soviet Union West U.S Congressional Committee On Nove Charles J.kersien R-V Wis Burlitski

Carr expected to resign from McCarthy aide post

Francis P. Carr, staff director on Senator Joseph McCarthy's Investigations Subcommittee, is reported ready to quit and take a private sector job. A confidant said Carr left Newport R. I. for Washington to hand in his resignation within two weeks, citing weariness of harassment and a sense of unfair smear despite being cleared. The proposed salary would total about 13 000 a year plus expenses, higher than his current pay.

Washington INS Francis P. Carr Joseph R. McCarthy Wisconsin -Republican Carr McCarthy Senate Investigations Subcommittee Newport R. L Cerr Rbi AshCarthy Committee Congressional Committee FBI Communist Party

Rebels Warn New Guatemalan Rulers

Jer sey City truck driver and pilot James Miller Kilgore 33 says he accepted a behind the lines spy post for Guatemala’s civil war while employed by the Guatemalan embassy in Washington He reports his aim to join rebel forces and fight the Communists Kilgore named Col Enrique Peralta Azurdia as recruiter The Justice Department filed his Foreign Agents Registration Act report and noted he bought a plane ticket to Mexico City with embassy attache funds Kilgore’s current whereabouts are unknown but he was in New York City last Saturday to file the statement.

Washington Jersey City Justice Department Guatemala James Miller Kilgore Enrique Peralta Azurdia Kilgore Cordova Ala Israel Czechoslovakia Palestine Forces Hilgore Mexico City New York City Nathan B. Leavin

Weather outlook warmup with colder night

Tonight will be clearing and colder with a low near 48, the coldest since the June 6 cold wave. Tomorrow should bring sunshine and a high in the 70s, after a 67 degree day today. A north wind around 20 mph gusting to 30 will affect the day, following yesterday’s sustained 40 mph that felled weakened tree limbs.

Family Quizzed In Man's Death

Police questioned the victim's wife and mother in law after a 37 year old railroad worker Robert Smith was stabbed to death in his home near the Selkirk yards of the New York Central Railroad. Details of the stabbing remain unclear as investigators review the case.

Albany Robert Smith Selkirk New York Central Railroad Smith

Guatemala rebels warn of attack as Arbenz ousted

In Honduras a rebel radio warned of a general attack on Guatemala City if rebel peace conditions are unmet. Col. Carlos Diaz leads a military junta after Jacobo Arbenz resigned under army pressure. Diaz vows to continue war against exiles led by Col. Castillo Armas amid Reds influence retreat. Ouster follows rebel victory at Zacapa, a rail hub northeast of Guatemala City.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Carlos Enrique Diaz Guatemala City Col. Diaz Jacobo Arbenz Guzman Diaz Carlos Castillo Armas Arbenz aArbenz Zacapa

Judge Says Pegler Libeled Reynolds in 1929 Column

Federal Judge Edward Weinfeld instructed the jury that columnist Westbrook Pegler clearly libeled author Quentin Reynolds in a 1929 column. He ruled Reynolds is entitled to damages and left the amount to the jury in Reynolds $500 000 libel action against Pegler Hearst Corporation and Hearst Consolidated Publications.

NEW York CP Edward Weinfeld Jury Today Westbrook Pegler Quentin Reynolds Reynolds Pegler Hearst Corporation Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc

Worth End Candy Safe Cracked Finds Empty Vault

Boston report says would be thieves failed to rob Worth End Candy Company as the safe was found empty. No loot recovered and no suspects named in the brief item.

Boston, Mass Worth End Candy Company

Rain slows helicopter rescues in Langtry Texas floods

Helicopters from Laughlin Air Force Base near Del Rio battled heavy overnight rain to rescue hundreds trapped by floods in Langtry and surrounding areas. Officials report 410 people trapped on trains and roads, 116 passengers already evacuated, as crews deliver food and water while assessing rising Devil's River and a cut off bridge to Mexico.

Langiry. Tex Southern Pacific Sunset Limited Wiliam Hughes del Rio Laughiing Air Force Hughes Devil's River Langtry Com- Stock Comstock Helcopters Laughlin Air Force Base Rio Grande International Bridge Mexico U. S. Highway 90 Tex Greyhound San Antonio

Unharmed Missing Tot Found in Sierra Search

Kathy Paxton, 5, who survived over 46 hours without food or shelter in the High Sierra, was found on a granite ledge near Woods Lake by Alvin Van Dell and Louis Avery. She was carried to a highway patrol car and flown for medical checks, with only minor injuries observed.

Markeleeville Calif. Com Kathy Paxton iSierra Womis Lake Woods Lake Alvin van Dell van Dell Louis Avery Mathers Kathy Hit Carson Pass High Sierra California Stewart Crandall Cupertino Preaganisters Stead Air Force Base Reno Air Force Carson City Nev Hem

Mendes Has Army Plan for Europe

Paris. French Premier Pierre Mendes France announced he has a separate last resort plan for a European army if the European Defense Community fails to gain agreement. He did not disclose any details of his plan.

Paris Pierre Mendes-France European Defense Community

Magistrate Tests Oath With Age Riddle in Court

A playful exchange unfolds as the magistrate questions ages under oath. The woman replies twenty one years and some months, and the clerk adds up to one hundred fifty months, producing a humorous moment in court.

France urged to ratify European Defense Community delay

The leaders stated they would press forward with plans for a Southeast Asia defense alliance and warned that further delays to the European Defense Community and West German sovereignty could harm Atlantic solidarity. They urged France to ratify EDC and endorsed broad atomic cooperation while leaving unsettled the timing of a Southeast Asia anti Communist conference. The communique notes disagreement over Indo China peace talks and Geneva demands, signaling risk if France stalls.

Washington Eisenhower Churchill Southeast Asia West Germany France Am Atomic Energy United States White House Britain Indo-China Iommunique Geneva

Housing profits cited in Senate FHA inquiry

Senate investigators heard how a group of British subjects turned 3 380 into 336 000 on a federal housing project in New York or nearby, while three Du Pont family members in Delaware were linked to a Newcastle County project yielding 549 375 from a 7 325 cash investment. William F McKenna testified the government cannot prosecute many builders due to legal time limits in the FHA program.

Washington INS Senate New du Pont Delaware Newcastle County Del William F. McKenna Senlatemanene Committee Federal Housing Administration McKenna

Cattle Collapse After Sneeze in Douglas Drought Incident

In Douglas Arizona a drought weakened cattle when a rancher’s water supply rumbled. a tire blew, delaying repairs as cattle gathered. The rancher sneezed and three steers collapsed but were revived with water.

Douglas Ariz

Will reads burial wish to share grave with wife in England

Septimus Daniel Gilbert reveals in his will that he wished to lie beside his wife in the same grave. The tombstone inscription requested reads Daniel in the lion's den.

Kirkecrton England Septimus Daniel Gilbert Daniel

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